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R & B Remodeling
4.8(
39
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Cambridge, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

Free estimates

Customers say: True professional

"R & B did a fantastic job on a full remodel project for my real estate company. They were on time and on budget, and their attention to detail was particularly noticeable. Grant kept us up to date with pictures of his crew's progress, without being prompted. R & B was focused on doing what needed done, at the right value. Following completion, we accepted an offer on the property above asking price within hours of its listing. We will be hiring R & B for all of our future flips in the Quad Cities. I cannot recommend them highly enough."
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3 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by82%of homeowners
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Loomis Construction
5.0(
10
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Cambridge, IL and surrounding areas

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"This contractor is very timely, professional and friendly. They never stop working. He honors his commitment and is willing to work with you if there is a change or request. We will be needing more work done and will be using Loomis again. I would highly recommend Loomis !"
New Composite Deck
OLD deck area
Complete yard fence
Gate
Inside of the yard

+5

Response time4 hrs
Response rate99%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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BuildRite Home Pro's LLC
5.0(
6
)
Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Cambridge, IL and surrounding areas

In business since 2022

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"They did a fantastic job! Very easy to work with and listened to what was wanted in the project. Very friendly and professional! Also got done the job done in great time! Definitely would use them again!"
Decks & Porches Project
Sun Room
Sun Room
Decks
Siding

+108

Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Homemade Design
3.7(
322
)
Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Cambridge, IL and surrounding areas

In business since 2006

Credit card accepted

"I never contacted the provider or used this service in anyway. I have to
write this review so that the request to write this review stops
popping up.
The rating is bogus as it is required to be able to submit.
"
Pennsylvania Master Bathroom
Boston Small Condo Kitchen
California Client Saves with HMD Designer Discounts
Recommended by54%of homeowners
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Jill Seidner Interior Design
3.5(
89
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Cambridge, IL and surrounding areas

In business since 2006

Credit card accepted

"They did a good job. She had to submit like a photo but my daughter had them work on the central are of the loft. The deal was for one room. She got a lot of good ideal from her and it was worth it for her. They were professional and I did not hear anything negative."
Recommended by55%of homeowners
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Preferred Home Improvements
4.7(
12
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Cambridge, IL and surrounding areas

In business since 2010

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Very good. This was our first time having this done so we didn't know what questions to ask to get a complete estimate. Because of this they added extra services to ensure we would be happy with their work. Very polite and clean. Would definitely hire them again."
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+30

Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Green Earth Enterprises Inc
4.7(
7
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Cambridge, IL and surrounding areas

In business since 2009

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I hired the company to do a make ready [clean up & prep] on a single apartment in a building which I own in the  town where I live. I needed the property to be cleaned up so I could rent it again.  I have been a landlord for over 20 years & hadn't found a vacated property in such a mess in all my years. They did the complete interior clean-up which took about five hours. And, the complete prep of the property. they took out all the trash & junk, and cleaned up all debris left in the yard. They did such a great job with that I decided to use them for the yard maintenance also. They cleaned all my flowerbeds & got them ready for spring, placed mulch & trimmed the shrubs and flowering trees. On the inside they made everything look brand new! Cleaning the walls, painting, cleaned the carpets & stripped & polished the wood floors...making them look brand new. The appliances that stayed were cleaned inside & out. They even remembered to get all the light fixtures clean for me. Dusted all window seals & doorways. Shine mopped all they tile floors. To top it all off they even gave the bathrooms a fresh clean look by putting a new caulk seal around the tubs, sinks & shower...which gave the bathrooms a fresh face. All in all I found it to be a very stress free pleasant experience. And, I will definitely call on them for the next project because if they could do so well with a nightmare like that I'm sure the less difficult will be equally affordable and easily handled. Everything just looked so nice when they were finished. Thanks, Green Earth
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Recommended by71%of homeowners
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Unfinished Carpentry questions, answered by experts

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.

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. 

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.

Metal stud framing parts include the studs themselves, upper and lower tracks that act as top and bottom wall plates, various angle fasteners and clips, screws for fastening pieces togeher, metal straps, c-channel supports, and thicker steel supporting structures. Roof framing metal components include pre-fabricated trusses, heavy-gauge stud pieces, and various plates and fasteners.

In framing, studs are placed at 16-inch intervals to coincide with the typical spacing of wall materials such as drywall or plywood. This spacing is called "on-center" and is necessary for maintaining structural stability and efficient use of materials. The 16-inch spacing also helps to distribute the weight evenly across the building's structure. For those looking to cut material costs and improve energy efficiency, 24-inch stud spacing can be employed through a method called "advanced framing". This requires careful planning and adherence to local building codes to ensure structural integrity.

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