New prefinished cellular PVC shingles from NuCedar are practically indistinguishable from real cedar shingles.  

Produced in a modern saw mill (not molded), each NuCedar shingle is distinctively unique – allowing installers to replicate the quilting effect that until now could only be created with cedar shingles. Even the 4' Shingle Panels are made up of unique sets of individual shingles; allowing a more efficient installation without the appearance of noticeable repeating patterns.

In previewing these shingles with dealers, we’ve been struck by how frequently they were at first mistaken for real wood.  NuCedar has achieved texture and color variation that looks completely real when installed.  Aside from being as close to zero maintenance as you can get, it’s cost competitive with cedar shingles at the time of installation.  And as you won’t ever have to recoat or replace it, its value only grows over time.

Like all NuCedar products, including clapboard, vertical siding, and complementary trim and mouldings, NuCedar shingles are pre-finished in any color imaginable. All prefinishing is done in-house utilizing a solar-reflective coating from Sherwin-Williams® and carries a Lifetime Limited Warranty against chipping, peeling or cracking. 

The Lumber Co-operator, a trade magazine serving LBM dealers in the Northeast, recently noted American Lumber's market-leading position in FSC Certified specialty lumber.

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The New York Times recently featured a QuietRock customer at 37 Bridge Street in Brooklyn, NY in a piece on the importance of building for acoustical comfort.  The builder is installing QuietRock in the party- and demising- wall assemblies for this historic former soap factory being transformed into multifamily housing. Often ...

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Greenbuildingadvisor.com, an online green building information resource, has just released a free white paper offering tips for home builders and remodelers on how to distinguish themselves as an authority on green building... 

The paper outlines seven steps to gaining an edge in this increasingly competitive marketplace.

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Seven ouf of eight dealers who do installed sales believe there will be greater demand for their services, particularly for windows and entry doors, as the economy recovers, responses to a recent ProSales survey indicate.

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American Lumber has introduced Prime Poplar® from Glen Oak®, craftsman producer of fine domestic hardwood lumber.  Prime Poplar® is fingerjoined KD poplar 'paint-primed' with a zero-VOC, anti-fungal formulation. 

Because of enhanced interest in green building and indoor air quality, low-VOC and especially zero-VOC formulations are now sought by many homeowners, and are rewarded by green building standards such as LEED®.  Prime Poplar® boards are thoroughly sanded, primed and buffed and require only one coat of quality finish paint.

Prime Poplar® is part of American’s full Glen Oak® line, which in addition to Poplar includes KD Oak, Cherry,  and Maple S4S boards.  These are also available fingerjoined and edge-glued for extra-stable clear wides and longs, featuring “invisible-spliced” veneer.

Mortgage bankers aren't the only people who have made money available to folks who didn't deserve it, Don Magruder notes. Your credit policies could be just as bad.

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Breakthrough Technology Delivers Lowest-Cost, Type X Soundproof Drywall

Serious Materials, a leading energy-saving building materials company in the U.S., today launched QuietRock® ES soundproof drywall with EZ-SNAP™ Technology which is 4X easier to score and snap than other brands. QuietRock ES is the lowest-cost, sound-reducing Type ...

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A Place Apart: Franklin Building Supply concludes that, in its case, the best place to put a lumberyard showroom is nowhere near the lumber.

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Residential spending in North America on decking and railing will rise 10% next year to total $3.1 billion, in part because of a revival in the price and market share for wood decking, Principia Partners predicts.

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