Increase Your Home's Value and Energy Savings at the Same Time with New Entry Doors!

"Looks good on the outside, feels good on the inside." Therma-Tru fiberglass entry doors outperform wood and steel. Therma-Tru doors increase energy efficiency and performance, comfort, AND you will also see an increase in curb appeal. Therma-Tru fiberglass and steel entry doors add security and beauty to homes. You can increase the perceived value of your home just by adding a Thema-Tru entry door system. Cofer/Adams has the doors you need to increase your home's value.

Give people the best first impression when entering your home with Therma-Tru entry doors. They are the perfect front doors to increase curb appeal and save energy.

There are a wide variety of entry door and side light combinations to fit the style and function of your home. There are many panel doors and doors with divided or leaded glass lights to enhance the beauty of your home in the Atlanta-Athens Ga area.

Call us for all of your entry door and entrance frame needs, our helpful staff has answers to your questions. We can help you measure for replacement doors or size doors for new construction.

Check with Cofer/Adams Building Center for lumber and building materials for your new home or remodeling projects.

Have we reached the bottom in new home construction, and if we have, when will we reach the tipping point?

There have been articles lately that emphasize the possibility of a severe housing shortage next year, as new home supply dwindles and the bargains in foreclosures evaporate.
U.S. May Face Housing Shortage in 2011
Economist Says, Foreclosures Notwithstanding, Housing Inventory Isn't Keeping Up With Population Growth

and
Some Economists Predict Severe Housing Shortage


I often read that housing will not improve until employment improves. An interesting conundrum, since in past recessions, employment increased during housing recoveries. I don’t think that most people, even economists, think through the relationships involved in new home construction. So, which came first, the chicken or the egg? Once new home construction resumes, it should fuel new job creation as construction workers go back to work. How will this affect national homebuilders such as Beazer (BZH), Pulte (PHM) and Hovnanian (HOV)? What about the manufacturing jobs that are created for lumber, appliances and building material products such as roofing, doors and windows? Not to mention electrical and plumbing materials and fixtures. Taking things a step further, what about the technology that goes into new homes? Most people will buy new big screen TV’s, state of the art sound systems as well as computers and printers for their home offices. Many lumber and panel mills have been curtailed, shut down and even dismantled or turned into Biomass Power Plants. An increase in new home construction will provide a boost to the remaining producers, such as Weyerhaeuser (WY), Lousiana Pacific (LPX), and CanFor (CFP). What about the “leg up” for the automotive sector? Construction workers will need new trucks. The American construction workers I see everyday drive Ford (F), GM, and Dodge trucks. Perhaps the taxpayers would be the beneficiaries of a boost in the automotive/truck sector, by virtue of government stock ownership. How about the heavy equipment that is required? The few remaining building material suppliers would have to hire new workers and buy new equipment, since over 80% have closed, and the remaining ones have scaled down. Caterpillar (CAT) would obviously have to add workers to produce the heavy equipment that would be required. What about all of the real estate agents that have been sidelined during the housing slump? Everyone tends to spend freely when their commissions are good. And regional and community banks, of course, would be huge beneficiaries from the loan demand, once they decide that it is safe to lend again. Even the giants Freddie Mac and Fannie May would return to viability (maybe I should buy some FNMA, one share costs less than a postage stamp). How about foreclosures? Less homes will be foreclosed as employment increases, and the inventory of foreclosures should decrease proportionately.
As new home construction increases, employment in all of these areas will have to increase. As employment increases, there will be increased demand for housing as new household creation resumes its pre-2007 “normal” rate of 850,000. Consumer spending and consumer confidence will increase as a result of job creation. It is difficult to take an objective view, since I am immersed in the lumber and building material industry every day. However, in my opinion, it is not a question of “if”, but one of “when” will the increase in new household formation and new home construction reach the “tipping point”, and begin to increase at an increasing rate. It really is an intricate, far reaching puzzle, but there is no question that it will become a self-fueling growth engine again, once the “tipping point” is reached. I guess the most important question is: "How do we reach that tipping point?"

-Reid

New and Replacement Sidings

Here at Cofer/Adams in Lawrenceville carries many tyoes of sidings for the Atlanta-Athens GA area. We stock a wide variety of wood, fiber cement and hardboard sidings.
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Visit our building supply in Lawrenceville and see the wide variety of sidings & building materials our store carries, or call us at (770) 995-3900 and let us help YOU build YOUR American Dream Home. We are open from 7:30 AM until 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, 7:30 am -12:00 Noon on Saturday.

Delivery is available to these Georgia cities:
Alpharetta, Athens, Atlanta, Braselton, Buford, Commerce, Conyers, Covington, Cumming, Dacula, Decatur, Duluth, Eatonton, Fairburn, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Grayson, Hoschton, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Lithonia, Loganville, Madison, Marietta, McDonough, Monroe, Newborn, Oakwood, Snellville, Social Circle, Stockbridge, Watkinsville and Woodstock.

Aluminum Window Screens for Wood Windows in the Atlanta Athens GA Area

Aluminum window screens allow you to save energy and let fresh air in while keeping insects and wind blown debris out. The temperature in the Atlanta-Athens GA area is very nice most of the year, allowing you to open your windows and let fresh air in. You can also reduce energy costs by letting temporate outdoor air circulate naturally through your home.

Our stock screens fit standard wood window sizes and are "mill" finish aluminum with gray fiberglass screening. They include loop latches and top channels. Special order aluminum screens are also available in white, bronze, beige and sandstone frames with charcoal fiberglass, bright aluminum and gray or charcoal solar screening. Screens can be made in irregular polygon shapes to fit existing openings.

Delivery is available to these Georgia cities:
Alpharetta, Athens, Atlanta, Bogart, Braselton, Buford, Commerce, Conyers, Cornelia, Covington, Cumming, Dacula, Dahlonega, Decatur, Duluth, Eatonton, Fairburn, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Grayson, Hamilton Mill, Hoschton, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Lithonia, Loganville, Madison, Marietta, McDonough, Monroe, Newborn, Oakwood, Senoia, Snellville, Social Circle, Stockbridge, Watkinsville, Winder and Woodstock.


We are open Monday - Friday, from 7:30 am until 5:00 pm, and Saturdays, from 7:30 until Noon.
Visit our building material supply at 175 Buford Drive in Lawrenceville, GA. or call us at (770) 995-3900.

Call Cofer/Adams for Exterior Doors and Entry Frames in the Atlanta Athens GA Area

Are you looking for a new or replacement exterior door in the Atlanta-Athens Georgia area?
Cofer/Adams (770) 995-3900 in Lawrenceville can help.
We specialize in Therma-Tru Entry Doors and Frames.


Therma-Tru doors are the perfect front doors to give people the best first impression when entering your home. There are a wide variety of entry door and side light combinations to fit the style and function of your home. There are many panel doors and doors with divided or leaded glass lights to enhance the beauty of your home in the Atlanta-Athens Ga area.
Call us for all of your entry door and entrance frame needs, our helpful staff has answers to your questions. We can help you measure for replacement doors or size doors for new construction. StyleView® sliding patio doors are a beautiful option for giving a room an appealing focal point. They invite natural light into the room and take advantage of its views.



Entrance frame and door delivery is available to these Georgia cities:
Alpharetta, Athens, Atlanta, Auburn, Bogart, Braselton, Buford, Commerce, Conyers, Covington, Cumming, Dacula, Dahlonega, Decatur, Douglasville, Duluth, Eatonton, Fairburn, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Grayson, Hamilton Mill, Hampton, Hoschton, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Loganville, Madison, Marietta, McDonough, Monroe, Morrow, Newborn, Norcross, Oakwood, Peachtree City, Riverdale, Senoia, Snellville, Social Circle, Statham, Stockbridge, and Watkinsville.

We are open Monday - Friday, from 7:30am until 5:00pm, and Saturdays, from 7:30 until Noon.
Call us for your entry frame and door needs at (770) 995-3900.

Helping YOU build YOUR LEED Certified American Dream Home

Let us help you with your LEED certification needs. Cofer/Adams is the leading supplier of building materials that can help you attain LEED certification for your home or wood-framed commercial building in the Atlanta - Athens Georgia area. Extra points can be achieved by using Boise engineered lumber, cut by our computerized, optimized SawTec saw to minimize waste. Huber OSB products, such as Zip-Wall, Zip-Roof and Advantech sub-flooring are part of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), do not use any urea-formaldehyde in the manufacturing process, and qualify based on manufacturing proximity in our area. Energy Star doors and windows help with points and energy savings. Masonite's "Safe and Sound" interior doors utilize DorCor™ made from wheat straw, and reduce sound transmission between rooms. Check with us for the sustainable green building products you need to gain points for your LEED certified building.

Imagine a luxurious stair case that is a focal point in your home. Iron Balusters can add elegance and beauty to your home in the Atlanta Athens GA area.

Easily replace old balusters with The Transformer System balusters from Crown Heritage:


Visit our building supply in Lawrenceville and see the wide variety of Home Improvement, Remodeling and DIY building materials our store carries, or call us at (770) 995-3900 and let us help YOU build YOUR American Dream Home. We are open from 7:30 AM until 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, 7:30 am -12:00 Noon on Saturday.

PVC 4" No-Rot Crown Moulding for the Atlanta Athens GA Area

Are you looking for a home improvement project that can increase the curb appeal of your home? Why not use PVC crown moulding to replace rotten wood crown moulding? Wood trim on the outside of your house can take a real beating in the Atlanta-Athens GA area, and PVC will not rot or warp.
Call or visit Cofer/Adams in Lawrenceville for the building materials you need for Home Improvement, Remodeling and DIY projects in the Atlanta Athens Ga Area.



Visit our building supply in Lawrenceville and see the wide variety of Crown Mouldings and building materials for Home Improvement, Remodeling and DIY our store carries, or call (770) 995-3900 and let Cofer/Adams help YOU build YOUR American Dream Home.

Marine Plywood for Projects in the Atlanta Athens GA Area

Do you need a strong plywood suitable for projects in the Atlanta-Athens Georgia area? Marine Plywood is used in boat building and repair, and is an ideal material for other projects where high temperatures and moisture can be a problem. Cofer/Adams has Marine Grade Fir Plywood with an ‘A’ Grade veneer face, a ‘B’ Grade veneer back, and ‘B’ grade veneers for the interior plys, and no core voids. The glue is a special marine glue specifically for exterior use. This plywood is typically used for its strength and durability. It is suitable for many applications, such as boat building and repair.

We are currently stocking the following sizes of Fir 'AB' Marine Plywood:
1/2"x4x8 Marine Plywood
5/8"x4x8 Marine Plywood
3/4"x4x8 Marine Plywood

Delivery of building materials is available to these Georgia cities:
Arcade, Alpharetta, Athens, Atlanta, Auburn, Bethlehem, Bogart, Braselton, Buford, Commerce, Conley, Conyers, Cornelia, Covington, Cumming, Dacula, Dahlonega, Dawsonville, Decatur, Douglasville, Duluth, Eatonton, Fairburn, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Grayson, Greensboro, Hamilton Mill, Hampton, Hoschton, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Lithonia, Loganville, Madison, Marietta, Maysville, McDonough, Monroe, Morrow, Newborn, Norcross, Oakwood, Oxford, Peachtree City, Riverdale, Senoia, Snellville, Social Circle, Statham, Stockbridge, Sugar Hill, and Watkinsville.

We are open Monday - Friday, from 7:30am until 5:00pm, and Saturdays, from 7:30 until Noon.
Call us for your outdoor project material needs at (770) 995-3900.

Iron Deck Railing Panels, Pickets and Balusters for the Atlanta Athens GA Area

COFER/ADAMS (770) 995-3900
Visit the Cofer/Adams showroom in Lawrenceville, Georgia and see the metal deck railing balusters and pre-fabricated iron deck railing panels that you can use to give your outdoor living space a true look of distinction.

We have a variety of styles and sizes of metal deck railings to choose from, both stock and special order.

We can also provide composite deck rails and pickets to match your Trex or TimberTech deck, just ask for one of our deck railing specialists.



Building material delivery is available in the Atlanta-Athens Georgia area.
We are open weekdays from 7:30 am until 5:00 pm, and Saturdays, from 7:30 until Noon. Visit our showroom in Lawrenceville, GA, and see the displays and samples of iron deck rails and pcikets, metal balusters, and composite deck rails you can buy, or call us at (770) 995-3900 and let us help you build your American Dream Home.

Western Red Cedar Lumber for the Atlanta Athens GA Area

We carry a wide variety of Cedar Lumber for the Atlanta Athens Georgia area. Check with Cofer/Adams to buy these items:
2x Cedar Lumber

4x4 Cedar Lumber

Cedar Lumber Timbers

Cedar Lattice

Cedar Bevel Siding


Call Cofer/Adams at (770) 995-3900 for current pricing.

Call Us for Western Red Cedar Lumber Items in Atlanta Athens GA Area

Do you have a project in the Atlanta Athens Georgia area that needs wood with the warmth and durability of Western Red Cedar? We have the following Western Red Cedar Lumber items in stock:
1x4 Cedar Lumber S1S2E (Smooth 1 Side 2 Edges)
1x6 Cedar Lumber S1S2E (Smooth 1 Side 2 Edges)
1x8 Cedar Lumber S1S2E (Smooth 1 Side 2 Edges)
2x4 Cedar Lumber S4S (Smooth - Surfaced 4 Sides) STK
2x6 Cedar Lumber S4S (Smooth - Surfaced 4 Sides) STK
2x8 Cedar LumberS4S (Smooth - Surfaced 4 Sides)STK
2x10 Cedar LumberS4S (Smooth - Surfaced 4 Sides)STK
4x4 Cedar LumberS4S (Smooth - Surfaced 4 Sides)STK
8" Wood Cedar Bevel Siding
Call us at (770) 995-3900 for current pricing.

A "V" Shaped Housing Recovery Begins to Take Shape

With March data from the Census Bureau' s New Residential Housing Index and New Home Sales, we can begin to see the formation of a "V" shaped recovery in the housing market. Our economy is slowly building strength and momentum, and employment will begin to increase. This will lead to increased housing demand from new household formation. As "pent up demand" from young people living with their parents, and divorced couples living together lead to new household formation, "shadow inventory" should be reduced or eliminated. Many of the houses counted in "new homes for sale" are now bank owned, and many are in disrepair or are uninhabitable. Additionally, most of the true bargains are gone, and the prices of homes are going up. People tend to put off purchases as prices fall, and tend to accelerate purchases as prices rise. All of these factors together should combine to give real underlying strength to the housing recovery.

Interior Doors, Exterior Doors and Pressure Treated Lumber for the Atlanta Athens Georgia Area

Cofer/Adams is the premier Atlanta - Athens GA area source for exterior doors, interior doors, and pressure treated lumber. Check out our new interior door page at www.coferadams.net/interior_doors.html and our new exterior door page at www.coferadams.net/exterior_wood_doors.html. We have also updated our www.coferadams.net/treated_structures.html page. Call (770) 995-3900 for all of your interior door, exterior door, lumber and building material needs, Cofer/Adams' helpful staff has answers to your questions. Cofer/Adams can help you measure for interior doors and exterior doors, and we can help with pressure treated lumber and composite lumber for outdoor projects. Weather in the Atlanta - Athens GA area can be especially pleasing this time of year, a perfect time to enjoy relaxing on your new TimberTech deck! Let the experts at Cofer/Adams help you with your treated lumber and composite deck project needs.
Send a question or call Cofer/Adams today (770) 995-3900 and let US help YOU Build YOUR American Dream Home!

Home Improvement Materials for the Atlanta Athens Georgia Area

Cofer/Adams is your source for structural home improvement materials and replacement windows and doors. Call us for all of your lumber and building material needs, our helpful staff has answers to your questions. We can help you measure for replacement windows and doors; YKK AP Precedence™ Replacement Windows are designed to easily replace wood windows, and they qualify for the for 2009-2010 Energy Tax Credit. Another good way to beautify and make your house more energy efficient is with Therma-Tru fiberglass doors. Weather in the Atlanta - Athens GA area can be especially pleasing this time of year, a perfect time to enjoy relaxing on your new TimberTech deck! Let our experts help you with your treated lumber and composite deck project needs.
Send us a question or call us today (770) 995-3900 and let US help YOU Build YOUR American Dream Home!

Lumber Futures Fall after CN Railway Strike Ends, Construction Down in the Atlanta Athens GA Area

The CN Railway strike by 1,700 locomotive engineers that threatened to stall shipments of lumber, building materials and other products to the U.S. is over. E. Hunter Harrison, CN chief executive officer said “CN is pleased that an agreement has been reached to end the strike by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference immediately.” CME lumber futures closed lower yesterday, after being limit down on Wednesday.
New homes for sale in Atlanta are at a low for recent years. Only about 11,000 new homes are for sale in the Atlanta area, surprisingly low considering that about 110,000 were started in Atlanta in 2005. With only November and December numbers left to report, Atlanta is on track to start just over 4,000 new homes in 2009 (a decrease of about 96% from 2005). Home improvements in the Atlanta - Athens Georgia area have become the option of choice for most home owners; re-roofing houses, building decks and upgrading doors and windows have virtually replaced new home buying.

YKK Styleview Vinyl Windows and Doors for the North Georgia Area

Residential vinyl windows and doors from YKK AP® are beautiful, energy efficient and designed for years of trouble free use. Quality and innovation make YKK AP® windows clearly superior. By incorporating high performance glazing and corrosion-resistant hardware with a more architecturally correct profile design, YKK AP® offers windows with the look of a wood window at a price that delivers more value to you, whether you are a professional builder-remodeler or doing your own home-improvement project.
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Call us at (770) 995-3900 for all of your building material and lumber needs.

Lumber Futures Up Further by Possible Rail Strike on CN

Train engineers and conductors walked off the job at the Canadian National Railway on Saturday, after talks with the Teamster's Union broke down. CN was using non-union staff and management to continue services.[caption id="attachment_1446" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Lumber Prices Bounce Off Bottom in November"][/caption]As if the mill shutdowns and curtailments weren't enough, the strike by the union representing locomotive engineers at the CN railway gives lumber futures another boost, and will decrease available wood in the supply chain. January lumber closed up $8.50 per m $234.80 after trading at the $10.00 limit at $236.30 early in Tuesday's session. Lumber and building material supply in the Atlanta - Athens Georgia area is already thin, with many items actually scarce.

Highest Prices in a Year Reached for Lumber and Building Materials

People who built a new house this year bought lumber at the lowest prices we have seen in the last 25 years.
[caption id="attachment_1432" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Lumber Futures find new Trading Levels"][/caption]If you put off building a new home this year, you missed the lowest lumber prices in a quarter-century (don't worry yet though, mortgage rates are still low). Although lows for lumber typically occur in November, this year, due to a strange twist of supply and demand fate, November marks the highs for 2009. The invisible market forces of ongoing mill shutdowns / curtailments (reduced supply) and increasing new construction sales / starts (increased demand) have caused nearby lumber futures to jump 70% in only 10 months from near lows that haven't been seen since October 1985.
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Quantities of both new and existing homes for sale in the Atlanta Athens Georgia area are also at multi-year lows.

Lumber and Building Materials Prices Pushed Up by Low Inventories

CME lumber futures were up limit two consecutive days two weeks ago, an increase of 10% that almost pushed prices to levels that would cover production costs. OSB prices went higher and order files moved well into December. At this point, more mills are shutdown than are operating. Even though demand is still weak, plywood and other building materials are marginally stronger due to thin supply. October housing permits and starts fell significantly from September, making unclear whether housing has bottomed at this point. The outlook for construction in the Atlanta - Athens Georgia area continues to be weak, particularly with seasonal slowness ahead. Georgia has lost another 18% of construction jobs since October 2008.