Being a family owned business, all of the Acker employees move between each of the manufacturing departments learning every aspect of the woodworking trade. However, we each have our own specialties creating a solid team of artisans with the ability to take on your job. After returning home from the army in 1956, Ken Acker began working with his father building homes in the Milwaukee area. Soon after, he saw a pattern developing: the cabinets they were installing did not arrive on schedule, creating a delay in the construction process.
Before and after. Making our way around the church. Building new doors to bring back the elegance and character a beautiful building deserves.
Finish installed a new circle brickmould and combination door. While the new main door is white oak stained and varnished. It retains the original glass and decorative strap hardware. At the same time using a new lock and hinges for smooth operation. Also adding modern cushion weather striping to...
Replacement of drafty, inoperable basement sash in crawlspace. Now they can have some ventilation while doing future plumbing repairs.
A few of the recent doors we've made and installed. Painted pine combination storm/screen doors. Along with a White oak 10 raised pannel door for a local church.
Storm windows are the best solution in protecting existing window units from extreme weather conditions such as the bitter cold, driving rain, high winds, or hail. The addition of an old fashioned wood storm window will improve the efficiency of most any window, particularly those with true divided...