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Name: Amanda Wilson
Date registered: July 7, 2010

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  1. The Architectural Concepts Door Collection Advantage — May 7, 2025
  2. Three Tips to Navigate Shifting Market Conditions — May 5, 2025
  3. Opening the Door to a Rep Career — April 28, 2025
  4. Sliding Doors: An Enduring Choice — June 24, 2024
  5. Hotel Fire Door Violations: A Concern for Family Safety During Travel Season — June 10, 2024

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Mar 15

New FBC Wind Maps

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The 2010 Florida Building Code goes into effect today. I found an informative flyer on the FBC site referring to the changes on the wind maps that’s worth checking out. Here’s a clip: The wind speed maps in the 2010 FBCB have been revised significantly from the 2007 Florida Building Code. The primary changes are …

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Mar 09

Make a Difference, It’s Fun!

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Inspiration/Motivation, Travel Tales

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Throughout my life I have always tried to stay active as a volunteer.  One of my first opportunities as a teenager was with Wildlife Rescue, Inc. in Tampa.  Their main focus was on rehabilitating wounded Florida Panthers.  What an experience it was to feed and help care for them. They also took in other animals, …

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Mar 09

Fraction Decimal Conversion Chart

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Tools of the Trade

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I created a fraction/decimal conversion chart for you to use.   Find it on page “Doors 101” to download and print. More tools of the trade on the way. Related PostsFrames Twisted or Set Out of Square Tools of the Trade PL2 Frame Set Looking to Reduce Errors and Increase Profit How Do You Take Field …

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Mar 02

Volunteering on an AT Work Crew

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Travel Tales

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Fridays are for fun, right?  I have decided to reserve Fridays for posts about things I consider fun.  I thought I would start this series with one of my favorite hobbies, hiking. The Appalachian Trail has been a crush of mine for many years.  It started as a blazing obsession with dreams of one day …

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Jan 19

Design Hardware’s Keyed Removable Mullion

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Hardware, Removable Mullions

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Design Hardware is proud to announce the addition of a Keyed Removable Mullion to their quality product line-up! DESIGN HARDWARE NEW PRODUCT ALERT!! Related PostsWhat Is A Swing Clear Hinge? Hinges: Residential vs Commercial Hardware 101: Commercial Hinges What is a Hardware Mullion? Design Hardware 116 Closer Makes the Grade – and more!

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Jan 17

Galvanized vs Galvanneal

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Hollow Metal Doors, Hollow Metal Frames

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Per Wikipedia – Galvannealed or galvanneal is the result from the combined process of galvanizing and annealing to produce specialized sheets of steel. The galvanization is made through the hot-dipping (Hot-dip galvanizing) process and gives a very fine greyish matte finish. Galvanneal does not flake off its galvanized coating when formed, stamped, and bent. The very fine matte finish acts like a primer, allowing paint …

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Jan 16

DHI Class Pictures

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DHI, Faces of the Industry

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While re-organizing my files for the new year I ran across these DHI Class Pictures.  I thought I would share and bring back memories of the Good Ole Days.  Chime in if you are in these pics, I’d love to get re-acquainted after all we did go to school together. Related PostsClassroom Barricade Devices Are …

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Jan 05

New Year ~ New Goals ~ New Chances

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Inspiration/Motivation

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A fresh New Year is an opportunity for…well anything! What are your hopes and plans for 2012? The hum about the construction industry is that we can expect a slightly better year than the last.  I can attest to a significant increase in quote requests during the last six months.  A nice percentage have turned …

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Jan 03

MESKER Adjustable Frames

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Hollow Metal Frames

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Dec 27

Fire Rated Doors

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Fire Rated Openings

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I am sure that many of you have heard complaints about fire rated door requirements.  Especially when it’s holding up a project. Recently, a project that my distributor was working on was held up due to a missing label on a fire rated hollow metal door.  The result was a rush to remedy the situation …

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Nov 29

Rustic Hardware

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As you know, on my recent trip to New York for the DHI Convention I took lots of pictures of doors! (hazard of the trade) Many were taken at St. Thomas Church in Manhattan.  The antique doors and hardware were so beautiful I shared them in a blog post. Coincidentally, a week after my trip …

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Nov 28

Taking a Time Out

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A few months ago, I registered to exhibit at the AIA Georgia Design Conference that was held back in October.   I knew it put me in the right place for hiking my favorite time of year. My best friend Ginny hadn’t had a vacation in a while and I could use help exhibiting so poof, a …

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