“Yes Nancy, but did you see that Barn Door Hardware?”
Barn doors are a trend that is sweeping the nation while offering many style options as well as outstanding functionality.
07
Mar
Bayer Built News
26
Feb
Daily grind and polar vortex? Not today!
Does the daily grind have you stuck in an all-too-familiar loop; one day blending into the next? We may have that in common. Yesterday’s schedule included stops in Mankato, Mendota Heights, Edina, back to Minnetonka and then over to Roseville. Lately, more time is spent in the car than at home; with or without a […]
19
Feb
What’s next?
The rate at which my children grow out of their jeans is alarming. On mornings when it is discovered that the closet is void of even one pair of pants long enough to wear to school without public humiliation, I ask myself, how could we have prepared for two full inches of, “overnight-vertical-expansion?” And why […]
06
Feb
Manual? What manual, watch my video!
You’ve likely observed that the best way to teach any person born after let’s say…1980, is to set them in front of an instructional video. Forget about 35-page instruction manuals; watch from your smart phone or your laptop or your iPad and you won’t have to try to figure out what that universal stick person […]
03
Feb
Wood as Art
At some point in the history of the world, a tree became something more than just one part of a forest. It was collected or knocked down and used as a tipi pole; a bent frame for a wigwam; a stick frame for a farmhouse. Did you know the oldest wood saw known to man […]
23
Jan
Waterborne UV Finishing, the basics…
Our goal is to provide you with the best quality prefinished millwork we can in a timely manner while also being stewards of the environment we all share.
20
Nov
Architectural Styles: Victorian 101
They’re big, they’re beautiful; they’re Victorian. No matter what town you live in, chances are good you’ve driven past a Victorian style home. In every small town, there at least a few, likely built at the turn of the century by your city’s founder, doctor, banker or railroad magnate. Simply put, they are the more […]
15
Nov
Is that the best you can do?
This week we celebrated our Veterans on Monday, the single day of the year we have set aside for recognizing our service men and women who have returned home.
11
Nov
One door and a hundred variations… at least!
In case you needed one more decision to make in the course of your non-stop, 21st century, life… did you know there is more than one style of interior door that would look great in your home? Interior doors are made up of at least two stiles and two rails, with a number of panels, […]
30
Oct
Who is Bayer Built? Cindy Braegelman
Ready to meet another Bayer Built team member? While the most visible of our team are our fifteen outside sales people who ride the roads year-round, they are but a fraction of the people that make up our Bayer Built family. It takes many individuals working on teams to get every order off the line and […]
14
Oct
Choose your own Color Adventure
Selecting the color for the exterior of your home can be daunting, especially without the assistance of a design professional.
03
Oct
Wo ist die Party?
Contrary to our 21st century understanding of this much loved holiday, Oktoberfest was not actually a celebration of beer. In the last 200 years it has evolved just a tiny bit from the original party plan.