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FLJ, Inc.

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FLJ, Inc.

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Customers say: Quality work
16 local quotes requested
19 years of experience

FLJ INC is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.

"Frank and team were awesome to work with. We ended up doing a full remodel and the project turned out amazing."

Jason W on October 2025

FLJ INC is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.

"Frank and team were awesome to work with. We ended up doing a full remodel and the project turned out amazing."

Jason W on October 2025

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Santos Construction

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Santos Construction

5.00(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
8 years of experience

Our mission at Santos Construction is to continue the growth of our business by doing right by all of our clients. We love seeing that one of a kind smile on a home owners face at the end of a project! Santos Construction stacks up with the competition and surpasses it with competitive prices, second to none workmanship and a prompt/responsive team! We give you quality that you can measure, and a finished product that will enhance your home forever. Call us today!

"Santos Construction was simply awesome! The crew was amazing, always on time, cleaned up great every day, completed the job on time, and the end result was completely professional. The quality of the work exceeded my expectations. I would and will hire them again for my next project."

Jim P on April 2021

Our mission at Santos Construction is to continue the growth of our business by doing right by all of our clients. We love seeing that one of a kind smile on a home owners face at the end of a project! Santos Construction stacks up with the competition and surpasses it with competitive prices, second to none workmanship and a prompt/responsive team! We give you quality that you can measure, and a finished product that will enhance your home forever. Call us today!

"Santos Construction was simply awesome! The crew was amazing, always on time, cleaned up great every day, completed the job on time, and the end result was completely professional. The quality of the work exceeded my expectations. I would and will hire them again for my next project."

Jim P on April 2021

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Cody Everts Mobile Welding, LLC

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Cody Everts Mobile Welding, LLC

5.00(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
172 local quotes requested

Cody Evert's Mobile Welding LLC is a family owned and operated business that has been in the welding industry for over 10 years. We are based in the central valley and offer our services to all surrounding Mountain areas 24/7 for all your welding needs day or night. Cody has been a welding instructor for the last two years and specializes in heavy equipment repair, fencing, and more. Other services such as aluminum, cast iron, mild steel and stainless steel and more are offered.

"Awesome he came to my place the day after I called and did a great job welding up some broken parts on my trailer. Great guy and knows his stuff."

Big H on September 2024

Cody Evert's Mobile Welding LLC is a family owned and operated business that has been in the welding industry for over 10 years. We are based in the central valley and offer our services to all surrounding Mountain areas 24/7 for all your welding needs day or night. Cody has been a welding instructor for the last two years and specializes in heavy equipment repair, fencing, and more. Other services such as aluminum, cast iron, mild steel and stainless steel and more are offered.

"Awesome he came to my place the day after I called and did a great job welding up some broken parts on my trailer. Great guy and knows his stuff."

Big H on September 2024

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All American Pressure Cleaning

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All American Pressure Cleaning

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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
173 local quotes requested

We offer a variety of services you may need from Pressure washing, gutter cleaning, roof washing, Solar panel cleaning and many around the home needs.

"Great job. Communication was excellent. I received an estimate immediately. I was reminded the night before of the appointment. I had a phone call the day of regarding the arrival time. Would hire again."

Valarie W on January 2025

We offer a variety of services you may need from Pressure washing, gutter cleaning, roof washing, Solar panel cleaning and many around the home needs.

"Great job. Communication was excellent. I received an estimate immediately. I was reminded the night before of the appointment. I had a phone call the day of regarding the arrival time. Would hire again."

Valarie W on January 2025

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Galvans Maintenance and Hauling

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Galvans Maintenance and Hauling

5.00(
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Customers say: Quick response
52 local quotes requested
11 years of experience

Galvans Maintenance and Hauling is here to help with your project! Give us a call or click to request a quote today!

"We have used Miguel and team for several projects both big and small. He is always professional, keeps his commitments and does quality work! Very dependable."

Kamal J on November 2025

Galvans Maintenance and Hauling is here to help with your project! Give us a call or click to request a quote today!

"We have used Miguel and team for several projects both big and small. He is always professional, keeps his commitments and does quality work! Very dependable."

Kamal J on November 2025

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Legacy Painting and Renovating Inc

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Legacy Painting and Renovating Inc

5.00(
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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
71 local quotes requested

Residential and commercial painting and general building. Serving the Monterey county and its surroundings.

"Theses guys are unbelievably professional and responsible. Most of the contractors they don't response but they return my call all the times. The quality of their work is impeccable ."

Dawn V on August 2021

Residential and commercial painting and general building. Serving the Monterey county and its surroundings.

"Theses guys are unbelievably professional and responsible. Most of the contractors they don't response but they return my call all the times. The quality of their work is impeccable ."

Dawn V on August 2021

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Lindgren Construction

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Lindgren Construction

4.80(
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Customers say: Super punctual
Recommended by 92% of Angi customers
Recommended by 92% of HomeAdvisor customers
15 local quotes requested

Lindgren Construction in Salinas specializes in general remodeling projects. With a network of skilled subcontractors including plumbers, electricians, roofers, HVAC technicians, and painters, we ensure top-quality workmanship for your home. Contact us today for all your remodeling needs.

Lindgren Construction in Salinas specializes in general remodeling projects. With a network of skilled subcontractors including plumbers, electricians, roofers, HVAC technicians, and painters, we ensure top-quality workmanship for your home. Contact us today for all your remodeling needs.

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L&L HANDYMAN SERVICES

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L&L HANDYMAN SERVICES

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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Offering Handyman & Maintenance Services in the Monterey county and surrounding areas. We repair and paint doors, windows, walls, ceilings, roofs and other parts of buildings. Remodelings, cabinetry, gardening etc. Un poquito de todo!

"Highly recommend ? I needed an upgrade in my front yard and they exceeded my expectations. They were able to build a concrete path and alongside they planted roots for beautiful flowers to grow. They re did my whole lawn, they swapped my mailbox, added a beautiful window box and fixed my fence. Very affordable pricing."

Maria T on March 2024

Offering Handyman & Maintenance Services in the Monterey county and surrounding areas. We repair and paint doors, windows, walls, ceilings, roofs and other parts of buildings. Remodelings, cabinetry, gardening etc. Un poquito de todo!

"Highly recommend ? I needed an upgrade in my front yard and they exceeded my expectations. They were able to build a concrete path and alongside they planted roots for beautiful flowers to grow. They re did my whole lawn, they swapped my mailbox, added a beautiful window box and fixed my fence. Very affordable pricing."

Maria T on March 2024

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Carpentry questions, answered by experts

You can use a nail to find ceiling joists, but it’s not as reliable as a stud finder, and you’ll end up with lots of small holes in your ceiling. If the nail hits a joist, you'll feel increased resistance. Mark the spot with a pencil. Repeat this process regularly along the ceiling, 16 or 24 inches apart, until you've mapped out the joist locations.

Framing with metal studs can be significantly faster than using wooden studs, provided you have some experience working with the material. While you can use virtually instant pneumatic nailers with wood, metal requires installing screws. However, because metal is lighter, straighter, usually comes cut-to-length, and doesn't require sorting for the best pieces, you can save significant time using metal instead of wood.

Modern brick houses are really stick-built homes with a brick facade for aesthetic purposes only, so most have framing. With genuine brick construction, most homeowners install furring strips over the interior of the brick and then install drywall over those strips to cover the brick wall, so they don’t have traditional framing.

Yes, most services include necessary frame modifications for proper door fitting. Confirm with your provider.

Bump-out additions can add some space to a closet without requiring any significant structural work. This entails pushing back the existing rear or side of the closet, simply moving the wall into either an adjacent room or unused space. For ground-floor closets, this could even be extended to the exterior of the home, but that has its own complications. Bump-outs are a good discussion to have with your contractor if you’re just looking to increase the space a little—not renovate the entire closet space.

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