Building A Roof Deck

By Robert Robillard

  Roof Deck Construction This article, Building a Roof Deck was inspired after a client recently asked if I would replace her badly worn out roof deck. This wooden deck was built over her screen porch and on top of a flat roof. It’s not really flat: it’s pitched ¼’ per foot but without a spirit…

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Masonry Arch

By Robert Robillard

Arch Structures I love architecture and I love arches. Masonry arch structures are curved architectural details that span an opening and support loads  above it.  today we see arches employed in high end construction, tunnels,  bridges and of course old buildings. A Long history The masonry Arch appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC…

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ODL® Offers Five New Decorative Doorglass Designs

By Robert Robillard

ODL® Offers The Most Doorglass Designs To Fit Any Style, Budget, Décor Five New Decorative Doorglass Designs Introduced ODL, Inc., a leading building products supplier of decorative and clear doorglass and entry treatments, has introduced five new and affordable decorative doorglass designs. ODL is sure to have a doorglass that can compliment any home and…

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Urethane Woodgrain Mouldings

By Robert Robillard

Urethane Moldings And Trim:  Side-by-side it’s hard to tell the difference between real wood mouldings and urethane woodgrain mouldings. However, long term the determination is easy: urethane products resist warping, rotting and insect infestations, so they hold up longer and better than real wood mouldings. “In our woodgrain pieces the mold is cast from pieces…

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