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Force Builders

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Force Builders

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8 years of experience

General Contractor. LIC # CT36959 16+ years of experience! Our mission is to be a provider that brings back the personal touch with our customers. We will build a relationship that will last a lifetime after you see our quality work. As a locally owned and operated business, we feel invested in our clients and constantly strive for customer satisfaction. Call or message us to schedule an estimate today!

General Contractor. LIC # CT36959 16+ years of experience! Our mission is to be a provider that brings back the personal touch with our customers. We will build a relationship that will last a lifetime after you see our quality work. As a locally owned and operated business, we feel invested in our clients and constantly strive for customer satisfaction. Call or message us to schedule an estimate today!




Crescent Custom Homes

317 Anapuni Loop
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Crescent Custom Homes

317 Anapuni Loop
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Crescent Custom Homes LLC is a family-owned business in both Maui, Hawaii and the Portland, Oregon metro area. We have a long track record of building great multi-family projects for investors and working with families ready for a custom home. Because of our relationship with national suppliers we are able to import business goods and services at very competitive prices. As a Maui home builder and contractor, we use a combination of local talent and suppliers, importing what we need to control the timeline and cost of the project, while maintaining the utmost quality and integrity. Whether you are seeking a new home in a great neighborhood, looking to remodel your existing property, or are planning a multi-family project, you will find the quality and care given by Crescent Homes Maui to be unique.

Crescent Custom Homes LLC is a family-owned business in both Maui, Hawaii and the Portland, Oregon metro area. We have a long track record of building great multi-family projects for investors and working with families ready for a custom home. Because of our relationship with national suppliers we are able to import business goods and services at very competitive prices. As a Maui home builder and contractor, we use a combination of local talent and suppliers, importing what we need to control the timeline and cost of the project, while maintaining the utmost quality and integrity. Whether you are seeking a new home in a great neighborhood, looking to remodel your existing property, or are planning a multi-family project, you will find the quality and care given by Crescent Homes Maui to be unique.



Creative Hands Handyman

2000 Mokulele
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Creative Hands Handyman

2000 Mokulele
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9 years of experience

I love finish carpentry and am also proficient in remodeling for level 5 finish quality. Tiling, cabinetry, drywall, decks, flooring, installing appliances, landscaping and general handyman jobs and repairs. I absolutely love fixing things!

I love finish carpentry and am also proficient in remodeling for level 5 finish quality. Tiling, cabinetry, drywall, decks, flooring, installing appliances, landscaping and general handyman jobs and repairs. I absolutely love fixing things!




We are a client-driven company whose main focus is partnering with our clients to provide added-value to projects of varying scope and complexity.


Akamai Construction Services is a premium, reliable construction company for all of your construction needs, from drywall to remodels, to commercial construction and everything in between.

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Basement Remodel questions, answered by experts

There are several small, inexpensive upgrades you can make to upgrade your basement. Although you still need to adhere to building codes and obtain permits when necessary, you can complete small but mighty tasks like painting the masonry walls and installing entertainment devices to make the space more usable. 

Some older homes have toilets in the basement to combat sewage backups. This type of toilet, also known as a Pittsburgh potty, acted as a safety valve over the incoming sewer line. If a line backed up, it would back up into the toilet because it was the lowest fixture in the home, keeping it out of sight and away from the finished areas of the house.

Basement toilets were also used by workers with messy jobs, like those who worked in coal mines or steel mills. This way, they could clean up and avoid tracking dirt through their home.

Joists and beams are both part of the flooring system above your basement, with the beams spanning the length of your home and getting support from vertical posts underneath, and joists usually spanning half the width of your home with no support posts underneath. The floor joists provide even support to the subflooring and flooring above, and they distribute that load to the beams. The beams then distribute that load down through the support posts to the foundation.

Installing a bathroom in a basement isn’t a project for most homeowners. Many parts—plumbing, electricity, and carpentry—go into this project, each requiring expert-level knowledge and tools. One miscalculation can lead to very expensive repairs. Plus, some homeowner’s insurance might not pay for damages caused by a homeowner DIYing this project. You can protect yourself by allowing the pros to complete this job for you. 

Whether it’s more affordable to gut a house than build a new one depends on the markets where you'd be buying and selling. However, it’s usually less expensive to renovate a home than to build new construction. 

Most homeowners pay between $100,000 and $200,000 for demolition and remodeling costs, whereas the average cost to build a new home is between $139,000 and $531,300.

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