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Avatar for Art Quality Renovations Corp.
Art Quality Renovations Corp.
4.4(
68
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Shafer, MN and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2006

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Project of demo old deck and build a new to the same plan did not get started until late November. There were periodic weeks during the winter that did not allow for any work. The company owner/manager(Ivan) kept us informed of the status. The quality of workmanship was very good and followed the city inspection. Project that was over 15K came in at the bid price."
Response time1 day
Response rate88%
Recommended by88%of homeowners
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Reliable Handyman and Remodeling LLC
5.0(
13
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Shafer, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 2017

Free estimates

I am proud to provide a full range of remodeling and handyman services. I am very detail oriented, and take pride in my work. Locally owned, insured and with many years of experience. Call me today at 763-923-8063, looking forward to helping you with your next project!

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Cabinet Making Project

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Response time1 day
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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CADY HANDYMAN SERVICES
4.2(
342
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Shafer, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 1992

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"We called Cady Handyman Services and a pleasant gentleman discussed our deck project.
Cady Handyman scheduled one of his service tech to come out the follow morning.
The tech arrived promptly at the scheduled time with a friendly ready to fix our problem attitude.
We have raised nails and screws on our deck that always seem to reappear during winter months.
These raised nails and screws made snow removal just horrible.The Cady tech recommened that we remove many of the bad loose fastners and replaced with a new non-corosive styles of screws.
After a complete walk through of our project we were extremely satified.

With our project completed we are now looking forward to the winter to come.

With our total satisfaction with Cady Handyman Services we have again committed to them for our up coming basement project


The Fosland's
Bloomington, Mn."
Recommended by87%of homeowners
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Greene Construction Inc
4.4(
107
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Shafer, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 1989

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Damien and his crew are fantastic! I highly recommend them for any and all of your construction needs. I am a picky interior designer, and they surpassed my expectations!
They went above and beyond to recommend other subcontractors and talked through everything with me thoroughly throughout the project. They worked quickly, always cleaned up at the end of each task and were friendly, punctual and very easy to communicate with by phone and email.


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Recommended by94%of homeowners
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Hoffman Weber Construction
4.3(
337
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Shafer, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 1992

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"After the storm came through the Minneapolis, Minnesota I was worried about the immediate influx of contractors. I waited and waited, searched and searched until all of the "fly by storm" contractors had left the area. When the clouds parted and everyone was gone there was Joe with Hoffman Weber construction. I found them at the U.S. Bank home improvement show they had. From the beginning they were professional, honest and extremely flexible. Joe came out to my house, worked with my insurance let me know what needed to be done and what could wait. The crew was timely, professional and quick. They did my house and garage roofs (different buildings) in one day. They worked with my schedule and met up with me to go through the warranty. The project manager went around the house looking for any issues and any nail left behind. I have had other contractors say they were going to "come back and check on clean up" and never heard from them again. This company sees it through to the end. They took care of the permits and even called the city inspector. When the city inspector came to the house they told me that 80% of the houses getting storm damage repair were failing inspection. What was worse is that they could not longer get a hold of the contractors. Hoffman Weber was there from start to finish and ensured that they were just down the road if anything should come up. I will be working with them again in the future!"
2020 NARI MN CotY Silver Award Winner
2015 COTY Award Winning Exterior
CertainTeed Restoration Classic Siding and GAF Timberline HD Roofing
Certainteed Restoration Classic Vinyl Siding and GAF Timberline HDZ Roofing
James Hardie HardiePlank Cedarmill Lap Siding, Hardie Board and Batten Siding, and HardieShingle Siding

+278

Recommended by85%of homeowners
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Sharpe Construction LLC
4.7(
46
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Shafer, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 2006

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Overall we were satisfied with the quality of the job but we did run into some issues. Sam said it would take 2 days to complete but it ended up taking 6 full days. Unfortunately I had to use a lot more vacation to be home for this than I anticipated. We ran into some issues with the sub-contractors. One guy got nothing done the day he was there and then never showed up the next day. To Sam's credit, he called in another framer and the work was started as soon as possible. The quality was decent but we ended up having to fix some spots ourselves and add some extra framing to make the areas aesthetically pleasing. The crew members were all polite and cleaned up after themselves, which I always appreciate. Sam is very easy to work with and very professional. He takes his business seriously and has high expectations of his crew. Despite the issues we encountered we were still happy with the work and the price."
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Another of the exterior complete
New addition to the deck.
Hot tub enclosure

+14

Recommended by95%of homeowners
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GCM Inc
4.2(
86
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Shafer, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 2004

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"GCM Inc. recently contacted us as a follow-up for their work last Fall, and the call reminded us how they are a customer-oriented company which strives to keep customers satisfied.
They worked closely with us and the insurance company to carefully budget the work to be undertaken.
During the work itself they directed sub-contractors and sought our approval for those sub-contractors' performance.
GCM warranted the work per professional standards.
There was a problem with securing the work on time and also a problem in bringing back a contractor to complete part of the work. GCM made good on what the sub-contractor failed to complete.
Years ago we learned the hard way that storm-chasing contractors and laborers come and go with the weather.  Now we insist that our insurance carrier works with the contractors we know and trust to do the work well.
GCM Inc. is one to trust.

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Recommended by87%of homeowners
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Paramount Granite Co
4.8(
28
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Shafer, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 1996

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Paramount Granite Company was a joy to work with! They offered an incredibly reasonable and detailed estimate (including options and their costs) within a day. When I visited their offices, I was treated with respect and courtesy. Barb answered my questions and showed me their slabs of granite (as well as the sinks and faucets they offer). I had already viewed slabs of granite at the various warehouses, but they had some beautiful pieces to choose from. I ended up picking a gorgeous piece of St. Cecelia granite from their selection, which just happened to be in the least expensive category.
The whole process was made easy by Angie's prompt and helpful responses to my emails. Paramount was flexible with my schedule when we needed to postpone the installation by a week. On the day of installation, the workers arrived on time and worked quickly and excellently. I was impressed when they discovered (from a spec sheet they brought along) that the particular slide-in range we had chosen needed rounded corners for the opening. The worker finished the job except for this part, drove back to the office and returned within the hour with the rounded piece to complete the job perfectly!
Paramount Granite Company is a first-rate company. I would highly recommend them to any of my friends. I am simply thrilled with my countertops and the excellent experience I had with Paramount.
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New Venetian Gold Granite
Desert Limestone Caesarstone
Statuatory White Marble
St. Cecilia Granite
Colonial Cream Granite

+20

Recommended by92%of homeowners
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Artistic Fence Inc
4.4(
154
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Shafer, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 2003

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"The project went very well from estimate to completion.  We needed to make a scheduling change for the installation date and they accomodated us.  The installer put in a long day of work and did a fine job.  He was professional and courteous and kept us informed of when he was coming and going.  He put up the whole thing by himself.  The job required creating post holes into existing concrete and then cementing the panel posts in place.  He did that nicely.  He worked steadily and didn't skimp on cleanup when he was done even though it was the Friday heading into the Memorial Day weekend.  It looks great.  It's a definite improvement to the look of our property.  We are very happy customers."
Wood
Aluminum
Vinyl
Pergolas
Arbors

+2

Recommended by85%of homeowners
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Unfinished Carpentry questions, answered by experts

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.

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. 

Framing a house with steel generally takes less time—around five to eight weeks—than most building materials. The steel components can also be made quickly off-site and manufactured with pre-punched holes for running piping and electrical wiring, which will lessen the prep work and extra labor during construction.

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.

You should avoid drilling or cutting into load-bearing beams because removing material will weaken it and increase the risk of structural damage or even collapse. If you do need to drill into a load-bearing beam, speak with a structural engineer first to discuss where it’s safest to drill and the width and depth of the bit that’s safe to use.

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