Lake Tahoe beachfront watercraft rental business calls for Schweiss Door
South Tahoe Standup Paddle runs a busy operation renting out recreational watercraft for visitors. Their new 4,400 sq. ft. steel building with a 32 ft. 11" Schweiss Bifold liftstrap door has storage room for 120 paddleboards, 16 kayaks and six paddleboats.
Exterior cladding consisting of stained 2x6s that match the outside of the new building are evenly spaced to allow circulation of air into the storage building give it a nice designer look.
Schweiss boathouse doors have a reputation of showing up at some of the most beautiful lakes in America, but perhaps the most beautiful of them all is the 989 ft. deep Lake Tahoe which borders Nevada and California.
At the center of the city of South Lake Tahoe, just a couple of miles from Nevada, is El Dorado Beach at Lakeview Commons. This South Lake Tahoe beach with the Sierra Nevadas' jaw dropping vistas is popular with locals and visitors alike, the beach draws a large crowd who take advantage of the many activities available including a watercraft rental shop right on the beach.
A new 40x30 ft. steel building was erected for the South Tahoe Standup Paddle rental business. It's one of the busiest locations on the beach. It is here that visitors from all over come to rent standup paddleboards, kayaks and paddleboats. It is also where a custom made Schweiss 32 ft. 11.5" x 10 ft. 11.25" Bifold liftstrap door with electric photo eye sensors opens up that building for business. South Tahoe Standup Paddle is a primary source for SUP boards, accessories and rentals in Lake Tahoe. Founded in 2010 by the Brackett Family they've become Northern California and Nevada's premier flatwater standup paddle shop.
"The bifold door is running good, and during the summer it goes up and down every day. We have 120 paddleboards, 16 kayaks and six paddleboats to rent out," explained Chris Brackett. The exterior cladding on the door consists of stained 2x6s spaced apart to allow for air flow into the storage area when the door is closed.
Brackett said that El Dorado Beach was always a busy spot for locals, despite being just a hillside rundown beach in days past. But since the City of South Lake Tahoe initiated its Phase 1 redevelopment project there, he said the area has drawn more tourists and there are a lot of other special events that take place to bring people in.
The Pro Shop inside Standup Paddle's business carries an extensive line of paddleboards, clothing and other accessories.
The El Dorado Beach boat ramp is available to put your non motorized watercraft on the lake and is located on Highway 50 at Lakeview Avenue. The boat ramp is open seasonally depending on accessibility and the lake's water level. All motorized vessels may launch following invasive species seal inspection. There is also an adjoining bike trail. Picnickers can relax on a large lawn and enjoy the view. You will find a large picnic area with tables and barbeque pits for those who want to hang out near the beach. It's the perfect vacation spot.
To keep things exciting, South Tahoe Standup offers full-day, half-day and summer sunset tours, beginning at $100. All of our tours are guided by their knowledgeable and trained staff. Each tour is unique, from seeing a Bald Eagle, to checking out Emerald Bay or some of our secret spots at D.L. Bliss. Their professional staff provides lessons for individuals or groups.
They have a full line of boards, paddles and accessories from top brands and more. Whether you like to call it Standup Paddle, Paddleboarding or SUP, they have the perfect equipment for all ages and abilities and Lake Tahoe, stretching 22x12 miles has 39 trillion gallons of water to have fun on.
Standup paddle also referred to as SUP is very popular among visitors. South Tahoe Paddle has a professional staff that conducts tours on the lake and also provides lessons for firsttime paddleboarders. Lake Tahoe stretches for 22 miles and is 12 miles wide.
Clark & Sullivan Construction (C&S) of Sparks, Nevada completed the improvement project for the City of South Lake Tahoe at Lake Commons Beach in June of 2012. The $4.8 million Gold LEED beach improvement project included rehabilitation and site improvement construction of the existing city park along the shore of Lake Tahoe. This was a small but important project for them, their average size projects are $10 to $15 million and they do 10 to 20 projects each year.
"We requested proposals for this project in different public publications. Schweiss responded to our request," noted C&S Project Manager Doris Kelly. "The original drawings included an alternate add for Phase 2, I am not sure if they will do it, if they do put it out to bid, I am sure we will bid it."
The improvements at El Dorado Beach represent the largest lakefront public access site improvement investment by the Tahoe Conservancy in the south shore. The project incorporated significant public participation during its planning and design process. The lakefront beach is designed to be fully accessible for people of all abilities.
"Clark and Sullivan provided outstanding workmanship on this $5 million dollar public access project. It is not easy to work on the shoreline of Lake Tahoe, as environmental protection is paramount," said Jim Marino, capital improvements manager of the City of South Lake. "Clark and Sullivan placed the protection of Lake Tahoe as the project priority, not secondary as most contractors would. They were thorough, professional, and accommodating to the City's needs regarding schedule and access."The work that took place occupied 600 lineal feet of beachfront.
"El Dorado Beach Project was a challenging project because it was on the Lake Tahoe waterfront. There were a lot of requirements from the El Dorado County, Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency when working at the lake. It was also very important to the South Lake Tahoe community. We were successful and met their schedule and budget," said Kelly.
The project consisted of a beachfront amphitheater constructed of hand hewn stone, landscaping and architectural lighting. Work on the El Dorado Beach at Lakeside Commons also included construction of a 2,000 square foot restroom and concession building with solar panels and radiant heating panels along with site improvements including earthwork, landscaping, and the addition of paver and concrete retaining walls. The architect on the project was RHAA Landscape Architecture.
Founded in 2010 by the Brackett family, South Tahoe Standup Paddle's business is located close to the Lake Tahoe beach.
"We were pleased to take part on the construction of such a significant and much used recreational park along the shore of beautiful Lake Tahoe," said BJ Sullivan, president and chief executive officer of Clark & Sullivan Construction. "This park is one of the most popular spots in the area and it is highly visible."
History of Clark & Sullivan
Clark & Sullivan was established in 1981 by Dave Clark & B.J. Sullivan. Although Dave has since retired from the company, the same ideals and philosophy that the company was founded on continue today.
During spring, summer and fall months the South Tahoe Standup Paddle business is booming and the custom-made Schweiss Bifold door is used nearly everyday. It has a height of 10 ft. 11 1/4" with actual clear opening of 8 ft. 11 1/4". Chris Brackett points to the open door.
In 1994, Clark & Sullivan expanded to include an office in Las Vegas; in 2000 they expanded again to Sacramento, facilitating our operations in Northern California; and in 2012 they opened their newest office in Laramie, Wyoming where B.J. Sullivan was born and raised.
Based in Reno, Clark & Sullivan is a privately held Corporation with 75 full time, regular employees among four offices. Their history includes the construction of a wide variety of iconic projects that have helped build the west. They have earned a solid reputation as an industry leader and are well known throughout the west for completing quality projects on-time and within budget.
One such project called for the construction of three residential buildings containing more than one hundred vacation time share units. With a Sierra Nevada mountain setting and proximity to Heavenly Valley ski resort, these luxury units were designed and constructed with many high quality interior and exterior amenities requiring high standards of construction. The three structures consisted of one 48- unit eleven story building and two six story buildings all with parking garages. Clark & Sullivan placed great concern on soil conditions, seismic requirements, base rock restrictions, project noise and the high winds and harsh weather conditions expected at a mountainous 7,500 foot elevation. Their work there gained the praise of Harich Tahoe Developments President Ronald Wilhite who noted:
"You worked under adverse weather conditions, restricted access and our ongoing business activity without missing a beat to complete our project on time. Looking back at the whole project, constructing an eleven story building on the side of a mountain at 7,600 foot elevation with snow and winds to 80 mph is a credit to your organization. Our thanks to you for a difficult job well done!"
Their project experience includes the following: K-12 schools and higher education facilities, medical facilities, office Buildings, retail facilities, fire and police stations, convention and events centers, municipal buildings, correctional facilities, hotel and casinos, airport facilities and much more.
Clark & Sullivan earned high rankings in the long list of Top 140 Nevada General Contractors. For more than 30 years, Clark & Sullivan has delivered quality construction with timely financial responsibility and a long-term record of reliability and client satisfaction.
To learn more about this successful company, visit their web site at: www.clarksullivan.com. Their Reno office is located in Sparks, Nevada and they can be contacted there by calling (775) 355-8500. Other office sites are: Roseville, CA (916) 338-7707; Las Vegas, NV (702) 798-5400 and Laramie, WY (307) 755-0100.
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Lake Tahoe beachfront watercraft rental buisness calls for Schweiss Door
Schweiss boathouse doors have a reputation of showing up at some of the most beautiful lakes in America, but perhaps the most beautiful of them all is the 989 ft. deep Lake Tahoe which borders Nevada and California. |
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Born to Fly - The Rest is History
What you see at the David Burroughs fourth generation farm north of El Paso, Illinois, located halfway between Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Chicago, isn't your run of the mill ordinary hangar - it has class, inside and out. |
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Continental Design Build puts five Schweiss bifold doors on California Executive hangars
They're long and sleek - over 60 foot long and stand 21.6 feet tall - big enough to open up for most any corporate prop or jet aircraft. Five Schweiss straplift bifold doors completed a summer order from Continental Design Build (CDBI) in Anaheim, California for new executive steel hangars they were building in Fullerton, California. |
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Skydive Midwest operations begin and end at the hangar
The fun part of Skydive Midwest's operation mostly takes place the minute you go airborne to the time you step out of the jump plane and then safely land on terra firma. That's mainly what the jumpers look forward to, however there are many behind the scenes tasks that begin and end at the all-important hangar. The hangar, a place to pack parachutes, check weather and park planes; most airports can't get along without one, and wouldn't want to. |
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The Door's Wide Open at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
If your heart is into aviation, and you have money, there is no end as to what you can accomplish, including building a first-class aviation museum, and filling it with some of the finest examples of World War II aircraft. That's what ethanol entrepreneur, Ron Fagen, did in his hometown of Granite Falls, Minnesota. The museum is located at Granite Falls Municipal Airport/Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field (KGDB). |
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Schweiss Bifold Doors go on newest Mills Fleet Farm store in Ankeny, Iowa
Mills Fleet Farm, founded in 1955 by the Mills family, is a growing company with a retail chain of 34 stores in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa. It's newest store recently celebrated its grand opening July 29, at Ankeny, Iowa - a midstate location of approximately 45,000 residents located along Interstate 35 and U.S. Route 69 approximately 10 miles north of downtown Des Moines bordering on an agricultural and suburban-based economy. |
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Jamboree In The Hills stage rocks with a 80 ft. Schweiss Bifold door
For over 36 years, over 100,000 fans each year have flocked to the rolling hills of eastern Ohio to take part in the longest running and most popular country music festival in America. This "Country Music Capital" has hosted most of the big names coming out of Nashville and other parts of the USA. Close to 25 Country legends each year such as Merle Haggard, Reba McEntire, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Boxcar Willie, and even The Beach Boys and ZZ Top, you name it, have taken to the stage there. |
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California's Edison Language Academy goes to school with a Schweiss Bifold glass door.
The school doors are open at Edison Language Academy in Santa Monica, California. What's different at this school is not all the doors are the same, and that goes for its unique curriculum as well. Edison Language Academy is a bilingual magnet school that is one of only 10 dual-immersion K-12 programs in the United States. |
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Greystone Construction is national award winner
Since Greystone Construction Company of Shakopee, Minnesota was formed in 1987, earning and receiving awards has been nothing new for them - their list of national and state awards for excellence, performance and merit are enough to decorate a large office or trophy room. |
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'Your doors stood the test of time,' says Iowa rancher hit by tornado
When daylight hit after the evening of Oct. 4, people living and working at the Triple U Ranch in Washta, Iowa, got an eyeful of destruction. It was on that Friday that Mother Nature decided to reorganize the countryside. Brad Utesch, who farms 2,500 acres and produces 6,000 head of cattle a year, with his brothers Craig and Kirk were faced with a massive cleanup after what more than likely was a tornado set down... |
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Glass adds a reflective touch of class to Denver contractors residential garage door
At certain times of the day the glass on Bruce Hamon's garage door reflects the beautiful Denver surroundings he lives in. While it allows others to see within, the big advantage is it allows him to see out as if looking through a picture window inside his home. And it adds a real touch of class to his residential property. |
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California bike transit station utilizes three Schweiss glass designer doors
Who you gonna call when you need three top of the line glass bifold straplift doors for a bike transit station in California? You have two choices. You can go directly to Schweiss Doors in Minnesota or call a company that sells and installs Schweiss Doors. That would be McKendry Door Sales & Service of Santa Fe Springs. |
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Schweiss Doors adds style to spicy new Sway Thai restaurant in Austin, Texas
Traditional Thai food has a reputation of being very spicy and hot enough to satisfy anyones taste for heat. A newly opened restaurant in Austin, Texas does that and more. Austin is a city of big flavors, but interestingly enough there are few that specialize in Thai food. That's where the long-awaited Thai Restaurant called "Sway," (meaning elevated, delicious) tops the bill. |
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Billy Bishop Airport gets its first Schweiss Doors
Fame is where you find it and in many cases others try to feed off it. Such is the case with The Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada Regional Airport, named after revered World War I flying ace William Avery "Billy" Bishop. Their hometown hero was the most highly decorated Canadian pilot of that war with 72 air victories to his credit. |
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Door adds sparkle to unique Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego
The administration at Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego, California, with the assistance of Casco Equipment Corporation and its assigned architects, knew exactly what they wanted in the four designer doors they ordered for their school. They wanted something that conformed to "green" standards and that would serve a useful classroom function as well. |
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Schweiss hangar door shines like a big light on corporate hangar in Mexico
Ciudad Obregon is the second largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora. It is a historic and beautiful city of 405,000 population located near the Gulf of California about 395 miles north of Mazatlan and 400 miles straight south of Tucson, Arizona |
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Rural pilot has nothing but praise for his three Schweiss Bifold doors
Gene Fuchs, 81, has been taking to the air since the age of 15 and bought his first airplane four years later. He has two Schweiss Bifold hangars doors and one large 45 ft. bifold machine shed door at his farmsite east of Morgan, Minnesota. He bought his first bifold door in the 1980s and hasn't had a lick of trouble with any of them. |
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Now you see it, Now you don't. Crazy Cool garage door appears only half as big as it really is
Washington resident Herb Korthuis needed a tall garage door to fit his large motorhome into. A city zoning ordinance said he couldn't do it at first, but thanks to Schweiss Doors he now has a 16x12 ft. bifold door that blends into the rest of his house and neighborhood and which was OK'd by the building inspector despite its size. |
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COMPOSITE FOAM PANELS TAKE KIEHM CONSTRUCTION NATIONWIDE
Back in 1980, Marty Kiehm, age 23 at the time, built his first structure, a 70' x 100' hangar with a 48' bifold hangar door at the Delavan, MN airport. Though not yet a licensed pilot, aviation blood was already trickling through his veins. His dad was an aerial applicator so 'flight talk' was a fairly routine part of family conversations. However following in his Dad's footprint wasn't his ambition. |
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Top of the Line Schweiss Hydraulic Designer Door graces Under Armour building
Schweiss Designer Doors don't get much better than this. Under Armour Corporation in Baltimore, Maryland ordered this very attractive and unique metal perforated hydraulic one-piece canopy door as a showpiece for their store and office building in Baltimore, Maryland . The 28' 10" wide x 12' - 140 mph windrated door features two distinctly lighted Under Armour billboard-style logos which can be seen for miles around. |
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One of a kind Texas hangar has its own control tower
"I come here every morning at 6 a.m. I spend all day here and I enjoy every minute of it." Those words from Patrick Aucoin, Aucoin and Associates, Inc., Spring, TX. And where he comes each day is to an 84' x 84' steel hangar at the Spring, TX airfield. But what a hangar! For 14 years this spot was only a concrete slab, the only remnant from a Texas tornado that wiped out the hangar which used to set on this hunk of concrete. But not so today. |
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Pilots are appreciating the 80 schweiss liftstrap bifold hangar doors at Oshawa, Ontario airport
There aren't many airports in the U.S. or abroad that have as many Schweiss Bifold Liftstrap/Autolatch hangar doors as the Oshawa, Ontario, Canada airport. In a three-phase project a total of 80 Schweiss liftstrap and autolatch bifold doors have been put onto hangars there. In just the last order alone, 34 Schweiss bifold doors ranging in size from 41.5 ft wide to 47 ft. wide gives some solid proof of their popularity among hangar owners there. |
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Innovative Schweiss lift gate gives versatility to 'The Paw'
Contemplate this description of a popular Mankato, Minnesota facility: Daycare, rehabilitation, grooming spa, spacious suites with in-floor heat, raised beds, exercise program, pool, reservations required, therapeutic laser class treatments, post operative care, hydrotherapy, kindergarten, parties and social activities. |
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Big bifold glass door connects spaces at new Red Bull headquarters
Extreme sports enthusiasts are a key demographic for energy drink makers, and Red Bull's new North American headquarters in Santa Monica, CA was created with that audience in mind. Among the 105,000 sq. ft. buildings many impressive design features are 40' wide by 250' long, non-functioning skateboard platform and 28' tall by 40' wide, Schweiss glass-paneled bifold door. |
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Arizona Stucco hydraulic door gives shade on hot days.
Aircraft enthusiasts from more than 70 nations go to the world famous Oshkosh Air Show with their eyes to the sky. It brings in more than 10,000 aircraft and displays nearly 2,500 aircraft of all makes and sizes. Dave Sirota, President of Bassuk Brothers Property Management firm in Oro Valley, Arizona, a bedroom community adjacent to Tucson, didn't go there to look at aircraft, he had another mission in mind. |
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Schweiss Doors makes boathouse owner envy of beautiful Lake Vermilion
Schweiss Doors can't take all the credit for the envy. Ryan also goes first class with the 1955 Chris Craft Continental boat that cruises in and out of his boathouse. And for those not living on this lake, known worldwide as Lake Vermilion, that's also envious. |
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Aero Country East is a Dallas, Texas area first-class aviation lifestyle community
"New North Dallas, Teaxs Aero Country East airpark goes exclusively with Schweiss "Red Power" hydraulic one-piece hangar doors. Many Country Club amenities and 39 custom townhomes and pool on privately-owned airport add first class appeal for pilots and families |
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Washington Wallaby Ranch chooses Schweiss doors for its hangars
When you think of wallabies and kangaroos the first thing that comes to mind is Australia, "The Land Down Under." You don't have to travel that far, however, to see these marsupials, The Fall City Wallaby Ranch has 19. |
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Kansas farmers Mancave has room for dragstrip racing cars and more
The term "mancave" has in recent times entered the American vernacular. It refers to a place where the guys can get together, lay back and talk about whatever is on their minds and solve the world problems and such over a cold one or two. Mancaves seem to be quite popular amongst football fans. |
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Schweiss Doors installs 132 liftstrap Bifold T-Hangar doors for Bult Airfield
Only about 30 miles due south of downtown Chicago and surrounded by fields of corn, soybeans, wildlife habitat and even a few tree farms sits one of the newer and more intriguing airfields in America. Called Bult Field Airport and identified as C56, this country airport however dates back to 1942 when Paul Sanger, a Monee, Illinois aviation enthusiast started his 'grass strip' air field three nautical miles southeast of town. |
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Napa Valley Winery puts Schweiss doors to special use
That's how Opus One building's architect, Scott Johnson, described this California Napa Valley winery located between St. Helena and Napa, almost straight north of San Francisco, California. Johnson was part of the design team behind the whole footprint of the Opus One building expansion. The suggestion and actual design of the unique Schweiss bifold and hydraulic doors was recommended by Wayne Leong, of Leong Architectural firm in St Helena, CA. |
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Prestige Contractors of Canada is newest Schweiss Doors distributer
Most every contractor at heart wants to do the best job for their customer. Sometimes that means going above and beyond the call and at other times being able to offer the best product for them. |
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Large Schweiss Bifold Liftstrap door perfectly fits farmshop needs
There's nothing cheap about building anymore but this project turned out wonderfully. The Schweiss door fits perfectly. We dressed up the shop and office area with some window shutter trim. Structural Building out of Becker, MN was the contractor and they did a great job |
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Inadequate experience with another company leads farmer to Schweiss Doors
It was a 70 ft. hydraulic door, very lightly built, it came in two sections that didn't meet together when they put it together. It showed up bent, and when raised it would bend, very poor weld quality, with welds missing in places. It was a piece of crap, I've never seen something so poor, there was no engineering done on it. There was no quality control. |
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Schweiss Red Power Pumps are a jump above the rest
Jumping over the best |
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RiverEdge Park & Music Garden orders Schweiss Doors for new Illinois project
RiverEdge Park and Music Garden is a venue that not many people in the United States have heard of yet, but they will. It is becoming the centerpiece in a 10-year master plan for the city of Aurora, Illinois, that state's second largest city with a population of close to 200,000 people, making it the 112th largest city in the United States. Aurora is located about 45 miles west of Chicago and is accessible by commuter train from there. |
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Schweiss has truckloads of top quality doors leaving the factory each week
Since Introducing "Red Power" Hydraulic Doors to the market this Spring, sales of Schweiss Hydraulic Doors have escalated, and as a result truckload-after-truckload of ready to assemble doors have been moving out to destinations within all corners of the United States and other locations around the globe. |
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Sharp looking farm shop features office space and large hydraulic door
This eye catching farm shop is indeed a beautiful facility. All four exterior steel walls are white, however red is the accent color around the edges of this big hydraulic door, all windows in the door, plus other access doors into this incredible building. |
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Taxi-through hangar speeds crop work for big time spraying operation
Twenty-seven years as an aerial applicator provides an historical perspective each spring for Rich Sigurdson, Olivia, MN. For cantankerous 2011 he simply responded,"This spring brought in a little more work than normal. This is the latest for putting crops in the ground since I've been in the business. |
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Huge Army tanks and track vehicles pass through Ft. Carson liftstrap bifold doors
Getting 146 doors installed at one location speaks rather strongly about the quality and reliability of your door provider. But that's the current scorecard of Schweiss BiFold doors at Fort Carson, Colorado (Colorado Springs) where Mortenson Construction (Denver branch) has an ongoing contract with the U.S. Army for the construction of special heated maintenance shops called TEMFs (Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facilities). This means structures big enough for Army tanks and other special military tactical vehicles. |
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Electrical engineer researches and chooses 40 ft. Hydraulic Hangar Door
I researched over a year what I wanted to do. I met Dave Schweiss at the Florida 'Fun in the Sun' air show and both Dave and Mike at the big Oshgosh, WS show. After meeting the guys and looking more closely at their product the choice was obvious. It simply was the best fit, the best design, the best door and in terms of value, the best deal. |
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Fagen WWII museum purchases multiple large Schweiss Liftstrap Bifold Hangar Doors
Here are some shots of Fagen's warbirds. All mighty nice, mint condition airplanes! Just one of many unique planes that will be on display in the New Fagen Museum. It'll be the hot spot in Granite Falls, Minnesota to see some of the most beautiful Flying machines imaginable. |
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Fast opening Schweiss hydraulic heated shop doors were just what this farmer needed
Obviously a guy doesn't spend several thousand dollars for a big hydraulic door because it opens and closes in 37 seconds. But surprisingly 'door speed' is a bit of a factor, at least for Terry Albright, Renville County farmer who also runs a fleet of 'over the road' semi rigs. |
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New 75 ft. Ohio farm shop has Schweiss hydraulic door with special lighting
A slick, new 75' x 80' farm shop with special lighting, in-floor heating, a huge 40' door and a burgundy and beige color scheme is getting all sorts of attention on the farm of John Dulin, Kenton, Ohio. "The contractor that sold me the building has people coming here every week it seems to check out the building and especially that big hydraulic door. So it's a real treat for me and my farming partner son Dana, to show them the works," explained Dulin, who is also maintenance manager for six school buses in their local special education district. |
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Wayzata resident loves his worry free liftstrap garage door conversion
Two bifold doors were on his Wayzata, Minn. home when he and his wife, Nancy, purchased it from a previous owner several years ago. He referred to the doors as "a bonus and attractive feature" and believed the architect chose the bifold style of doors for aesthetic reasons. |
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Carriage House helicopter hangar is very likely the most unique in America!
The Carriage House on the lakeshore property of Sid Morris, Cornelius, NC is very likely the most unique in America! It doesn't house horses and horse buggies. It doesn't house antique autos. Instead it houses his R44 helicopter. And that chopper gets to the Carriage House by first landing on a helio pad on the end of his 200' dock. A small electrically driven dolly then gently lifts the chopper with operator then guiding the chopper to its proper stall inside this remarkable 4-star carriage house. |
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Artists architectural glass door was perfect for Martha's Vineyard studio and guest house
At 27 years of age, film maker/artist/author Travis Wood appears to be adding architectural design to his intriguing resume. Evidence of this new dimension is a most unique structure, a combination studio/guest house that he and his father are constructing on their vacation property on Martha's Vineyard, hugging the south shore of Massachusetts. |
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Funky Brooklyn Store Front Perforated Steel Bifold Doors add touch of class and security
Hugging the southwest corner of Long Island, New York, Brooklyn's earlier identity was mostly hitched to Coney Island beach and the Brooklyn Dodgers of baseball immortality. Today the city is enjoying a renaissance of rediscovery by artists, retailers, ambitious contractors and creative landscapers including the Andre Kikoski Architect firm which just wrapped up the complete renovation of two empty, abandoned warehouse buildings on 22-28 Wyckoff Ave. |
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Multiple stores and doors are key to Arnold Company farm implement business expansion
Consolidation is that aggressive word which has been enveloping agricultural business for several years now. In simple terms, it results in fewer but bigger. And that certainly is the recent history of the farm implement business, which used to pride itself on having eight, 10, even 12 or more dealerships per county. Today three or four farm equipment dealers per county is more the usual. But ownership of farm implement stores today often includes multiple locations throughout an entire state. |
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Former Alaskan has Bifold hangar doors for fishing and flying from private airstrip
Flying since he got the bug when working the fishing canaries in Alaska, Eric Hutchins, Grand Rapids, MN, has a rather diversified agenda these days. For example he runs a year-round Dairy Queen in this bustling tourist center town. He also does some part-time law enforcement work and occasionally flies fire detection with the MN DNR. When time permits, high on his agenda is getting together with his snowmobile buddies for a few miles through the beautiful lake and woodland country of Itasca County. |
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Large 108 ft. Schweiss Bifold Strap Door is finishing touch for hangar renovation
In September of 2009, we started the rehabilitation of Hanger 155 at Chippewa County International Airport in Kincheloe, MI. Our first step was to remove 60 years worth of lead paint from the existing steel substructure and miles of asbestos-containing material. When the building was safe to work in, our demolition subcontractor started on the roof system. |
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Midwest John Deere dealership and store installs a Schweiss One-Piece Door
It's big, 43,500 square feet. It has a special floral display unit out front courtesy of the employees and the general contractor. You walk into an 'eye catching' 100' x 160' 'Consumer Display' section complete with a 10' high shelf showcasing various John Deere 'consumer goods'. And greeting you at the retail counter is a colorful prairie scene with an old country barn, woodlots, fields of corn and wheat plus a depiction of the original 1-bottom plow that launched the John Deere machinery company. A show place of sorts? Yes, indeed. |
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Classic Florida hangar home Schweiss wall/porch door is drawing national attention
Well, it's all of the above for 62-year-old Daniel Shaw, a plumbing contractor at Geneva, Fla. Who has given new meaning to the term "hangar home." The structure is 50' wide x 60' deep x 30' tall, all metal/ However, a 45' x 15' Schweiss hydraulic door sporting a wrap-around porch with decorator railing, table and chairs, a "walk through" door with stylish window, and veranda "roof" gets your attention. |
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Schweiss doors open things up at the Renville County Fair
Schweiss Hydraulic and Bifold Doors recently installed four new hydraulic doors at the Renville County Fairgrounds located in Bird Island, MN. The Renville County Board approached Schweiss looking for a way to open up the event building located at the county's fairgrounds. The event building is used to host live bands, beer gardens and public auctions by Henslin Auction Services. Hydraulic doors seemed like the perfect solution to open up the building and allow easy access to the building for large groups of people. |
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Minnesota Implement dealership spike in business calls for new facility liftstrap bifold doors
We're no longer just selling iron. Today we're selling precision farming products and that requires special training of both our personnel and our farm customers," says Paal Haug, general manager of Haug Implement with stores at Willmar and Litchfield |
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Radiation-shielded Bifold Door designed specially for industrial x-ray system firm
The creativity of customers continues to be a driving force for many manufacturers. Take for example North Star Imaging, Inc., a Rogers, Minnesota manufacturer of industrial x-ray systems which are enclosed by a radiation shielding cabinet and access door and used by manufacturing firms in the aerospace, military, automotive, medical device, electronics, even the genetic seed industry and many more. |
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Stylish North Carolina Target store Bifold gates serve dual purposes
How do you make the loading dock area for your store secure, yet still easily accessible and stylish? This Target store in North Carolina found the answer with two 39' x 17' bifold gates for their loading area. Give us your idea and we will get you the door. |
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Unique Schweiss Bifold roof-door designed for East Coast sandblasting chamber
What looked like a near impossible situation without some totally new engineering design instead turned out to be a remarkable solution to an extreme challenge. The challenge? How to fit a "roof door" over a 20' by 30' sandblasting chamber used by SMS Millcraft, Oil City, PA. This firm specializes in refurbishing component parts for various Pennsylvania steel mills. |
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Farm Air spraying operation relocates and builds new hangar with 76 ft. hydraulic door
It is rare that an Air Tractor dealership changes hands. It cant be done without an approval from Air Tractor, Inc. This requirement became all too apparent to Bill Taylor of Farm Air in Fairfield Illinois. Bill was starting to think about retiring from the business he formed in 1976. Shortly after forming Farm Air, Bill saw a need for Air Tractors in the Midwest, and approached Air Tractor about becoming a dealer. Over thirty successful years later, Bill decided it was time to sell Farm Air with its Air Tractor dealership intact. |
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TGIF puts custom-made Schweiss Bifold glass doors on patio bar
This custom set of Schweiss Bifold Doors was the perfect solution to provide a unique dining experience for this restaurant's patio bar customers. |
