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Remodel Season, Sing Core, and You

Remodel Season

As we get further into spring, the days are getting warmer and longer, and people are beginning to get outside more for both work and play. There is one incredibly popular thing people choose to do universally around this time of year, though, and that is to remodel their home.

Remodeling a house during the winter can be difficult, between being uncomfortable in the cold, riskier projects given freezing temperatures, and overall less product availability. When spring hits, however, many people go into a remodel frenzy, and Sing Core is here to help!

How Sing Core Can Help

It’s no secret that renovating a home or office can be a daunting task. Whether you’re going it alone or working with contractors, there are still many different things that need to be done well in order to pull off a successful remodel. Depending on your goals, you may find that you need custom door or wall panels for your build, and that’s where Sing Core comes in!

Our door and wall panels are the best in the industry, and can be used for a variety of applications. Interior doors, exterior doors, custom shaped or large doors, easy to install and movable walls, countertops, tables, and more are all options when it comes to Sing Core panels. Our panels can be made to nearly any size, fitting whatever need you have!

Why Use Sing Core?

Aside from the variety of uses for Sing Core panels, they also have a number of benefits. The main features of our products are being lightweight, incredibly strong and sturdy, and being 100% warp free. Our patented and patent-pending technology allows us to create high end, custom, and one of a kind doors, among other things. Our Sing honeycomb core provides great strength and durability, while also remaining incredibly lightweight. Usually, a custom door will be made of bulky and heavy materials, though that doesn’t always mean “good” materials. Sing Core panels are made of high end hardwood panels, insulated with construction grade foam, and reinforced with our one-of-a-kind honeycomb core. Then you have the option of putting a skin on your door, such as wood staves, metal sheeting, and more, which just further improves its strength, design, and durability.

In addition, every one of our doors comes with a 50 Year Warp-Free and Structural Guarantee, so you can stay confident in your purchase for decades to come. Very rarely can someone make a claim such as this, but we’re confident in our product and its resilience. A warped door can be a huge problem, and all door types are susceptible to warping given their large, flat sides. Sing Core, however, has perfected the way of making warp-free doors so that you never have to worry about your front door warping and letting in all the cold air, or a sliding door warping and never closing right again.

If you want to take your renovation to the next level, contact Sing Core and request a quote for your custom door or wall panel today!

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Sing Core’s 50 Year Guarantee

Sing Core’s Famous 50 Year Guarantee

At Sing Core, we are well known for the high quality door and wall panels we manufacture. Their many qualities allow them to speak for themselves, though our famous 50 Year Guarantee is what really sends them to the top. Our panels are strong, lightweight, and make beautiful doors, but without a warranty those traits are far less valuable. Sing Core panels, however, come with a 50 Year warp-free and structural guarantee. This turns those fancy words into a real promise, which is more than most other panels on the market can claim.

Why 50 Years?

50 years is a long time, longer than any other custom panel manufacturer is willing to claim. It comes with significant risk, as over the course of 50 years, a lot can happen to the product. Temperature and weather exposure can cause it to warp, frequent use can cause faults in the structure, and more. With Sing Core panels, this isn’t a concern. We don’t just promise 50 years and hope the panel survives, we promise 50 years because we know it will. In fact, Sing Core panels are designed to last far longer than 50 years, though we feel 50 years is a good amount of time to prove the durability and quality of our product, and is far more than what the rest of the industry is willing to offer.

Warp-Free Guarantee

Part of the 50 Year Sing Core Warranty is a promise that our panels will never warp. Warping presents a huge concern for doors and walls, and particularly large doors are at higher risk of warping just due to their size. A warped door can lead to all kinds of issues, such as sealing problems, difficulty opening and closing, and even up to full failure of the structure or function. Sing Core panels are built using our patented and patent-pending designs that guarantee they will never warp, so this completely eliminates the risk of your door or wall failing in that way.

Warping may seem unlikely, but it is incredibly common and can happen for a number of reasons. In areas with volatile temperatures and harsh weather warping is more likely to occur, especially when regularly exposed to moisture such as rain or snow. Even in regions with calmer weather, warping can happen seemingly for no reason. Sing Core panels will never warp, and that is what our 50 Year Guarantee is built on.

Structural Guarantee

In addition to never warping, our panels also come with a structural guarantee. This means that if the door fails in a way related to the manufacturing process, we will make it right. Our panels are crafted of high quality materials in a controlled environment and are solid as a rock, while still being lightweight. We also inspect them all before sending them out, so they should never fail. However, while we are confident in our product, we want you to be confident in it, too. That’s why we offer a structural guarantee as a part of the warranty, so that you know you’ll be covered if your panel ever does fail.

How to Use Your Warranty

In the unlikely event that you need to make use of your warranty, the process is very easy. All you have to do is contact us with the information about the initial panel order and what went wrong, and we will get the process started. During the process you may be asked to provide pictures and information, but rest assured that we will make it right.

Thank you for using Sing Core!

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Maximizing Space with Sing Core

How to Maximize Space with Sing Core

 

Many homes, offices, and other buildings run into one simple, yet very common problem: a lack of space. As young adults move into their first homes, or families work to downsize, or even as a company moves into a new office, a lack of space can yield many problems. Today, let’s look at how you can use Sing Core to maximize your space and turn what was once a small area into a versatile and efficient suite.

The Size Problem

The most common issue that causes this is a small area to work with. When you’re low on square footage, you want to make the most of what you have. While having walls, doors, and other privacy or aesthetic features are important, you don’t want to lower your usable area with narrow walkways and seemingly lost room. Some homes can easily adopt an open concept floor plan, but for some people and some businesses, that doesn’t really work.

One way Sing Core can help fix this issue is with moveable partitions or reconfigurable walls. It may sound outlandish, but adjustable walls and dividers are very practical and growing in popularity. Businesses such as the Center for Architecture and Design in Seattle use movable walls and partitions to change up their space between a closed off conference room and a large, open gallery for the public. In a business sense, adjustable dividers make a lot of sense, and they are equally as useful in private homes. Adding a multi-purpose room via a movable wall can allow you to add or remove rooms from your home as needed. For example, your living room can be opened up for company, but then closed off when watching a movie for a more cinematic experience. Another great option is to take a room such as your living room or den and put a configurable wall in to close off and create a guest bedroom when needed, then open up when not. Adjustable partitions and walls can be an incredible way to maximize limited space, and with Sing Core panels you can be confident that they will last and be easy to adjust, given our lightweight yet sturdy product.

Customizability

With a reconfigurable room, you suddenly open up numerous possibilities in regards to your home or office. Turn a conference room into a waiting room for your business, or even adjust the wall to direct foot traffic to the area you want people going. In your home, you can turn your large meeting space into multiple smaller rooms for when guests stay over, or you have the need for separate spaces for different groups or functions. The options with room dividing walls are endless, and they can make a small space feel much larger simply by sliding a divider along a track. When it comes to movable walls and partitions, Sing Core makes the best product on the market. Our door and wall panels are lightweight, durable, and pound-for-pound stronger than steel, meaning you don’t have to sacrifice anything when you order from us, instead you get the best qualities on the market.

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7 Years Later, Sing Core’s AIA Donation

Seattle’s Center for Architecture and Design had their grand opening 7 years ago in March, 2016, and they have stood as a pillar for the architecture and design industry ever since. We are honored to have worked with the AIA to construct this beautiful place. Their confidence in us and our product was felt, as this was a major project that had a lot of work put in from start to finish. It all started with an amazing design plan and incredible vision for the limited space they had available, and together with the great teams working on this project we were able to build the wonderful gallery that can be seen today.

Seattle Center for Architecture and Design


As a chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Seattle Center for Architecture and Design welcomes and promotes many different styles and techniques of architecture, hosting valuable presentations and events in their welcoming gallery. On display they have many different subjects of the architecture and design industries, and many people visit the center from open until close to see these marvelous features and discuss these themes.

During their grand opening, the Center for Architecture and Design was in need of some large, adjustable walls and doors to manipulate the gallery as needed. Their vision was to have walls that could be adjusted to create a beautiful, open space for guests, but could also be turned as to create a closed area to hold meetings and conferences. Sing Core donated the wall panels needed for this grand project, as well as customized them with additions such as a man door, allowing an easy entrance and exit even when the room had been closed off. The donated panels were actually so large that the front windows had to be temporarily removed, as the product would not fit through the door!

In addition to the adjustable walls and doors Sing Core donated, we also provided furniture for the office in the form of high end desks, shelving, partition walls, and more, all using our patented and patent-pending Sing Core products.

These grand adjustable walls are still in place today, and can be seen as a main piece of the Center’s gallery. They were created and still function to serve one main purpose: to maximize space in an innovative way. And while Sing Core is proud of our donation, we also owe a significant compliment to the incredible teams that designed the floor plan and installed the doors and walls, as their excellent skills and labor were just as essential in creating this space.

Texas Society of Architects

Sing Core also provided our panels at a discount to the Texas Society of Architects by AIA for use in their offices and building space. The location had a significant noise problem with their high, industrial style ceiling, and they needed high end panels to cut down on the echoes and residual sound. By installing Sing Core panels in strategic places, they were able to significantly cut down on the noise and establish a far more relaxed and focused work environment. Once again, this could not have been done without the incredible design and installation teams who perfectly utilized the Sing Core panels..

Conclusion

Sing Core is proud to be a platinum donor and support these AIA locations and the amazing things they do for the architecture and design community. If you are a member of the AIA, please share this article with your fellow AIA members, and we welcome you to reach out about any AIA project like these so that we can continue to help the organization, and we would be honored to do so at a discounted rate to help your budget. To learn more about the products provided to the Seattle and Texas locations, click here.

More Pictures of the Seattle and Texas AIA Donations

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Sing Core for Sound Isolation

Why Do You Need Sound Isolation?

Sound isolation is an important feature for many applications, primarily those where a room or area needs to be absolutely silent, with no background noise from the nearby areas. Sound studios, recording booths, conference rooms, and more often require or are greatly enhanced with sound isolation. In addition, if your home or business is near a busy street, having a properly designed door with sound reduction in mind can greatly reduce street noise.

Sound Reduction vs Sound Deadening

When it comes to eliminating noise, there are two main “strengths” to consider: sound reduction and sound deadening. Sound reduction is often sufficient for places like conference rooms, businesses, and other applications where you want to limit the sound that passes in or out of the area. Sound deadening is a more effective form of sound reduction, where the incoming and outgoing sound waves are stopped almost entirely. This is ideal for sound studios and recording booths, as well as other scenarios in which you want to eliminate as much background noise as possible. The difference in achieving these techniques is relatively the same, however, as it merely comes down to the thickness of both the barrier and the insulation inside.

How Sing Core Does Sound Isolation

Sing Core door and wall panels are excellent for sound isolation. Our standard panels are fit with high end insulation and leave zero voids, meaning our normal product provides basic sound reduction. Enhanced reduction, all the way up to sound deadening properties can be achieved by simply increasing the thickness of your requested Sing Core panel. No matter the thickness, we fit our panels with insulation from top to bottom, front to back, that way you can be confident that you’re getting a solid, sound reducing, and heat insulated door or wall panel.

In addition to studio-grade sound reduction, Sing Core panels are also incredibly strong, durable, and lightweight. Our patented and patent-pending designs are light enough to be easily moved, installed, and operated in comparison to the other options, as well as being stronger than steel. Our panels are also incredibly durable, and won’t need replaced merely because they got bumped into. We use high quality skin options including wood staves, vinyl, and others to ensure you get a beautiful and long lasting look to your door.

Watch this quick video to hear the difference when using Sing Core panels for sound deadening!

50 Year Guarantee

Not only are Sing Core panels perfect for your sound isolation project, you can also remain confident in them for decades with our 50 Year Warp Free and Structural Guarantee. Whether you’re building a pivot door, sliding door, or any other type of door, you need to ensure it does not warp. Even a minimally warped core can compromise the entire function of the door, sometimes preventing it from closing or sealing, making it difficult to open and close, and many other complications from just the one defect. Our panels are made to never warp, and we give you 50 years worth of promise in that.

Use Sing Core for your studio, conference room, or any other instance where sound reduction or deadening would benefit you!

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Advantages of Sing Core for Commercial Applications

The Advantages of Sing Core for Commercial Applications

Sing Core has many uses and advantages in both home and commercial applications, though we tend to think more of the home applications than those in the office. We often undervalue the importance of things such as doors in the workplace, though they are essential to the daily operation and safety of our businesses.

Doors in the Workplace

The first type of door people often think of in the workplace is the front, back, or “entry/exit” doors. These are incredibly important when it comes to the safety and operation of a business, yes, but there are many more types of doors that are commonplace in commercial industries. One other common type is the standard interior, or office door. There are also “feature doors”, which are usually large, grand, and beautiful doors that act as the opening between important areas or large rooms (see this fantastic double sliding door at Laserfiche as an example). The other common types of door are security doors, room dividers, and more. Sing Core has experience making each of these, and our panels make an excellent choice for them.

The Advantages of Sing Core

While Sing Core’s benefits in the home and professional market are similar at their core, there are some features that excel in the industrial and business sectors. One such advantage is the ability to make large, custom, and lightweight doors with our patented core. Many businesses make use of these beautiful doors as their entry, or as a feature inside, but standard construction options lead to them being incredibly heavy, or come with many other downsides. Sing Core specializes in large doors, and we make them significantly lighter than other methods, while still retaining incredible strength and durability. Our panels are also guaranteed to remain warp-free and structurally sound for 50 years, so you never have to worry about your large custom door warping and becoming unusable on you.

Another major advantage to using Sing Core in the workplace is the insulating and sound-deadening properties of our panels. In a situation where privacy is important, like you’d expect in meeting rooms or offices where confidential information is shared, you need to ensure the security of that information with a door that reduces or eliminates the sound that passes through it. Sing Core doors do this incredibly well, as our insulated honeycomb design naturally muffles sound. This also makes it a must have for businesses close to a busy street, as the passive street sound can be a detriment to a workplace.

In addition to the sound-deadening nature, we also offer a Sing Core Security Door for applications where safety and protection are essential. If your business holds high-end electronics in specific rooms, or perhaps you have sensitive documents and information, you need to ensure that the door you use to secure those areas can hold up to any attempt to break in. A Sing Core Security Door is reinforced with steel bars to guarantee the safety of what you hold on the other side.

Summary

Sing Core products deliver many valuable properties to both home and commercial applications, and we encourage you to reach out to learn more about how Sing Core can fit in at your home or office!

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The Strength of Sing Core

Industry Leading Strength

We often mention Sing Core’s incredible strength and durability when talking about our door and wall panels, and we’re confident in that statement. As a customer, though, we understand that you may want more than just a promise in that regard, especially since our industry leading door and wall panels are so lightweight, they seem like they just can’t be as strong as the other options. Read on to find out why we beat out not only the competition, but full metal doors, as well.

What Makes Sing Core so Strong?

This is due to a few factors, the top of which being our patented honeycomb core that we use in almost all of our products. This wood and insulated core is designed in such a way that is incredibly strong, despite weighing a fraction of the other options. The interwoven lengths of wood provide a rigid structure that won’t bend, warp, or break. Plus, our doors are stronger pound-for-pound than steel. Then, our high quality insulation eliminates voids and protects against the harsh cold, sealing the warm air inside your home and helping to reduce your heating expenses.

While our honeycomb core is where the magic happens, we also laminate our panels with high quality wood to seal the core and add additional rigidity. By sandwiching our core between two high quality hardwood boards, we add another dimension of strength to our product. In addition, this provides impact resistance, as we don’t use cheap lumber like some of the other mainstream options. Overall, this provides a door or wall panel that can withstand tremendous force while still being so lightweight that it can often be lifted by one hand.

What are Some Other Benefits?

Sing Core panels receive other benefits from the strength of our cores, such as being 100% warp free. Due to our panel’s design, our products are guaranteed to never warp, and are protected by a 50 Year Structural Guarantee. If a door warps, many aspects of it and its function are lost or altered. For example, it may not latch properly, may form a gap, may distort the skin/finish on the door, may not open or close properly, and more. In addition to not warping, our doors are also incredibly impact and weather resistant. Kicking in one of our doors is more likely to break your foot than the door itself, and bumps, dings, and other forms of impacts won’t ruin or break through the outer panel. If, for some reason, your door does end up getting damaged, Sing Core panels are very easy to repair and return to full strength.

Why Should You Trust Us?

If we weren’t confident in the strength, durability, and integrity of our product, we wouldn’t offer a 50 Year Structural Guarantee. No matter what happens, if your door fails in any of the ways that we promise it won’t, we’ve got you covered. 50 years of promise means that we’re certain our door and wall panels won’t fail within that time, and even beyond.

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How Can You Get a Sing Core Product?

How to get a Sing Core Product

So you’ve done your research, compared the products, and found Sing Core to be the best choice for your custom panel. Whether it be for a door, wall, or other purpose, you’ve chosen Sing Core to bring stability and durability to your project. Now what? Follow the steps in this article to go from concept to reality!

As a Homeowner

As a homeowner or private buyer, you may be wanting to work Sing Core into your project or home, and we greatly appreciate your support! We unfortunately don’t sell direct to the consumer, but there are still ways you can get a Sing Core product! Simply locate a contractor, architect, or other industry professional and let them know you want a Sing Core panel for your project, and they can take it from there. If you’ve already done your research and know what sort of core of ours you’d like to use, you can give that information to your chosen specialist so they have a place to start.

 As an Industry Professional

Your client has requested a high end, custom door, wall, or other fixture, and you want to use Sing Core’s lightweight and durable panels to make it. We appreciate your business, and want to make this process as streamlined as possible, while still guaranteeing quality and accuracy.
First, you’ll need to get the specifications for your project, either from your customer or your own design. We need dimensions, intended use, quantity, and skin type. Measure the height, width, and depth of your desired item, and choose one of our many skin options. Then, go to our website, and click the orange “Pricing” button on the right side, and then the “Get an Estimate” button. Fill out the requested information, and one of our sales specialists will contact you soon. They will often contact you within the same day, but can be 1-2 business days.

When the sales specialist contacts you, they’ll go over your project more in depth, and talk about how Sing Core can bring strength, durability, and promise to it with a lightweight panel. From there, they will give you an estimate on the price, specifications, and delivery time, and we can start working on your product.

After your panels arrive, the ball has been passed to you! You can now use these incredible panels to build amazing doors, walls, and more.

What Comes Next?

Next, we hope to hear back from you! Reach out to us with any questions, concerns, or comments you have about our product and service. You can also leave reviews for us on the major avenues, such as Facebook, Google, and more. The more you support us, the more we’ll support you! Plus, at Sing Core we value loyalty above all else, and look forward to building the professional relationships we can both rely on, so you can continue to get the best panels in the industry, and we can continue to work with you.

Thank you for your interest in Sing Core, and we look forward to working with you.