Beam & Header Market Report

1. Beam & Header Market Report NAHB Research Center data for 2009. APA-The Engineered Wood Association November 2010

2. Residential Beams and Headers 2005 Single-Family & Multifamily 3.5 BBF Steel 3% Open web joist3% Concrete & Other3% Strand Lumber7% Built Up Lumber40% LVL23% I-joist2% Glulam8% Solid Sawn11% Source: NAHB Research Center

3. Residential Beams and Headers 2006 Single-Family & Multifamily 2.9 BBF Steel 3% Open web joist2% Concrete & Other3% Strand Lumber7% Built Up Lumber45% LVL22% I-joist1% Glulam7% Solid Sawn10% Source: NAHB Research Center

4. Residential Beams and Headers 2007 Single-Family & Multifamily 2.2 BBF Steel 3% Open web joist1% Concrete & Other2% Strand Lumber6% Built Up Lumber41% LVL24% I-joist2% Glulam9% Solid Sawn12% Source: NAHB Research Center

5. Residential Beams and Headers 2008 Single-Family & Multifamily 1.4 BBF Steel 3% Open web joist2% Concrete & Other3% Strand Lumber6% Built Up Lumber36% LVL29% Solid Sawn11% I-joist3% Glulam7% Source: NAHB Research Center

6. Residential Beams and Headers 2009 Single-Family & Multifamily .815 BBF Steel 5% Open web joist3% Concrete & Other3% Strand Lumber5% Built Up Lumber35% LVL27% Solid Sawn10% I-joist2% Glulam10% Source: NAHB Research Center

7. Residential Beams and Headers 2007 Single-Family & Multifamily Beams 1.5 BBF Headers 658 MMBF Source: NAHB Research Center

8. Residential Beams and Headers 2008 Single-Family & Multifamily Headers: 435 MMBF Beams: 940 MMBF Source: NAHB Research Center

9. Residential Beams and Headers 2009 Single-Family & Multifamily Headers: 254 MMBF Beams: 561 MMBF Source: NAHB Research Center

10. Floor Beams 2007 Single-Family & Multifamily Floor Beams820.9 MMBF MMBF B.U. Lumber 220 Solid Sawn 111 Total 331 I-joist4% Other1% Steel5% Open Web1% Built UpLumber27% Strand Lumber10% Solid Sawn13% LVL28% Glulam10% Source: NAHB Research Center

11. Floor Beams 2008 Single-Family & Multifamily Floor Beams571.5 MMBF MMBF B.U. Lumber 146 Solid Sawn 73 Total 219 I-joist7% Other1% Steel6% Open Web3% Built UpLumber26% Strand Lumber7% Solid Sawn13% LVL30% Glulam7% Source: NAHB Research Center

12. Floor Beams 2009 Single-Family & Multifamily Floor Beams370.1 MMBF MMBF B.U. Lumber 92 Solid Sawn 30 Total 122 I-joist4% Other.4% Steel10% Open Web3% Built UpLumber25% Strand Lumber5% Solid Sawn8% LVL31% Glulam14% Source: NAHB Research Center

13. Roof Beams 2007 Single-Family & Multifamily Roof Beams680.6 MMBF MMBF B.U. Lumber 412 Solid Sawn 49 Total 461 I-joist2% Steel.3% Open Web2% Other1% Strand Lumber3% Built Up Lumber60% LVL19% Glulam6% Solid Sawn7% Source: NAHB Research Center

14. Roof Beams 2008 Single-Family & Multifamily Roof Beams368.7 MMBF MMBF B.U. Lumber 191 Solid Sawn 37 Total 228 I-joist.4% Steel1% Open Web2% Other1% Strand Lumber4% Built Up Lumber52% LVL25% Glulam4% Solid Sawn10% Source: NAHB Research Center

15. Roof Beams 2009 Single-Family & Multifamily Roof Beams190.8 MMBF MMBF B.U. Lumber 88 Solid Sawn 29 Total 117 I-joist.3% Steel1% Other4% Open Web6% Strand Lumber3% Built Up Lumber46% LVL21% Glulam4% Solid Sawn15% Source: NAHB Research Center

16. Garage Door Headers 2007 Single-Family & Multifamily Garage Door Headers192.1 MMBF MMBF B.U. Lumber 16 Solid Sawn 11 Total 27 Strand Lumber6% Open Web .3% Steel 2% I-joist .8% Other .8% Concrete 3% LVL47% Built Up Lumber8% Solid Sawn6% Glulam26% Source: NAHB Research Center

17. Garage Door Headers 2008 Single-Family & Multifamily Garage Door Headers132.7 MMBF MMBF B.U. Lumber 11 Solid Sawn 4 Total 15 Strand Lumber5% Open Web 1% Steel 2% I-joist .3% Other 1% Concrete 4% Built Up Lumber8% Solid Sawn 3% LVL57% Glulam18% Source: NAHB Research Center

18. Garage Door Headers 2009 Single-Family & Multifamily Garage Door Headers77.8 MMBF MMBF B.U. Lumber 7 Solid Sawn 3 Total 10 Strand Lumber8% Open Web .2% Steel 1% I-joist .1% Other 1% Concrete 4% Built Up Lumber9% Solid Sawn 4% LVL51% Glulam21% Source: NAHB Research Center

19. Window, Door & Fireplace Headers 2007 Single-Family & Multifamily Window, Door & Fireplace Headers465.6 MMBF MMBF B.U. Lumber 239 Solid Sawn 78 Total 317 Concrete4% I-joist1% Other3% Steel.3% Open Web1% Strand Lumber5% LVL14% Built Up Lumber51% Glulam4% Solid Sawn17% Source: NAHB Research Center

20. Window, Door & Fireplace Headers 2008 Single-Family & Multifamily Window, Door & Fireplace Headers302.5 MMBF MMBF B.U. Lumber 148 Solid Sawn 38 Total 183 I-joist.8% Concrete4% Other2% Steel1% Open Web.2% Strand Lumber6% LVL20% Built Up Lumber49% Glulam5% Solid Sawn13% Source: NAHB Research Center

21. Window, Door & Fireplace Headers 2009 Single-Family & Multifamily Window, Door & Fireplace Headers176.8 MMBF MMBF B.U. Lumber 99 Solid Sawn 19 Total 118 I-joist.4% Concrete5% Other3% Steel1% Open Web.1% Strand Lumber6% LVL15% Built Up Lumber56% Glulam3% Solid Sawn11% Source: NAHB Research Center

22. Residential Beams and Headers Single-Family OnlyMillion Bd. Ft. 20052006200720082009 Built-Up Lumber 1,327.2 1,200.3 780.3 418.5 243.3 Solid Sawn 336.3 250.9 226.0 121.3 72.9 Glued & nailed box/Flitch Plate 15.9 37.2 13.2 6.0 5.4 Glulam 264.4 180.7 164.7 78.8 72.5 I-joist 69.5 32.2 42.4 35.5 12.9 LVL 748.1 554.2 448.1 322.4 181.4 Parallam 117.5 94.8 57.3 37.5 21.6 Timberstrand 63.4 76.2 44.1 23.2 13.9 Open Web Joist 107.2 55.2 23.7 16.2 15.9 Steel 93.2 75.0 43.2 31.0 28.3 Concrete & Other 87.5 52.7 28.0 19.3 16.3 Total 3,230.2 2,609.4 1,871.0 1,109.7 684.4 Source: NAHB Research Center

23. Residential Beams and HeadersMarket Share Single-Family Only 20052006200720082009 Built-Up Lumber 41.1% 46.0% 41.7% 37.7% 35.5% Solid Sawn 10.4% 9.6% 12.1% 10.9% 10.6% Glued & nailed box/Flitch Plate .5% 1.4% .1% .5% .8% Glulam 8.2% 6.9% 8.8% 7.1% 10.6% I-joist 2.2% 1.4% 2.3% 3.2% 1.9% LVL 23.2% 21.2% 23.9% 29.1% 26.5% Parallam 3.6% 3.6% 3.1% 3.4% 3.2% Timberstrand 2.0% 2.9% 2.4% 2.1% 2.0% Open Web Joist 3.3% 2.1% 1.3% 1.5% 2.3% Steel 2.9% 2.9% 2.3% 2.8% 4.1% Concrete & Other 2.7% 2.0% 1.0% 1.7% 2.4% Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Source: NAHB Research Center