World-Class Eastern White Pine from Maine

Hancock Pine Facts Ingredients: 100% Eastern White Pine

Amount Per Log Utilized: 100% Raw Material Waste: 0%

% per Board Moisture Content 12% - Straight 100% - Flat 100% - Stable 100% Durability 100% - Renewable Growth Cycle 80 Years - Climate Northeast US Additives 0% - Chemicals 0% - Plastics 0% - Glues/Adhesives 0% Sustainability 100% - Locally Sourced 50 mile radius - Responsibly Harvested 90% ME = Forest Environmental Impact 0% GROWN + MANUFACTURED IN - Recyclable 100% - Organic 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% 50 Miles - Non-toxic 100% RECYCLABLE NON-TOXIC BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC-FREE RENEWABLE RAW MATERIAL WASTE ORGANIC RADIUS FROM FOREST TO MILL - Biodegradable 100%

WORLD-CLASS EASTERN WHITE PINE FROM MAINE Hancock Eastern White Pine is grown in Maine, on average within 50 miles of our sawmill locations, where it is locally manufactured into pine boards. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS & PACKAGING

NOTE: All Hancock Eastern White Pine patterns included in this book are available in every grade and texture. Minimum quantities may apply. Ask your Hancock Lumber account manager for order information and pricing.

PATTERN WIDTH LENGTH THICKNESS ROUGH SHIPLAP 4”, 5”, 6”, 8”, 10”, 12” 6’ - 16’ 3/4”, 13/16”, 7/8” CHANNEL RUSTIC 6”, 8”, 10”, 12” 6’ - 16’ 3/4”, 13/16”, 7/8” EDGE BEAD CENTER BEAD (EBCB) 4”, 5”, 6”, 8”, 10” 6’ - 16’ 23/32” WP18 (EVCV) 4”, 5”, 6”, 8”, 10”, 12” 6’ - 16’ 23/32” WP18/WP4 (EVCV/V-MATCH) 4”, 5”, 6”, 8”, 10”, 12” 6’ - 16’ 23/32” CENTER MATCH 4”, 5”, 6”, 8”, 10”, 12” 6’ - 16’ 23/32” WP2 (PICKWICK) 6”, 8”, 10” 6’ - 16’ 23/32” WP4/FLAT (V-MATCH) 4”, 5”, 6”, 8”, 10”, 12” 6’ - 16’ 23/32” WP4/WP4 4”, 5”, 6”, 8”, 10”, 12” 6’ - 16’ 23/32” 105 DROP SIDING (NOVELTY) 6”, 8”, 10” 6’ - 16’ 23/32” DOUBLE CLAPBOARD 8” 6’ - 16’ 21/32” BUTT

REVERSIBLE BEVEL SIDING (CLAPBOARD) 6”, 8” 6’ - 16’ 1/2” BUTT, 3/16” TIP

EASED EDGE BEVEL SIDING (CLAPBOARD) 6”, 8” 6’ - 16’ 1/2” BUTT, 3/16” TIP WAVY EDGE SIDING 12” 6’ - 16’ 7/8” BUTT, 1/4” TIP ROUGH CHANNEL SIDING 12” 6’ - 16’ 3/4” 8” 8’ - 16’ 1 1/2” x 7 1/8” LOG CABIN SIDING (6 5/8” exposure) 106 T&G DROP SIDING (NOVELTY) 6”, 8”, 10” 6’ - 16’ 23/32” NICKEL GAP 6”, 8” 8’ - 16’ 1/8” GAP

WIDTH 1/4 UNIT 1/2 UNIT FULL UNIT UNIT SIZE UNIT SIZE

4” 130 Pieces 260 Pieces 520 Pieces 500’ 1000’ 5” 100 Pieces 200 Pieces 400 Pieces 1000’ 2000’ 6” 80 Pieces 160 Pieces 320 Pieces 2000’ 8” 60 Pieces 120 Pieces 240 Pieces

10” 50 Pieces 100 Pieces 200 Pieces 2 Lengths/Unit Random Length (RL) Pulled to Length (PTL) 12” 40 Pieces 80 Pieces 160 Pieces

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Finishing: The planks can be left unfinished or finished with a clear sealer, gelled wood stain, or penetrating oil, which will protect and enhance their natural beauty. For high traffic areas or high moisture conditions, a non-yellowing urethane topcoat is recommended. Always test the finish on a small, sample piece before you apply. Consult your retailer for finishing products.

Scan our QR Tag on the reverse side for go online for additional product grades, textures, patterns & more. Finishing: The planks can be left unfinished or finished with a clear sealer, gelled wood stain, or penetrating oil, which will protect and enhance their natural beauty. For high traffic areas or high moisture conditions, a non-yellowing urethane topcoat is recommended. Always test the finish on a small, sample piece before you apply. Consult your retailer for finishing products.

Scan our QR Tag on the reverse side for go online for additional product grades, textures, patterns & more. History: Established in 1848, Hancock Lumber Company is a sixth-generation, family- owned business operating a land company, a sawmill division, a network of retail lumberyards and design showrooms, and a truss manufacturing facility across Maine and New Hampshire. Hanging on the wall in the company’s home office in Casco is an original copy of a handwritten contract dated October 4, 1848, for the construction of a new mill for

History the grand sum of $840. Family Business Magazine recognizes Hancock Lumber as the Established in 1848 seventy-first-oldest family business in America.

Mission and Values: At Hancock Lumber, we leverage the power of engaging our 550 employees to embrace and live out our organization’s values—safety, employee engagement, customer intimacy, efficiency, community, pride, and culture—and, in turn, reflect the heart and soul of our organization, the Hancock brand! Ultimately, our mission is to create a work environment that first and foremost recognizes employees as human beings and enhances the lives of anyone who works at the organization. Culture makes Every Board Counts Our Pledge the difference at Hancock Lumber and each employee works intentionally every day on truly being a best place to work and delivering world-class customer experiences.

Sawmills: Hancock Lumber operates three sawmills in Bethel, Casco, and Pittsfield, Maine, led by its 200-plus manufacturing employees. One of the largest manufacturers of eastern white pine, Hancock distributes its world-class pine boards throughout the state at its retail lumberyards, across all of North America, and around the entire globe. Working directly with our customers, we analyze the markets to understand what pine products Sawmills Manufactured in Maine will work best by region and customer base. Working closely with our distribution partners, we customize and co-brand product resources and manufacture proprietary grades and patterns, as well as provide field support for the end users.

Loggers: Forest stewards since 1848, Hancock Lumber works closely with logging con- tractors to develop partnerships that preserve healthy forest management practice and help secure product procurement to our mills. From the forest to the log yard, through the sawmill and into the final end-use application, Hancock respects and protects the eastern white pine Loggers Resource Center value stream. Hancock’s commitment to stewardship starts in the forest.

Jugtown Forest: Hancock opens 12,000 acres of its privately owned, working timberland to the public, including 5,000-acre Jugtown Forest, encompassing parts of Casco, Naples, and Otisfield. All of our land is open to the public for responsible recreation, including horseback riding, ATV-ing, snowmobiling, hunting, and some of the best nature trails in Maine. Please enjoy our miles of marked trails in accordance with our rules and regulations. Hancock is happy to open our working forests to you, and we encourage you to enjoy it Jugtown Forest safely. Download a trail map online: www.hancocklumber.com/land-mills/jugtown-forest/ Open to the Public Hancock Land: In 1848, Hancock Lumber began their legacy by purchasing a 400- acre timber stand in Casco, Maine. Manufacturing was an integral part of the business, using steam-engine-powered portable mills that traveled to harvest sites to collect trees. Through- out the company’s 170-plus-year history, Hancock Lumber has only been through two complete harvest cycles in its lifetime; it takes 80 to 100 years to grow an eastern white pine tree to maturity! Hancock Lumber relies on natural regeneration to perpetuate growth and ensure Manufacturing Process the success of its eastern white pine tree forests. Industry-Leading Facilities

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HISTORY + TRADITION. Hancock Lumber began their legacy by purchasing a 400-acre timber stand in Casco, Maine where logs were manufactured using steam-engine-powered portable mills that traveled to harvest sites to collect trees. Hanging on the wall in the company’s home office in Casco is an original copy of a handwritten contract dated October 4th, 1848, for the construction of a new mill for the grand sum of $840. Family Business Magazine recognizes Hancock Lumber as the seventy-first-oldest family business in America.

ARCHITECTURALLY SPECIFIED PINE SOLUTIONS

STATE-OF-THE-ART MANUFACTURING

FOREST STEWARDS SINCE 1848 STATE-OF-THE-ART MANUFACTURING ARCHITECTURALLY SPECIFIED PINE SOLUTIONS An integrated forest products company, Hancock grows eastern Operating three sawmills in Bethel, Casco and Pittsfield, Maine, The newly constructed Carol J. Hancock Home Office completes white pine trees throughout their 12,000 acres of sustainably Hancock is one of the largest manufacturers of eastern white the modern-day Casco Campus and is an architectural managed timberlands. Since it takes 80 to 100 years for eastern pine. With a focus on continuous improvement and capital showcase featuring Hancock’s time-tested, eastern white pine white pine trees to mature, Hancock has experienced only two reinvestments, Hancock distributes world-class pine boards boards. Exterior pine boards feature a clean band sawn texture, eastern white pine harvest cycles in their 170-plus year throughout the state at its lumberyards, across all of North shiplap and nickel gap pattern, and prefinished stain in both company history —relying on responsible forest management, America, and around the entire globe. Our sales and operations vertical and horizontal applications. Inside the building, exterior natural regeneration, and selective harvesting. teams collaborate with customers to deliver products that meet boards wrap into several rooms, while clear c-select boards with various market demands. whitewash pre-finishing span the gable walls and ceiling. www.HancockLumber.com/Sawmills C-Select Grade

PRIMED

MORE CLEAR PINE THAN OTHER GRADES. Flawless, high-quality interior and exterior trim along with cabinetry applications.

Direct from our mills, this C-Select grade is the highest NeLMA pine grade. While many pieces are clear, the grade does allow one sound, tight, pin knot (max 1/2”) per 4 surface feet. This grade is used for fine woodworking, beautiful natural or with a stained finish.

Five layers of a C-Select board pack are shown to reflect the scope of the grade.

6 ProFinish Grade

PRIMED NATURAL

COMBO OF C-SELECT, D-SELECT AND FINISH. Our mills designed this proprietary grade specifically designed for Hancock’s retail stores, and exceeds NeL- MA standards for finish and better product. Based on builder feedback, we’ve created a grade that gives you a combination of C-Selects, D-Selects and Finish. That is why ProFinish has become the distinct choice for professional builders everywhere. Both natural and primed options in-stock, select this grade unfinished to emphasize the natural characteristics or choose primed–the most popular choice–to leverage the board’s smooth, ready-to-paint surface. Used in both interior and exterior applications.

7 Premium Grade

GOOD APPEARANCE KNOTTY GRADE. This grade tends to have more red knotted wood. Used where a more natural effect is desired, this grade is commonly used for interior pattern. This is an appearance grade board characterized by sound, tight red knots.

Often used for interior/exterior trim, paneling, flooring, and furniture. Also available prefinished, ask about our 20+ patterns available, or customize your own!

Five layers of a premium board pack are shown to reflect the scope of the grade.

8 9 Premium Grade Standard Grade

POPULAR FOR RUSTIC DECOR. Standard is a general utility grade used for construction and industrial purposes, but is also popular for rustic décor. This is a versatile rustic board with a variety of natural characteristics.

Used primarily for wall paneling or sheathing, it has other uses in general construction. There are more than 6 textures available for your pine boards.

Five layers of a standard board pack are shown to reflect the scope of the grade.

9 10 11 EBCB/WP4

12 EBCB/WP4

12 13 WP4/Flat (V-Match)

14 15 WP2/WP4 (Pickwick)

16 WP2/WP4 (Pickwick)

17 WP18/WP4 (EVCV/V-Match)

18 WP18/WP4 (EVCV/V-Match)

18 19 20 21 WP11 (Shiplap/V-Match)

22 WP11 (Shiplap/V-Match)

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BARN ROUGHERHEAD

ROUGHERHEAD

CLEAN BAND SAWN

S1S2E ROUGH SAWN

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28 29 Bevel Siding (Clapboard) Wavy Edge Siding

30 Wavy Edge Siding

31 Shiplap 105 Drop Siding T&G 106 Drop Siding (Novelty) (Novelty)

32 33 Shiplap 105 Drop Siding T&G 106 Drop Siding (Novelty) (Novelty)

33 34 WP18/Flat (EVCV)

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INTO YOUR HOME Eastern white pine is a favorite with home builders, in part because it’s so soft, you Growing Local don’t have to worry about chipping and FOR 172 YEARS, HANCOCK LUMBER HAS BEEN CAREFULLY CULTIVATING WOOD SHAVINGS cracking as you do with harder woods, says Ryan Crowell, vice president of EASTERN WHITE PINE, ENSURING THAT MAINE’S SIGNATURE RESOURCE BARK Crowell Construction, a Harrison-based REMAINS VIBRANT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. custom builder. He values the ability to buy local. “They’re not just selling some- WOOD CHIPS one else’s lumber,” Crowell says. “They’re PERPETUAL PINES stewards of the forest, and they’re rooted in the community. And there’s a peace Eastern white pines naturally SAWDUST of mind that comes from knowing the regenerate. Once the trees product was grown a few miles away.” are 50 years old, they produce pine cones every other year, which open their blades ZERO WASTE and release seeds At Hancock’s sawmills, that grow into every part of the log is used. new trees. Wood shavings become animal bedding. Bark is The Family Tree ground up into landscaping orget lobster — no Maine natural resource has mulch. Wood chips are sold been as prized as the state’s eastern white pines. to paper mills. Sawdust is The towering trees helped attract European Logs of eastern used to help power the saw- white pine journey settlers in the 1600s, and by the time Maine mills’ clean, energy-effi cient an average of 50 became a state, it was buzzing with lumbering biomass boilers. miles from the activity. Among the sawyer-preneurs were brothers Nathan forest to a Hancock F and Spencer Decker, who bought a sawmill and a woodlot HEALTHY HARVEST sawmill. Hancock opens in Casco in 1848 and launched the business that would Hancock has been stewarding forests 12,000 acres of its since 1848, carefully managing the timberland to the public, become Hancock Lumber. harvesting and growth process to ensure including 5,000-acre Not too many Maine companies have weathered the Civil that trees are growing faster than they’re Jugtown Forest, where War, the Great Depression, two world wars, and several hous- being cut down. Trees become timber it maintains trails for ing market collapses, but Hancock Lumber, now led by the when they’re 80 to 100 feet tall and 2 to FIT FOR A KING hiking, biking, and sixth generation, is the country’s largest producer of eastern 3 feet in diameter, a level of growth that More than four centuries ago, other activities. white pine lumber, employing 550 people and generating takes nearly 100 years. Foresters stagger Maine’s vast troves of this treasured $200 million in sales. It’s also one of the few forest-products their harvests to retain wildlife habitat, tree convinced the British to companies that stewards lumber from the forest fl oor to the maintain the leafy canopy that keeps develop a “New England” here. fi nished building, with woodlands, sawmills, lumberyards, nearby waterways cool, and make sure When explorers discovered Maine’s and kitchen design showrooms, plus an export business and trees’ natural regeneration process isn’t pines were perfectly suited for manufacturing plants producing trusses and wall panels. disrupted. Hancock doesn’t use pesti- ship masts, King George III had “It’s a rarity,” industry consultant Craig Webb says. cides, and loggers remove dead limbs to the largest and strongest trunks “Having all these varied streams of revenue created oppor- reduce fire risk so there will be plenty of marked with the King’s Broad tunities during tough times.” trees for future generations to harvest. Arrow, three hatchet marks Those times included the 2008 fi nancial crisis, when indicating they were reserved for homebuilding activity ground to a halt. As chief executive the Royal Navy. Colonists rebelled, Kevin Hancock navigated the crisis, he acquired spasmodic and the riots that ensued were dysphonia, a rare, incurable neurological disorder that affect- among the first acts of resistance ed his ability to consistently access his voice. against the crown, helping to spark The condition forced Hancock to reexamine his leader- the American Revolution. ship role and helped spark a company-culture makeover that gave more decision-making power to workers in the sawmills and lumberyards. The company raised its base pay and rolled out incentives for accuracy and effi ciency, which in turn helped shorten the average work week. In the years since, productivity has spiked, and the com- FROM LOG TO LUMBER pany has seen record-setting sales. Hancock Lumber was At Hancock’s three mills, in Casco, INTO THE WORLD recognized as a “Best Place to Work” six times by the Society Bethel, and Pittsfield, each day From the sawmills, lumber for Human Resource Management, Timber Processing some 3,000 logs are debarked, goes to Hancock’s nine lum- magazine honored Kevin Hancock as Man of the Year in cut, measured, graded, dried in beryards in Maine and New 2014, and ProSales magazine named the company National a kiln, and planed. The mills pro- Hampshire, as well as to Dealer of the Year in 2017. The company’s sixth-genera- NATURAL WONDER duce nearly 100 million board feet national manufacturers, tion leader attributes such success to all who have been a Eastern white pines have long been of lumber each year. distributors, and retailers. part of Hancock for 172 years. ”The longevity and diversity admired for their size and for the strength Some 20 percent of Hancock Maine is the of our company,” he says, “is really just a tribute to all the and light weight of their wood, as well as Lumber boards are exported most forested employees across two centuries who have given Hancock its their tendency to grow straight. All these all over the globe, reaching state in the nation, identity, its reputation, and its life.” traits make Pinus strobus ideal for flat, markets as far as Pakistan. with 95 percent of stable boards that can be used for siding, ` the state covered Hancocklumber.com wall paneling, sheathing, molding, mill- in trees. work, ceilings, trim, packaging, and more.

052_05336 Hancock Lumber.indd 52 5/26/20 12:23 PM 052_053 Hancock Lumber.indd 53 5/26/20 12:23 PM INTO YOUR HOME Eastern white pine is a favorite with home builders, in part because it’s so soft, you don’t have to worry about chipping and WOOD SHAVINGS cracking as you do with harder woods, says Ryan Crowell, vice president of BARK Crowell Construction, a Harrison-based custom builder. He values the ability to buy local. “They’re not just selling some- WOOD CHIPS one else’s lumber,” Crowell says. “They’re stewards of the forest, and they’re rooted in the community. And there’s a peace SAWDUST of mind that comes from knowing the product was grown a few miles away.”

ZERO WASTE At Hancock’s sawmills, every part of the log is used. Wood shavings become animal bedding. Bark is The Family Tree ground up into landscaping orget lobster — no Maine natural resource has mulch. Wood chips are sold been as prized as the state’s eastern white pines. to paper mills. Sawdust is The towering trees helped attract European used to help power the saw- settlers in the 1600s, and by the time Maine mills’ clean, energy-effi cient became a state, it was buzzing with lumbering biomass boilers. Factivity. Among the sawyer-preneurs were brothers Nathan and Spencer Decker, who bought a sawmill and a woodlot Hancock opens in Casco in 1848 and launched the business that would 12,000 acres of its timberland to the public, become Hancock Lumber. including 5,000-acre Not too many Maine companies have weathered the Civil Jugtown Forest, where War, the Great Depression, two world wars, and several hous- it maintains trails for ing market collapses, but Hancock Lumber, now led by the hiking, biking, and sixth generation, is the country’s largest producer of eastern other activities. white pine lumber, employing 550 people and generating $200 million in sales. It’s also one of the few forest-products companies that stewards lumber from the forest fl oor to the fi nished building, with woodlands, sawmills, lumberyards, and kitchen design showrooms, plus an export business and manufacturing plants producing trusses and wall panels. “It’s a rarity,” industry consultant Craig Webb says. “Having all these varied streams of revenue created oppor- tunities during tough times.” Those times included the 2008 fi nancial crisis, when homebuilding activity ground to a halt. As chief executive Kevin Hancock navigated the crisis, he acquired spasmodic dysphonia, a rare, incurable neurological disorder that affect- ed his ability to consistently access his voice. The condition forced Hancock to reexamine his leader- ship role and helped spark a company-culture makeover that gave more decision-making power to workers in the sawmills and lumberyards. The company raised its base pay and rolled out incentives for accuracy and effi ciency, which in turn helped shorten the average work week. In the years since, productivity has spiked, and the company has seen record-setting sales. Hancock Lumber was INTO THE WORLD recognized as a “Best Place to Work” six times by the Society From the sawmills, lumber for Human Resource Management, Timber Processing goes to Hancock’s nine lum- magazine honored Kevin Hancock as Man of the Year in beryards in Maine and New 2014, and ProSales magazine named the company National Hampshire, as well as to Dealer of the Year in 2017. The company’s sixth-genera- national manufacturers, tion leader attributes such success to all who have been a distributors, and retailers. part of Hancock for 172 years. ”The longevity and diversity Some 20 percent of Hancock Maine is the of our company,” he says, “is really just a tribute to all the Lumber boards are exported most forested employees across two centuries who have given Hancock its all over the globe, reaching state in the nation, identity, its reputation, and its life.” markets as far as Pakistan. with 95 percent of ` the state covered Hancocklumber.com in trees.

Featured in the July 2020 issue of Down East Magazine 36 052_053 Hancock Lumber.indd 53 5/26/20 12:2337 PM Textures Textures S4S Surfaced Four Sides Surfaced Four Deep Cut Barn Texture Deep Cut Barn CASCO BARNTEX Offset Rougherhead BARN ROUGHERHEAD

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S1S2E ROUGH SAWN CLEAN BANDSAWN ROUGHERHEAD Sawmill Face No Sticker Marks Cordaroy Finish Textures 39 KNOTS ON ALL 4 SIDES OF THE BE SURE TO COAT ALL CUTS AT BOARD ARE BIN SEALED TIME OF INSTALLATION

1ST COAT OF OIL BASED COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE PRIMER IS APPLIED PRIMED FINISH

BOARDS ARE SANDED RESISTS PEELING, CRACKING, BETWEEN PRIMER COATS MILDEW AND MOISTURE LIMITED LIMITED LIMITED LIMITED LIMITED LIMITED LIMITED LIMITED

2ND COAT OF ACRYLIC 10-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY BASED TOP COAT IS APPLIED ON PRIMED FINISH

Go online for complete priming process and limited warranty information: www.HancockLumber.com/PrimedPine 40 41 InstallationPrefinished Instructions Pine

Whether you are looking for a poly finish, stained solution, or painted board–our prefinished pine options eliminate the need for painting on-site.

• Customized patterns • Many swatch colors to choose from • Variety of textures + finishes • Match existing finishes • Finished locally in Maine • Create your own color Y AMBER POL BARNWOOD BROWN Y Y ASH GRA WATER WHITE POL WATER Y WHITEWASH VINTAGE GRA VINTAGE

42 InstallationPrefinished Instructions Pine

42 43 Installation Instructions

Acclimation: By storing Eastern White Pine (EWP) boards for a 7-10 DAYS short period in the right climate, they become “seasoned” and will settle in to the dimension they’ll hold for many decades to come. The boards should be stored, stickered, and protected for one week to ten days prior to application. Keep in mind that you are striving for an average moisture content for that region. During extremely dry or wet weather, you may want to wait for a period of average humidity to achieve the desired moisture content.

Nailing Requirements: The following requirements are essential for nails used on EWP siding:

1. Rust-resistant, preferably rustproof. 2. Should not cause splitting even when driven near end or edge of siding. 3. Should have adequate strength to avoid the need for pre-drilling. 4. Nails should be able to be driven easily and rapidly. 5. A nail should not emerge or “pop” at any time after being driven flush with siding. 6. The nail head should not cause an unsightly visible pattern on the sidewall. 7. Nail butt joints at the stud or blocking. 8. Nailing is preferred over stapling.

Coverage: The following estimator provides factors for determining the exact amount of material needed for basic types of wood siding. Multiply square footage to be covered by factor (length x width x factor).

Installation and nailing instruction guides created by NELMA (Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association). NELMA is the rules-writing agency for Eastern White Pine lumber and the grading authority for the SPFs grouping of species that includes Eastern Spruce, Balsam Fir, Red Pine, and other commercially important softwood lumber species grown in the northeast and great lakes regions. In addition, NELMA is a leading agency for export wood packaging certification and the marketing voice for the regions’ wood products industry.

Scan our QR Tag on the reverse side for go online for additional product grades, textures, patterns & more. Acclimation: By storing Eastern White Pine (EWP) boards for a 7-10 DAYS short period in the right climate, they become “seasoned” and will settle in to the dimension they’ll hold for many decades to come. The boards should be stored, stickered, and protected for one week to ten days prior to application. Keep in mind that you are striving for an average moisture content for that region. During extremely dry or wet weather, you may want to wait for a period of average humidity to achieve the desired moisture content.

Nailing Requirements: The following requirements are essential for nails used on EWP siding:

1. Rust-resistant, preferably rustproof. 2. Should not cause splitting even when driven near end or edge of siding. 3. Should have adequate strength to avoid the need for pre-drilling. 4. Nails should be able to be driven easily and rapidly. 5. A nail should not emerge or “pop” at any time after being driven flush with siding. 6. The nail head should not cause an unsightly Installation visible pattern on theInstructions sidewall. 7. Nail butt joints at the stud or blocking. 8. Nailing is preferred over stapling.

NOTE ScanS: our QR Tag on the reverse side for go online for additional 1. product grades, textures, patterns & more.

2. Apply siding over building paper.

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Damariscotta North Conway Yarmouth 362 Main Street 2451 White Mountain Highway 258 Main Street Damariscotta, ME 04543 North Conway, NH 03860 Yarmouth, ME 04096 (207) 563-3181 (603) 356-6689 (207) 846-5555

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Amount Per Log Utilized: 100% Raw Material Waste: 0%

WORLD-CLASS EASTERN WHITE PINE FROM MAINE Hancock Eastern White Pine is grown in Maine, on average within 50 miles of our sawmill locations, where it is locally manufactured into pine boards.