Frontier Credit Union

Building in a remote location. Montpelier sits in a quiet corner of southeast Idaho, more than two hours from BLU-D headquarters. We planned the job from the start as an out of town project, putting our crew up in local lodging and paying per diem so our framers could stay focused, rested, and on schedule throughout construction. Scope of Work Highlight: The building features an open, high volume interior with a roof structure roughly 20 feet above the finished floor. Rather than relying on bearing walls, the roof is carried on a network of glulam beams that span the lobby and work areas, giving the credit union the clean, open feel its design called for. In front of the teller line, our crew framed a wall that hangs down from the ceiling structure, a detail that required careful layout and coordination to keep it plumb, true, and properly supported. On the exterior, BLU-D framed the porte cochère that covers the drive-through lanes, along with the raised parapet and tower elements that give the building its distinctive profile. Planning materials before the first wall went up. In a small town, you cannot run to the lumberyard for a missing specialty hanger or a special order beam. Our team planned the material takeoff around lumber that was available to the region and scheduled deliveries of all hardware, connectors, and engineered lumber ahead of time and utilizing the local lumber yard as needed so the crew never sat waiting on materials. Self sufficient on site. BLU-D mobilized a 20 foot storage container to the jobsite to keep tools, fasteners, and hardware secure and organized. We partnered with local equipment suppliers for the telehandler and scissor lifts, supporting the local economy while avoiding the cost of hauling equipment across the state. Precision on complex structural framing. Setting glulam beams on steel columns at roughly 20 feet, framing a suspended wall above the teller line, and building an exposed porte cochere all demanded experienced carpenters and careful sequencing. Our crew delivered a frame that was square, plumb, and ready for the finishes that followed. Trusted by recognized financial institutions. Frontier Credit Union is a well known name across the region. Projects like this show that BLU-D has the capacity, professionalism, and quality control that financial institutions and their general contractors expect.