Products: What's New

Designed to match most fiber cement siding products, the PVC Stealth Skirt Board made by Versatex is a multi-purpose frieze board or starter strip designed for all sidings. The 5/4-inch-thick plank features a tapered edge that allows water to run off. The skirt boards come in 5/4-inch by 6-inch and 5/4-inch by 8-inch widths in 18-foot lengths. Click here for more information.

Decorative backsplashes are all the rage in the kitchen, and Fraser Clay Works has two new offerings in the 1 by 1-½-foot grape and vineyard high-relief wall murals. The company, which also produces decorative borders, trims, inserts, decorative and field tiles, says the murals complement travertine, marble, limestone, slate and other natural materials. Click here for more information.

The new JOBOX Industrial Slope Lid Chest from Delta Consolidated Industries features the Site-Vault security system to keep sticky fingers out with the company's three-point lock design. The lock hooks in from the side, making it nearly impossible to be bent or pried out. The box has a taller sloped lid that converts to a work table. Click here for more information.

Builders looking to score some eco-points can now look to BOR-RAM from Sostram for termite pre-treatment programs. The treatment is a new glycol-borate termiticide, insecticide, fungicide concentrate. BOR-RAM also controls of other types of insects and decay fungi. It only requires a few gallons of diluted product per average application. Click here for more information .