Not all framing lumber is created equal. Selecting the best can make for a much better job

Update: 2025-03-28

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John Perna, President and CEO of Hamilton Building Supply in Hamilton, New Jersey, provides an eye-opening tutorial on framing lumber and why his company sells only the best. If you’re planning any home project that requires framing lumber, you should consider John’s advice a “Best Practice” for specifying framing lumber. In our second segment today, John offers an example of what can happen with sub-par framing lumber. In today’s Feature, we speak with the developer and one of the first buyers in Lighthouse Row, a stunning collection of new homes in the comeback town, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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Not all framing lumber is created equal. Selecting the best can make for a much better job

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Not all framing lumber is created equal. Selecting the best can make for a much better job

Ron Melk

Not all framing lumber is created equal. Selecting the best can make for a much better job