If your carport, overhang or front porch roof is supported by wooden posts or metal poles, there’s an easy way to significantly improve the look of your home without taking a lot of time or spending a lot of money. Easy-to-install PVC column wraps were designed to deliver the appearance of high-end porch columns, but [...]

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – After a ferocious hail storm destroyed the 80-year-old clay roofing tiles on his home in 2010, homeowner Dean Imel described the storm as “tennis balls of ice” that pounded his community. “This was the worst hail storm I’d ever seen,” says Imel, who lives in Nichols Hills, Oklahoma. “The ground was [...]

Selecting from the many different architectural capitals that are available to crown the top of your porch columns or interior decorative columns can be daunting.  Column caps are actually called column capitals. Aptly named, the word capital comes from the Latin word caput meaning ‘head’.  A Column cap is made up of two or three [...]

  April 12, 2012 – More than 800 companies, including 200 building product manufacturers have begun sporting the “Made in U.S.A.” seal. The certification is based on companies’ self-assessment of whether their products meet federal guidelines on what qualifies as made in America. The grassroots build-American movement is gaining momentum with dealers and manufacturers as well as builders. [...]

PARKERSBURG, WV – Simonton Windows, one of the nation’s leading suppliers of quality vinyl windows and patio doors, will again serve as the sponsor of the 2012 Simonton Windows Challenge at Mountwood on Sunday, April 15, 2012. The 17th annual event features a 23-mile mountain bike trail for experts and professional racers, a sports class [...]

YORK, Pa.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–WOLF, the largest supplier of kitchen cabinets in the U.S. and a leading provider of building products along the East Coast, today announced the creation of the WOLF Key Buyer Index (KBI), a proprietary new metric that offers a valuable monthly snapshot of sentiment among independent dealers. WOLF will use KBI [...]

On a deck or in the back yard, the pergola design works to combine the advantage of being outdoors with the comfort of sitting in your livingroom. They can also be used to define a passageway or frame a focal point in your yard or garden.

NEW HOLLAND, PA – Superior Walls of America has launched the new Xi Plus™ product line of insulated precast concrete wall systems. Custom-made for the exact needs of each project, Xi Plus panels feature superior strength and insulation for the creation of dry, warm and energy-efficient foundations. Building on the success of the popular Xi™ [...]

ORLANDO, FL – Thirty-six projects in nine categories were announced as winners in the third annual Masonry Veneer Manufacturers Association (MVMA) Design Awards Contest at the annual MVMA Winter Meeting. The event was held February 8 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida during the International Builders Show. These four projects scored highest among [...]

American Institute for Building Design Selects Kellen Company for Full-Service Association Management Washington, DC (April 2, 2012) – The American Institute for Building Design (AIBD), a 910-member professional organization dedicated to the enhancement, development and recognition of the residential and building design professions, announced that it has selected Kellen Company for association management services. Kellen [...]

Hal Forbes, a Restoration Designer, from Halifax, Nova Scotia uses his scroll saw to restore old buildings back to their Victorian splendor. Working in his downtown Halifax woodshop, he faithfully reproducing the hallmark embellishments of the era such as old brackets, corbels, moldings, spandrels, spindles, wooden shingles. “The obligation with restoration carpentry is not to [...]

COLUMBUS, OHIO – According to the Pantone® “Fashion in Color Report for Spring of 2012,” Driftwood is one of the top 10 colors for clothing choices.* That’s no surprise to folks at Simonton Windows who have seen Driftwood emerge over the years as one of the most popular color choices on exterior vinyl window frames [...]