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by Captain James R. Watson Above: The United Methodist Church in Ludington, Michigan where window restoration was completed with WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy. Those working on projects that use epoxy for restoration and rot repair often ask, “How long will this last? Will the rot return?” At Gougeon Brothers, Inc., we have lots of in-house test […]
WEST SYSTEM 410 Microlight® to the Rescue! by Jim Derck—GBI Technical Advisor Above: Jim Derck describes how he used 410 Microlight in a metal door repair. Image: A knocker on a metal door. Photo by Felix Luo on Unsplash At the end of moving day, after many large items had passed through the doorway, our […]
Installing a floating Shelf by Brian Knight—GBI Technical Advisor Above: The completed floating shelf, installed in Brian’s sister’s home and decorated with her colorful collection of birdhouses. It was only after I said, “No problem” to my sister’s request for a shelf installed on the wall of her new house that she dropped the other […]
Installing Shade Slats on a Carport By John M. Davis Above: The shade slats on John Davis’s carport create a light and airy architectural element that will last a very long time. These pictures show a recent project in which I put WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy to good use. The shade slats shown were attached to […]
Sister Beams Reinforce a Sagging Ceiling by Patrick Ropp—GBI Technical Advisor Above: The sister beams reinforce the failing ceiling beam to easily carry the load, with capacity to scare. Rebar is embedded into the bottom surface of the sister beams where the tensile load is at its maximum. (Figure 6) While working in my shop/converted […]
