One of the most common items we fabricate at DEC Associates are column covers. We fabricate both custom and standard profiles in our fiberglass (FRP), Cornicestone, Echo-Stone, and GFRCnext. What all these types of column material have in common is the ease of installation that you get with a lightweight reinforced composite material. Our column covers are cast to size in half sections with either a lap joint, butt joint or reveal joint based upon the project requirements. We offer a large variety of styles and sizes including custom fabrication.
While there are a large number of distributors of column covers, we fabricate ours with the installer in mind. If we provide a high quality product that can be effectively and easily installed, we will have a very satisfied customer. Therefore, we do things a little different with this in mind. We fabricate the column covers in two halves to fit around structural members or supportive framing. The column covers provide no structural load bearing strength for the building and are for decorative applications only. We cast them with either the cap or base loose (depending upon style) so that they have some height adjustability for installation. Both steps make it easier and cleaner to install resulting in a better final product.
Now on some projects require different qualities for the column covers and that varies by their use. We offer our columns in fiberglass (FRP), glass fiber reinforced cement (GFRC), and in glass reinforced gypsum (GRG) depending upon your needs. We can also offer the same columns in pre-finished Cornicestone and Echo-Stone. Since the column covers are going to be custom fabricated to order, we can make sure that you get the right material for your application, even if that means we produce columns in all our materials for your project. We are determined to give you the right product in the right material to make you a life long customer of DEC.
So either existing or custom column covers, we can fabricate them in a multitude of sizes for all types of architecture in the right material for your application. Let DEC provide the solutions to your architectural vision.
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