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EBS (Electronic Bias System) MODIFICATION AND
In two parts:
A. Installation of the optional fan
B. The EBS modification
Do the two modifications on your own risk and be aware of the warranty of your linear amplifier!
If you have any doubts or questions about this, please ask your dealer or Acom in Bulgarye.
The fan can be mounted by the dealer or manufacturer on request, or you can deliver and install it by yourself.
The fan must be sized 119x119mm and can be powered from 12VDC, 24VDC, 100VAC, or 120VAC by the amplifier.
A 24VDC brushless type is normally supplied and/or installed by the manufacturer as an option.
The set is completed with 8 screws M4x16mm and appropriate nuts, and washers.
Safety First!
The amplifier works with high voltages up to 3000V which is LETHAL!
For your safety pull the amplifier power plug out of the mains wall outlet and
WAIT AT LEAST 30 minutes EACH TIME BEFORE you remove the cover of the amplifier.
Disconnect all cables from the amplifier (grounding last).
Do not touch any part inside while the amplifier is open because some residual voltages may still be present!
Pull the mains cord out of the wall outlet and wait about 30 minutes
to let the residual charges accumulated in the high voltage circuits to discharge.
In order to mount a fan, the amplifier must be opened.
In order to mount a fan, the amplifier must be opened.
Remove the top cover by removing all screws except the eight located in the tube exhaust area.
Check carefully whether the LID CROWBAR (mounted on the middle chassis wall) does reliably short-circuit the HIGH VOLTAGE when the top cover is removed.
Remove the HV power transformer. Observe the considerations from S.2-2 of the OPERATING MANUAL but in reverse order.
Then unscrew the four bolts and remove the air intake filter and protecting grid from the rear panel.
I bought the 12V Papst 4412 F/2GLLL IBL (IBL stands for IchBinLeise) with only 16 dB(A) sound.
This fan costs about 22 euro and is extremely silent!
Place the fan on the rear panel outlet. Direct its axis according to the air flow, so the fan would blow into the amplifier volume.
I also bought four Noiseblocker NB-SLICS vibration absorbers to prevent tremble from the fan onto the cabinet of the Acom 2000A, see the photo's below:
C A U T I O N!: Pay attention to the air flow direction as indicated on the fan case.
The fan must suck air from the outside and force it into the amplifier.
Orient the leads in the shortest way to the inside.
Direct its axis with the dome facing inside the amplifier (in order not to touch the fan).
Align its mounting holes with the holes of the rear panel and the fan outside.
In case that the shortest way is inconvenient, use the for this purpose provided aperture close to the fan, piercing the blanking cable gromet.
Place the metal grid on the iternal wall of the rear panel, against the fan.
Mount the air filter on the fan rear, using the remaining four M4x16mm bolts.
Please note that it is very important to have the air filter installed since much more air will flow through the amplifier volume.
C A U T I O N!: Compare the type (DC or AC) and nominal voltage of the supplied fan with the indicated in Table 2-1,
ACOM2000A Individual Data in your Operating Manual.
If the fan is for 12V DC or 24V DC, connect it to the small PCB, located immediately below its aperture.
Fan's positive lead, which is usually red, connect to the board pad indicated "+", and the negative lead - to the other indicated "-".
If the nominal voltage of the supplied fan is different from that indicated in Table 2-1,
you must open the cover below TUBE DECK; see the photo's above.
(Photo by Acom)
(Photo by Acom)
And there, on the AIR SENSOR board, move the jumper for the appropriate voltage: 12V or 24V.
In my Acom 2000A there was no jumper as you can see on the photo above!
Where the yellow cross is signed on the photo above you have to scratch away the PCB-print with a little sharp knife.
Use a multimeter to convince yourself that the PCB-print is fully scratched away.
Then you can solder a bridge between the two round openings on the PCB, where you see the little yellow line on the photo above.
I did it differently! You can see it on this two photo's below:
I soldered a three-pins holder on the PCB and put a jumper for 12V operation,
in case another fan (24V) is installed later in time.
Again: do not forget to scratch away the PCB-print first!
N O T E The external fan is running all the time while the amplifier is ON.
Using DC types is preferable since they are controlled at two speed levels, depending on the exhaust air temperature.
Running speed is accelerated above 90 degrees C (194F) and is automatically slowed down when the cooling air temperature drops below 80 degrees C (176F).
Full temperature scale on the RCU is up to 130 degrees C (266F), each bar weights 10 degrees C (18F).
The amplifier will work normally up to the scale end, and a ">" sign would appear if overflowed,
in order to warn you about a too high temperature.
A protection trips at 150 degrees C (302F) threshold.
The absolute maximum plate temperature at the ceramic-to-heatsink junction is 200 degrees C (392F) as stated by the tube's producer Svetlana.
If the exhaust air temperature is higher than 80 degrees C (176F) at the moment you switch the amplifier off,
the tubes and external fan are instantly powered off, but the internal blower would run long enough,
until the exhaust air temperature drops below 80 degrees C (176F).
A protection system monitors the air motion in the tube deck volume.
This would prevent the control system of being let down if the blower stops (otherwise it would measure a low-temperature but still-standing air above too hot tubes).
You would get a "LOW AIRFLOW" message in such conditions in order to prevent tubes overheating.
B. MODIFICATION OF THE EBS (Electronic Bias System) IN THE ACOM 2000A
I did the modification which fully eliminates the EBS circuit.
With the addition of a capacitor only the time is increased,
and with the addition of the jumper the action of the circuit for EBS is eliminated.
This will connect the emitter of the transistor Q4 in order to fully block the EBS operation,
i.e. the tubes will be operated with the high-level idling current always when the PTT is pressed,
whether the RF drive is present or not.
No additional capacitor will be needed in this case.
Put the Acom 2000A upside down and remove the four screws directly behind the front panel.
Put the Acom 2000A on its feet and remove the two screws on the upper side of the front panel.
(Photo by Acom)
(Photo by Acom)
This is the Interface board in my Acom 2000A (from August 2004)
Please look for Q4.
(Photo by Acom)
Add a wire jumper between the via holes pointed by two yellow arrows as shown with a blue line in the picture.
First solder one side of a wire.
Then the other side and keep the lead (bridge) as short as possible.
The EBS modification now is a fact.
ATTENTION: when you use an older type Acom 2000A (before 2002)
please follow the modification as on the photo below:
(Photo by Acom)
Reinstall the power transformer and the cover of the amplifier.
Observe the considerations from S.2-2 of the OPERATING MANUAL.
In my case the EBS modification was a significantly improvement of my transmitted audio!
I have recordings of before and after the modification.
So far I did not observe any increasement of the temperature.
Please enjoy your modificated Acom 2000A!
73, Hans PA1HR.


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WHEREAS, the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority requested an allocation of $15,000,000 from the 2000 Ceiling to be used in connection with a program of financing mortgage loans for first time home-buyers of single family, owner-occupied residences throughout the parish of Calcasieu, state of Louisiana, in accordance with the provisions of Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and received a $7,000,000 allocation through Executive Order NO. MJF 2000-11, issued on March 28, 2000;
NOW THEREFORE I, M.J. "MIKE" FOSTER, JR., Governor of the state of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:
SECTION 1: The bond issue, as described in this Section, shall be and is hereby granted an allocation from the 2000 Ceiling as follows:
|Amount of Allocation
|Name of Issuer
|Name of Project
|Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority
|Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bond Program
SECTION 2: The granted allocation shall be used only for the bond issue described in Section 1 and for the general purpose set forth in the "Application for Allocation of a Portion of the State of Louisiana Private Activity Bond Ceiling" submitted in connection with the bond issue described in Section 1.
SECTION 3: The granted allocation shall be valid and in full force and effect through the end of 2000, provided that such bonds are delivered to the initial purchasers thereof on or before July 24, 2000.
SECTION 4: All references in this Order to the singular shall include the plural, and all plural references shall include the singular.
SECTION 5: The undersigned certifies, under penalty of perjury, that the granted allocation was not made in consideration of any bribe, gift, or gratuity, or any direct or indirect contribution to any political campaign. The undersigned also certifies that the granted allocation meets the requirements of Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
SECTION 6: This Order is effective upon signature and shall remain in effect until amended, modified, terminated, or rescinded by the governor, or terminated by operation of law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the state of Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, on this 25th day of April, 2000.
M.J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.
Fox McKeithen
Secretary of State


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Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor known for his iconic roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek.
Kelley was born in Toccoa, Georgia, the son of Clora (née Casey) and Ernest David Kelley, who was a Baptist minister. DeForest was named after the pioneering electronics engineer Lee De Forest. Kelley was delivered in their home by his uncle, a prominent local physician. He grew up in the Atlanta area and was a 1938 graduate of Decatur Boys High in Decatur, Georgia. As a child, he sang in the church choir, where he discovered that he enjoyed singing and was good at it. Eventually, this led to solos and an appearance on the radio station WSB AM in Atlanta, Georgia. As a result of his radio work, he won an engagement with Lew Forbes and his orchestra at the Paramount Theater. Kelley had an older brother, Ernest Casey Kelley.
Kelley served in World War II as an enlisted man in the United States Army Air Forces between March 10, 1943, and January 28, 1946. After an extended stay at Long Beach, California, Kelley decided to pursue an acting career and relocate to southern California, living for a time with his uncle, Casey. He worked as an usher in a local theater in order to earn enough money for the move. Kelley received encouragement from his mother about this career goal, but his father disliked the idea. While in California, Kelley was spotted by a Paramount Pictures scout while doing a United States Navy training film.


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Looking for a colorful addition to your autumn bread basket?
You won't do better than these pumpkin muffins.
Pumpkin, aside from its compelling autumnal flavor, is just plain pretty.
And unlike most fruits and vegetables, baking doesn't seem to affect its color; your beautifully baked pumpkin muffins are just as brilliantly gold coming out of the oven as the batter was going in.
Are you hosting brunch for a crowd? Providing treats for a bake sale? So many folks are eating gluten-free these days, you'll want to include these GF muffins.
Thankfully, they're so tasty that even the gluten-eaters will enjoy them – and never know the difference.
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan, or line the pan with papers, and grease the papers.
Whisk together the following:
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons molasses
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin purée
Set the mixture aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the following:
1 3/4 cups King Arthur Gluten-Free Multi-Purpose Flour or brown rice flour blend*
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (or substitute 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, and 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg)
*Make your own brown rice flour blend: Many of our gluten-free recipes use our King Arthur Gluten-Free Multi-Purpose Flour, which includes ingredients that reduce the grittiness sometimes found in gluten-free baked goods. Our flour also increases the shelf life of your treats, keeping them fresh longer. The following make-at-home blend, featuring stabilized brown rice flour, works pretty well when substituted; and it tastes better than a blend using regular brown rice flour.
Whisk together 6 cups (32 ounces) King Arthur stabilized brown rice flour; 2 cups (10 3/4 ounces) potato starch; and 1 cup (4 ounces) tapioca flour or tapioca starch. Store airtight at room temperature. Note: You can substitute white rice flour for the brown rice flour if you like; it'll make your baked goods grittier (unless you manage to find a finely ground version).
Add 1/2 cup soft butter.
Mix with an electric mixer until crumbly. The mixture will look like coarse sand.
Add the pumpkin mixture a bit at a time, beating well with an electric mixer after each addition.
Really, do this a blob at a time; don't just dump the entire bowl of pumpkin/eggs into the dry ingredients all at once.
Also, be sure to scrape the bowl each time you add more of the pumpkin mixture. GF batters can be quite sticky, and you want to make sure you've collected all the "goo" off the bottom and sides.
Once all the pumpkin is added, beat for 1 to 2 minutes, until the mixture is fluffy.
Scoop the batter into the prepared pan, mounding the cups full. An overfilled muffin scoop works well here.
The batter will rise above the level of each cup; that's fine.
Let the muffins rest for 10 minutes.
Bake the muffins for 22 to 25 minutes.
When done, the middle of a muffin will spring back when lightly touched.
Remove the muffins from the oven and let them rest for 5 minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool.
If your fingers can stand the heat, tip them in the muffin cups so their bottoms don't steam. If you're dexterous, you can do this with the tip of a table knife.
Break open and serve warm.
Butter is a good accompaniment, of course; as is apple butter, or pumpkin butter.
Read, bake, and review (please) our recipe for Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins.


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In 1773, when Phillis Wheatley, an unfree Black woman, published Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, she became the first African American to publish a book of poetry and shook the foundations of philosophical, scientific, and literary notions about people of African descent. For example, in Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and the Sublime, the philosopher Immanuel Kant ranks different races, and going further, argues, "Negroes of Africa have by nature no feeling that rises above the trifling."
There were plenty of readers who, while fascinated with Wheatley's racial (and presumably to them, exotic) background, still spoke and thought highly of her. On October 26, 1775, Wheatley sent a poem and letter to George Washington, then leader of the colonial Revolutionary forces. Washington responded to her on February 28, 1776, and he referred to her as "Miss Phillis" in his heading. These two written acts were revolutionary their own right; given the social status of Black folks in the colonies at that time, it was bold of Wheatley to write Washington, and it was a transformative act on the part of Washington to consider—and record—a Black woman as a lady.
Yet when Thomas Jefferson, a key intellectual architect of the Revolution, chose to write about Phillis Wheatley's poetry in Notes on the State of Virginia, he dismissed her: "Religion, indeed, has produced a Phyllis Whately [sic]; but it could not produce a poet." It is interesting that Jefferson's contemptuous assessment of Wheatley's poetry occurs in the same section in which he implies that Black women engage in bestiality:
Are not the fine mixtures of red and white.. preferable to that eternal monotony, which reigns in the countenances, that immoveable veil of black which covers all the emotions of the other race? Add to these, flowing hair, a more elegant symmetry of form, their own judgment in favor of the whites, declared by their preference of them, as uniformly as is the preference of the oranootan for the black women over those of his own species.
During Wheatley's time, her work was not just proof of Africans' intellectual capability, but their full humanity when placed alongside that of their White counterparts. By placing Africans in the monkey's embrace, Jefferson attempts to take away the gains that Wheatley's poetry accorded an entire race of people. This may seem to be an unrealistic claim—until we take Kant's assessment of Africans into account.
Since Jefferson's dismissal of Phillis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects, there have been too many attacks to count over the years on Black poetry, but two more stand out, because the attacks focus not just on critical analysis of African American poetry, but also, on "canonical" Black poets, in particular those who are revered in the Black community.
In 1963, the poet Louis Simpson wrote a review of Gwendolyn Brooks Selected Poems in New York Herald Tribune Book Week. Thirteen years before, Brooks had won the Pulitzer Prize for Annie Allen; she was the first African American to do so, and instantly, Brooks became one of the "Great Black Firsts," one of the numbers recorded by the African American community in its battle against the continual onslaught of racism. As a "First," Brooks came to represent Black achievement—and, like Wheatley, an example of Black humanity. It would seem that Simpson was aware of Brooks' importance to Black cultural production and the connection of that cultural production to Black America in general , for he begins his review with a dismissive assessment of the entire Black Poetic Body:
Gwendolyn Brooks's Selected Poems contains some lively pictures of Negro life. I am not sure it is possible for a Negro to write well without making us aware he is a Negro; on the other hand, if being a Negro is the only subject, the writing is not important.
He then goes on to say, "Miss Brooks must have had a devil of a time trying to write poetry in the United States, where there has been practically no Negro poetry worth talking about." And in those few short sentences, Simpson attempts to make quick work of a tradition of Black poetry that (in 1963) went back over two centuries.
Simpson went on to publish several books of criticism, and apparently, his attempt to dismember of African American poetry did not affect his career in the least. When Simpson's review was reprinted in On Gwendolyn Brooks: Reliant Contemplation (2001), it included a statement by Simpson:
I am glad to see my review of Gwendolyn Brooks's Selected Poems reprinted because this gives me an opportunity to set the record straight…I had said in my review that black writing that concentrated on being black was of limited interest. I did not mean to suggest that black writers should not speak of their blackness—only that they could write about other things as well.
Here, Simpson acknowledges that he might have hurt some folks' feelings—presumably Black folks' feelings—but will not acknowledge that, in the same way that he assumes that the inferiority of Black poetry speech acts should be taken prima facie, his contemptuous speech act detailing what he views as the inferiority of Brooks's poetry and the entirety of African American poetry should be taken in the same way.
A few days ago, Helen Vendler published a review in The New York Review of Books on Rita Dove's anthology, The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century Poetry. After Brooks, Dove was only the second African American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize in poetry (in 1987, thirty-seven years after Brooks), and thus, holds honored status in Black literary circles.
We are now in the twenty-first century, and so, in the past, a review might have taken months to make the rounds among poetry circles; now, it takes a matter of days. There have been poets on internet social media (such as Facebook) discussing Vendler's revew and Rita Dove's subsequent letter in defense of it. Many, if not most, of the White poets that have discussed Vendler's review have been outraged, but they have missed the context in which most Black poets take Vendler's review—as part of a ceturies-long, ongoing attack on the Black Poetic Body.
All critics view themselves as experts. In order to argue something, the arguer must view him- or herself as an expert on the subject. But there's a difference between arguing about a subject and arguing based upon one's place in the world. Helen Vendler's arguments against Dove's editorial choices are based upon what could be called White Privilege Literary Largesse. She doesn't mind that Rita Dove includes a few poets of color —what she calls "minority" poets– in the anthology; what Vendler minds is that Dove has the audacity to place those poets on the same level as the White poets.
Vendler hasn't always had a problem with Rita Dove. In times past, she has been a champion of Dove's work, as when she included positive assessments of Rita Dove's poetry alongside Robert Lowell, John Berryman, and Jorie Graham in The Given and The Made: Strategies of Poetic Refinition (1995). However, once Dove started making her own canonical gestures by editing her own anthology Vendler moveed from being Dove's champion to her attempted vanquisher.
First, there's an attack on Dove's choices, as when states, "Multicultural inclusiveness prevails," and then Vendler proceeds to tally up pages given White—all male—poets versus Black poets. This already shows that Vendler isn't engaged in the usual pedestrian criticism of the table of contents, and it becomes even clearer when Vendler moves from page counts to an attack on Rita Dove's person, as evidenced by the following:
How is it that Dove, a Presidential Scholar in high school, a summa graduate from college, holder of a Fulbright, and herself long rewarded by recognition of all sorts, can write of American society in such rudimentary terms?
This passage is telling because it shines a light on the issues Vendler has with Dove-the-Black-Woman and not just Dove-the-Editor. Vendler wants to know how Dove could be so ungrateful, because she was "rewarded" so much. "Awarded" would imply that Dove deserved her many accolades, simply because she's a brilliant poet and hard worker. However, "rewarded" implies that Dove was given advantages in exchange for something. And what exactly does Vendler think that something should be? Ignoring the fraught history of this country? Pretending that Black poets besides "Carl Phillips and Yusef Komunyakaa"—the two Black poets who don't need "special defense"—don't exist?
But what remains unspoken speaks volumes: Vendler really means, how is it that an Uppity Black Female Poet dared to get out of her place? How dare she make her own editorial—intellectual—choices without checking with anyone first? And that anyone would be Helen Vendler.
And finally, there is this passage, the ultimate attack on the Black Poetry Body:
Dove feels obliged to defend the black poets with hyperbole. It is legitimate to recognize the pioneering role of Gwendolyn Brooks, just as it is moving to observe her self-questioning as she reacted to the new aggressiveness in black poetry. But doesn't it weaken Dove's case when she says that in her first book Brooks "confirmed that black women can express themselves in poems as richly innovative as the best male poets of any race"? As richly innovative as Shakespeare? Dante? Wordsworth? A just estimate is always more convincing than an exaggerated one.
In other words, the best Black poets can't ever tangle with the best White ones. And it's ridiculous for anyone to assert that–especially another Black poet.
There's been a lot talk this year among poets about "race" in poetry—"race" meaning "black people" or "people of color." I've talked about this issue on my blog, that "race" is a concept, going back to the eighteenth century. Thus, when I write about black people, I'm not writing about race. I'm writing about full participants in humanity—and I'm writing about this humanity as a given, which is something Phillis Wheatley couldn't take for granted.
And the obvious question is why does no one say that White folks are writing about "race" when they write about themselves? (No one except Toni Morrison in Playing in the Dark, of course.) No, when White folks write about themselves, they are writing about America. They are writing about unraced universal experience. They are writing about the ultimate human existence.
This condescending critical assessment of Black poetry has been in place since Jefferson first took up his pen, and informs the sort of contemporary scholarly/intellectual condescension of Simpson and Vendler, because when one attacks African American cultural production, that attack goes to the heart of an issue that is both moral and intellectual, and which goes back to Enlightenment philosophy. Now, it's not that Black folks aren't human; only the meanest White person would say something like that. But what's implied is that cultural production assumes humanity from the start. It also assumes something else: privilege.
In Rita Dove's introduction to her anthology, she assumes her own kind of privilege, intellectual privilege, and her right to claim that privilege galls Helen Vendler, for if Blacks and other poets of color are not included in Dove's anthology because of multiculturalism, but rather, on their literary merit alone, then the whole American literary landscape not only changes in the present, it also reconfigures the past. And Helen Vendler and others like her are terrified of that prospect.
* The title of this essay is a line taken from Phillis Wheatley's poem, "On Being Brought From Africa to America" in Wheatley, Phillis. Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. London: A. Bell, 1773.
Works Cited
Brooks, Gwendolyn. Annie Allen. New York, Harper and Row, 1949.
—. Selected Poems. New York, Harper and Row, 1963.
Dove, Rita. "Defending an Anthology: Rita Dove in Reply to Helen Vendler." New York Review of Books 22 December 2011.
—. The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century Poetry. New York, Penguin, 2011.
Jefferson, Thomas. "Query XIV: Laws." Notes on the State of Virginia.
Kant, Immanuel. Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime. Trans. John
T. Goldthwait. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1981.
Morrison, Toni. Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination. New York: Vintage, 1993.
Simpson, Louis. "Taking the Poem by the Horns." New York Herald Tribune Book Week, 27 October 1963, 27. Rpt in Gwendolyn Brooks: Reliant Contemplation (Under Discussion) Edited by Stephen Caldwell Wright. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2001.
Vendler, Helen. "Are These the Poems to Remember?" New York Review of Books 24 November 2011.
—. The Given and The Made: Strategies of Poetic Redefinition. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1995.
Washington, George. Letter to Phillis Wheatley on February 28, 1776. Writings Vol. 4 Edited by John Kilpatrick. (1931).
Wheatley, Phillis. Letter to George Washington on October 26, 1775. Phillis Wheatley: The Complete Writings. Edited by Vincent Carretta. New York: Penguin Books, 2001.


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Jobs Coming to Tuscaloosa County
By Susan Britt
Alabama Political Reporter
The Senate passed a bill on Thursday projected to produce 600 jobs and $1 billion in infrastructure over the next five years in Tuscaloosa County.
The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bill Roberts (R-Walker). It proposes to offer the same capital incentive plans to the coal industry that are offered to manufacturing. He said, "All we are asking is that the same incentives that apply to other businesses will be able to apply to the coal industry."
Roberts said that Fayette, Winston, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Jefferson are the largest coal producing counties in the state. He said that there is a project coming, if the bill passes, to North Tuscaloosa County that could bring as many as 600 jobs with a estimated total impact to the area of $700 million.
The immediate impact to Tuscaloosa County would be 450 jobs and a $187 million construction project. Roberts said that within 18 months the jobs could increase as high as a total 650.
"These are good paying jobs that will yield to the economy to the state through sales tax and income tax," said President Pro tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston).
Adding this many jobs to the area has the potential to reduce unemployment in Tuscaloosa County by as much as one percent. Other counties that could benefit from the project include Jefferson, Walker, Fayette, and Marion.
"This is about the people of this state and particularly the people of your district being allowed to earn a living and support their families because government is not here to create jobs, but we are here to create an environment that creates jobs. I that by doing this we are saying that we as a legislature stand for the ability to create the environment necessary so that the people of Alabama can go back to work," said Senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City).
Williams also reminded his colleagues the this area was ravaged by the tornados back during April of last year. He added, "So, an additional kick to the economy in that area would be a boost to the recovery of that area."
The bill will be now be sent to the Governor for approval. Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) said, "This bill will fulfill the commitment of the Governor's office as well."
Alabama's hospitalized COVID-19 patients Sunday at highest number since Sept. 2.
It's a trend that has public health officials and hospital staff concerned that the state may be headed for another surge.
Alabama hospitals on Sunday were caring for 920 COVID-19 inpatients, the highest number of patients since Sept. 2 and a 23 percent increase from a month ago.
It's a trend that has public health officials and hospital staff concerned that the state may be headed for another surge just as the regular flu season begins to fill up hospital beds.
Alabama state health officer Dr. Scott Harris by phone Friday called the rising new cases and hospitalizations "worrisome."
Alabama's seven-day average of daily hospitalized COVID-19 patients was 864 on Sunday, the highest it's been since Sept. 8. State hospitals saw a peak of COVID-19 inpatients on Aug. 6, when 1,613 patients were being cared for.
The state added 1,079 new confirmed and probable cases on Sunday, and Alabama's 14-day average of new daily cases hit 1,358 Sunday, the highest it's been since Aug. 13. Two "data dumps" to the Alabama Department of Public Health of older confirmed cases Thursday and Friday elevated the daily counts on those days, but after weeks of daily cases hovering around 700 and 800, the state now regularly sees more than 1,000 cases a day.
The older test results skew the state's percent positivity, but Alabama's 14-day average of percent positivity on Sunday was 20 percent. Just prior to the addition of those older cases, the 14-day average was 15 percent. Public health officials say it should be at or below five percent or cases are going undetected.
As cases continue to rise, the number of tests being performed statewide continue to decline, which is increasing Alabama's percent positivity rate. The 14-day average of daily tests was 6,619 on Sunday — a 5 percent decrease from two weeks ago.
There have been 2,866 confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths statewide. The state's 14-day average of daily confirmed deaths was 14 on Sunday, up from 12 two weeks ago.
The United States on Saturday recorded its second highest day of new cases since the start of the pandemic, with 83,718 new cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Saturday's peak was just 39 cases fewer than the country's all-time daily high, set on Friday. As of Sunday, 225,061 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S.
Trump Truck and boat parades this weekend
As Election Day draws near, Alabama Republicans are excited about promoting the re-election of Donald J. Trump as President and the election of Tommy Tuberville for U.S. Senate. This weekend two pro-President Trump events are happening in the state. There will be a truck parade from Ashland to Phenix City on Saturday sponsored by the Clay County Republican Party, while there will also be a boat parade on Wilson Lake in the Shoals sponsored by the Colbert County Republican Party on Sunday.
The pickup trucks will assemble at the Ashland Industrial Park in Clay County, 8240 Hwy 9, Ashland. There is a pre-departure rally at 10:00 a.m. central standard time. The trucks will depart at 11:00 a.m. and then proceed on a parade route that will take them into the bitterly contested swing state of Georgia. The Trump Pickup Parade will wind through east Alabama and West Georgia traveling through LaGrange and Columbus before concluding near the Alabama/Georgia line in Phenix City, 332 Woodland Drive, Phenix City at approximately 2:00 p.m. central time. Speakers will begin at 3:00. Trump flags will be on sale at the event.
The Phenix Motorsports Park will be hosting what sponsor hope could possibly the world's largest Pickup Tuck parade in U.S. history that is routing over 50 mile through Georgia in effort to "pickup" President Trump's numbers in GA.
A number dignitaries have been invited to address the Phenix City rally, including Coach Tuberville. Former State Sen. Shadrack McGill, Trump Victory Finance Committee member former State Rep. Perry O. Hooper Jr., and Paul Wellborn, the President and CEO of the largest Family owned Kitchen Cabinet manufacture in the USA are among the featured speakers who have committed to speak at the event.
Entertainment will be provided by: Charity Bowden, an up and coming country music singer who was the runner up on "The Voice". Charity will sing 'I am Proud to be an American' as well as songs from her Voice performances. The McGill Girls will also perform. The three beautiful and talented sisters will be singing patriotic songs in three part harmony. Geoff Carlisle, a professional DJ will be keeping the crowd pumped with music and entertainment.
Following the speakers and the entertainment there will Trump truck-vs- Joe Bidden truck races down the drag strip for the finale.
The Northwest Alabama boat parade will be on Sunday. The boats will gather at 2:00 p.m. near Turtle Point and then the flotilla will parade around the open waters of Wilson Lake til 3_00 p.m.. There will be a contest for best decorated Trump boats.
Trump supporters have held a number of large boat parades across the state to show their support for the re-election of Pres. Trump.
Boat parade sponsors say that this parade will be: pro-American, pro-law enforcement, pro-military.
COVID-19 hospitalizations, new cases continue to rise
The number of rising hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Alabama is a concerning sign of a possible coming surge of the disease, state health experts said Friday. Alabama hospitals were caring for 888 coronavirus patients Friday, the highest number since Sept 9.
UAB Hospital was caring for around 80 COVID-19 inpatients Friday afternoon, said Dr. Rachael Lee, an infectious disease specialist at UAB, speaking to reporters Friday. UAB Hospital hasn't had that many coronavirus inpatients since Aug. 18, when the disease was surging statewide.
"We have been dealing with this since March, and I think it's easy for us to drop our guard," Lee said.
Alabama added 3,852 new coronavirus cases on Friday, but 1,287 of them were older positive antigen tests, conducted in June through October and submitted to ADPH by a facility in Mobile, according to the department. Still, Alabama's daily case count has been increasing, concerning health officials already worried that as the weather turns colder and the flu season ramps up, Alabama could see a surge like the state had in July.
Alabama's 14-day average of new daily cases was 1,247 on Friday, the highest it's been since Sept 4. Over the last 14 days, Alabama has added 17,451 new COVID-19 cases.
Friday's inclusion of those older positive test results throws off the day's percent positivity, by Thursday the state's percent of tests that were positive was nearly 16 percent. Public health officials say it should be at or below five percent or cases are going undetected.
The state added 16 COVID-19 deaths on Friday, bringing to total confirmed deaths statewide to 2,859. Over the last two weeks, 206 deaths were reported in the state. Alabama's 14-day average of new daily deaths on Friday was 15.
Alabama state health officer Dr. Scott Harris told APR by phone Friday called the rising new cases and hospitalizations "worrisome."
Harris noted the data dump of older confirmed cases in Friday's data, but said "but nevertheless, I think it's clear our numbers are going up."
Harris said it's not yet clear what's causing the continued spread, but said it may be due at least in part to larger private gatherings. ADPH staff has mentioned a few outbreaks association with such gatherings, but Harris said it's hard to know for certain if that's the major driver in the state's rising numbers.
"It's football season and the holidays are coming up and school is back in session," Harris said. "I think people are just not being as safe as they were."
Harris noted that on ADPH's color-coded, risk indicator dashboard, red counties, which denotes counties with rising cases and percent positivity, the 17 red counties on Friday were distributed across the state.
"So there's not one event, or even a handful of events. It seems like there's just a lot of things happening in a lot of places," Harris said.
Alabama's rising numbers are mirrored in many states. The U.S. reported more than 71,600 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, nearing the country's record highs, set in July.
Birmingham approves $1.3 million contract for real-time crime center technology
Woodfin repeated that facial recognition capabilities will not be used in accordance with the contract.
The Birmingham City Council approved a five-year, $1.3 million contract with Motorola this week to provide new technology for the police department's real-time crime center amid unease and public concern over the potential use of facial recognition software within the new systems.
Mayor Randall Woodfin insisted in his remarks made before the council that the new technology is meant to integrate existing hardware and technology inside the real-time crime center. "You're not buying any additional new equipment," he said, "You're buying something to integrate all those systems."
The software suite includes Motorola Solutions's CommandCentral Aware, a system that aggregates video, image and other data information into one interface, and BriefCam, a "video synopsis" system that will further integrate and analyze information from Birmingham's ShotSpotter systems, public cameras and police body cameras.
Briefcam offers facial recognition capabilities, which was the main concern of community members speaking before the council, and the risk that use of the technology could disproportionately affect Black people. Facial recognition technology has a record of racial bias and misidentifies Black people at rates five to 10 times higher than white people.
"Despite assurances that there will not be facial recognition implemented at this phase that does not prevent it from being implemented in the future," said Joseph Baker, Founder of I Believe in Birmingham and one of the Birmingham residents voicing concern on the proposal. "I believe that this software, if fully implemented, can easily lead to violations of unreasonable searches."
Another resident who spoke against the resolution was Byron Lagrone, director of engineering at medical software solutions company Abel Healthcare Enterprises. Lagrone pointed to IBM and Amazon as examples of companies that have halted or abandoned facial recognition and object tracking software altogether over racial bias concerns.
"The prevailing attitude, among technical people is this technology is not effective, and it causes high amounts of harm for next to no gain," Lagrone said.
Woodfin repeated that facial recognition capabilities will not be used in accordance with the contract.
"It's explicit in this contract that facial recognition will not be used," Woodfin said, "[If] facial recognition wants to be used in the future of this city. It would have to be approved by this body. … The mayor's office or the police department doesn't have unilateral power to use facial recognition. That is not part of what our contractual relationship is with Motorola."
Woodfin also clarified that the total $1.3 million price of the contract will not be paid as a lump sum but spread out over the five-year commitment.
The city council voted 8 to 1 to approve the contract, with District 8 Councilman Steven Hoyt speaking in favor of the use of facial recognition capabilities.
"You can't say, 'I'm going to build a house but I'm not going to use the restroom,'" Hoyt said. "If it's in the house, you're going to use the restroom. … If it has the capability of facial recognition, guess what's going to happen? You're going to use it. I'm going to vote for it because I know we've got to have every tool we can garner to fight crime, because it's out of hand."
Hoyt also suggested a review of the information collected by the new system apparatus.
"I do think, for the public's sake, we need to have some way we review that and see how it's being used," Hoyt said. "We need that to go along with this."
District 3 Councilwoman Valerie A. Abbott — who said she was the victim of a burglary the day before the vote — echoed the mayor's insistence that the facial recognition capabilities would not be deployed unless authorized by the city council, reading a letter from Motorola stating "in order to enable facial recognition, Motorola will require an addendum or change order to the contract," which would have to come before a public meeting of the city council.
"I too would not want facial recognition," Abbot said, "I'm voting in favor of this because the majority of my constituents are telling me they want more and better policing, capture of criminals, prevention of crime."
District 5 Councilman Darrell O'Quinn was the lone no vote among the near-unanimous city council, stating that he had "some reservations about how we're doing this and will vote my conscience." Later, O'Quinn was quoted in BirminghamWatch, saying his vote reflected his concerns about "taking on a new debt obligation in the midst of a projected $63 million shortfall in revenue."


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A concertgoer in Madison, Wis. found himself ejected from a show earlier this month thanks in part to the performer on stage.
Jason Isbell is an alt-country music singer and songwriter. He's known as the once lead singer of the Drive-By Truckers and for his solo work. The Green Hill, Ala.-born artist released his fourth solo album, Southeastern, last June. The LP was recorded after a stint in rehab and was met with favorable reviews.
Isbell is now touring the country in support of his latest project. He performed inside the Barrymore Theatre in Madison on February 7. About 30 seconds in to a Drive-By Truckers song, "Never Gonna Change," he abruptly stops the performance.
"Hey! Cut that s--- out!" he yells in to the microphone at a group of fans who are presumably fighting. "You don't come to a show and fight people!"
The people in the crowd that Isbell called out attempt to explain the situation from the seats. Isbell is having none of it.
"I'm about to get all ya'll thrown out," he threatens before inquiring, "Is it that guy? Somebody come over here and take this man outside."
Isbell is remarkably rational throughout the ordeal. He doesn't budge on his decision but does offer to refund the man his money.
"Ain't nothing you can do about it now," he tells him. "You gonna have to go."
Another person in attendance, about six rows from the stage, filmed the whole sequence. The video made its way to YouTube five days after the concert. It has about 20,000 views.
"Sorry about that but yeah, ya'll can't put up with that stuff at a show, " Isbell concludes. "We'll start that over. You get about 30 seconds of free music tonight."
The crowd laughs, and to their enjoyment, Isbell and company launch back in to "Never Gonna Change."


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Last day Texas had no traffic deaths: 11/7/2000
Over the course of 12 years, a lot can happen. We could elect multiple American presidents, take part in the census twice and watch the Chicago Cubs continue their never-ending World Series drought.
It's a long time especially when you consider this little-known stunning fact: The last day there wasn't a single fatality on Texas roads was 12 years ago Wednesday, on Nov. 7, 2000.
The statistic puts a stark perspective on the 41,252 people who have died in fatal traffic accidents on state roads during that time frame.
Texas Department of Transportation officials on Wednesday said the majority of wrecks on 80,000 miles of state roads were caused by people not wearing seat belts, drinking and driving and distracted driving.
"One fatality on a Texas roadway is one too many, and to see as many as eight or 10 in a single day is unacceptable," said TxDOT executive director Phil Wilson.
The Houston area alone has more than 10,000 miles of state-run roadways. Experts have historically called the area the nation's leader in alcohol-related road fatalities among populous cities, citing its limited public transportation and urban sprawl that causes people to drive many miles.
Harris County Sheriff's Office spokesman Thomas Gilliland said deputies have worked to combat the problem with aggressive awareness programs and initiatives that expedite search warrants for blood samples from drunken driving suspects who refuse breath tests.
Road safety advocates point to legislation as a possible solution to decreasing traffic fatalities.
John McNamee, M.A.D.D. Southeast Texas affiliate executive director, said the Houston area has had "horrific" crashes recently. "Almost every week there have been one or two fatalities due to alcohol," McNamee said. "It's still a big issue."
He lauded local law enforcement's efforts to inform the public about safe driving and hopes the state Legislature passes a requirement to put an ignition interlock system in first-time DWI offenders' vehicles.
Jonathan Adkins, a spokesman for the National Governor's Safety Administration, said Texas' independent anti-government intrusion culture could be detrimental in preventing traffic deaths. He said 39 states have passed distracted driving bans. In 2011, Gov. Rick Perry vetoed a texting while driving ban.
Adkins also pointed to the dangers of a new toll road near Austin that allows motorists to drive 85 miles per hour.
"We have to create a culture in Texas and across the country where traffic deaths are not acceptable," he said. "Traffic crashes continue to kill people every day, and they are preventable."


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Winchester 16 ft Wide Single Timber Garage Range
Single car garages start at 8'6" wide, and feature a set of double doors, green mineral felt roof and guttering. The 8'6" wide garage would have a set of 7'3" wide Double Doors, however garages 10' wide and over will accept an 8' wide pair of double doors. Personnel doors and windows are available, along with different roof coverings. Please see options for further details.
100mm x 38mm Planed (Eased Edged) framing.
We use selected timber with a very high grade, which is subject to less twisting and warping, to provide a sound base to start from. Higher grade timber is slower grown to provide more strength.
FSC Timber
FSC is from certified Forest Stewardship Council forests, meaning that the timber is sustainable (usually from Scandinavian Forests).
Tanalised Shiplap Cladding (125mm x 16mm)
The majority of our garages are constructed with shiplap cladding. The cladding itself appears similar to tongue and groove, except the internal part of the groove is missing from the profile. The basis behind shiplap is it allows a certain amount of natural movement to take place throughout the change in seasons. In relation to this, we have developed our own profile of shiplap with a large overlap and tongue, which offers more protection to the building, thus increasing the lifespan. The cladding itself is tanalised (E-tanalith) to provide a rot resistant finish for over 25 years.
One advantage of shiplap is that it has a planed finish, and it also provides a near flat finish. This helps when fitting items such as hinges and door furniture.
By tanalising the timber with E-Tanalith, we are protecting against rot & decay for 25+ years.
Plywood & Paper Lining
Initially we used to paper line the buildings with bitumen vapour barrier, to ensure the rainwater didn't soak into the building, however we found the paper will crinkle during the summer once it is dry. We therefore provide an additional skin of plywood to line the outside of the framing. In addition to the improved appearance, it provides extra rigidity and insulation, which is ideal for classic cars & bikes.
Should you wish to have windows in your building, we can offer you the following options.
The standard garage window (900mm x 600mm) is split into two parts, with an opening window to one side (hinged from the top), with the other side being fixed. The window is complete with toughened glass and brown window furniture.
The large garage window (1200mm x 900mm) has a top opening fan light, with a fixed glazed panel below. Toughened glass is included along with brown window furniture.
9 & 6 Pane windows can be added to the garage, especially if an elevation overlooks the garden. The top part of these windows are top opening, and they are complete with toughened glass & brass furniture.
Garden Office windows are Double Glazed and feature a double casement. Either brass or chrome furniture is fitted, along with window locks.
Should you wish to have the windows (and doors) double glazed, please contact us for further details
The standard double doors, are ledged & braced double doors, treated in golden brown. They are complete with 2 front over-locking latches, and 3 pairs of hook & band hinges. Internally there is a drop bolt & pad bolt on the secondary door to secure it, whilst allowing the right hand door to open. The standard sized doors on most garages are 2440mm wide x 2134mm high, however 18' garages can only accept 2 sets of 7'3" wide double doors. Should you wish to upgrade the standard doors, we offer the following options.
White / Brown Metal Up & Over Doors. - These are Hormann doors, complete with frame. The standard Up & Over door is a canopy design, however should you require a motorised unit to be added, a fully retractable door will be required.
Cedar Double Doors. - These are the same size as the standard double doors, however they are fully framed, and plywood lined. The front is constructed from Cedar tongue & groove, whilst the hinges are more ornate cup hinges (as opposed to hook & band hinges). The lever handle on the front controls two steel rods that locate in the ground and in the framing of the building to provide additional security. The secondary door, features a pad bolt and a drop bolt.
Cedar Infill Up & Over Doors. - These are Hormann Up & Over doors, and feature cedar timber within a metal frame. Again the standard is a canopy style door, however should you require a motorised unit to be added, a fully retractable door will be required.
Personal Door. - Standard personnel doors match our standard double doors, in that they are ledged & braced and treated golden brown. Complete with 3 hook and band hinges, a pad bolt, and a hasp & staple (you will need to supply a padlock). Should you require a framed personal door, the size would be 840mm wide, and it would have a lever lock with a brass handle.
Bolted to Base
The customer is required to construct a concrete base (or this can be provided by Garden Retreat) of 150mm compacted hardcore, and 100mm concrete. If laying a new base, we would recommend that a DPM (damp proof membrane) is laid between the two. If you have an existing base, it is not necessary to dig up and lay a membrane. Once the concrete is set, a single layer of bricks is required around the perimeter (set to a plan provided by Garden Retreat). We recommend the concrete is larger all round (by 50mm) than the plan indicating the brick course. This stops the concrete breaking out when the garage is bolted through the engineering brick into the concrete base.
The sections of the garage sit on top of the brick course and are complete with a damp proof course. Our fitters will drill through the bottom rail of the building and into the concrete, and fix the building in place.
If you require a quotation on the base or further information and advice please do not heitate to contact us.
Roof Construction
Standard roofing is heavy duty 38kg Green Mineral Felt onto 12mm O.S.B. Boarding. The boarding is fitted onto 50mm x 125mm joists (purlins), spaced at 2' centres. We can provide alternative roof coverings (please see options below). Should you require Onduline roof sheets - please note, we recommend sterling board underneath, because without the boarding it is liable to condensate during the winter.
The standard option of roof is O.S.B. (Sterling Board) with a heavy duty (38kg) green mineral felt covering. The life expectancy of this product is 6-8 years. This felt is included in the standard price for the buildings.
Should you wish to upgrade the roofing for cosmetic reasons or to increase the time between maintenance, we offer the following options.
Coloured Polyester Felt - This is available in the same colours as our Felt Tiles (Brown & Grey), and has a life expectancy of about 15 years. Please note this is only available on buildings up to 7m in length.
Black Onduline Roofing. - This has a corrugated profile and is compressed felt & bitumen, giving a life expectancy of 15 years. The standard colour is black, although other colours are available. Onduline has the benefit of offering a clear roof sheet to allow light, however we recommend sterling board is fitted on the roof before the Onduline to prevent condensation.
Felt Tile Roof. - These are sheets of felt that have a profile of 4 individual tiles within the sheet. They overlap each other and are staggered to provide a tiled effect roof. In addition to the tiles, underlay felt is laid over the boarding beforehand to provide a secondary skin. Angled tin and additional felt strips are fitted to the gables to prevent water ingress, thus providing a life expectancy of over 15 years.
Cedar tiles - These make a beautiful addition to any of our buildings, long lasting and they are set out on battening with under felt
Tapco Slate tiles. - These tiles have a life expectancy of 50 years and look fantastic as a lightweight replacement slate tile, follow the link to find out more about 'Tapco Slate'
Tiled Roof Option. - Should you require a tiled roof for planning reasons, we would be able to provide and fit the roof trusses (at 600mm centres) with a 30 degree pitch. We clad the gable ends for you, and fit the trusses in place, however a local tiler will need to batten & tile the roof, plus fit the soffits & guttering.
For further details & prices, please contact us
Not only do overhangs improve the appearance of the garages, they are important as they offer protection to the sides of the buildings. We include guttering as standard in either brown or black to allow rainwater to be easily collected and re-used, along with the obvious protective benefits.
Electrics can be provided by Garden Retreat, if you require a quote please do not hesitate to contact us.
Standard Specification at a Glance
- External Clad - 16mm x 125mm tanalised shiplap cladding requiring no maintenance for 25 years.
- 3 Layer triple lined external wall – Shiplap cladding plus vapour barrier, splash back DPM skirt, 4mm plywood lining all double nailed onto 100mm x 38mm timber framing.
- Vapour Barrier – The built in vapour barrier is an essential element of the structure to keep the damp out of the building.
- 100mm Framing - Sandinavian Redwood, slow grown which provides a closer grain to provide structural strength and rigidity.
- Pitched Roof at 20 Degrees - The pitched roof offers more headroom with the vaulted ceiling design.
- Vents in gable End - Ventilation is essential to enable the garage structure to breath naturally.
- Standard Double Doors - Brown timber doors with 2 over locking latches and galavanised fittings. Inside a pad bolt and drop bolt secures the left hand fixed door.
- Standard Roofing - for heavy duty use, 125mm timber purlins with 12mm OSB3 boarding followed by heavy duty 38kg green mineral felt roof.
- Bolted Down - The garage is bolted through the bottom rail, passes through the hole in the semi engineering brick into the concrete. This is repeated a number of times around the bottom rail to ensure the structure is secure and rigid.
- FSC Sustainable timber – All timber is from Scandinavian certified and sustainable forests.
- Standard Overhangs - 300mm to the front and sides, 150mm to the rear when the doors are in the gable ends. 300mm to the front and back, 150mm to the ends when the garage doors are under the eves. The guttering would be in addition to this. Overhangs can be adjusted if required, for example space restrictions.
- Ground Work – There are a range of options, Concrete base or existing hard standing. For more information please click here or contact us for advice.
- 2.5m High Garages - the garages are designed to be over 2.5m high as they are built with doors 7ft high. If the building needs to be 2.5m to the ridge height the sections are smaller and the pitch of the roof is more shallow. Garages with trusses bigger than 4.2m will require structural partitions to support the centre trusses.
Available Optional Extras
- 2.5m to Ridge - Reduce the ridge height to suit planning regulations.
- Cedar Clad - instead of our standard cladding we can replace with 12mm x 100mm cedar cladding.
- Increase Pitch - to 25 Degrees.
- 30 Degree Trusses - For tiled roofs.
- Felt Tiles - in slate grey or red/brown with under felt.
- Metal Roof - supplied in a range of colours.
- Onduline - Supplied in a range of colours onto OSB3 (Stirling Board).
- Cedar Shingles - long lasting and beautiful includes under felt and battening.
- Tapco Slate Roof - supplied and fitted onto under felt.
- Garage Windows - large or small, can be double glazed if required.
- Personnel Doors - standard, double or fully framed with lever lock.
- Garage Door Up-Grades - Metal up and over, (canopy or retractable) cedar or cedar in fill.
- Garage Door Fittings - various locking mechanisms.
- Garage Door Seals - Keep out leaves and driving rain.
- Motorised Units - For up and over doors, retractable.
- Shutter Lock - for standard doors.
- Shiplap Lining - to underside of overhangs.
Finance and Funding Options
- Garden Retreat can provide either Hire Purchase or Finance lease options and there is also a large amount of other funding resources available. Please click here for more information on Finance and Funding Options
Planning Information
If you require planning information we are happy to advise and support, please click here for further information.
All prices include installation, VAT, the only additional cost would be delivery which is listed in the table below.
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Indoor GPS: The New Battleground in Map Wars
Apple has acquired the indoor-GPS company WifiSLAM, a sign that a war over indoor mobile-location services is heating up, Jessica Lessin reports. Photo: Apple.
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