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Customer Spotlight: Gloede Builders & Design

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Gloede Builders & Design

Gloede Builders & Design

The path of a true professional

Dan Gloede discovered where his interests and talents lay at a very early age, when he was exposed to a high school shop class in woodworking.  Recognizing immediately that this was something he wanted to pursue, he began his own woodworking projects in his parents’ garage.  In no time, he was making quality furniture for his parents’ home and for others in the community.

After high school, he continued his interest in carpentry by working in various construction jobs, and eventually started his own business, TAD Millworks Company.  The focus of this company was on home construction, remodeling projects and, on a smaller scale, custom cabinetry.

Gloede Builders Kitchen Remodel With Solid Surface

Gloede Builders Kitchen Remodel With Solid Surface

By 2001, he was ready to transition his business away from commercial and residential construction into more specialized cabinetry and woodworking projects, and this was when he started Gloede Builders & Design, formerly TAD Millworks Company, alongside his wife, Teresa Gloede.  This business was more suited to his personal talents because it allowed him the freedom to design and Continue reading →

12 New Generation Solid Surface Designs from Avonite™

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Residential wine wall using Avonite Studio Collection™ Ocean Breeze

Residential wine wall using Avonite Studio Collection™ Ocean Breeze. Image courtesy of Aristech Surfaces®.

Let your imagination run wild for a moment thinking about the variety of projects  you could create with solid surface material that is vibrant with color, translucent enough for backlighting and has the appearance of movement or texture.  With the launch of Avonite™ Surfaces’ (a brand of Aristech Surfaces®) 12 new design materials under their Studio Collection™, the possibilities are endless.

The new colors fall into three Studio Collection categories:  The Elements (translucent veined colors), The Mosaics (think terrazzo) and Frosted Glass (great for backlighting).  Pictured is a gorgeous, custom-designed wine wall using one of the new colors from The Elements Collection, Ocean Breeze.

The applications for this next-generation, proprietary resin-blend material vary widely from artwork, to Continue reading →

Corian® Represents Solid Surface at Super Bowl 2016

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Featuring 11 unique gallery and exhibit spaces, the 49ers Museum presented by Sony is a 20,000 sq. ft. facility dedicated to the 49ers past, present and future.

The curved, seamless walls of the new Levi’s® Stadium Museum in Santa Clara, CA, create a clean, uniform look that highlights why DuPont™ Corian® is the obvious choice for designers who want to make a bold statement with a durable solid surface.

The museum’s tall, translucent Corian® panels help capture the feeling and energy of the 49ers’ images projected on them. But they also are durable, which is necessary for an area with high volumes of visitor traffic.

“It is not surprising that Corian® would be featured so prominently in the Levi’s® Stadium Museum,” said John Richard, Global Business Director for DuPont Surfaces. “This type of impressive, large-scale design lends itself to Corian® both because of the surface’s aesthetic beauty and the ability to form it into virtually any shape or design.” Continue reading →

How To Install Corian Solid Surface Vanity Tops

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The installed top, ready for use!

Custom Corian Vanity Tops, by SolidSurface.com are a great addition to any bathroom.

Whether you’ve already purchased your new vanity top, or you are in the research phase of buying one, the top is going to need to be installed  One option, for the do-it-for-me type, would be to contact a professional or plumber to complete the install for you,  but for the remainder of you we’ve written this handy instructional guide  with some simple steps to install your new top.

The top photographed throughout this guide is a Custom Corian Vanity Top configured on SolidSurface.com, shipped directly to, and installed by, the homeowner.  Continue reading →

Avonite Adds 35 Solid Surface Colors To It’s New International Pallete

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Avonite® Surfaces, a brand of Aristech Surfaces LLC, is launching  35 solid surface colors in its new International Pallet of Avonite colors.

Architects and designers increasingly work the world over, and Avonite’s new International Palette provides them a truly global range of trend setting colors and designs. This palette allows them to make exciting and creative product and color choices no matter where in the world the project may be.

Whether or not you work the world over, are tied to an ethnic enclave or geographic region, and/or you love the colors of your heritage, the Avonite International pallet gives you that forward reaching set of tools to color your creations. Continue reading →