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Christensen Carpentry

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Christensen Carpentry

3.67(
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Customers say: Quick response
6 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

We have the experience and we are committed to providing quality workmanship and superior customer service on all our applications. We at Christiansen Carpentry strive to maintain our reputation as a high quality, very service oriented company with our main focus being customer satisfaction.

"Unprofessional, untimely, poor workmanship, stressful experience. Shawn did a LVP flooring install on two levels of my house, including the kitchen. Almost $8K for 1K SF. Flooring failed 1st time due to no subfloor leveling despite me asking twice if it was needed. 24 planks in 600 SF were separating in 2 weeks. Once I informed Shawn the floor was failing, his workers tried accessing my garage without permission to get tools. Seemed like they were trying to split on a bad job. Despite the bad job done, I worked with him on cost-effective products to try and save as much money as possible on the rework. Both levels of flooring had issues, but I only asked for main level to be redone. Ultimately, it took 4 months of poor communication and terrible customer service to finally get new flooring installed, still not level but holding????! Ultimately, the new flooring installed was left unfinished, leaving me to install trim, transitions, end caps, stair nosing and caulk on my own."

Michelle A on June 2025

We have the experience and we are committed to providing quality workmanship and superior customer service on all our applications. We at Christiansen Carpentry strive to maintain our reputation as a high quality, very service oriented company with our main focus being customer satisfaction.

"Unprofessional, untimely, poor workmanship, stressful experience. Shawn did a LVP flooring install on two levels of my house, including the kitchen. Almost $8K for 1K SF. Flooring failed 1st time due to no subfloor leveling despite me asking twice if it was needed. 24 planks in 600 SF were separating in 2 weeks. Once I informed Shawn the floor was failing, his workers tried accessing my garage without permission to get tools. Seemed like they were trying to split on a bad job. Despite the bad job done, I worked with him on cost-effective products to try and save as much money as possible on the rework. Both levels of flooring had issues, but I only asked for main level to be redone. Ultimately, it took 4 months of poor communication and terrible customer service to finally get new flooring installed, still not level but holding????! Ultimately, the new flooring installed was left unfinished, leaving me to install trim, transitions, end caps, stair nosing and caulk on my own."

Michelle A on June 2025


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Schultzwoodworking LLC

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Schultzwoodworking LLC

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We specialize in remodeling and new construction. We do good quality work in a reasonable time frame, we can make any dream you have come to life! we are a small construction company with a few employees

We specialize in remodeling and new construction. We do good quality work in a reasonable time frame, we can make any dream you have come to life! we are a small construction company with a few employees


Different level llc

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Different level llc

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We're a small family oriented company that started in 2017, we do general construction inside, and outside, we do it all, remodeling (renovation) is what we specialize in. We take pride in our work we treat your property like its our own to its little final detail we make it perfect

We're a small family oriented company that started in 2017, we do general construction inside, and outside, we do it all, remodeling (renovation) is what we specialize in. We take pride in our work we treat your property like its our own to its little final detail we make it perfect


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Butler's Handyman Services

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Butler's Handyman Services

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2 years of experience

We are locally owned & operated "Professional Handyman" company with over 20 years in the home remodeling experience. We are your one-call solution for a wide range of home maintenance and repair needs. Our amazing team of craft people are experienced knowledgeable, multi-skilled, well trained,friendly, respectful and punctual!.

We are locally owned & operated "Professional Handyman" company with over 20 years in the home remodeling experience. We are your one-call solution for a wide range of home maintenance and repair needs. Our amazing team of craft people are experienced knowledgeable, multi-skilled, well trained,friendly, respectful and punctual!.



First Premier Construction

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First Premier Construction

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19 years of experience

Family owned small business, over 14 years of experience. We have two divisions of the company. One is our construction side which offers: general handyman services, finish basements, bathroom remodeling, kitchen remodeling. Our Second division offers: house decorating and cleaning services. We pride ourselves on our quality of work and attention to detail. Here at First Premier, we treat you like family.

Family owned small business, over 14 years of experience. We have two divisions of the company. One is our construction side which offers: general handyman services, finish basements, bathroom remodeling, kitchen remodeling. Our Second division offers: house decorating and cleaning services. We pride ourselves on our quality of work and attention to detail. Here at First Premier, we treat you like family.



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New Light Painting Company

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New Light Painting Company

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Customers say: Super punctual
8 years of experience

ESTIMATES ARE FREE! We focus on bringing new life into your home with every coat of paint. With close attention to detail, we seperate from the others. Visit our website for more information and pictures! Newlightpaintingco.com

"I am extremely disappointed with the outcome of their work. They repainted our kitchen cabinets (among other things). The cabinet doors were not all done well and they agreed to fix/redo a few of them but not all of them. Now we are left with cabinet doors side by side that have very different finishes and are even different shades of white. We’ve asked them to honor their warranty and fix the remaining doors so they are all uniform and they have refused. There were numerous other issues as well such as over spray in many places they spilled paint on our brand new floors and left it to dry they put a small hole in our basement doors and there's uneven paint coverage in alot of places. This stuff they agreed to fix but for some reason still refuses to fix the other half of the cabinets that need correcting."

Connor B on April 2025

ESTIMATES ARE FREE! We focus on bringing new life into your home with every coat of paint. With close attention to detail, we seperate from the others. Visit our website for more information and pictures! Newlightpaintingco.com

"I am extremely disappointed with the outcome of their work. They repainted our kitchen cabinets (among other things). The cabinet doors were not all done well and they agreed to fix/redo a few of them but not all of them. Now we are left with cabinet doors side by side that have very different finishes and are even different shades of white. We’ve asked them to honor their warranty and fix the remaining doors so they are all uniform and they have refused. There were numerous other issues as well such as over spray in many places they spilled paint on our brand new floors and left it to dry they put a small hole in our basement doors and there's uneven paint coverage in alot of places. This stuff they agreed to fix but for some reason still refuses to fix the other half of the cabinets that need correcting."

Connor B on April 2025


Land's Painting

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Land's Painting

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10 years of experience

We provide quality products and exceptional service. We offer our services in a wide variety of tasks from remodeling to painting. Give us a call today to see what we can do for you.

We provide quality products and exceptional service. We offer our services in a wide variety of tasks from remodeling to painting. Give us a call today to see what we can do for you.


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Basement Remodel questions, answered by experts

Efficient appliance positioning, optimizing existing plumbing, and sourcing energy-efficient materials reduce financial impact and increase sustainability.

Egress windows or doors are required in finished basements to meet safety and building codes. If your basement is unfinished and used as a storage space, egress windows are not required, but anything considered a habitable space must have an additional point of egress in addition to the stairs.

You should always use high-quality lumber for your framing in order to ensure it will last the test of time and resist moisture. Use 2-foot by 4-foot lumber that is pressure-treated for your framing.

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.

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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