Category Archives: vinyl porch brackets
Top 5 Most Asked Questions
We’ve been exhibiting at the NAHB International Home Builders Show for several years now. Our booth is crowded with Architects, Builders and General Contractors checking out our products. It’s funny, so often we hear “Where were you guys 3 months ago? I … Continue reading
Architects Are People Too
In our business, our primary customers are Architects and Builders. Architects are the ones spec’ing our product into the plans or creating a design that calls for brackets, rafter tails, corbels, etc. Typically, it’s the Builder or General Contractor who contacts … Continue reading
Gingerbread Houses – Hansel & Gretel or Gothic Revival?
We recently ran across an article on Houzz by contributing editor Samantha Schoech about Gingerbread detailing that featured some Durabrac homes. It got us thinking about “Gingerbread” and what it actually means to people. The origin of “Gingerbread” goes back many centuries. Originally, wood was used to carve … Continue reading
Thinking Outside the Gingerbread Box
Often when many think of decorative brackets, the images of gingerbread porches and fancy exteriors of the Old South come to mind. Architectural components or gingerbread brackets aren’t just for sprucing up porches, overhangs or gables anymore. Brackets (including vinyl … Continue reading
How to Get the Perfect Spandrel Fit for Your Porch
The hard reality about porches is they are far from consistent and uniform. Sections that are supposed to be equal may differ by inches. This can create a dilemma when ordering decorative spandrel for your porch. Most spandrel comes in … Continue reading
A Conversation with Versatex Trimboard
We were recently asked to answer a few questions by Versatex Trimboard as to why we chose to use their material over others for our entire Durabrac product line, given the integrity and high standards we hold for each product … Continue reading
Vinyl vs Polyurethane Foam: Does it Really Matter?
There was a time, long ago, when craftsmen would spend their entire working days creating beautiful designs with amazing architectural details all by hand. Each piece would be an original work of art. With today’s technology, we can still have … Continue reading
YES! It’s vinyl. Really!
Even though we have hundreds of items in our standard inventory stock, we are often asked could you recreate this original bracket from my older home or could you mimic this style or could you possibly do something Gothic or … Continue reading
