ResourcesArticles

Door, Window, and Millwork Articles for the Trade

Product and spec notes for the people who sell and hang our doors. Written by the department that builds them.

A Tucker craftsman at the millwork bench in the Monroe plant
All articles

Written by the people who build them.

An arched mahogany twin entry door with true divided lites, one panel open onto a covered porch Product & spec A twin door isn't two singles. Here's what changes on the line. At the counter, a twin reads like a bigger single. On the exterior floor in Monroe, it goes to a different line and a different group of builders. 6 min read · September 2026 A window sash on the bench in the Tucker window shop Product & spec Every window starts with the glass, not the frame There is no shelf to pull a window off of. Every unit we make is built to that order, and the flow starts at the cutting table. 6 min read · September 2026 The NFRC energy performance label on a Tucker 1100/2100 double hung, showing U-factor, solar heat gain coefficient, visible transmittance and condensation resistance Product & spec The four numbers on a window spec sheet and what they actually tell you Someone calls the counter and asks if the window meets code. There are four numbers on the sheet, and only two of them answer that question. 7 min read · September 2026 A Tucker craftsman working a radius trim profile at the millwork bench Ordering What to send us when a job looks unquotable Every dealer has a job they had to turn down. Usually it isn't the whole job. It's one opening. 7 min read · September 2026 A house under construction with board and batten siding, a covered porch, and black windows still labeled Ordering Exteriors first, then interiors, then windows A dealer sends the whole house at once. Exteriors, interiors, windows, one packet. That's fine. It just isn't how it comes back. 6 min read · September 2026
Something missing?

If your sales staff keeps asking us the same question, tell us and we will write it up.