Fashion Forward
Today’s decks and railings are all about making a big, bold outdoor fashion statement
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2025 Canadian Lumber Outlook
Industry experts share their insights into what to expect in a potentially volatile year.
THE WORD ON LUMBER
The Canadian lumber market saw its fair share of challenges in 2023. Now, as 2024 unfolds, the future is anything but cut and dried. The national lumber market is influenced by many…
THE LOW-DOWN ON FLOORING BUSINESS IN 2023
After a few tumultuous years, with climbing flooring prices and challenged supply chains, the flooring market is seeing a post-covid cooldown. That’s not to say, however, that opportunities aren’t there for contractors…
SAFETY, AESTHETICS AND A CLEAR VIEW
The last few years have proved a boom for outdoor building materials vendors and contractors alike, and, so far, many railing product vendors are still seeing good opportunities for themselves and contractors.…
WHAT’S IN STORE IN LUMBER FOR 2023?
The lumber market continued to see interesting times through 2022. The year saw huge ongoing spikes and dips in pricing, production curtailments, and a downturn in demand as the year closed. How…
Outdoor living: What more is in store for 2022?
The demand for outdoor building projects has soared over the past two years with homeowners facing an array of public health restrictions and work-from-home requirements. But what will the industry look like…
AN OUTDOOR ROOM WITH A VIEW
Railings, like many building products, are in high demand this year, say manufacturers and distributors, as a population working from home seeks the refuge of their backyards to find work-life balance. “There’s…
ALL DECKED OUT FOR SUMMER 2021
After a surprisingly banner year of popularity in outdoor building projects in 2020, this year is poised to be even busier for contractors — if they can find the materials. For composite…
SUMMER LOOKS GOOD FOR COMPOSITE DECKING
Contractors specializing in composite decking products may be in just the right place at just the right time this summer. A combination of homeowners staying home to fight the coronavirus, product innovations…
DECKING 2019 TITLE MATCH: COMPOSITE VS. WOOD
The adoption of composite and other alternative decking materials continues to grow every year, and the fierce contender in the decking category is making inroads into new territory in Canada. Still, for…
WHAT’S TRENDING IN FENCES AND RAILINGS
A lot goes into the choices homeowners make when it comes to fencing and railing. There are security and safety features to consider, how the products work with the landscape and home…