Product Category: Building Materials

Fortress Introduces Customizable Deck Kits

Fortress Building Products has added customizable Deck Kits to its line-up of outdoor living solutions. Fortress Deck Kits include steel deck framing, decking and railing in a complete package for a simplified deck category ordering experience and installation process.

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Hardwood Accessory, Fastener and Maintenance Line

Tropical Forest Products introduces Black Label professional grade accessories for builders, contractors, installers, and designers. Known for its Premium Select architectural-grade ipé and other tropical hardwoods, the brand’s new accessories are designed for installing, beautifying, and maintaining decking, cladding and rainscreen applications. 

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Colorful Composite Decking Line

Armadillo’s top selling composite decking series has been improved even more. With six colors most demanded by homeowners, including Bourbon, Firewood, Linen, Mesa, Steel Wool and Twilight, and featuring a deeper embossing and multiple color streaking, the Armadillo Evolution series not only boasts a proven track record of durability, but a new, updated look of real wood.

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RDI Elevation Rail Wins Big at IBS

Oldcastle APG and Barrette Outdoor Living’s RDI Elevation Rail has won Best of IBS Award for Most Innovative Building Material at the 2023 NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS).

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Nationwide Survey Gives Top Mark to Trex

Lifestory Research has named Trex America’s most trusted composite decking brand for the third year in a row.

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Upscale Aluminum Railing

Digger Specialties Inc. (DSI) has introduced Westbury Riviera aluminum railing that combines the best elements of a deck or porch railing system.

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FastenMaster and Michigan Deck Builder Introduce Construction to Students

FastenMaster recently teamed with the Great Lakes Deck Company of Rochester, MI., to provide a hands-on deck building experience for a group of 20 high school students from Oakland County, MI.

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Trex Introduces New Composite Decking

Trex has introduced Trex Signature decking, a realistic woodgrain that raises the bar for beauty, performance and sustainability, and is now available in designated markets across the West Coast, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

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Ultralox Introduces Aluminum Framing System for Multifamily & Commercial Properties

Ultralox Interlocking® Technology is proud to introduce its Aluminum Framing System (AFS) for Commercial and Multifamily installations. Ultralox’s AFS accommodates configurations including hanging balconies and rooftop amenity systems, popular in today’s multifamily housing market.

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Trex Adds Two New Decking Colors and Extends Warranty

Trex has added two new colors to its Trex Transcend Lineage composite decking line—bringing the line to four colors—and has doubled its limited warranty to 50 years for all Trex Transcend and Trex Transcend Lineage decking products.

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