Tag: Schutte Lumber Company

The Engineered Wood Association recently updated 5 of its I-Joist builder tips, which discuss common applications of the prefabricated engineered wood product, and all are available for free download. Click on the links below to download the new tips, which include: “explanations and installation details for the two types...

If you have admired the look and rustic feel of log cabins but didn’t want the expense of building a full log cabin then log cabin siding may be for you.  It is a siding that looks like a log from the outside but has a flat back for...

Home remodeling can be a great investment, allowing homeowners to get more out of their current living space and increasing the value of the home. With the popularity of remodeling projects such as adding a backyard deck or porch, upgrading kitchen cabinets and countertops, etc., how can you be...

You can make your own distressed-looking furniture with dry brush painting, an easy project you can do at home. Dry brushing is simply applying paint with a brush that has no water or other moisture on it. Barb from Design Sponge shows how to dry brush furniture using just...

Schutte Lumber Company now offers the ability to order custom doors and windows through our showroom.  We can offer brands such as Ellison & Lincoln windows, Plastpro, Masonite and Woodgrain doors.  Whether you are looking for replacement or for new construction products we can help. Call us at 816-753-6262...

Make your house feel like home by finishing off your walls with crown moulding, an easy and rewarding weekend project that you can do inside. First, you will need to choose a moulding pattern. Schutte Lumber has 1,500 custom mouldings available, with a great selection of white pine and...

Schutte Lumber supported Kansas City’s annual Christmas in October event again this year, providing lumber at-cost to assist thousands of volunteers in helping those in need of basic home repairs, maintenance, and improvement. Founded in 1984, Christmas in October benefits more than 500 area homes for an estimated economic...

Have you heard about the new Kansas City Homes & Gardens Boulevard of Dreams Green Living Show Home? The green living show home is a community effort to raise awareness about earth-friendly building techniques and home improvements. The show home, located at 1010 Brentwood Circle in Kansas City, will...

Schutte Lumber Company’s customers are not only remodelers, contractors, and do-it-yourself types, they are also artists, as our post about a stunning handcrafted wooden kayak demonstrated. We found another great example of wood as contemporary art on the Contemporist blog. This amazing wood sculpture, “Purple Horizon,” was created by...

Deck railing options at Schutte Lumber include wood, composite, and pressure-treated wood railing. Wood Railing Western red cedar and exotic woods such as ipe are popular wood railing options Composite Railing Composite railing such as DuraLife (formerly CorrectDeck CX) is made of polypropylene and recovered hardwood fiber. Pressure-Treated Wood...