May Monthly Update 2020

Announcements

In the effort to do our part controlling community spread, we are encouraging customers to call their orders in advance to our Sales Team, then we will pull your order and place in a designated area, which will be communicated when you call.  If you need to visit the counter, please do so, understanding our attempts to maintain the CDC suggested social distancing.  Universal Supply requires you to wear a mask.  Please eliminate all physical contact and practice social distancing by attempting to maintain a minimum of 6 feet between yourself and other individuals.

Concrete

Quikrete has announced a price increase of approximately 4% on all concrete mix.  We adjusted our prices on April 13, 2020.

Interior Millwork

Intex has announced they discontinued the 8” Easy Wrap Post Wrap.  They have replaced it with the

8 ½” Easy Wrap Post Wrap. 

Metrie has announced a price increase of approximately 7-10% on all primed FJ moulding, jambs, and boards.  We will adjust our prices effective with shipments on May 4, 2020.

Wholesale Millwork has announced a price increase of approximately 8% on Primed FJ Moulding, Jambs and Boards.  We will adjust our prices effective immediately.

Roofing Residential

GAF has announced a wrapper change to both their Timberline Natural Shadow Shingle, Timberline American Harvest and Royal Sovereign.  This is only a package change.  Nothing is changing to the actual shingle.  Both products in the new wrapper are fully compatible with the existing inventory. 

Siding

CertainTeed Siding has announced that in an effort to be more environmentally conscious, they are going to incorporate their left-over dark color regrinding’s into the value soffit line.  Moving forward, the backside color of the CertainTeed T4 Value Soffit could look dark red, blue, gray or green, depending upon the regrind used during production. The color will vary by production run.
Here are the most important items for you and your customers to know:

• Having a dark-colored backside on our T4 Value Soffit will NOT impact the soffit’s performance.
• The color will NOT bleed-through the front of the panel. Once installed, no one will be able to tell that the backside is colored.
• Soffit panels with different colored backsides CAN be installed together on the same job; in fact, we are specifically not designating the backside color of each carton on the exterior packaging, as the backside color does not impact its install or aesthetics.

 Please consult with your USC sales representative for additional information.