Now that much of the country is officially in the fall season, three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday) hundreds if not thousands of baby boomers put down their flowering pots and knitting in favor of the local American Legion Hall hosting their weekly bingo session. Many of these Hall’s mentioned above play host […]
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What if you and your wife recently purchased a home – it’s a gorgeous 2 story red-brick home, and although there is no interior work to be done, the exterior is another story. The grass looks burnt with random patches, the deck in the backyard is unfinished (only way on or off is the porch […]
If you’ve read the most recent OSHA’s (Occupational Safety and Heath Administration) top 10 citations for the 2012 calendar year (seen on OSHA’s website), fall protection tops the list. Not only that, but fall protection also topped the list for being assessed the highest penalties for the same time frame (October 1st 2011 – September […]
What is a Crossover Ramp? A crossover ramp is one that allows both small and larger type vehicles to cross over a cable, wire or hose that is obstructing the path of that vehicle. In some cases this same crossover ramp may also be called a ‘fracking ramp’ (named after the industry it serves), while […]
It is nearing fall again. It’s time for leaves to fall, and all kinds of critters to wander about their fall activities finding food, shelter and a place to hibernate for the winter. A window well could be a nice place for those animals to hang out for the cold winter months. Even in […]
Stairs as Art Have you ever thought that a set of stairs could be a work of art? Well they can be, especially if they represent music and culture at a nightclub or restaurant. One of our customers who is a mosaic artist called us about a recent project that they are working on. It […]
This past weekend I went to see a musical in my home town in southern Illinois. The building it was held in was built recently, and it was my first time seeing this new community theater. The main entrance was placed on the southwest street corner with a few stairs leading up to the lobby […]
Oftentimes when a customer calls me asking for helping selecting a ramp we are able to find an entire ecosystem of solutions for their home. Maybe they need a ramp for the garage entryway and forgot about the side door threshold. Or maybe they needed bathroom grab bars and forgot about the driveway slope. Take […]
Suppose you just purchased a new lease on a commercial building in the heart of Charleston SC. The equipment has been purchased and moved in and you’re about ready to open for business when a thunderstorm forms one night in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast. The next morning you arrive only to find […]
As we leave the warmer summer months behind and enter the cooler, latter part of the year, we know one thing: football season is upon us. It is easy to get carried away (especially during high school and college games) when your team is playing at home against a top rank opponent. Quite often with […]