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Fine Line Carpentry
5.0(
3
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Interior Trim and Decorative Moldings - InstallCloset - BuildInterior Trim and Decorative Moldings - Repair+2 more

Serving Fort Calhoun, NE and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"I had a kitchen remodel done by Fine line Carpentry. Very professional, very well spent dollar for their work. The timing was right and so was the quality. I would recommend them to anyone looking to succeed in their needs in remodeling."
Fine Line Carpentry
Fine Line Carpentry
Fine Line Carpentry
Fine Line Carpentry
Fine Line Carpentry

+29

Response time12 hrs
3 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Deck Doctor
4.7(
31
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Deck or Porch - RepairArbor, Pergola or Trellis - Build Custom - For BusinessGazebo or Freestanding Porch - Repair+3 more

Serving Fort Calhoun, NE and surrounding areas

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In business since 2024

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Credit card accepted

"Deck doctor did a great job on our privacy fence! Calvin was very communicative and followed up on every question I had through the installation process- his team was excellent and cleaned up the construction sight very well! I highly recommend Deck Doctor as a building contractor!"
Response time2 days
Response rate96%
49 neighbors recently requested a quote
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614 Builders, LLC
5.0(
10
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Carpentry Framing - InstallInterior Trim and Decorative Moldings - InstallArbor, Pergola or Trellis - Build Custom - For Business

Serving Fort Calhoun, NE and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2024

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"The 614 Builders team did an amazing job replacing my floor on my main floor, trim, media wall and stairs of my home! Juan really took the time to walk me through every process and was patient with me. He also has great taste as he influenced me on what color my flooring was as I had no idea what color scheme I was going for. The prices were very much affordable and Juan really worked with my budget. I will definitely be reaching back out to the 614 Builders team for any home projects. 11 out of 10!"
Deck
Deck
Deck
Deck
Deck

+43

Response time8 hrs
Response rate93%
34 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Stile Construction Services
4.1(
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Deck or Porch - RepairExterior Shutters - Install or Replace - For BusinessExterior Shutters - Repair or Restore+1 more

Serving Fort Calhoun, NE and surrounding areas

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In business since 2006

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Customers say: True professional

"Ryan is very responsive, but a lot of the details (trim, corners, clean up) in the the job were poorly done for the tiles and carpentry. There were some significant mistakes around executing the asked for design that ended up causing delays and costing more money. If you hire him, you should check his crew work routinely so mistakes can be corrected. He is really good at fixing the mistakes while the job is ongoing. Unfortunately, I have been finding things a month later and fixing them now would be cost prohibited."
Response time12 hrs
Response rate100%
Recommended by94%of homeowners
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Lara's Landscape
3.8(
22
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Arbor, Pergola or Trellis - Build Custom - For BusinessGazebo or Freestanding Porch - Repair - For Business

Serving Fort Calhoun, NE and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2012

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Javier and his crew removed a wood retaining wall in the back and replaced it. They also installed a 5 feet deep 49 feet long garden and backfilled it with planting soil. I called them after the first week to add additional backfill behind and to take the new retaining wall and they responded they would do it within a few days. The summer was dry, so, no additional settling occurred... until late summer when we received a major rainfall. All the voids collapsed and the back of the wall showed significant settling. I sent several emails and called Javier. He said he would be there on Saturday, he never showed. It looks like I am going to purchase my own soil to backfill the settling. I am very unhappy with the lack of customer service, especially since I paid them immodestly, once the job was complete."
laras hardscape
clean up beds
clean up beds
patio
patio

+45

Response time1 day
Recommended by76%of homeowners
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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.

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.

There are a few easy ways to locate a wall stud without a stud finder. First, try knocking on the wall with your knuckles. Most parts of the wall will sound hollow, but when you tap over a stud, it will sound more solid. Alternatively, since studs are spaced 16 or 24 inches apart, you can measure those distances from a corner of the room, which will always have a stud.

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.

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