Portland Bolt manufactures for large industrial projects as well as smaller home projects such as this one. Tie rods can be decorative as well as functional. We were contacted by a contractor who was designing and building a custom home and wanted a decorative industrial look in the home. After he looked through our website at tierodassemblies.com, he called with his requirements, and we were able to figure out the cut lengths of the rods with our tie rod calculator and quickly worked up an accurate quote. The tie rod assemblies were manufactured and shipped in a couple of weeks.