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How Our Design Calculators Saved Real Money on a Pergola Quote

How an Engineering Express Design Calculator Saved Real Money On A Pergola Quote – And Won The Job A Practical Case Study For Contractors When contractors quote pergolas, canopies, or other aluminum structures, it’s common to oversize beams and columns early in the process just to stay safe.  While that reduces engineering risk, it often inflates …

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Deck Calculator Suite

Use This Suite of Deck Estimation Tools These tools by Inch Calculator help in building a wood deck. Use these interactive tools to help estimate quantities of: Balusters Concrete Footings Deck Boards Deck Stain Paver Base Polymeric Sand Post Holes Project Estimating & More Browse The Deck Calculator Suite Related Links Deck Stairs Calculator Deck …

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Estimate Fence Materials & Pricing By Hoover Fence Co.

Use These Material Estimation Tools By Hoover Fence These tools help estimate the quantity of materials & offer pricing information for optionally purchasing through Hoover Fence Co. Use these along with proper engineering design for estimating & permitting your ornamental, vinyl, chain link, or split rail fence project. Use The Wood Fence Material Estimator Use …

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The 3 Types Of Window & Glazing Supports On A Structure & How They Work

There’s more than one way to support glass… Each of these window support systems comes with a unique set of design & installation considerations. Here’s a breakdown of what each is & how they are designed & used. 1 – Supporting Mullion 2 – Structural Frame 3 – Structural Supporting Column Click any image on …

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How To Get a Florida or Miami Dade NOA Product Approval For Your Building Product

How To Get a Florida Product Approval So you want to get a product approvalfor your building product… Let’s walk through the process. But first, do you even need a product approval? Check out this article which explains what products need approvals What Building Products Need Approval? OK, you’ve determined you want a Florida or …

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Deck Stairs Calculator

Calculate Dimensions of Stairs This calculator, provided by Decks.com & our client Trex© determines many aspects needed to design & install stairs. This calculator will tell you: > How Many Rises You’ll Need > Dimensions for each rise > Total run and rise > Step run (tread depth) > Step rise (riser height) > Bottom …

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Metal Weight Calculator

Calculate The Weight of a Length of Material Use this resource by OnlineMetals.com to calculate the weight of materials including aluminum, steel, plastic, & others for a variety of shapes and sizes. Use The WEIGHT CALCULATOR NOTE: This is an external calculator link – The link above is provided as a directory service only. Use …

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Snow Load Estimation Tool

Find Your Snow Load Use this resource by Structural Central to determine the design load case due to snow. Learn more about roof, ground, and snow drift from this article we published. Also see this article which explains how snow accumulates over open trellises. * Free account on 3rd party website required for unlimited use …

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Eastern 2 inch Bertha Clear Panel Span Calculator

Calculate precise anchor spacing by using this companion application to Eastern Metal Product Approval FL28390. Enter installation height, substrate, connection type, and desired anchor to solve for anchor spacing with resolution better than the product approval tables.

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