3%

Homeowners who hired a contractor through RenovationExperts.com in September to install a fireplace; up from 0.5% last year

Source: RenovationExperts.com

2.5%

Estimated percentage of forest resources in the South that was damaged this hurricane season

18.5 billion

Projected number of board feet that southern pine manufacturers are projected to produce this year, an all-time yearly record

Source: Southern Forest Products Association

51

Number of houses framed on the National Mall, in Washington, D.C., by volunteers from Habitat for Humanity and Freddie Mac, to help house families who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina

Source: Habitat for Humanity