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Glulam Hammer Truss
* Congratulations to Michelle Stevens who correctly answered the question posed in last week's post. In case you missed it, the photo was of a roof pitch/dormer template. See below for another quiz...
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Would you like a tour?
First off, the correct answer to last week's trivia question was 6656 total plugs. That breaks down to 5592 shop installed plugs and 1064 field installed ones. No one ventured a guess this time, so I'm...
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Why choose glulam?
I recently asked several co-workers for their thoughts on choosing glulam for building projects. Below is a great answer from Lorraine Bryden-Miller, our CFO, who not only has nearly 40 years of...
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Glulam Hammer Truss (continued)
Earlier, I blogged about the hammer trusses we were assembling for a church project. The truss pictured previously was one of the smaller ones on the project. Below is a photo of the peak connection at...
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Photos of Glulam for Dormers
You may remember our blog post from Jan 10th about the roof pitch/dormer template. Here are some photos of the actual dormers we manufactured for that project.There were different types of dormers on...
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Glulam Entrance Canopies
Last week, our team visited a new dorm under construction at SUNY Albany. We provided the glulam for the entrances to the building. This customer also required Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)...
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More Employee Milestones at Una-Lam
At the beginning of March, our long time CFO, Lorraine Bryden-Miller, retired. Lorraine had worked with Una-Lam for nearly 40 years. At her retirement party, shown below, we honored her service and she...
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How Do We Plane Big Glulam Arches?
At our plant, we have a huge planer that we use on our beams and arches after they have been glued. But, on large arches with deep knees, even this planer isn't wide enough. In those cases, we have to...
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Una-Lam Team Paddles 50th Annual General Clinton Canoe Regatta
Even on holiday weekends, the Una-Lam team keeps busy. This past Monday, two employees completed the 70 mile General Clinton Canoe Regatta, paddling non-stop on the Susquehanna river from Cooperstown...
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The Advantages of Una-Lam Over Steel Construction
Over the next several weeks, we are sharing a series of posts about why you should choose our glulam over other building materials. This week, we look at our advantages over steel.Customers often...
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Why Choose Una-Lam Over Concrete Construction?
Last week, we convinced readers to choose Una-Lam instead of steel. This week, we focus on concrete. What are the advantages of glulam over concrete?Greener Glulam is made from sustainably grown wood...
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Una-Lam vs. Conventional Framing Lumber
Over the past two weeks we have examined our glulam's advantages as a building material over steel and concrete. We now turn our attention to an often-used wood product - framing lumber. Why should you...
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Choose Glulam by Una-Lam Over Other Engineered Wood
Today is the last in our series examining the advantages of glulam over rival building materials. This week, we focus on other engineered wood products. Sometimes people get confused about the...
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New Picnic Shelter
Here are a couple of photos of a recently completed picnic shelter installed at Camp Colby in Saranac Lake, NY.This is just one example of the many pavilions and outdoor shelters that we have...
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Ready to Glue 120' Poles
Ever wonder what 120' boards for glulam poles look like? This photo might satisfy your curiosity.Today we are gluing these together on the forms, shown below with a template, to make some very large...
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120' Glulam Poles
Last week, we blogged about preparing to glue 120' utility poles. Here are some more photos showing our team gluing and finishing those poles.To the left is a dramatic photo showing the boards set-up...
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Loading 120' Glulam Poles
Here's a short time lapse video showing one 120' utility pole being loaded onto our customer's truck. And, below that is a panorama of the loaded truck in front of our plant.
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Silly Old Unadilla Silo Cartoons
When cleaning out our office recently, we came across this little 30 page brochure full of cartoons promoting the benefits of the wood silos we originally sold. Surprisingly, we'd never seen this...
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Eye Opener Breakfast with Otsego County Chamber
Yesterday, we hosted a breakfast for Chamber members at our manufacturing facility. We really enjoyed the opportunity to showcase our business and it was also a great chance to network. Thank you to...
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Article: Silo at Brunn Barn Agricultural Museum Dedicated (Woodstock Villager)
Silo at Brunn Barn Agricultural Museum DedicatedLOCAL COUPLE HONORED FOR RELIC DONATED TO WOODSTOCK FAIRBY KERENSA KONESNI VILLAGER STAFF WRITER WOODSTOCK — Last October’s addition of a 1940s Unadilla...
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