10/2009: Fall Builder and Remodeler Events

Kuiken Brothers Roseland Burgers & Beer Event

Date: Thursday October 22, 2009
3:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: 14 Eisenhower Parkway
Roseland, NJ 07068

Please join us to celebrate our newly renovated lumberyard and millwork showroom in Roseland, NJ. Over the past year we have been making big changes to our newest location in Essex County, which is now able to service builders, remodelers and architects in that region. We invite you to come down for an informal afternoon and early evening Happy Hour at the lumberyard where you will get to take tours of the facility and meet with our key manufacturer representatives. Don’t miss out on this great after work BURGERS & BEER event. All building professionals welcome!

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Hands On Frame to Finish Carpentry Clinic

Featuring Mike Sloggatt from
OnSite Roadshow

Sponsored by Huber Engineered Woods
Date: Wednesday November 11, 2009
7:30am – 2:30pm
Location: KB Concepts – 31 Route 10 East Succasunna, NJ 07876

Please join us for this exciting hands on educational event for builders and remodelers. Kuiken Brothers and Huber Engineered Woods are proud to offer one day of hands-on building clinics with Mike Sloggatt, remodeling specialist and nationally recognized author and teacher. Take advantage of this free opportunity. Hone your skills. Increase your productivity. Improve your bottom line.

Seating is limited. Click here to register today!

ONSITE ROADSHOW SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.	Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.	Hi-performance Floor Systems Accurate precise layout Working with engineered lumber I-joist modification do’s and don’ts (cutouts, notches) Trouble-free flooring systems: Sheathing selection for quiet stiff floors Eliminating wood flooring callbacks: moisture content, sheathing density, moisture resistance.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Lean Systems for Production Framing Accurate layout techniques: Using a story pole Cutting wall frame packages Framing gable ends Exterior Sheathing: Energy efficient air barrier systems
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon	Lunch
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.	Production Roof Framing Techniques Using framing squares, speed squares, and calculators Making a rafter template Setting the ridge Hi-performance production roof sheathing
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Window and Flashing Details Installing windows in a weather-proof sheathing system (What is a Weather-resistive Barrier, Energy Efficiency) two different tapes: tape for seams, and 6 in. tape for roof and valley, and around windows, too. The drainage system: sill pans Self-adhesive flashing & sealants Side-walls and wall penetrations Roof penetrations

Sponsored by: Huber Engineered Woods – AdvanTech Flooring – Zip Roof System – Zip Wall System

Seating is limited. Click here to register today.

Kitchen & Millwork Showrooms
Open All Fall & Winter!
This is a perfect time to take advantage of Kuiken Brothers Kitchen & Millwork Showrooms. As the days get shorter and colder, homeowners are starting to spend more time in their homes and realizing that it may be time for some interior upgrades. Walk your customers through the various window and door options; check out our moulding boards to show how quickly casings and crown mouldings can transform the look and feel of a room. Meet with our kitchen designers to create computer generated drawings – we will leave the installation up to you! We want you to view our showrooms as extensions of your business.

Click here to find a showroom near you.

On-line Account Management
Open when our lumberyards are not!
Are you taking full advantages of the services that Kuiken Brothers offers? Create an account on the Members Only section of our website where you can download invoices, review basic product pricing and read installation tips and techniques from the industry’s leading experts. Hundreds of your fellow builders and remodelers are taking advantage of this us eful tool already – create your account today!

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Moulding
Design Guide
Choosing a crown moulding can be simple, but finding matching base and casings can be difficult and sometimes overwhelming. The Kuiken Brothers Moulding Design Guide helps to simplify the process by combining a number of profiles found in our stock moulding collection. These combinations have been used by some of finest craftsmen in the New Jersey/ New York area to completely transform the look and feel of a home. Now it’s your turn.

Click here to view the Moulding Design Guide.