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Pine Woods Construction

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Pine Woods Construction

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We are an owner operated business with a hands on home improvement contractor we can handle any project, repairs, or restorations. We strive to be your go to remodeling contractor. Doing all phases of construction and remodeling from interior to exterior, kitchen and bathroom remodel, to structural and finish carpentry.

We are an owner operated business with a hands on home improvement contractor we can handle any project, repairs, or restorations. We strive to be your go to remodeling contractor. Doing all phases of construction and remodeling from interior to exterior, kitchen and bathroom remodel, to structural and finish carpentry.

Bill's Home Repair Co.

865 Pinnacle Rd
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Bill's Home Repair Co.

865 Pinnacle Rd
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20 years of experience

General contracting. Building/Repairing your home, ect. Will take Care of you and your home. I completely anilize the problem and try to explain what should be done and why. We do quality work and take pride in what we do. Always use the proper material for the job. I'm not interested in using cheap products and doing shabby work. If this is what your looking for you should contact a different contractor. My prices are fair and competitive. I have well selected men that I use as sub's that I trust & rely on to work hard to my expectations.Every man is paid by their expirence. I give free estimates and we are fully insured.

General contracting. Building/Repairing your home, ect. Will take Care of you and your home. I completely anilize the problem and try to explain what should be done and why. We do quality work and take pride in what we do. Always use the proper material for the job. I'm not interested in using cheap products and doing shabby work. If this is what your looking for you should contact a different contractor. My prices are fair and competitive. I have well selected men that I use as sub's that I trust & rely on to work hard to my expectations.Every man is paid by their expirence. I give free estimates and we are fully insured.

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North East Roofing

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North East Roofing

3.00(
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14 years of experience

We Are Maine's Premier Home Improvement Company and considered to be the best in all aspects of Home Improvement in the state of Maine. Our building consultants bring many years of experience to our customers in product selection as well as to concept and final design.

We Are Maine's Premier Home Improvement Company and considered to be the best in all aspects of Home Improvement in the state of Maine. Our building consultants bring many years of experience to our customers in product selection as well as to concept and final design.

EHM

Washington Ave.
4.50(
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EHM

Washington Ave.
4.50(
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Customers say: Quality work
71 years of experience

EHM is a structural moving and elevating company that also specializes in foundation repair and replacement. We have been working in the Midwest since the Great Floods of 1993. We specialize in severely comprised foundation issues. We can elevate, level, pier or replace a wall or your entire foundation. We do not do mudjacking, waterproofing or minor crack repair.

"I did not get the service that we originally talked about I am very unhappy"

Donna S on August 2021

EHM is a structural moving and elevating company that also specializes in foundation repair and replacement. We have been working in the Midwest since the Great Floods of 1993. We specialize in severely comprised foundation issues. We can elevate, level, pier or replace a wall or your entire foundation. We do not do mudjacking, waterproofing or minor crack repair.

"I did not get the service that we originally talked about I am very unhappy"

Donna S on August 2021

Structural Engineering questions, answered by experts

Yes, you can put a doorway in a structural wall; in fact, most exterior doors are set into structural walls. The project is a little more challenging than installing a door in a non-load-bearing wall because you need a structural engineer to assess the wall and make sure it’s safe to create a wall opening. Your engineer’s report will include instructions for your contractor on how and where to install additional supports, like steel headers above the door, to distribute the weight above to the wall on either side of the door.

Many horizontal cracks in home foundations result from water and soil pressure from outside of the building or from a footing that is shifting. Under those circumstances, horizontal cracks are a structural problem that requires repair before they become worse and more difficult to fix. However, in very specific cases, thin horizontal cracks may simply be a cosmetic blemish due to concrete shrinkage.

Yes, a one-story house can have a load-bearing wall. The load-bearing walls in a single-story home are usually the exterior walls. If the house has a basement with exposed walls, the arrangement of the beams can help indicate what walls are load-bearing.

It’s possible to drill into an LVL beam, but you should always avoid it. LVL beams are major structural components of your home, and drilling into them can weaken them and lead to cracking over time. If you need to drill into an LVL beam, consult a structural engineer. They’ll know the bit size, depth, and directionality that’s safe to use when drilling.

Although the two terms are closely related and often used interchangeably, pier and beam foundations and crawl spaces are different things. A pier and beam foundation is made up of concrete piers and wooden beams and creates a space under the home known as a crawl space. There are several types of foundations that create crawl spaces, often collectively known as “crawl space foundations,” but the crawl space itself is separate from the foundation. 

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