Your Guide to the Different Grades of Lumber
An Overview of Lumber Grades and Wood Quality Lumber is graded based on the quality and appearance of the wood. These depend on various factors... Read More
Flooring: It’s What’s Underneath That Counts
If you’re remodeling a home, adding on a room, or replacing the flooring in your home, you’ll probably spend a lot of time choosing the... Read More
The Best Colors to Paint Your Front Door
Your front door gives your home a bit of personality. You tell the world quite a bit about your family’s personality by the design of... Read More
Is Wood the Future of Construction?
When it comes to construction, everything seems to be going up. Skyscrapers seem to be getting taller and taller. Burj Khalifa stands 2,717′ tall in... Read More
How to Customize Your Cabinets with Millwork
When you are in the middle of a home remodel, you have a number of choices that you need to make. This is especially the... Read More
3 Popular Woods for Furniture Construction
With a countless number of wood furniture projects to do, it can be difficult to decide the best kind of wood to use to construct... Read More
The Best Types of Engineered Wood for Building
Engineered wood is an extremely useful building material for any kind of building. In a recent blog, we discussed why engineered wood was helpful in... Read More
5 Power Tools for Beginner Woodworkers
Starting a woodworking project may be a bit intimidating, especially if you are a beginner woodworker. You may have seen a project on Pinterest that you... Read More
How to Plan a Trip to Your Lumber Yard
We have seen it happen so many times, homeowners get started on a home improvement project. They start with a trip to Lampert Lumber to... Read More
4 Benefits of Engineered Wood Products for Construction
When you are considering the kinds of lumber to use for construction, make sure that you do not overlook EWP. Engineered Wood Products are necessary... Read More
The Best Types of Wood for a Woodworking Project
Have you ever been on the Internet or even Pinterest and seen a woodworking project that you wanted to do? Whether it is a piece... Read More
How Sustainable Lumber and Forestry is Making a Difference
Many of the brands of lumber that Lampert Lumber offers work to help the environment through their sustainable forestry and lumber production. We think that... Read More
Easy Ways to Make Your Home Energy Efficient During the Winter
Winter is the time when we crank on those heaters and light those gas fires. However, those energy and gas bills are not cheap. There... Read More
Painting Tips
Exterior Paints Choose Valspar Bonding Primer. It can be used for interior or exterior applications on many different surfaces including: wood paneling, galvanized metal, aluminum,... Read More
What Is a Permanent Wood Foundation?
It is exactly that, a basement under your house made from treated lumber. Wood foundations are usually constructed from southern yellow pine framing members because... Read More
What Type of Fasteners Can I Use with Treated Lumber?
Hands down the best and most permanent fastener to use in treated lumber is stainless steel. However, availability and expense of stainless steel have forced... Read More
What Does Retention Level Refer To?
Plain and simple, retention is the amount of preservative left in the wood after the treating process is complete. Retention is generally measured by pounds... Read More
What Are the Different Types of Wood Treating?
CCA (Chromated Copper Arsenate) is a chemical wood preservative that contains copper, chromium, and arsenic. CCA treated lumber has been produced since the 1940s and... Read More
Concrete in Construction
What is Concrete? Concrete is made up of three basic components, water, aggregate (rock, sand or gravel) and Portland cement. The combination when poured and... Read More
Fog Between Panes of Glass in Windows
Helpful Customer Questions and Information Both broken glass and a seal failure can cause condensation between the glass panes or insulated or double pane units.... Read More
What is the difference between Casement, Double Hung, Single-Hung and Sliding Windows?
A casement – window is hinged on the side of the sash. An awning – window is hinged on the top of the sash. A... Read More
Ice Dams and Your Home
How are Ice Dams formed? This occurs when there is heat loss through the roof. This heat melts the snow on the roof which re-freezes... Read More
Protecting Your Home from Cold Weather
What is House Wrap? It is a weather-resistant barrier which helps keep rain from getting into your exterior wall. It also lets water vapor transfer... Read More
Need Help Framing a Door?
To frame a door opening begin by adding 2″ to the width and height of the door size you will be using. Example: Door =... Read More
Thinking of Insulating Your Home?
What does “R value” mean? R value measures resistance to heat flow, the higher the R value the more the material insulates. For example: a... Read More
What is OSB?
OSB or oriented strand board is an engineered wood panel made up of resin bonded wood strands or flakes. The wood strands are cut and... Read More
What is a Roof Truss?
A roof truss is a pre-engineered structure usually comprised of wood or metal. A pitched truss or common truss is commonly a triangular shape and... Read More
Attic Ventilation for Your Home
Why Do I Need to Have Attic Ventilation? Proper attic ventilation is needed to keep the attic space cold in the winter and to have... Read More