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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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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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An Introduction to Wood Ceiling Repair
Not stopping to fix small cosmetic defects during installation can result in expensive repairs after the Punch List comes out. In this introduction, we will be going over a few common types of …
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Field Cutting Acoustic Planks and Acoustic Tiles
Acoustic planks and acoustic tiles can be tricky to cut in the field because of the vulnerable “teeth” that make up acoustic wood products. By using the …
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Design Guide for Common Types of Wood Paneling
Anyone who has visited a library, airport, restaurant, church, or college campus has been exposed to a variety of wood paneling types.
A natural insulator, wood paneling added to a wall or ceiling …
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The 8 Different Types of Ceilings
Ceilings Matter. And although we prefer wood, understanding the different types of ceilings can help you communicate your vision for a space. To see the newest wood ceiling products, check out the …
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Lighting Integration in Wood Ceilings
Light fixture selection and integration is a key feature in any space. But how is it accomplished? Can I put lights in any ceiling? How are they installed? Where should I hang the fixtures from? All …
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What to Look for in an Independent Manufacturer’s Representative
Originally published by ISAarchitectural on their website – May 13th, 2020.
By: Larry Windsor. VP Construction Services
Independent Manufacturer’s Representative Firms are an …
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The Forgotten Third Surface
Some call the ceiling the ‘Forgotten 3rd Surface.’” – Paul Emmons
What is a Ceiling?
A tent’s canvas is both roof and ceiling. Except …
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9Wood’s Certified Wood Journey: The Tale of Two Certifications
9Wood offers designers access to wood for their ceiling designs from sustainably harvested forests, certified by two competing organizations. Both programs offer certified lumber that qualify toward …
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The Best* Certified Wood Programs
*based on our experience and satisfaction with FSC® and PEFC.
9Wood offers designers certified wood ceilings through two certification programs: FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) and PEFC …
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What are the Types of Suspended Acoustic Ceilings?
Ceilings are called the forgotten third surface. Some even argue over that assertion. “No, it’s the forgotten sixth surface.” “No,” say still others, “It’s the fifth wall!” We get it. Before we got …
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What is Critical Lighting?
We’ve all noticed the first ding in our new car. At first, you don’t see it when looking straight on. But at just the right angle that dent is very, very noticeable. Or place a …
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7 Gotchas Bidding Wood Ceilings
“Oh, good I landed the job! Oh, God what did I forget?!”
Suspended wood ceilings can be a great way for subcontractors to take on high-value business. But …
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