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Lumber Yard or Big-Box Store?

Here are three questions to ask yourself to decide whether to buy your lumber at a lumber yard or big-box store.

How to Get Lumber for Free or Cheap

Lumber may be in high demand right now, but you can still score what you need in unexpected places.

How Lumber Treatment Impacts Woodworking Projects

Taking the time to consider how lumber is treated can give woodworkers a better insight into how to approach their next woodworking project.

Hall Flooring Official Blog: How To Protect Wood Floors

What’s a wood floor’s worst nightmare? If you said spills, pets or UV rays you’d be correct. Some things are unavoidable, but there are a number of maintenance and essential care tips that can help protect your hardwood floorsIt’s important to vacuum or sweep your floors regularly. Make sure you’re using a soft-bristled attachment or broom so the floor doesn’t scratch and don’t use a vacuum with a beater bar or power rotary brush head.In addition to keeping your floors…

How To Build A Storage Shed

We could all use extra space and a great way to add some storage without taking up valuable square footage within the home is by building an outdoor storage shed. Building a shed is a fun DIY project that any DIYer can accomplish.

Where Has All the Hardwood Lumber Gone?

Where Has All the Hardwood Lumber Gone?. Insights and perspectives for the hardwood lumber industry.

Got wood? Tech is ensuring we never suffer another lumber shortage

New tech from AI to machine learning is disrupting the lumber industry. Find out how it works and how it could prevent the next lumber shortage.

Know how to read the labels on treated lumber

Treated lumber at the lumberyard or home improvement store should be tagged with its American Wood Protection Association code, showing how it's rated for certain uses.

Ask the Builder: You can treat your own lumber

New automation revolutionizes 120-year-old lumber grading process

The hardwood industry adds $17 billion to Indiana’s economy. Since 1898, the hardwood lumber industry has relied on the human eye to detect knots and other imperfections as a way of determining the quality of lumber. Despite some inefficiencies, this form of grading persisted because experts were unable to replicate the process with automation.

Choosing the Right Wood for Your Project

As tempting as it may be, cost should not be the driving factor in choosing the right wood for your project. Typically, softwood such as pine and poplar are less expensive. That’s not a problem, if you’re building a simple shelf or making crow

Can High-Performance Building Strategies Decrease Lumber Demand?

Solving the lumber crisis is a critical priority for NAHB, particularly because of housing affordability implications. Potential solutions that use high-performance building strategies can reduce the amount of lumber needed to build a home and reduce the demand on the timber industry.

Tools of the Sawmilling Trade

When you go out on a cutting job with your portable sawmill, what do you take with you? If you’re working close to home and can make a quick run for gas or a 9/16” socket wrench, forgetting a vital piece of equipment is no big deal. But when you drive 40 miles to a …

Properly Storing Your Western Red Cedar Lumber and Other Building Materials

Tips for storing Western Red Cedar lumber and other building materials to avoid damage and degradation

Boosting lumber industry by making trees resistant to stress and drought

UGA's CJ Tsai is breeding drought-resistant, high-yielding trees for biofuel, energizing the lumber industry while protecting wildlife habitats.

11 Things to Know Before Visiting the Lumber Yard

Knowing a few key lumber facts can make it easier to select the right woods for a whole range of projects—from framing to decking to furniture making.