Notes from the shop
Practical notes for contractors, architects and owners on materials, drawings and getting millwork built right.
Planning a multi-store fixture rollout
How retail construction managers can plan a fixture rollout that holds up from store one to store forty: prototype first, lock drawings, value-engineer early, control material lots, crate by store, sequence installs and keep re-orders matching.
AWI grades explained: Economy, Custom and Premium
What the three AWI woodwork grades mean, why Custom is the usual commercial default, what actually changes between grades, how to call them out in a spec, and when Premium is worth paying for.
What to send with a millwork bid request
A practical checklist for GCs and architects: the drawings, spec sections, schedules, grade callouts, coordination notes and site details a millwork shop needs to price casework and fixtures accurately the first time.