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MDG GROUP SERVICES LLC.
4.9(
16
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Auburn, AL and surrounding areas

Credit card accepted

"We worked together on scheduling. Complete friendliness between us with a cooperative spirit to get the job done right. I am absolutely happy with the quality of the job and would wholeheartedly recommend MDG to others, including my friends. Mike M."
Exterior painting
Interior painting
Exterior painting
Interior painting
Exterior painting

+45

Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Copper Roofing, LLC
4.7(
55
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Auburn, AL and surrounding areas

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Credit card accepted

"i am a tenant and my landlord just had a new roof put on my rental house. These roofers were super fast, completing the work in one day. They also did the best clean-up job! This is rare with contractors. Because I had to deal with a city inspector regarding smoke detectors, he even came inside and helped me install mine properly. What great service, and what a great business."
Roofing Jobs
Roofing Jobs
Roofing Jobs
Roofing Jobs
Roofing Jobs

+21

Recommended by97%of homeowners
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Mighty Masonry
5.0(
8
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Auburn, AL and surrounding areas

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Warranties offered

"Outstanding company. Owner is amazing. She listens attentively to what you want done. She aims to please, making sure you are fully satisfied before you pay. Her team built our firepit, installed sod for our backyard, and selected and delivered the right rocks we needed for soaked areas from rain on our property. She provides high quality services at very reasonable prices. Owner also is highly knowledgeable and well versed in so many areas involving home ownership. She is very ethical, dependable and reliable. I highly recommend Mighty Masonry and absolutely will and plan to use them again."
Masonry Project
Masonry Project
Fencing Project
Masonry Project
Masonry Project

+105

Response time1 day
Response rate100%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Unfinished Carpentry questions, answered by experts

The easiest way to tell if a wall is load bearing is to check if it’s an exterior wall or if it runs perpendicular to the joists above and below it (or parallel to beams). Exterior walls are almost always load-bearing, and walls that run under beams or parallel to them are also usually load-bearing. There are exceptions to these rules, and walls that don’t fit into these categories can still be load-bearing. If you’re unsure, hire a structural engineer to look at your home to assess whether or not the wall is structural.

Joists do distribute their load to beams, but they don’t sit on top of the beams. Instead, home builders nail or screw the joists directly to the beams such that the end of the joist butts up against the edge of the beam. Beams can sit on other beams for support, but you’ll never see a joist sitting on top of a beam or another joist.

Most load-bearing walls are exterior, though they can also be interior.

A cross brace for a fence gate should stretch from the top corner of the gate’s hinge side to the bottom corner of its latch side at a 45-degree angle to the bottom of the gate. This positioning distributes the bulk of the gate’s weight to the base of the post, taking pressure off the top hinge.

The cost to convert a carport into a garage averages about $22,000, ranging from about $15,000 and $55,000. Additional cost factors to consider include size, time of year, and how much of the carport you can reuse. Other cost factors include the kinds and amounts of materials used, such as:

  • Add insulation: $1 per square foot

  • Add drywall: $1–$3 per square foot

  • Add window: $450–$2,000 per window

  • Add outlets: $75–$500

  • Add garage door: $250–$11,200

  • Enclose framing: $5–$13 per square foot

  • Replace roofing: $1,000–$2,000

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