Steve's blog

We, at Redwood Empire, wish you all the best during this dificult time. We are committed to keeping our retail distributors fully stocked so that you may continue with your backyard projects while quarantining.

HI all:

We, at Redwood Empire, are taking this medical emergency seriously. We ask that you all pay particular attention to washing hands frequently and maintaining a space between people.

This is a shout out to all you old time lumbermen and women.  You know who you are! On August 8th 2015, we will have the next gathering of this esteemed group, known as the OLDTIMERS, at Smokey Ridge in Healdsburg. All old timers in the lumber business, Redwood or not, are invited to attend.

With every deck, choices must be made. What maintenance will have to be done over time? What is the initial cost as well as the long term cost to the homeowner? How available is the product?  What is the long term effect of being exposed to a chemical, daily? and one and on it goes.

One question that has moved to the forefront of the thought process is ” Am I being environmentally concious? Is my ecological footprint as small is it can be while not sacrificing a beautiful deck?

I have just returned from a trip to the Minnesota and Wisconsin regions. Redwood has taken hold, once again, and is making strong inroads into the decking market! Little Redwood was shipped to regions out of California for many years. There is an entire generation of consumers who are not familiar with the Redwood species.

California Redwood Association’s new marketing campaign positions redwood as the natural choice for builders and homeowners in California. These new 30-second television ads compare redwood to man-made composites and plastic decking and can be seen on CBS Sports programming throughout California this spring.

Watch these new commercials comparing redwood to man-made decking materials.

California Redwood Association’s new marketing campaign positions redwood as the natural choice for builders and homeowners in California. These new 30-second television ads compare redwood to man-made composites and plastic decking and can be seen on CBS Sports programming throughout California this spring.

Watch these new commercials comparing redwood to man-made decking materials.

Please join all of us at Redwood Empire as we begin to explore the merits of the “California Backyard Lifestyle”. As all of us in the west know, we spend much more time outdoors than indoors during the wonderful summer months.

As composites are readjusting formulas to take care of the many failures in decking products, and Cedar imported from Canada has gone through the roof in price, it is time to rethink good old fashioned California Redwood Decking!

I just spent the better part of a week in the midwest. Redwood is coming back very strong! Where Redwood was a common place decking item 15 years ago, it is now almost a new specie! Many people are pleasantly surprised by the deep luster of the wood!