Construction

Custom Architectural Millwork From the Best

In addition to its specialization in exotic hardwood lumber, J. Gibson McIlvain specializes in architectural millwork. This kind of woodwork—which includes baseboards, paneling, doors, and window casings—is typically made by lumber mills and delivered to the job site.

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Outfitting Building Exteriors With Metal Cladding

Is your commercial building old and outdated? Are you looking for a way to renovate and rejuvenate the appearance of your building? The overall exterior appearance of your building can be very important to your customers. As they approach the building, are they stuck looking at a dreary, outdated facade? If so, it is time [...]

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Renovating a Building to Earn LEED Points

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) has been internationally recognized as a certification system for environmentally friendly buildings. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, $464 million worth of construction registers with LEED each day. Since 2000, the LEED membership has nearly quadrupled to nearly 20,000 member organizations. Because the trend to build, [...]

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Perforated Metal is Hiding in Plain Sight

Do you ever have those moments when you think about some ordinary thing for too long, and it starts to seem really foreign or strange? Sometimes it happens to me with words – for some reason the other day I thought way too hard about the word “drain”, and after a few minutes it could [...]

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Custom Metal Fabrication for Architectural Beautification Projects

If you’ve ever visited a large city, you know the sense of wonder you feel when looking up at tall buildings towering hundreds of feet overhead. At night, that sense of wonder is magnified in an almost magical way when the buildings light up and the city is aglow. Neon lights, digital billboards, and streetlights [...]

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Don’t Let Your Remodeling Turn Into a Nightmare

Whether it’s new paint or a new roof, every house needs something. In fact, some houses seem to need everything! From basement to roof, houses—even new ones—need work. It’s a never-ending story of a cycle that provides great job security for the people who fix them. If the home renovation you’re planning falls into the category [...]

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Looking for Home Remodeling Services in Gaithersburg, MD?

For most of us—the teachers, especially—this time of year is all about the end of summer and the beginning of a new school year. For just about every decorator and remodeler in Bethesda, Maryland, though, this is the time to gear up for the holiday season. This is the time of year that many people [...]

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