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Bi Part Sliding Pocket Doors with Simultaneous Opening & Closing
Recently, estimating a kitchen in an old Uptown New Orleans home, a client asked me to look for hardware for pocket doors. It was not just any pocket door hardware, it was pretty specific and it took me a couple of hours to find it. Needless to say, there were blog posts but none listed [...]
Hal Collums / Central City Millworks Recycles
Here at Hal Collums Construction / Central City Millworks, we are trying to do our part to help out by recycling our saw dust. Sawdust is collected through vacuum systems around the mill and collected into a bin and then donated to the LA SPCA’s Rescue Ranch and other area horse barns.
Rare & Hard to Find Items
Searching for those hard to find items like window sash weights, old doors, or shutters? You may want to try The Green Project, www.thegreenproject.org, located at 2831 Marais Street, on the corner of Press and Marais at the railroad tracks.
Water Heaters – To use a tank or not!
Sometimes places are too small to fit a tank water heater, this is when the tankless water heater comes in handy. There is a hierarchy here and below are some things to think about. Many thanks to Randy Deslatte of Metro Plumbing in New Orleans, LA.
Gauge – Different for metal studs and rebar? YES!
One of the first things I learned in my career in construction that has continually come up is the gauge of metal studs and the gauge of rebar. Gauge is a unit of measuring and completely different for metal studs and rebar!
Soundproofing Your New Orleans Home
Noise reduction is broken down into two areas: noise reduction (stopping the noise) and noise absorption (changing the noise). These are achieved by different applications.
A Brief Explanation of Insulation R Value
The R Value is a measurement of thermal resistance or in plain English – the higher the R-value is on the insulation you are buying the warmer you will be. In addition to the above, the thicker the insulation the higher the R Value will be. The R Value describes heat being transferred in three [...]
HCC Wins Best Place to Work 2009! New Orleans CityBusiness
“To be acknowledged by CityBusiness, and be able to show the City of New Orleans what we are made of, is a proud moment for me.”
New Heart Pine Shipment Arrives
A beautiful “new” reclaimed heart pine shipment originally cut in the early 1900′s came in last week from Maryland.
Acquisition of 2611 3rd Street Warehouse
Hal Collums Construction, LLC and Central City Millworks, LLC are pleased to announce the acquisition of the property located at 2611 Third Street to add an entirely new finishing facility.