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GPI

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GPI

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GPI is pleased to be partnering with Home Advisor to offer our full service design and drafting services to the greater Albany area. With many years of experience between us and from this area originally, no job is too big or small, and we look forward to gaining your trust and business.

"professional, timely, accurate"

Nir K on August 2021

GPI is pleased to be partnering with Home Advisor to offer our full service design and drafting services to the greater Albany area. With many years of experience between us and from this area originally, no job is too big or small, and we look forward to gaining your trust and business.

"professional, timely, accurate"

Nir K on August 2021


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Smart Home Outfitters Inc

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Smart Home Outfitters Inc

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Family and locally owned, Smart Home Outfitters is your premier home automation company. We specialize in the integration of smart systems into your home across multiple products and platforms. Creating a one stop shop to outfit your home with all the necessary and most up to date equipment to make your life more convenient, efficient and secure.

"It went very well and I highly recommend them."

Justin S on April 2019

Family and locally owned, Smart Home Outfitters is your premier home automation company. We specialize in the integration of smart systems into your home across multiple products and platforms. Creating a one stop shop to outfit your home with all the necessary and most up to date equipment to make your life more convenient, efficient and secure.

"It went very well and I highly recommend them."

Justin S on April 2019


Composite Technology & Infrastructure, LLC

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Composite Technology & Infrastructure, LLC

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Composite Technology and Infrastructure is built on the sum of our strengths: In-house engineering, mechanical design, project management, fabrication and inspection. We provide innovative, cost effective and sustaining solutions specific to corrosion and wear of equipment, pipe and critical plant infrastructure. Not only can we design, engineer, and specify a custom composite solution we build it, too. In our 15,000 square foot, state-of-the-art composite fabrication shop with a team of experienced and dedicated technicians. Repair it, don't replace it!

Composite Technology and Infrastructure is built on the sum of our strengths: In-house engineering, mechanical design, project management, fabrication and inspection. We provide innovative, cost effective and sustaining solutions specific to corrosion and wear of equipment, pipe and critical plant infrastructure. Not only can we design, engineer, and specify a custom composite solution we build it, too. In our 15,000 square foot, state-of-the-art composite fabrication shop with a team of experienced and dedicated technicians. Repair it, don't replace it!


Full services Architecture, Engineering and Surveying Firm located in the Capital District. In business since 1910. Services include Architecture, Energy & Building Systems, Civil Engineering, Environmental Services, Land Services and Survey.


Braley Restoration

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Braley Restoration

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29 years of experience

We specialize in bringing your old building back to it once was. We love any challenge,we cover from fixing repairs in old shaker barns to designing modern 12 ft glass doors in a famous artists studios One of our favorite jobs is the restoration of of 1860 mansion in Kinderhook .

We specialize in bringing your old building back to it once was. We love any challenge,we cover from fixing repairs in old shaker barns to designing modern 12 ft glass doors in a famous artists studios One of our favorite jobs is the restoration of of 1860 mansion in Kinderhook .


Sense Projects PVT. LTD

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Sense Projects PVT. LTD

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24 years of experience

Sense Projects introduced as one stop solutions for your all related Interior Designing, Architectural Planning , Civil construction, Turnkey Projects, Structural Fabrication and Erection work, best class services is providing in Delhi, Noida & Gurgaon, India

Sense Projects introduced as one stop solutions for your all related Interior Designing, Architectural Planning , Civil construction, Turnkey Projects, Structural Fabrication and Erection work, best class services is providing in Delhi, Noida & Gurgaon, India


The Milovia Group

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The Milovia Group

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16 years of experience

The Milovia Group is a structural engineering firm specializing in traditional structural engineering, renewable energy technologies and passive solar homes and retrofits.

The Milovia Group is a structural engineering firm specializing in traditional structural engineering, renewable energy technologies and passive solar homes and retrofits.


Hudson Valley Construction Company

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Hudson Valley Construction Company

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26 years of experience

Hudson Valley Construction Company is a full service company we do all aspects of new construction, historical restoration additions, garages, decks, kitchens, baths, electrical, plumbing, masonry, painting, excavation and more the owner is a 4th generation contractor.

Hudson Valley Construction Company is a full service company we do all aspects of new construction, historical restoration additions, garages, decks, kitchens, baths, electrical, plumbing, masonry, painting, excavation and more the owner is a 4th generation contractor.


Ryan Builders

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Ryan Builders

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43 years of experience

Ryan Builders is a family owned and operated business serving the Capital District for over 30 years. While retaining our traditional buidling expertise Ryan Builders is your #1 choice for modern day building needs. Financially sound and fully insurred, Ryan Builders accepts cash and checks.

Ryan Builders is a family owned and operated business serving the Capital District for over 30 years. While retaining our traditional buidling expertise Ryan Builders is your #1 choice for modern day building needs. Financially sound and fully insurred, Ryan Builders accepts cash and checks.


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Structural Engineering questions, answered by experts

No, a structural engineer is not the same as a builder. A structural engineer is an expert in all things related to the structural integrity of a building. The structural engineer is responsible for calculating the correct materials in terms of load-bearing capacity and overall structural safety. Structural engineers do not perform the actual building of the house or other structures. Rather, the builder executes the plans and designs specified by the structural engineer.

No, it’s not legal for unlicensed individuals to conduct structural calculations for buildings or building repairs. Not only do licensing requirements prevent DIYers from tackling this project, but mistakes can also be extremely dangerous and put your property and anyone inside or near it at risk of severe injury or even death. You should always hire a licensed and certified local structural engineer to make structural calculations.

The depth of any foundation style depends on your climate and how deep the frost line is, as building code requires that the footers of a foundation—which are built into a monolithic slab—sit at least a foot below the frost line. At the southern tip of Florida, for example, a monolithic slab foundation would only need to sit 12 inches under the soil at the widest parts. On some parts of the Canadian border, the frost line is 100 inches, which would mean a minimum of 112 inches, which is prohibitively deep for a monolithic slab.

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.

Structural engineers draw structural plans, which include detailed drawings of the structural components of a home only. Complete house plans will require additional work from an architect or draftsperson, whose drawings will take the structural drawings into account. They’ll also include more details about the finishing materials and layout of a home, including everything from roofing and flooring materials to the position of furniture, light fixtures, switches, and plumbing fixtures.

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