The Top 5 Reasons Why PROS Choose Trex!
In the world of decking, no company has taken over quite like Trex has. Founded in 1996, it quickly became an industry leader and staple of many decking professionals due to their high quality, eco-friendly decking solutions. Trex is a unique company that cares deeply about their product, consumers, and industry trends and are constantly updating […]
Never Nail Another Rafter Tie Again
Setting up trusses or rafters is necessary for most framing endeavors. However, the current process of installing hurricane ties into each rafter and top plate is time-consuming and tiresome. You have to get up on a ladder, hold the hurricane tie in place, and nail a handful of nails in one by one. There has to […]
Product Spotlight – Nichigo G-Tape!
At Koopman Lumber we know which products get the job done, one of these products is Nichigo G-Tape. G-Tape is a high-quality tape that has been sold in Japan for the last 30 years and is finally hitting US markets. The patented design allows it to offer more stability and strength than duct tape competitors. G-Tape […]
Save Time AND Money Setting Decks With This AMAZING tool – Diamond Pier
Professionals know that time is money, so why spend more time and money setting decks the old way? Diamond Pier had this in mind when they created their innovative deck Foundation System. With the Diamond Pier Foundation System, constructing decks has never been easier, especially when using a sketchup rendering plugin to see the finished project before […]
Stop Ticks NOW! Everything You Need To Stop Ticks This Summer.
As the weather gets nicer and the summer starts to roll in, so do some unwelcome guests. Ticks begin to pop up towards the end of springtime and can be a source of significant harm in the summer. They carry many diseases such as Lyme disease, Q fever, Typhus, and many, many others. Once ticks […]
Stop or Prevent a Gypsy Moth Caterpillar Infestation RIGHT NOW!
This article was written on June 2nd, 2016 and last updated on May 18th, 2018 Along with Memorial Day cookouts and pollen-covered windshields, a sure sign of late spring and early summer is the gypsy moth caterpillar. When fully grown, they will be approximately 2 inches long, very hairy and have five pairs of blue dots […]
Fight Lawn Fungus Now!!
From dead-looking brown patches to highly visible spots, threads, rings, or slimes, fungal lawn diseases come in a variety of forms. Even though your lawn is naturally full of all kinds of fungi and spores, the wrong conditions (such as over-watering) can cause harmful fungus to break out in a dangerous disease. Given that we […]
Lasers on the Job Site – A Contractor’s Best Friend
When you’re on the job site, you probably have certain ways that things are always done. Certain materials get stacked in a certain order, some tasks get completed before others, and sometimes measurements and levels are handled a certain way; the “old way.” There is definitely something to be said for the old school way […]
What is Hydroponic Gardening?
30 years ago, hydroponics – which is simply growing plants without soil, was just a futuristic exhibit at Disney’s Epcot Center. It has now become so popular that it has gone mainstream! There are a million ways to do this (just spend 10 minutes on YouTube, and you’ll find a bunch!) but there are also […]
Gypsum – A Great All-purpose Lawn Fertilizer!
When you think of cheap and effective fertilizer, often times you’ll think of lime. It is often said that lime is the “poor man’s fertilizer” because it’s inexpensive and very effective at changing the pH of the soil, allowing the grass plant to access the nutrients that are already in the soil. But we’re suggesting […]