Glulam Building: Start to Finish - Part Four B
Welcome to our "Glulam Building: Start to Finish" series. Our goal is to provide an overview - from idea to completion - of a glulam building, from the perspective of a glulam manufacturer and...
View ArticleGlulam Building: Start to Finish - Part Four C
Welcome to our "Glulam Building: Start to Finish" series. Our goal is to provide an overview - from idea to completion - of a glulam building, from the perspective of a glulam manufacturer and...
View ArticleGlulam Building: Start to Finish - Part Four D
Welcome to our "Glulam Building: Start to Finish" series. Our goal is to provide an overview - from idea to completion - of a glulam building, from the perspective of a glulam manufacturer and...
View ArticleWednesday's Word of the Week: Stock Beam Designations
There are three short-hand terms Unalam uses to describe straight glulam members with no fabrication. Double End Trim (DET) indicates a glulam beam with square end cuts at both ends. The member is cut...
View ArticleGlulam Building: Start to Finish - Part Five
Welcome to our "Glulam Building: Start to Finish" series. Our goal is to provide an overview - from idea to completion - of a glulam building from the perspective of the glulam manufacturer and...
View ArticleLocal Project on the Rise
A local project is on the rise - quite literally. The installation of the new office building for National Pipe and Plastic in Endicott, NY has begun!The first portion of the installation has been...
View ArticleCome "Visit" Us at the Mass Timber Symposium
Sign up for the Mass Timber Symposium, September 14th to September 18th, and you can "visit" us! We'll be doing a small presentation before the course on prefabricated timber construction at 12 pm...
View ArticleGlulam Building: Start to Finish - Part Six A
Welcome to our "Glulam Building: Start to Finish" series. Our goal is to provide an overview - from idea to completion - of a glulam building, from the perspective of a glulam manufacturer and...
View ArticleGlulam Building: Start to Finish - Part Six B
Welcome to our "Glulam Building: Start to Finish" series. Our goal is to provide an overview - from idea to completion - of a glulam building, from the perspective of a glulam manufacturer and...
View ArticleGlulam Building: Start to Finish - Part Six C
Welcome to our "Glulam Building: Start to Finish" series. Our goal is to provide an overview - from idea to completion - of a glulam building, from the perspective of a glulam manufacturer and...
View ArticleCustom, Curved, and One-of-a-Kind
No two projects at Unalam are the same, and some of them are quite singular. Here is a recently completed project that exemplifies the unique work we do. The Arboretum West Apartments in Wilmington,...
View ArticleGlulam Building: Start to Finish - Part Seven
Welcome to our "Glulam Building: Start to Finish" series. Our goal is to provide an overview - from idea to completion - of a glulam building, from the perspective of a glulam manufacturer and...
View ArticleGlulam Building: Start to Finish - Part Seven B
Welcome to our "Glulam Building: Start to Finish" series. Our goal is to provide an overview - from idea to completion - of a glulam building, from the perspective of a glulam manufacturer and...
View ArticleCoordinated Effort
One thing we miss here at Unalam is giving tours. Since they are now few and far between, here is a little taste of what you might see when on one. Our Finishing Department is putting a Tudor Arch...
View ArticleGlulam Building: Start to Finish - Part Seven C
Welcome to our "Glulam Building: Start to Finish" series. Our goal is to provide an overview - from idea to completion - of a glulam building, from the perspective of a glulam manufacturer and...
View ArticleExtreme Face Bonding
Last week we published a post on the Face Bonding process. This morning it was all hands on deck for a super special gluing. We are currently manufacturing beams that are 14" wide, almost 6' deep, and...
View ArticleOpen Wide!
The next step in manufacturing our super special beams is planing. We, here at Unalam, believe we have the largest double sided planer in North America!Before we can get to the planer, we have to lift...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving from Unalam
Flat chord trusses for National Pipe and Plastic, Endicott, NYNow is the time of year to reflect on what we are most grateful for. Here at Unalam, we are most grateful for you. This year has been full...
View ArticleGlulam Building: Start to Finish - Part Eight A
Welcome to our "Glulam Building: Start to Finish" series. Our goal is to provide an overview - from idea to completion - of a glulam building, from the perspective of the glulam manufacturer and...
View ArticleGlulam Building: Start to Finish - Part Eight B
Welcome to our "Glulam Building: Start to Finish" series. Our goal is to provide an overview - from idea to completion - of a glulam building, from the perspective of the glulam manufacturer and...
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