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Attention: CONTRACTORS!

2012 Mid-Willamette Erosion Control Summit

Earn up to 6 continuing education credits (elective)

February 7, 2012 at Keizer Civic Center
8:00am to 3:00pm
$30/person

Registration ends January 31, 2012

Visit the website below for more information and registration forms.
http://cityofsalem.net/departments/publicworks/pages/erosioncontrolsummit.aspx
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Post Title. 12/19/2011
 

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Thank you from the Withers Lumber Team to all our wonderful customers for their continued support this year! We would not be here without you! We wish you a safe and happy holiday season with your loved ones!
Holiday Hours:
All locations will be CLOSED Dec 24th - 26th for Christmas
All locations will be CLOSED Dec 31st - Jan 2nd for New Years'
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Are you a Licensed Contractor in Oregon? Need hours towards your Oregon CCB license?

December 7th - 9th at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR there is an opportunity to accumulate hours towards your CCB license. The JLC LIVE Residential Construction Show Northwest 2011 gives contractors the ability to fulfill hours of Discretionary Electives towards their CCB license by getting hands on training with live building clinics and attending the educational conference.  Click on the following link to learn more about the conference and to register http://northwest.jlclive.com/ 
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OSI WINTeQ System - Best Practices for Window Installation
Free Certification
June 9, 2011  3:00 to 4:30 pm at the Withers Lumber Brooks Store, 9105 Portland Rd NE Brooks
To make your reservations - Call Tim at 503-393-3993

Stay Educated about the Best Practices for Window Installation
High Quality Window Installation Outcomes for New Construction & Replacement Opportunities
Receive Free Foam applicator ($50 value) when buying 2 cases of OSI TeQ Foam

Conducted by in Installation Masters Trainer...Become certified to install the WINTeQ, 15 year warranty (New Construction), window installation system. Henkel will also give a background on proper use of construction adhesives and sealants by demonstrating other Henkel technologies

REFRESHEMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED
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Fasten decorative molding to ceilings, not walls.
Many homes have been built with trusses, which are prefabricated structural assemblies that hold up the roof and the top floor ceilings. Trusses are a series of triangles fastened together with gusset plates. The outside members of a truss are called chords while the inner pieces are known as webs. Truss uplift occurs when the top chord of the truss expands while the bottom chord contracts due to changes in humidity. Truss uplift usually becomes visible in a home during the winter when the bottom chords (the ceiling joist part of the truss), which are buried under ceiling insulation, stay warm and dry but the top chords are exposed to moisture. The resulting stress causes the truss to lift up at its center. When this happens, a crack can appear at the wall/ceiling juncture. From a structural standpoint, truss uplift isn’t a problem, but cosmetically, it can cause cracks and separations in the drywall. If you try to repair the cracks with drywall compound, they may reappear. Contractors can mask truss uplift by securing the ceiling drywall to the top of the interior walls and not the trusses for 18 inches away from the interior walls. As the drywall flexes, it stays fastened to the walls while the trusses lift above it. Decorative molding can also be installed where the walls meet the ceilings. The molding should be fastened to the ceilings, not to the walls, so as the ceiling moves up, so does the molding, thereby hiding the gap.
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