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Sometimes we at Good Millwork are asked how to fasten moldings to their proper place. The answer is usually people fasten them with glue and then use brad nails to hold them in place until the glue dries. The next question is usually about what type of glue to use. That depends. Traditionally, glue was [...]
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Architectural moldings are not new. You can find them in most of the palaces in Europe that are still used. Rooms and rooms of highly decorated paneling, crown molding, molding on the ceiling, anywhere they could put it. Sometimes the result is quite beautiful. Sometimes it is rather garish. Think, though, for a moment about [...]
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At Good Millwork, we work on projects of all sizes. Whether it is a column for a house or the newel for a stairway, we can make it. If you furnish us with a drawing or photograph, we will not only make your item, but return a CAD file with it for your future use. [...]
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Crown moldings are usually used to bridge the space where the wall meets the ceiling. They gracefully flair out and finish the room. Crown moldings are also used in cabinetry and in the creation of interior and exterior cornice assemblies and door and window hoods. This workhorse of the molding family will probably be in [...]
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Remember the old movies where the heroine sweeps down an elegant staircase, pausing dramatically on the landing for all to admire her? Not many of us have the space to have that kind of staircase in our homes. If you have a second story or a basement, however, you can still have an elegant staircase [...]
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Good Millwork provides free CAD files for our over 10,000 molding profiles. We will take your drawing and create a CAD file for you. Some of you nod and download a file for your work. Others of you are asking, “What is a CAD file?”
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Many people think that molding is just a piece of wood where the wall meets the ceiling. This is incorrect. Moldings can be used in many ways throughout the room to add accents and elegance. This window, for example, would not look nearly as elegant if it were simply a pane of glass in the [...]
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Design professionals, we will take your drawing of an architectural molding or your sample and turn them into a CAD file. It is not unusual for us to be given a piece of molding or other architectural feature from the past and to be asked to match them. Not only will we match them, we [...]
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There is a saying that computers do not make things easier, they just make the impossible possible. While that can certainly seem true, especially when you are on a deadline and the computer balks, we at Good Millwork can help. No, we are not computer programmers, but we do have a large library of downloadable [...]
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During and after the American Revolution, the Bahamas saw an influx of people who were loyal to Great Britain. They brought their slaves and indentured servants and began building a new life. In Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, many of these buildings are still standing. In fact, many of them have been restored and [...]
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