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The Main Purposes of a Retaining Wall
Retaining walls hold back soil. Yet, don’t let their simplicity fool you. These structures are actually incredibly complex and can be used for a variety of different reasons. This article will review the main purposes of a retaining wall everyone should know. Make a Slope Functional Retaining walls make sloped areas functional. Essentially, the walls […]
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How To Build a Sustainable Playground
Summertime is here, and that means parents will spend lots of time with their children at the playground. It’s hard to think about anything else besides play when it comes to playgrounds. But we all have a responsibility to keep environmentalism in the back of our minds no matter where we are. Contractors and the […]
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Tangent Announces Patent for Wood-Grain Polymer Dimensional Lumber
Tangent Announces Patent for Wood-Grain Polymer Dimensional Lumber Utility patent secures IP for unique polymer lumber Today we are excited to announce that Tangent has been granted US patent No. 10,981,350, a utility patent for our wood-grain polymer lumber, which Tangent brought to the market in 2016. Our new utility patent covers internal woodgraining for […]
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Steps in the Furniture Design Process
Creating furniture is complex because the designer must account for practicality and visual attractiveness. These are the steps in the furniture design process.
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The Uses of Construction Equipment Mats
Think of construction and your mind likely conjures up images of large vehicles and heavy materials. In the background of many jobsites sits an unsung hero of safety, though. This is the equipment mat, which is a sturdy, flat rectangle of wood, rubber, or plastic that sits on the ground. Tangent provides structural plastic lumber […]
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What Is Continuously Extruded Plastic Lumber?
Plastic lumber can come in different forms based on how a manufacturer makes it. We go over what continuously extruded plastic lumber is here.
