Prices for framing lumber, plywood and oriented strand board are skyrocketing and some retailers are having trouble keeping enough of the building material in stock.

Portland (Maine) Press Herald

Proper Wood-Spacing on Deck Is Critical

Proper spacing aids drainage and ventilation and allows the planks to expand and contract with normal climatic changes. It the boards aren't allowed to expand and contract with humidity changes, cupping results, the planks begin to bow.

Copley News Service

Deck Goes From Dull to Dramatic

Two do-it-yourselfers replace an old rotting two-level deck with a new one that includes a pergola and Chippendale-style railings.

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.)

Candleworks Adapts Its Process to Decking

Even though candles and decks might seem worlds apart, one company decided to go into the composite-lumber business because the manufacturing processes of the two are similar. Both processes use extrusion, in which materials are squeezed into shape at high pressures.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock)

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