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McDonald Construction
4.3(
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Wood Stairs and Railings - Repair

Serving Jay, FL and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

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Credit card accepted

Customers say: True professional

"McDonald Construction did a great job installing new Zoysia sod in my front yard. Workers did a good job. One of my next door neighbor had hers done the next week, and the neighbor on the other side is going to have theirs done also. They saw what a good job he did on my lawn,"
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Response time10 hrs
Response rate100%
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Gulf Coast Home Improvement
4.4(
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Window Frame - RepairWindow Frame - Repair - For Business

Serving Jay, FL and surrounding areas

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In business since 1997

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Fantastic customer service and quality. We had an issue with our front door and they responded with a fix within a couple hours. And a fair price! Do yourself a favor, give them a call if you're in need"
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Sentri Homes
2.8(
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Carpentry Framing - Install

Serving Jay, FL and surrounding areas

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In business since 2023

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Found Sentri on Angi. Jeanette and Violet were very pleasant and efficient in getting a contractor to me in the time frame needed. The contractor was excellent and the roof looks great! I would definitely work with them again if I had additional projects."
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Carpentry questions, answered by experts

Yes, walls on the top floor can be load-bearing if stacked on the floor’s foundation.

There are approximately 5.33 board feet in a 2x4. You can use the board foot calculator in this article to easily find the answer. A 2x4 is 2 inches of thickness by 4 inches of width, so you need to find the length, with 8 feet being the most common. You’d use the calculator here to multiply 2 times 4 times 8, and then divide by 12, arriving at a total of 5.33 board feet. 

Your local building code will list all the framing requirements for whatever type of structure you're building. Most exterior walls require spacing of 16 inches on-center, while many non-load-bearing interior walls only require 24 inches of spacing. However, there are also varying requirements depending on your construction material, so checking your municipality's rules is essential.

Costs depend on desk size, labor, included features like drawers or motorized height adjustments, and required wall anchoring.

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.

The Jay, FL homeowners’ guide to carpentry services

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