I think the notion that we're, you gain quality by focusing is wrong.

I think in order to gain quality, you have to understand the parallel disciplines that surround whatever you're doing in order to do your job well because at the end of the day the home is a system

Welcome to the fine home building pro talk podcast our regular discussion with building industry professionals

It's a senior editor Patrick McComb today I'm joined by Corey Clanch, Vice President of Sales and Operations

at Ramee Steel Windows and Doors. You can find the Fine Home Building Pro Talk podcast

and the original Fine Homebuilding podcast at finehomebuilding.com slash podcast. You can leave

feedback and ask questions there too. Corey, thanks a million for joining me today, man.

Yeah, I'm really excited to be here. Can you please tell me a little bit about Ramey Windows and Doors and what you guys make

and the origins in the company, if you would, please? Sure. So Remy Steel Windows and Doors

are a manufacturer of stainless steel, thermally broken steel windows and

doors. We are located in Spicewood, Texas out in the hill country right outside of Austin.

That's what we've been doing for a few years now. That's not necessarily how the company started.

Peter Ramey is our owner, and he actually started the

company. He got his start when he took a class at the local community college, ACC, for

a code and art welding. From there, he received a grant to go study technical welding in a trade

school in Germany, and there got an impressive amount of certifications in regards to welding stainless steel and

copper and all sorts of other metals.

Were these architectural projects or were these art or what was he welding?

So the way he talks about it is he wanted to get his hands on anything he could possibly do that was hard.

Cool.

So he walked into the school and just said, throw the book at me.

What's the hardest thing I can do?

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