Outdoor structures stand or fall on their posts. Decks, pergolas, and pavilions transfer every pound of load through wood posts into the ground, and the connections at the top, bottom, and middle of each post are where failures start. Wood moves as it dries, cracks open along the grain, and splits at fasteners, so the […]
Interior millwork is the collective name for the doors, windows, molding, and cabinets that finish a building, and it is the part of construction buyers touch every day. The same discipline that goes into custom cabinetry and millwork, material selection, joinery, and fit, applies to a stock baseboard as much as a built-in bookcase. This
A millwork shop in Northern California turned a used chainsaw and $300 into a working museum of woodworking, and along the way it rebuilt lives. The business started as a logging outfit in 1973, grew into custom millwork, and now reproduces Victorian-era architecture piece by piece. Its best-known commission, a recreation of Abraham Lincoln’s hearse,
When a millwork distributor acquires a regional competitor, the first visible change is usually a name on a sign. Four months after Woodgrain acquired Trimco Millwork, the Boise, Denver, and Salt Lake City locations dropped the Trimco name and began operating under the Woodgrain brand, folded into its Distribution Division. Behind that rebrand sits a
Moulding and millwork shape the interior of a house more than any other finish category. Baseboards, casings, crown moulding, chair rails, doors, stair parts, and columns define the line between a plain room and a finished one, and they come from a supply chain that starts at a millwork plant and ends at a regional
Every framed building depends on hundreds of wood-to-wood connections, and each one has a specific job: carrying gravity loads, resisting wind uplift, or holding walls square while the structure settles. The fastener choice, the size of the bearing surface, and the spacing of screws determine whether a joint performs for decades or fails early. Before
Moulding and millwork operations are the quiet backbone of finish carpentry. They turn raw lumber and fiberboard into the casing, baseboard, and decorative profiles that frame doors, windows, and rooms. When a regional millwork plant winds down, the effects ripple through builders, distributors, and remodelers who depended on its profiles and lead times. The same
Custom millwork turns raw lumber into the finished details that define a room: baseboards, crown molding, window casings, stair parts, and built-ins. Unlike stock trim cut to standard profiles, custom pieces are milled to the project’s dimensions and design. That flexibility is why builders pair with millwork shops on everything from a single mantel to
Trim is where a house stops being a box of rooms. Baseboards, casings, crown molding, stair parts, and cabinet details set the finish quality that buyers notice first, and the trade that supplies them has quietly industrialized. A millwork distributor recently opened a 32,000-square-foot distribution hub and service center in Garner, North Carolina, positioned to
Custom millwork sits at the top of the residential building market. Doors, trim, casings, and built-ins are the details buyers touch and see every day, and luxury homebuilders lean on specialists to deliver them at a consistent level of quality. Regional millwork operations serving high-end builders for decades, with teams of 40 to 50 employees
