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There's a Better Way

Why flat-bottomed gable frames are not always the best solution

Get a Leg Up on Leg-Down Trusses

These unique truss configurations require special design considerations

What Framers Think of Your Wall Panels

NFC members weigh in during wall panel roundtable

Editor's Message: Getting in on the Ground Floor

One of the most significant benefits of SBC Magazine’s new online polling approach is it gives component manufacturers (CMs) a glimpse into how their business model and/or local market compares to the industry as a whole. 

CM Perspective: Your Customers Want Wall Panels (whether they know it or not)

Annandale Millwork & Allied Systems ventured into the components industry differently from most manufacturers as our original business centered on doors and millwork. We diversified into wall panels in the early 1980s and eventually into roof trusses. From the beginning, we’ve always looked to use innovative processes to solve common construction problems.

Your Door (and Wall) to Opportunity

Annandale Millwork is embracing the energy code.

Using Education to Help Sell Wall Panels

Framers and CMs can make for a powerful partnership, but it takes work.

Use of Wall Panel Layouts by Jobsite Contractors

Question: 

What level, if any, of responsibility does a CM assume if the contractors on the jobsite use our layout plans to do more than just put the walls together? Specifically on the job in question, the panel layout was used to place plumbing for a kitchen island. Unfortunately, the layout had the pony wall for that island out of place by 11”. As a result, there is additional work needed to relocate the plumbing.

These Walls Will Floor You

A framer shares how wall panels grew his business.

Upend Your Hip End Truss Sales

Lay-On Gables are an opportunity for component manufacturers.