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Style Over Substance
Occasionally we do a project where our material is purely decorative. It doesn't come up often, but it is a creative solution to reshape an existing space. At Pho Vietnam Restaurant in Danbury, CT they...
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Happy 4th from Unalam!
Unalam wants to wish everyone a Happy 4th of July! We hope your celebrations are safe and have as much bunting as this covered bridge!Smith Bridge in Plymouth, NH has a history that goes back to 1786....
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Miss Porter's Pool
On a recent trip to Connecticut to give some Unalam AIA Lunch and Learns we were able to visit a few past projects. In 2006 we manufactured trusses for an 82' span natatorium at Miss Porter's School...
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A Band in a Shell
Summer concert series are in full swing across our area, and Bainbridge, NY is no exception. This summer series kicked off July 18th with The Mopar Cams under a Unalam bandshell at General Clinton...
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The new contact station in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine has something for everyone, even the birds!During the planning and design process it was important to all involved to...
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Taking the Plunge
We have talked about fully concealed connections in the past, but haven't really shown how it's done. Today is your lucky day! Keith, star of previous posts, was working on some concealed connections...
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Summer Isn't Over Yet!
The return to school is looming, but it isn't here yet! Winding Trails in Farmington, CT still has plenty of summer activities on their calendar. They have sailing classes where you can gaze at the...
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Plugging Away
Most of the glulam we manufacture and post about is Southern Yellow Pine. Using Southern Yellow Pine on the East Coast has some economical advantages, but we do offer Douglas Fir as well. Douglas Fir...
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Flip-Flop
Here at Unalam we can make some pretty big beams. A lot of people wonder how we move and flip the beams around. Yes, we have to flip the beams in order to complete fabrication and finishing on the...
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Adding to History
Occasionally we get to add our products and touch to historical sites. We have manufactured masts for historic ships, billets for shipwrights to carve and shape for tugboat repair, and beams to help...
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"Listening to the Structure"
Here is a fascinating article about Groton Hill Music Center in Groton, MA by David Odeh, PE. of Odeh Engineers: Groton Hill Article.The article discussed the how they incorporated our glulam into...
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It's Not Wood, But It's Still Good
Our dear friend, Martin Puryear, is at it again! This time he is installing a permanent piece at one of New York State's wonderful sculpture parks: Storm King. This one won't be made of our beloved...
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An Average Day
Here are a couple of shot of our plant on a more "ho hum" day of work. We don't have anything super crazy going on, but as you can see we still have a little bit of crazy going on.Here we have the...
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A Little Office History
Every once in a while someone contacts us to find out some information on a silo or barn built decades ago. This week someone contacted us for some information and that sent us digging. During our...
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Double the Curves, Double the Fun!
We are currently working on some fun bridges! This particular one has a double curve in it. Here are the curved curbs on their forms in the glue room. The bridge deck will follow the same profile.Here...
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Cars and Beers
Next time you're in Western New York do yourself a favor and stop by Hamburg Brewing Company in Hamburg, NY. Yup, you guessed it, it's a Unalam building!This was originally built in 1990 as the Russo...
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"Everything to Build Anything"
Unalam has a pretty long history. It was founded in 1892 as a lumber and feed mill and has evolved into the custom glulam manufacturer it is today. All done by the same family in the same village,...
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Preserving the Preserve
Who says a bridge has to be straight? This pedestrian bridge for Settlement Quarry Preserve in Stonington, ME sure isn't. The bridge deck panels below aren't curved just for fun. (Even though it looks...
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Already Unwrapping
It's not Christmas yet, but there is still some unwrapping underway! This indoor tennis pavilion was installed fully wrapped, except for the connections. It is important to cut openings in the bottom...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Unalam wants to wish all of our wonderful customers a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving! We are grateful for your business, partnership and collaboration throughout the years. Because of you we get...
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Glulam Goes
As the winter weather starts sweeping through most of the country we have to find things to keep ourselves busy indoors, especially kids. Kidcity Children's Museum in Middletown, CT is a great option....
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Cullman Derby Ramp - Part 1 - The Beginning
All of Unalam's projects start with an idea. Last Spring, the Mayor of Unadilla let us know that he had an idea to start a Cullman Derby Days event in our village, and he would like Unalam to build a...
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Cullman Derby Ramp - Part 2 - The Slope
As described in Part 1 of this series, we were really starting from scratch on the derby ramp design. The first and most important design decision for the project was to set the profile of the...
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Cullman Derby Ramp - Part 3 - Support Structure
With the ramp profile set, the next task was how to piece it together. The main criteria being:Safe and maintain functionalityEasy for anyone to assembleAble to disassemble for moving and storageKeep...
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Cullman Derby Ramp - Part 4 - Starting Mechanism
The next design task was a mechanism for starting races. Cars need to be held on the ramp, then simultaneously released to start. While Unalam has always fabricated some of the steel connections for...
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