Advantages of using Turncraft Products

• Began manufacturing wood columns in
1963.
• Added wood porch posts in 1969.
• The Architectural division was added in
1989.
• Introduced the Poly-Classic® Composite
Products in 1994.
• PVC Craftsman’s Products added in 2004.
• Introduced the DuraGlass Pultruded
Products in 2006.
• The DuraStone Pre-Colored were added to
the product line in 2007.
• All Turncraft Products, wood and composite, are
manufactured in the U.S.A. in our own
factories.
• Our experienced craftsmen take extreme care
and pride in the products we produce for our
customers, all the way from making our own
molds to the finished products.
• Turncraft provides the largest selection of
products from any manufacturer. Period!
• All Turncraft Products are designed to work
together for perfectly matched columns
regardless of the type of materials used.
• Real wood Architectural columns in just about any wood
species.
• Real Wood Colonial Columns in the most common sizes.
• Real Wood Porch Posts in a variety of sizes and styles.
• Polyurethane Caps and Base Sets.
• FRP Cap and Base Sets.
• Injection Molded Caps and Base Sets.
• Poly-Classic® Craftsman Series PVC Columns.
• Poly-Classic® FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer) Columns.
• Poly-Classic® DuraStone Columns Pre-Colored Columns.
• Poly-Classic® DuraGlass Pultruded Fiberglass Columns.
• Poly-Classic® DuraGlass Resin Infused Fiberglass Columns.
• Turncraft was the first to offer a Class 1 fire rated FRP
Column. In fact every one of our FRP columns meet this Class
1 fire rating.
• Turncraft was first to offer a Square FRP Column and
currently holds two patents on our square manufacturing
process.
• First to offer FRP Cap and Base sets.
• Turncraft was first to offer patent pending injection molded
Cap and Base sets with molded brackets and a packaging and
time saving installation ring.
• Turncraft was first to offer a square FRP raised panel column
and also an FRP raised panel Pedestal Base.
• Turncraft was first to offer DuraStone Pre-Colored Columns.
• Turncraft was first to offer Structural Pultruded Columns in
tapered and non-tapered styles.
• Turncraft Poly-Classic® products FRP, DuraStone, DuraGlass,
Bungalow, Poly Porch Posts, PVC Craftsman Columns and Cap
and Base Sets come with a “Limited Lifetime Warranty”.
• Turncraft Architectural Cedar Columns come with a “Ten-Year
Limited Warranty”.
• Turncraft wood Post Defense™ Porch Posts come with a “Limited
Lifetime Warranty”. That is longer than some of our competitor’s
composite post warranties.
• Turncraft Wood Colonial Columns come with a “One-Year
Limited Warranty”.
Turncraft’s warranties are the best in the industry!
• Turncraft is one of the few remaining manufacturers of true
Architectural Round and Square Columns.
• Architectural Wood Columns are available in virtually any wood
species.
• Turncraft Architectural manufactures the widest variety of styles and
product in the industry, available in just about any size or
configuration.
• Our custom computer controlled lathes make the most accurate
columns with true architectural proportions and tapers whether the
columns are round or square.
• Turncraft Architectural has a custom shop ready to handle
reproduction work and custom designs. They can match details and
specifications of existing columns and can even recreate products
using our composite products.
• Exterior columns are manufactured using Cedar which offers
excellent protection from insects, rot and decay.
• For exterior use composite cap and base sets are available providing
a lifetime of service.
• Turncraft’s Colonial Wood Columns are offered
in the most popular sizes and are the most cost
effective product on the market.
• Poly Reaction Injected Cap and Base Sets with
ventilation holes are perfect for either interior or
exterior applications.
• Wood Cap and Base Sets are available for
interior use only.
• Most Colonial Wood Columns sizes are in stock
for quick shipment anywhere in the country.
• Custom Hardwood Colonial Columns are
available through Turncraft Architectural’s
custom order department.
Wood columns take more time to install. False:
• Wood columns are typically easier to install than
composite columns because most contractors are
familiar with working with wood.
• The average home owner can install wood columns
with common hand tools they already own.
• Turncraft Wood Columns can also be ordered
custom fluted and or end trimmed to the customers
specifications which will speed up installation time.
• Wood columns can be ordered with factory applied
primer and or interior asphalt coating to reduce
installation and finishing time.
Wood columns typically have a short life span.
False:
• Take a drive through some of the oldest places
in America, what do you see? Wood columns
that have been there for decades.
• With today’s adhesives, high quality primers
and paints and new manufacturing processes,
wood columns will last a lifetime when properly
installed and maintained.
• Turncraft’s uses Cedar to make our exterior
“Ten Year Limited Warranty” Columns. Cedar
has excellent insect and rot and decay
resistance.
Wood columns are only available in select sizes and
species. False:
• Wood columns are available in more sizes, shapes
and configurations than all of our competitor’s
composite product offerings combined.
• Wood columns can be manufactured in many
different species. If you need to match your custom
cabinets we can build a column for you.
• Wood columns are available with up to 4” wall
thickness to allow for custom installation such as
second story joist attachments.
• Wood columns can be custom made to match preexisting column details.
• Wood columns are load bearing.
• Turncraft is the only manufacturer with control of our
own raw material. We can control the grade, species,
dimensions and moisture content to produce the best
possible finished product.
• Turncraft’s Post Defense Porch Post are not like other
wood posts. We manufacture our wood post with hightech adhesives, specially formulated primer and a
special end-seal to protect the post from moisture
damage.
• Turncraft’s Post Saver Mounting Blocks are also an
industry exclusive product. We will even install them on
the bottom of the porch post when requested.
• Post Defense Porch Posts come with a “Limited Lifetime
Warranty”, which is the best warranty offered on any
wood Porch Post by any manufacturer.
Because not all projects are the same we offer the
broadest variety of materials to provide you with the
options necessary for any job.
• FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer)
• DuraStone Columns (available in Ivory, Sand and Slate
finishes)
• DuraGlass Pultruded Lightweight Fiberglass Columns
• Resin-Infused Fiberglass Columns
• TimeSaver Cap and Base Sets (Injection molded reinforced
ABS)
• Polystyrene Cap and Base Sets
• Polyurethane Cap and Base Sets
• Expanded Cellular PVC Columns and Cap and Base Sets.
• Injection molded packaging / installation ring
• Turncraft uses a proprietary FRP mix for the
strongest columns available today.
• Poly-Classic Columns are manufactured using
precision mixing machines to insure consistent
product quality.
• Turncraft Cap and Base Sets are manufactured
from a variety of materials, FRP, Polyurethane,
Polystyrene, and Injection molded ABS. By making
our own cap and base sets we can guarantee a
perfect fit every time, no matter what material is
used.
• Turncraft has the ability to make custom molds to
cast columns, cap and base sets and decorative
capitals for architecturally specified jobs or to
match existing products for historical restoration.
FRP columns cannot be painted dark colors. False:
• Unlike some of our competitor’s products, Turncraft’s FRP
Columns may be painted any color including dark colors.
FRP columns must be sanded prior to painting. False:
• Turncraft does that for you; Our FRP columns (up to 14” x 12’)
are factory rotational sanded ready to paint saving the
customer time and money.
• Our competitors do not rotational sand their columns and
require the contractor or homeowner to sand the column prior
to painting. Some competitors only sand the flashing seams
often resulting in the seam still showing after they are painted.
All FRP columns need to be painted. False:
• Turncraft’s DuraStone Columns are available in three colors
Ivory, Sand and Slate and never need to be painted.
All FRP columns are the same. False:
• Turncraft uses a proprietary mix that is unique to the
industry, resulting in a fully catalyzed product for the
strongest columns in the industry.
• Many FRP columns are manufactured by mixing the
product in buckets and pouring into the molds.
Turncraft uses precision metered machines to insure a
perfect amount of product is poured into the mold for
consistent columns every time.
• Turncraft tests every batch of resin to guarantee it meets
our specifications prior to casting columns. Detailed
records are kept of every batch of material to insure
quality and consistency.
• Turncraft does extensive testing, including third party
testing by companies like Warnock Hersey, to be sure we
are providing the finest products available today.
Poly-Columns do not meet ASTM E84. False:
• All of our Poly-Classic FRP Columns meet the Class
1 Rating for interior use. Turncraft’s Flame Spread
rating is 15 and our Smoke Developed Index is 335.
Turncraft is the only manufacturer to meet the
ASTM E84 code on every column they make, most
manufacturers only offer to meet this code on a
special order basis.
All split FRP columns are the same. False:
• Turncraft’s properly catalyzed FRP columns do not
require ventilation, metal plates, or aluminum
flanges for reassembly. Turncraft split columns are
easily reassembled using our simple to use split kit.
• Turncraft’s standard PVC columns are made from 5/8”
material, most of our competitors use thinner 1/2” or 3/8”
board.
• Turncraft has over 1500 standard items in our PVC Craftsman
Series Columns to satisfy almost every need.
• Even with 1500 standard items to choose from custom sizes
can be made to your specifications.
• Turncraft can custom manufacture PVC columns in a wide
array of sizes and styles from 4” - 48” wide and up to 24’-0”
tall.
• Turncraft’s Craftsman PVC Column are the most versatile PVC
columns on the market. Our columns are shipped KD (Knock
Down) and are easier to field trim and modify if necessary
than the semi-assembled columns from our competitors.
• Our EZ-Lock Joint results in the most square and tightest
fitting corners in the industry.
Two piece or semi assembled columns are quicker to install
than KD (knock down) columns. False:
• For most applications our KD columns with our EZ-lock joints
can be installed in about the same amount of time as semiassembled columns and are much easier to field trim or
modify if necessary.
• Turncraft’s EZ-Lock Joint allows our column to be installed
with three panels assembled to wrap a structural post. With
one face open the installer can easily make handrail
attachments to the structural support.
• Many contractors use our columns to hide downspouts,
electrical wiring and notch to go around structural elements
that are difficult or almost impossible with a semi-assembled
column.
• Our EZ-Lock Joint corners easily assemble with only
polyurethane adhesive. Others on the market use tape to
assemble the corners and will leave a sticky residue that is
difficult to remove.
• Turncraft Vinyl Porch Post is manufactured
from window grade vinyl for beauty and
durability.
• Composite centering blocks are positioned at
integral areas on the posts to accept handrail
attachments and trim pieces
• Turncraft uses an internal square galvanized
steel support for extra strength.
• Optional uplift brackets offer up to1500lbs of
uplift protection.
• Best of all Turncraft’s Poly-Classic Porch Post
never needs paint!
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