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Unique Purlins
Most of the purlins we manufacture are pretty straight forward. They are glued like standard beams and receive an angled cut on the top to match the slope of the roof, like the ones stacked...
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THAT'S a Saw
Last week we showed you some unique purlins. This week we are going to show you a bit more about how we made that profile.First, we do the shallow angled cut. This we can do with a hand held saw. Then...
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How Long Can We Go?
We often get asked, "What's the longest beam you can make?" Well, my friend, the longest that we have made is 175', that is just as tall as a 16 story building! Crazy.A request for a beam that long...
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Coloring Inside The Lines
As you know, we get to making some pretty custom projects and custom projects require custom parts. Because of this we have our own steel shop to fabricate the connections required for each project we...
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Come visit us at the 21st Annual NYS Green Building Conference at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown March 2nd - 3rd!This incredible jam packed conference is put on by SUNY ESF. They have amazing sessions...
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Tea Time
We get to make so many incredible and unique projects throughout the year, but we don't always get photos of the finished buildings. We are lucky in the case of this Japanese style tea house to have...
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A Project in it's Natural Habitat
A couple of years ago we did a post on a truss prefit with steel connections and hardware. Well, those trusses are all grown up and in their new home. Wildflower Farms in Gardiner, NY is officially...
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Frame of Mind
Sometimes our glulam is the focus of the building, and sometimes, it is just a frame for a view. At Minnewaska State Park in Kerhonkson, NY our glulams are doing just that. The curtain wall is made of...
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Witnesses to History
These six siloes at the Walker-Gordon Laboratory Farm were witness to a few historical highlights in the dairy farming world.The Gordon-Walker Farm was the first to use the "Rotolactor" in 1930. This...
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A Glulam Classic
Tudor Arches are a classic glulam profile, and you can see why. Tudor Arches allow for large open spans without sacrificing floor space or sight lines for interior columns. They have long been a...
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Keith and Dan's Latest Project
What are Keith and Dan working on this week? Tudor arches? A pavilion? A world class music center?Nope, its a very unique pedestrian bridge! This bridge connects two existing living spaces on the...
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Sterling Trusses for a Sterling Park
The Finishing Department is currently pre-fitting the first truss for the new interpretive center for Sterling Nature Center in Sterling, NY.Since these are too large to ship fully assembled the team...
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Idyllic Archives
While searching through our trove of silo records we came across this lovely photo.This idyllic scene is from Appletree Point Farms in Burlington, VT. When this photo was taken the farm was owned by...
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Queued Up for QC
When touring the plant you can see beams stacked up waiting for fabrication. A special few will have blue tags on the ends. These tags are an in-house system so our Finishing Department knows to save...
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A Fond Farewell
The other day we said a tough good bye to our Glue Room Supervisor. Tom DeBlasio finally retired from Unalam after 39 faithful and fruitful years. Tom was always the first one at the plant and often...
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Happy Memorial Day
Unalam wishes everyone a safe and happy Memorial Day! We want to thank all of those who have served our nation in its 247 year history. Thank you for your courage and sacrifice. And, good luck to all...
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Keeping the Keepsakes
Over the years Unalam, or Unadilla Laminated Products, or Unadilla Silo Company, has made quite a few promotional products. What we love about working here is you never know what you're going to find....
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No Ice, No Problem
Manufactured in 1968 and opened in 1970 the Spurrier-Snyder Rink has been the home to Wesleyan University's hockey teams for over 50 years.While there isn't any ice right now, that isn't a problem for...
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A Pavilion Party
This past Sunday we were invited to the New Hope Community Church Pavilion Dedication in Walton, NY. It was a lovely event to celebrate the completion of a 40' x 66' pitch and taper pavilion on the...
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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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