Vitamin D is an essential element which all humans need in order to thrive, and your backyard swimming pool is a great means toward that end! You may have already known that, but you may not know exactly how you get more Vitamin D or what specifically does Vitamin D do for you. Well, we’re about to enlighten you? (See what we did there?) While we’ve already tried our best to debunk the myth … [Read More...] about Swimming Pool Benefits: Get That Vitamin D!
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Maxtrix: Smartest Children’s Bedroom Furniture Solution
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The City Way: Taking Your Child’s Bed to the Next Level with Maxtrix!
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Stress, Weight Loss, and Hot Tubs: Finding the Connection
Don’t worry: we’re not on the let-fat-literally-melt-away or sweat-off-the-extra-weight bandwagon. But there are well-documented connections between high stress levels and obesity as well as between stress reduction and hot tubs. So it’s really not too much of a jump from your back yard hot tub to meeting your weight loss goals! Weight Loss … Continue about Stress, Weight Loss, and Hot Tubs: Finding the Connection
Swimming Pool Benefits: Get That Vitamin D!
Vitamin D is an essential element which all humans need in order to thrive, and your backyard swimming pool is a great means toward that end! You may have already known that, but you may not know exactly how you get more Vitamin D or what specifically does Vitamin D do for you. Well, we’re about to enlighten you? (See what we did there?) While … Continue about Swimming Pool Benefits: Get That Vitamin D!
Good News for Forests & the Future: Why We Should Start Considering B Grade Lumber
Did you know that there are benefits to buying B grade lumber? No, we’re not just talking about saving money here. Buying lower grade lumber is actually related to sustainability and forestry health, and it’s something that’s important to consider. Don’t worry: we won’t force the issue. If you really want or need A grade lumber, we’re glad to … Continue about Good News for Forests & the Future: Why We Should Start Considering B Grade Lumber
Best of the Best Tropical Hardwood Decking Species: Our Top 3 Picks
The in-house millworks at J. Gibson McIlvain Lumber is certainly capable of all kinds of custom work, including creating knives for historic restoration projects, but this time of year, all hands (and tools!) are on deck for — you guessed it — grooving decking boards for hidden fastening systems. (Yes, we are in the groove.) Daily shipments of Ipe … Continue about Best of the Best Tropical Hardwood Decking Species: Our Top 3 Picks
Building an Ipe Deck That Lasts for Decades, Part 4
Ipe decks are truly gorgeous additions to any commercial or residential outdoor space — and with proper installation and minimal routine maintenance, they’ll remain that way for literally decades. But first, they must make a long and arduous journey from along the Amazon river to your job site. And you’ll have to deal with all the unwanted … Continue about Building an Ipe Deck That Lasts for Decades, Part 4
Building an Ipe Deck That Lasts for Decades, Part 3
Extremely dense and hard — not to mention gorgeous — Ipe tropical hardwood decking is understandably and increasingly in vogue for today’s commercial boardwalks as well as luxury residential decks. As fantastic as this lumber truly is, the top factor in allowing it to live up to its potential is proper installation. In order to take the steps … Continue about Building an Ipe Deck That Lasts for Decades, Part 3
Building an Ipe Deck That Lasts for Decades, Part 2
Ipe is truly an amazing tropical decking species! With proper installation, your new Ipe deck can last for decades. However, in addition to anticipating wood movement, there are some added installation eccentricities which this remarkable species requires. One relates to color matching, and the other is connected with working with such an extremely … Continue about Building an Ipe Deck That Lasts for Decades, Part 2
Building an Ipe Deck That Lasts for Decades, Part 1
We used to call Spring our “decking season,” but realistically, we should call it “Ipe season.” The majority of the decking lumber that we sell at J Gibson McIlvain Lumber is Ipe, and we’re glad that so many of our customers acknowledge and appreciate this truly remarkable tropical hardwood decking lumber. An extremely hard and dense lumber … Continue about Building an Ipe Deck That Lasts for Decades, Part 1
