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2C Construction, LLC
4.5(
59
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Lakeside, MI and surrounding areas

In business since 2010

Emergency services offered

Credit card accepted

"The office personnel was always on top of my needs and keeping me informed. The workers arrived on time, were efficient and careful, they listened to my concerns and resolved the one issue I had very quickly. When they left every was done to my expectations and completely cleaned up! I will definitely contact 2 C Construction again!"
Business Repair & Refresh
Business Repair & Refresh
Kitchen remodel - Before
Business Repair & Refresh
Kitchen remodel - Before

+13

Response time2 days
Response rate87%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Brawny Builders
4.8(
35
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Lakeside, MI and surrounding areas

In business since 2016

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Brawny Builders was great on all accounts. They helped with the design of our project which included a new front entrance, large rear deck, a couple sections of fence and an outdoor shower. They had a competitive quote and we’re able to start quickly. Their crew was hard working, very courteous and customer focused. The project was completed within the agreed timeframe and slightly under budget. The best thing about working with Brawny Builders was their effectiveness in communicating with me about all phases of the project. We’ve worked with many contractors over our years and no one comes to Brawny Builders in their customer relations. I would definitely use them again and highly recommend them."
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+8

Recommended by93%of homeowners
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Legacy Window & Door LLC
4.1(
151
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Lakeside, MI and surrounding areas

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Credit card accepted

"We dealt with the owner, Mark Spencer, directly.  The process was virtually seamless from start to finish.  It was very reassuring to work with the owner.  He knows a ton about windows and home improvements in general (as also a general contractor).  He was more interested in finding out what we wanted than selling us on anything in particular.  That was a breath of fresh air for sure after looking at some other companies that send sales people to your door.  A lot was riding on this purchase, so we were glad to work with someone that knew what they were doing.  We decided on his company because of his experience and knowing that the relationship was important to him so he would take care of us.  We made a great choice.
During installation his crew was very experienced and professional.  I felt comfortable having these guys around the house.  I had planned to work from home, but after talking to them a little bit I just left them with my cell number and told them to let me know if they needed anything.  My wife was in and out through the whole project.  They finished most of the inside of our house on the first day (getting the windows actually installed).  They completed the big bow window and the sliding door on the second day and finished up the metal work the next morning.  When they were gone you would have never known they had ever been there...other than the brand new windows.  They were fantastic!
Our house was built in 1982 and our old windows were our driving source of energy inefficiency.  We did online research for almost a year (on and off) and when we got serious we had a couple of companies over.  One thing I learned is that a lot of window companies use the exact same manufacturer to build their windows, they just slap their name tag on them (and they can tweak the design...most likely for style...and the prices for the same windows vary like you wouldn't believe).  One company in particular was trying to sell us on the foam and metal material used for installation (claiming their stuff was the best).  I later found out that Mark's company was using the exact same materials.  In the end, I highly recommend Legacy Window & Door.  No gimmicks and a great product!
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+70

Recommended by84%of homeowners
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MCG Modern Construction Guy
4.5(
11
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Lakeside, MI and surrounding areas

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"MCG Modern Construction Guy is a reliable and excellent service company. The owner, Gerardo Coria, Jr. Is a precise, punctual, and detail-oriented person, especially honest, authentic and informative. He has done a great job for me and I highly recommend this business. Theresa Wiggins"
Before
Windows& doors
Deck steps
Handymen Project
Handyman Services Project

+102

Response time7 hrs
Response rate100%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Unfinished Carpentry questions, answered by experts

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.

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.

Bump-out additions can add some space to a closet without requiring any significant structural work. This entails pushing back the existing rear or side of the closet, simply moving the wall into either an adjacent room or unused space. For ground-floor closets, this could even be extended to the exterior of the home, but that has its own complications. Bump-outs are a good discussion to have with your contractor if you’re just looking to increase the space a little—not renovate the entire closet space.

The easiest way to tell if a wall is load bearing is to check if it’s an exterior wall or if it runs perpendicular to the joists above and below it (or parallel to beams). Exterior walls are almost always load-bearing, and walls that run under beams or parallel to them are also usually load-bearing. There are exceptions to these rules, and walls that don’t fit into these categories can still be load-bearing. If you’re unsure, hire a structural engineer to look at your home to assess whether or not the wall is structural.

Most Cape Cod houses are two stories tall at the peak, although they’re considered one-and-a-half stories tall because the steep roof pitch cuts off a portion of the living space on the second story. Unless you raise the roof on your Cape Cod house to add a dormer, the interior rooms upstairs will lose some usable living space to the sloped ceilings.

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