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Today is the 41st Earth Day. In 1970, there was no Environmental Protection Agency, no Clean Air, Clean Water Act, or any way to fight industrial pollution. As the recent BP oil spill illustrated, we still need Earth Day as a yearly reminder that we need to treat the earth kindly or we will perish. [...]
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Are you concerned about the environment and want to make sure you only buy products that are made in an environmentally responsible manner?You can buy wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council with confidence. The only certify wood harvested in a manner that maintains or improves the environment. Right now, everyone claims to be “green”. [...]
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We have been conditioned to believe that metal is stronger and more lasting than wood. In some cases that is true. Wooden skyscrapers do not work well. However, in other cases, wood lasts longer than metal. Metal corrodes in the presence of moisture. The water draws ions out of the iron and forms rust. This [...]
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Timber operations used to be terribly wasteful and leave behind stripped tracts with debris and stumps sticking out that would not support much of anything. In some places, that kind of strip logging, or clear cutting, still happens. In most places in North America, at least, both the pressure from environmentalists and the economic contingencies [...]
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Working with an architect can seem like a daunting project at first. With a little preparation, however, you can keep things moving smoothly and have your plans as quickly, and cheaply, as possible. According to Leslie McCormick, A.I.A., CNU, Architect, Atelier 359, architects do not go into a meeting with preconceived notions of the building [...]
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More and more consumers are insisting on green building practices. Because “green building practices” is a somewhat nebulous term, the United States Green Building Council developed the LEED score. It is actually a group of scores, as homes, commercial buildings, and industrial buildings are all scored on slightly different criteria. In the end, though, each [...]
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Good Millwork: Deadhead Pecky Cypress Ceiling Paneling – 3, originally uploaded by Good Millwork. Pecky cypress has a unique look and feel to it that no other wood can duplicate. Here it is being milled for a ceiling. Pecky cypress is wood that has been eaten through with insects. When the wood is cut, the [...]
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A well made tongue and groove floor is a beautiful thing. It is easy to keep clean and holds up under heavy foot traffic. Not all tongue and groove floors are created equal, however. A tongue and groove floor is a variation on “tab a goes in slot b.” The planks for the floor are [...]
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One of the biggest concerns people have about using reclaimed wood is the fear the wood will not hold up. This fear is ungrounded. All the recycled wood Good Millwork uses has been inspected for structural integrity, had all the nails and other metal removed, and been made ready to use again. That means re-cut, [...]
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A common question among our customers is, “How do we get our project from your factory to our building?” Good Millwork can deliver your product if you live near our factory, in most cases. Here you see our truck delivering deadhead sinker cypress columns and timbers for a house in Rosemary, Florida.
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