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12 Feb

Products

Floating Mantels

• July 29, 2020
• Posted by Richard Ourso

Whether you’re building a new home, remodeling your home, or moving into a rental space featuring a fireplace in the living room, den, bedroom,...

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25 Jan

Inspiration

Thorncrown Chapel

• January 25, 2016
• Posted by Richard Ourso

An indigenous pine truss system supports a secluded glass building. Source "Thorncrown Chapel was designed by world renowned architect E. Fay Jones. Fay was born in...

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16 Jan

Design, Inspiration

Beam Inspiration: Using Beams in All Styles of Design

• October 25, 2019
• Posted by Richard Ourso

When people think of beams, they often times think "rustic."  However, we are noticing a shift towards eclectic spaces that are modern but include...

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24 Sep

Design, Inspiration, Products

Using Reclaimed Beams as End Tables

• October 25, 2019
• Posted by Richard Ourso

In keeping with our aim to reduce as much waste as possible, our end tables are constructed from the drop-off of solid beams that...

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14 Sep

How-To, Products, Tips

Laying Out Beams: Tips & Tricks

• October 25, 2019
• Posted by Richard Ourso

Source Deciding to add beams to an existing house or to new construction can be very exciting! There are tons of pictures online of beautifully...

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25 Jan

Products

How Much Does A Hollow Box Beam Weigh?

• October 25, 2019
• Posted by Richard Ourso

We want to use this opportunity to talk about one of the greatest advantages of our custom made beams and mantels-- their weight. Unlike...

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22 Jun

How-To

DIY Ceiling Beams

• October 25, 2019
• Posted by Richard Ourso
• Ceiling Beams, DIY, Do It Yourself

Our ceiling beams will save you money, and are just about the easiest way to get real antique wood beams into your house. Our...

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24 May

Behind the Scenes, How-To

How to Remove Nails From Reclaimed Beams

• October 25, 2019
• Posted by Richard Ourso

Denailing is the first step in making our hollow box beams for ceilings. When we get our stock lumber (100+-year-old antique pine), it is...

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20 Apr

Behind the Scenes, Products

Why You Can’t Beat Hollow Beams and Mantels

• October 25, 2019
• Posted by Richard Ourso

Nobody makes custom hollow ceiling beams and fireplace mantels like we do at The Olde Mill, a new wood shop working out of Baton...

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04 Mar

Behind the Scenes, Design, Products

Truss System Basics

• October 25, 2019
• Posted by Richard Ourso

Like the inner working of quantum physics or high-level strategy in basketball, I think I was aware of trusses without ever really actively thinking...

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