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Our fine Finnish birch plywoods
and broad line of specialty panel
products for every purpose are in
a class by themselves, enhanced
by our more than half century of
experience in the industry.
• Quality Products and Services
IMPORTED SOFTWOODS HELP BUILDERS AVOID
PRICE VOLATILITY AND DELIVER SUPERIOR TRIM
AND MOULDINGS.
• Industry Technical Support
• Excellent Product Availability
High Volume Housing,
On Time, On Spec’
At the other end of the volume spectrum, Younger Bros. Door & Trim
handles the trim work on roughly 5,000 homes per year in the Phoenix
area, using softwoods from Russia and China to complement its use
of domestic ponderosa and sugar pine.
The company does all the trim work, installing doors, shelving
and all the mouldings: crowns, casings and architectural millwork.
The company says it likes using imported paint-grade softwood
because its tight grain is similar to fir or ponderosa pine – it sands
nicely, looks cleaner and has minimal grain raise.
Younger Bros. does use some radiata pine as well, brought in
primed and ready to paint.
Using imported species is the only way the company says it can
operate competitively in its market – homes from $150,000 to $1.5
million – avoiding the volatile price and supply issues related to
IW
domestic species.
• Responsible Management
of Natural Resources
For more information call one of our U.S. offices today.
New York/New Jersey—866.738.7265
Chicago—866.738.7224
Dallas—866.738.7289
Los Angeles—866.738.7252
www.pdusa.com • [email protected]
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