The first Thanksgiving was a celebration of giving thanks for the first harvest in the New World between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans in 1621.  Thanksgiving has been an annual tradition in the United States since the Founding Fathers.  In 1941 by federal legislation, the fourth Thursday in November became the Thanksgiving holiday.  It […]

DIY home renovation projects can be fun, but also challenging. Most of your time will probably be spent selecting the best floor and researching the installation process. However, you should also spend a great deal of thought on what goes underneath your new floors. A high quality plywood underlayment will have a reputation of excellent […]

NAFCD (North American Association of Floor Covering Distribution) and NBMDA (North American Building Material Distribution Association) hosts the 2016 Annual Convention November 1 – 3 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL. This convention brings together top manufacturers and distributors to take part in education sessions, share information, learn about trends, and establish new relationships. […]

Happy Halloween – Part II In continuation of our scary Halloween craft project, we completed painting the pieces for our yard display.  After applying a coat of gray paint to the primed side of our RevolutionPly® plywood tombstones, streaks of black paint were added and then smudged lightly with a crumpled paper towel to give […]

Halloween occurs each year on October 31st and is a time of celebration and superstition.  It began as the eve of the Celtic New Year observed on November 1st.  The night before was thought to be the time when the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred, so to ward off roaming ghosts, […]

Patriot Timber Products is a proud member of the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA). We have a booth at the NAWLA Traders Market next week – October 26-28 at The Mirage in Las Vegas, NV. Stop by and see us at Booth #306 to learn more about our complete line of panel products including RevolutionPly® […]

Panel Preparation: Care should be taken during handling and storage of panels in order to prevent damage to shiplap edges, face, or back. Acclimate in the installation environment for a minimum of 48 hours. Do not expose panels to direct weather or sunlight during the acclimation period. In order to minimize dimensional panel movement (shrinkage, […]

In continuation of our project, wood filler is applied to the staple holes.  After it dries, the areas are sanded to obtain a professional appearance.  We then painted the trim pieces white, but you can choose any color you like.  Chalkboard paint was applied to the bottom half of the door. Once all paint was […]

A creative use of Patriot Timber Products RevolutionPly® Plywood is constructing a multi-functional barn style door.  We built this door for a hall bathroom, and also to provide a message center on the hallway side.  The top half is a cork board for pinning coupons, business cards, or artwork; while the lower half is a […]

You can make stylish barn doors for a closet, bathroom, or really any room you like using Patriot Timber Products RevBead® plywood beadboard panels. In this project, we constructed barn style doors for a hall closet. We cut a sheet of RevBead plywood beadboard into two panels the size needed for our closet. We then […]