10:30AM – 11:30AM       Plumb Perfect Interior Door Installation

Interior doors can be tricky, but with these time saving techniques and tips, you’ll be able to find joy, and make money hanging them in the future. Tips on measuring, storing, ensuring you have a plumb, level and square opening, or how to adjust for it, and shimming! Don’t ever forget the shimming.

12:30OPM – 1:30PM  Hanging Doors and Enhancing with Moulding

We will discuss tips and tricks for hanging doors and then transition into a number of different historic door casing applications such as Craftsman style head casings, crossetted corners, pediments and more.

2:30PM – 4:00PM      Coffered Ceiling & Boxed Cornice Installation Strategies

Let’s take a closer look at how we can make coffered, beam and panel ceiling installation more efficient. Pre-assembling on the floor to prevent a full day of working upside down will help you feel better, and provide your clients with tighter joinery that will last. Tips for blocking to ensure these multi-profile build-ups stay tight for years to come.

5:00PM – 6:00PM       Building Mantels That Make a Statement

Just about every job has at least one fireplace. The mantel is always one of the focal points of the millwork package and a great place to build your reputation. This presentation will cover the general knowledge needed to build an attractive and code compliant mantel then get into the nuts and bolts of how to. Building a attention getting mantel may seem like an overwhelming task but it is really easy when you break it down into a step by step process.

ABOUT KUIKEN BROTHERS LIVE PRODUCT EXPO

Join Kuiken Brothers as we host our 13th LIVE Product Expo on THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2024, an event that routinely attracts more than 1,400 of the region’s premier builders, remodelers, architects and designers who value their craft and are looking for ways to set their businesses apart from their competition. This is a great opportunity to make connections with the Kuiken Brothers’ team and see the strong relationships we have with some of the country’s premier manufacturers. Hands-on building and installation clinics and architect AIA continuing education courses are scheduled throughout the day. We always have a few special guests up our sleeves, so make sure to register today! Don’t think of this as a day off the jobsite, but rather a day where you and your crew can learn tips and techniques to save hundreds of hours on the jobsite for years to come!

Kuiken Brothers’ LIVE Product Expo 2024 is a must attend event to continue education and receive a hands-on learning experience from Kuiken Brothers’ premier manufacturer and distribution partners. This complimentary event is open to building professionals (builders, remodelers, architects, designers) and their staff. We strongly encourage apprentice & next generation tradesmen attend this event as we offer free continuing education seminars, feature new products, best installation practices and, of course, food and beverages throughout the day.