Improving On Nature: Engineered Lumber

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by By Laura Glass and Mark Ward Sr.

Talk to any contractor and you’ll hear the same thing. There’s no guarantee when it comes to lumber.

On any given delivery, pieces can be warped or have knots that make them too weak for construction. The unusable wood must be recycled, dumped or resold at a loss. Thus many builders and lumber dealers are taking a look at engineered wood products as a way to contain costs and control overhead.

Though engineered wood has been on the market for half a century, technological advances have enabled manufacturers to improve quality,

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