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Traditional Custom Wood Ceilings

Traditional Custom Wood Ceilings—When Even Hundreds of Thousands of Custom Configurations Still Aren’t Enough. Custom Made Fast provides hundreds of thousands of custom configurations designed to …

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Alvar Aalto: The Father of Modern Wood Ceilings

A Case Study of Mount Angel Abbey Library Alvar Aalto rests fully in the twentieth century as one of its defining architects. Yet through his use of organic form and natural material, he speaks …

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Introducing 9Wood Revit Models

This week 9Wood published 450 Revit models of our most popular wood ceiling products. Manufacturing custom fast wood ceilings means design freedom for architects and designers, with resources like …

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We Are in the Speed Business [PODCAST]

We firmly believe that customers can have both the custom wood ceilings and fast lead times. — Thomas Nelson, Marketing Manager We Are in the Speed Business At 9Wood, we take pride in being the …

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Custom Wood Walls in Commercial Architecture

Does 9Wood sell wood walls? We do manufacture wall panels. They are certainly not as common a product for us as ceilings. We market ourselves as a ceiling company, but we certainly can do walls as …

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Crating Wood Ceilings the 9Wood Way

9Wood ships hundreds of crates of wood ceilings every year. A typical order from 9Wood requires anywhere from 2 to 10 crates. We’ve had projects with many more, and some wood ceiling projects go …

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Touch-Up for Exterior Wood Ceilings

Have you ever wondered how a simple hair dryer can help you while installing wood ceilings at a jobsite? Exterior wood ceilings need protection. The best way to provide that protection is to ensure …

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3 Reasons We Work at 9Wood

My name is Thomas Nelson and I want you to apply to work at 9Wood. Finding a new job is a stressful experience, especially when it comes to learning about the real culture inside the company before …

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How to Apply End Banding to Veneer Wood Ceilings

Introduction: End Banding vs. Edge Banding If you have worked with wood before, you have probably heard of edge banding. Edge banding (which can also be a single word – edgebanding) is …

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Field Cutting Deep Member Wood Grille Ceilings

Deep Member Grilles – Field Cutting When it comes to field cutting deep member grilles that have a larger depth, say 1×4 or 2×6, you are going to have to use different tools at your …

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The Most Accessible Wood Ceiling

Accessibility and dropped wood ceilings are a classic conflict because you have your mechanical systems, HVAC, lighting, and electrical, and then you cover it all up with highly custom decorative wood …

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Starting with 9Wood: The Submittal Process

Subcontractors often ask: How do we start with 9Wood? In this video, we walk through the steps of starting with 9Wood once you have been awarded a wood ceiling job. Starting the submittal process …

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Repairing Veneer Delamination

If you haven’t already, we encourage you to read An Introduction to Wood Ceiling Repair. This video dives specifically into delamination and is part of a larger series of 9Wood Field Guides. …

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Repairing Surface Damage

If you haven’t already, we encourage you to read An Introduction to Wood Ceiling Repair. This video dives specifically into surface damage and is part of a larger series of 9Wood Field Guides. We hope …

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Repairing Chip-Out & Edge Damage

If you haven’t already, we encourage you to read An Introduction to Wood Ceiling Repair. This video dives specifically into chip-out & edge damage, and is part of a larger series of 9Wood Field …