August 2018

Tools + Equipment

2018 Top 100 Products: Tools + Equipment

Products from Bostitch, Decked, DeWalt, EZ Stak, IQ Power Tools, and RAM

Decked truck storage is on Pro Builder's 2018 Top 100 Products list

Framing + Building Envelope

2018 Top 100 Products: Structural / Insulation / Housewrap

Products from CertainTeed, Dörken Systems, Georgia-Pacific, Jamsill, Johns Manville, Kimberly Clark, Lapolla Industries, LP, Nisus, Norbord, Simpson Strong-Tie, Tamlyn, and Weyerhaeuser

2018 Top 100 Products include Simpson Strong Tie' LSSJ Jack Hanger

Mechanical, Electrical + Plumbing

2018 Top 100 Products: Mechanical / Electrical / Home Tech

Products from Eaton, LiftMaster, Reliance Worldwide, and Zurn

Zurn Expansion PE AFam makes it onto the Pro Builder 2018 Top 100 Products list

Kitchen + Bath

2018 Top 100 Products: Kitchen+ Bath

Products from Corian, Delta Faucet, Dura-Supreme, Elias, Geberit, Häfele, Kohler, Kraus, Mapei, Moen, Sterling, Toto, and Wellborn Cabinet

Kraus Dex Kitchen Sink series is on the 2018 Pro Builder Top 100 Products list

Interiors

2018 Top 100 Products: Interior Products

Products from ClosetMaid, Country Wood Flooring, Feit Electric, Kichler Lighting, Lumber Liquidators, Modern Flames, Napoleon, Protective Products, and Sherwin-Williams

Home Technology

2018 Top 100 Products: Software + Technology

Products from Brinno, Calculated Industries, Eaton, Nest, and SoftPlan

The Nest Cam IQ makes it onto the 2018 Top 100 Products list from Pro Builder

Exterior

2018 Top 100 Products: Exterior Products

Products from Access Lighting, AERT, Cultured Stone, Grayne, Great Southern Wood, Inteplast Group, James Hardie, Keystone Hardscapes, Meridian Brick, MiraTEC, Natural Paving USA, Smart Vent Products, Tamlyn, and Trex

Grayne's 7.5 inch Red Cedar Treated Cedar siding is one of the exterior products on Pro Builder's 2018 Top 100 Products list

Appliances

2018 Top 100 Products: Appliances

Products from Bosch, Frigidaire, In-O-Vate, Samsung, Sub-Zero, Thermador, and Whirlpool

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