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Front Range Lumber Company The news you need to make your project a success! INDUSTRY NEWS all about lessons – learning and improv- behind old paint cans in the laundry ing. room; under towels in your bottom Pricing . There is no way to keep somebody pantry closet; in a box that says “old Lumber continues to hover at or near out of your house if they really want shoes”. I don’t know where is really record price levels. OSB and plywoods in. Tempered glass is easy to break safe, especially because you might dropped a bit in the last couple of with a sharp metal point. Doors can forget where you put things. I still weeks. American tariffs on steel will be kicked in. Security doors on the remember the year when my mom impact the entire range of metal build- doors just guide them to a window. forgot where she hid some of the ing products – think hinges, screws, But you can make it harder: Get a Christmas presents. structural steel, rebar, brackets and so dog, add deadbolts and more light- . That little fire safe with your im- on. ing, cut landscaping back to allow portant papers? Is it too big or heavy Otherwise we’re seeing a constant pa- neighbors to see your house. for the guy to carry? I am going to rade of price increase notifications . Sounds obvious, but don’t leave put my papers in an old dirty card- across our entire range of products. cash and valuables laying around. If board box. How about important The best steps you can take is to watch you think about it, we put stuff stuff like extra checks, documents your own pricing – get re-quotes, stay where it is easy to use and pick up in and seldom used jewelry? on top of it and be enquiring. our daily lives – it’s also very visi- . They did not care about artwork, as- ble. Like where you keep your keys sorted tools, clothes, or my treasured KENT’S CORNER at night. Is that also where you keep fruit label collection. No surprise Today I write as a victim, not a lumber a little cash, wallet or purse, jewelry there. Any small valuable electronic salesman. My house was broken into re- or medicines? From habit, we help a device was a goner. Do you hide cently. I live in a decent neighborhood, burglar. your laptop when you are not home? have never heard of a nearby burglary . What scares me is things that were I probably fed a drug addict’s habit for a in the area in the 25 years I have lived too heavy or bulky for them to while. They probably dumped my stuff in the house. The biggest lesson: we all quickly escape with, they now know for pennies on the dollar. But we are all can be a target for this tragedy. The po- you have. This is unfortunate, be- losers. Luckily, I am a door replacement lice said that they will get into your cause we all “display” things we like expert! house somehow! to see and let our friends see. For ex- In my case, the front door was kicked ample, if you have a $10,000 Ming FRLCo NEWS in. The stout jamb on both sides split, vase sitting on your coffee table, Alley Deliveries the well-made door very obviously fell your local crackhead thief sees it to the floor. The burglar(s) carefully too. We do all kinds of deliveries throughout laid the door to the side. the metro area and beyond. When order- . I have insurance. Most people do; ing materials help yourself and think lo- They thoroughly and methodically but a cash settlement will never re- gistics. A good example is a delivery to searched the house. Every drawer, cabi- place the ten silver dollars my an alley. Since alleys are not typically net, ledge and shelf was ransacked. grandma gave me 40 years ago. If I very wide, remember there generally is They left the laundry room alone. They have anything left to which I have an not enough room for us to leave the ma- took one of my suitcases to carry out the emotional bond to, I am going to terial there without blocking the right of silverware, laptops, video games, and hide it. Where? That is a hard one, way for others. Alternatively, we may piggy banks. They took medicine vials because I don’t have hidden rooms, not be able to turn our truck within the and old meds waiting for proper dis- caves or vaults like Bruce alley into a back driveway or backyard. posal. Of course, they took what little Wayne/Batman. I spoke to a friend Finally, longer items don’t fit sideways cash that was laying around. They took that puts valuables in the washer or going down an alley (if a forklift un- stuff that was valueless to a pawn shop, dryer when they go on vacation. loads). Help us help yourself and think but I treasured from my youth. That sounds like a great idea – just through space constraints. So, I write this as a sort of therapy, and don’t tell any criminals! What about maybe it will help a reader of ours. I am everyday habits? Concealment and trickery might be the answer, like (303) 988-5980 (phone) • (303) 988-5985 (fax) • www.FRLCO.com • e-mail: [email protected] Monday–Friday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM • Saturday: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM www.twitter.com/frontrangelumbr • www.facebook.com/frontrangelumberco BUILT RIGHT plans were not useful during their Baltic Birch worst events. Lumber Grades We’ve addressed Baltic birch plywood . Only 25% of businesses closed for a a few times before. This plywood has There are loads of options in lumber – disaster ever reopen. many plys or layers resulting in a great types of wood, sizes and grades. While appearance, stable (flat), easily ma- there are many nuances in grades spe- FRONT RANGE LUMBER suffered a large disaster on 2003 in a heavy Spring chined. Here we want to stress that there cifically, you don’t have to be a lumber are many differing grades which are expert to discern quality differences. snowstorm – our shed roof collapsed available. FRONT RANGE LUMBER The best way is to physically see for causing significant damage to inven- tory, short-term trapping our forklifts stocks a BBB grade – this finer surface yourself what you would be getting be- and higher quality face veneers on both fore finalizing any order. Quality differ- and leaving us with no “dry” storage for months. In fact, the rebuilding was al- sides affords you a product to use on de- ences such as general appearance, manding projects. thickness, how well the boards were most more difficult than the disaster it- milled and knot quantity are very easy self! We have a few suggestions to Cedar jump-start your plan: to detect. Watch for details such as red There are varying reports of whether ce- wood may be just red-stained wood, not . Document, document, document! dar products will be in tight supply or genuine redwood. Prior to making a de- . Keep copies of your insurance poli- not. What is for sure is that pricing re- cision on your next project, be an in- cies off-site in case you do suffer a mains high going into Spring. In addi- formed buyer to get your best possible major loss; the originals may have tion, certain items WILL be in short result. been lost also! supply. Just as an example, we believe . Review your insurance coverages – FRONT RANGE LUMBER will be the only PRODUCT NEWS not only for the dollar coverages but supplier in the area with 3x12-16 cedar Coeur d’Alene Wood what you are/are not covered for! timbers. Some specialty siding items are not available off-the-shelf – if you need Using quality pine boards from Gor- . Be honest and open - communicative them, we will have to get your desired man, Accent Wall in A Box provides a with your staff and suppliers. footage milled up. modern, rustic barn wood look. Accent . Maintain a good relationship with walls are a perfect adaptable and inex- your bank all the time – you might FRONT RANGE LUMBER stocks 8’ to 20’ pensive way to perk up a dull space. need them in your moment of need! 5/4x6 decking in western red cedar. The 25 square foot packages are a This “good two sides” Premium deck- . Determine your great exposures to ing board provides all the advantages of breeze to install and require no addi- risk and at least ponder the “what tional staining for finishing. Each board western red cedar’s beauty and longev- if’s” to those risks. For example, if ity with an affordable price. is double sided for your choice of tex- you’re on top of a mountain, flood- ture: circular sawn or band sawn. Look ing is probably a low risk, but a for- Cedar is always the best wood option to to www.CDAWOOD.com for the colors est fire or lightning strike is. use for fencing. Without getting into too and other information. An accent wall many details, there’s also a reason we in this product will catch everyone’s eye TAKING STOCK… suggest a “standard picket” fence using with its distinct color, texture and 1x4 pickets as the most economical op- warmth. Penofin tion. As a rule of thumb, other alterna- FRONT RANGE LUMBER is one of the tives will cost this much more as we list PROFIT SHARING largest Penofin dealers in the area.