Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Electrical Strip Safety
There were several fires caused by plug strip on Cape Cod this year, two with fatal injuries. A power strip combines several sockets attached to the end of a flexible cable, allowing multiple devices to be plugged in. The biggest safety...
Step by Step
Step up your trim game with a modern square 1” x 1” back band now stocked at Shepley Wood Products. This back band is a great way to enhance the look of your typical casing by adding a 1⁄4“ step up and another visual line to your trim...
Lumber Update – November 2020
It’s been a long and grueling haul, but finally the lumber market is retreating. By mid-October, it became clear that the record run up (five months strong and with an unprecedented Random Length Framing Composite of $955) had crested and...
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
John Wooden, American Basketball Player and Coach
Cheers to Civic Rent!
This has been a year of extremes, from the tragedy and suspense of COVID-19 and its effects on the world to the shortages and accompanying price increases that started with toilet paper but also hit the lumber market, real estate, autos,...
Shepley Wood Products Partners with Barnstable Brewing to Create “Civic Rent”
Shepley Wood Products and Barnstable Brewing have partnered in a creative way this year to raise funds for Cape Cod workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and are two Cape Cod businesses that understand the importance of giving back to...
HAC Big Fix Goes Virtual
The HAC Big Fix-A-Thon volunteer event is going VIRTUAL! Due to COVID-19, they can’t volunteer in large groups to help homeowners in need, but you can still can gather virtually, complete individual, socially-distant acts of kindness for...