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Lumber Talk

http://www.lumbertalk.com

Professional-level information for designers, builders, and users of wood projects.

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  • How a Straw Bale House is “Green”

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 09:44 in alternative materials

    This is a great project – the straw bale house being built by researchers at the University of Bath a hop and a skip west of London. The straw bale house is called the balehaus@bath and has set out to demonstrate the effectiveness of smart d...

  • Timber Truss Designs

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 18:55 in new products, structural components, big timbers

    This is a pretty concise “list” (pdf) with images of timber truss designs you can pick from. It covers the basics – the timber trusses most used. To repeat, these are for TIMBER trusses – not pressed or manufactured trusses ...

  • Chemical Free “Treated” Decking - Thermally Modified Decking

    Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 20:19 in new products, treated wood, structural components, alternative materials

    An industry-changing product is now available in the US. It is “treated” wood without any chemicals. Nature’s Choice Deck, distributed by Building Products Plus, is made of premium grade southern yellow pine, uses no chemicals, an...

  • LumberTalk is on Twitter

    Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 12:50 in plans

    We will be posting new updates to Twitter now as well. Pretty Tweet, huh? yeah, bad joke; I know. Join us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LumberTalk - Chris...

  • 8 Tips for a Long-Lasting Deck

    Posted on Thursday May 21st, 2009 at 23:38 in hardware, decks & fences

    We’ll get right to it. Here are 8 Tips for building a durable and long-lasting deck: Great Wood - When building, use naturally decay-resistant or properly treated lumber for wooden decks and other outdoor structures. Don’t let untreate...

  • American Made Hardware

    Posted on Friday May 8th, 2009 at 11:44 in hardware

    Contractors and other construction professional bidding US government jobs (at any level) might come across specifications requiring domestically produced hardware. It can be hard to find. For cost reasons, much of the hardware you buy comes from o...

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GusGITForestry

5 stars Gus

Great advice on wood materials, their durability & their uses. Plus, helpful figures that might inspire your building plan, for structures, home & garden or bigger ideas! A+

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