When you’re building a new home, you select a floor plan and then customize it. Why not customize your building materials, too? Especially if those materials can help prevent mold, help resist storm damage, prevent floor squeaks and dents, and reduce energy consumption. These top quality products can help build a beautiful home - inside and out - with greater durability and energy efficiency:

• The Strength to Endure. A home needs to be able to stand the test of time. By using Plytanium Plywood? instead of oriented strand board (OSB), your home will be more impact-resistant and durable - especially during inclement weather.
• Help Prevent Floor Squeaks. Plywood is also versatile enough to use as a sub-floor for residential construction. It has excellent nail holding properties, which helps to minimize floor squeaks. It is the perfect sub-floor for a variety of floor coverings including hardwood, carpet and tile.
• Prevent Mold. Did you know that more than 70 percent of homes have mold, and most of the time, it’s in the wall cavity? Paper, a food source for mold, is found on traditional paper-faced drywall. DensArmor? paperless drywall by Georgia-Pacific incorporates glass mats on the surfaces of the drywall panel instead of paper facings found on traditional drywall. Building or remodeling with DensArmor? can help protect a home’s interior wall surfaces from the potential for mold development.
• Protect “Wet Areas.” Areas throughout the home such as bathrooms and kitchens are most prone to mold growth. Simply installing a tile backer with glass-mat facings and an acrylic coating can block moisture from entering the wall cavity. This innovative design protects tile installations and the wall cavity from the effects of moisture in damp areas.
• Hit the Roof. Designing a home with durable roof sheathing provides outstanding performance while offering the important benefit of reducing cooling energy consumption. A roof sheathing with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star? qualification can keep your home comfortable while potentially saving on cooling energy consumption.
• Create Stunning Ceilings and Walls. Wood panels can add a decorative touch to ceilings, walls and other areas of a home. Plytanium Ply-Bead? panels are made of real Southern pine plywood and are easier and faster to install than traditional tongue-and-groove planking. The panels provide outstanding durability, while resisting dents, gouges and scratches. The pre-sanding also makes the panels ready to paint and repaint.

For additional information on how to build a long-lasting, energy-efficient and beautiful home, visit www.gp.com/build or call 1-800-BUILD-GP.

SOURCE: Georgia Pacific via :www.the-signal.com