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  • Latitudes Ornamental Composite Railings and Posts
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/15/2006)
  • Universal Forest Products. Latitudes ornamental railing is made up of composite handrails and posts and precision-crafted metal accents including balusters, post caps, and centerpieces. The ornamental balusters feature heavy-gauge aluminum with a powder-coated enamel finish to resist chipping, peeling, cracking, and corrosion, the maker says. Designed to look like traditional wrought iron, they are available in black, white, stainless, and bronze. 877-463-8379.
  • Decking
  • REPLACEMENT CONTRACTOR Magazine (5/1/2006)
  • Where did wood go? Today's decking products combine the look of natural wood with new technology, creating a mix of maintenance-free, safe surfaces available in a variety of colors with wood-like graining.
  • Below the Surface
  • REPLACEMENT CONTRACTOR Magazine (11/1/2005)
  • How many times have you been asked to build a second story deck for a customer and they want to use the space underneath the deck instead of wasting it? Some customers want storage; some want living space; some want three-season rooms there.
  • Secret Agents
  • REMODELING Magazine (11/1/2005)
  • Germ paranoia among consumers seems to have reached an all-time high. That makes the home-improvement market a perfect breeding ground for products that promise to shield homeowners from ever-present microbes.
  • Attaching Deck Ledgers
  • REMODELING Magazine (10/1/2005)
  • It is common building practice to use flashing to keep moisture from getting between the house and the ledger. The Uniform Building Code requires flashing, and many contractors meet the requirement by installing an L-shaped piece of metal. The horizontal leg covers the top of the ledger and the vertical leg goes up the wall and is lapped by the building paper and siding above.
  • New Arrival: Cast Cobblestones
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (9/1/2005)
  • Cobble Systems individually cast cobblestones in a nylon backing create a “carpet of stone,” the company says. The product can be used for driveways, walls, wine cellars, patios, or floors. Offered in rustic red, terracotta, and sand, the mold consists of granite aggregate and liquid pigments that provide firmness and color regularity, the firm says. Sheets come in 5 square feet and in ¾-inch and 1 5/8-inch thicknesses.
  • Exterior Products Review: Composite Decking
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (9/1/2005)
  • The pre-teen phase is awkward—a confusing period between childhood and the teen years. Composite decking, introduced in the early 1990s as an alternative made of wood fiber and recycled or new plastic, is approaching this period like a typical Tween with high expectations and unprecedented growth, but also unresolved issues.
  • Sidewall Flashing
  • REPLACEMENT CONTRACTOR Magazine (7/1/2005)
  • Shingle roofs (asphalt, slate, or wood) that butt against vertical walls are best protected by metal step flashing placed over the end of each shingle course.
  • New Arrivals: Designer Series Casa Monterey Pavers
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (7/1/2005)
  • Made from a concrete-based fiber-fortified material, Designer series Casa Monterey 16-inch-square pavers can be used inside and outside. They offer twice the strength of a concrete sidewalk, are resistant to cracking, require little maintenance, and come in a selection of seven natural-looking tones, explains the maker.
  • Second Wind
  • REPLACEMENT CONTRACTOR Magazine (7/1/2005)
  • Vinyl remains a small part of the $2.5 billion decking market, only 2%, according to research by Principia Partners, Exton, Pa., a business consultancy focused on building products.

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