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MFX Development llc

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MFX Development llc

5.00(
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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
2021 years of experience

We cover all aspects of residential and commercial remodeling as well as new construction projects. Fully insured with free on site and mobile estimates.

"It is a great company and provide a good service. I will use them again."

MILTON L on March 2022

We cover all aspects of residential and commercial remodeling as well as new construction projects. Fully insured with free on site and mobile estimates.

"It is a great company and provide a good service. I will use them again."

MILTON L on March 2022

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Top Hat Services

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Top Hat Services

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Emergency services offered

Welcome to Top Hat Services, we look forward to discussing your home improvement project, please reach out to us anytime!

"Team did incredible work on my home I?m so grateful for this team. Not only did I have them remodel my kitchen but because they did such a good job I added a bathroom remodel also had them remodel my patio to a cozy little outdoor relaxation area. 100% would recommend this team for anything you can throw at them!!!!"

Tyler Z on December 2025

Welcome to Top Hat Services, we look forward to discussing your home improvement project, please reach out to us anytime!

"Team did incredible work on my home I?m so grateful for this team. Not only did I have them remodel my kitchen but because they did such a good job I added a bathroom remodel also had them remodel my patio to a cozy little outdoor relaxation area. 100% would recommend this team for anything you can throw at them!!!!"

Tyler Z on December 2025

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Central Builders Group LLC

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Central Builders Group LLC

5.00(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
2019 years of experience

Here at central builders LLC, we are a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity and treats your home as if it were our own. We offer a variety of quality home improvement services. You will find us to be competitively priced with close attention to the details of each and every project that we are involved with. We look forward to building lasting relationships and guarantee your satisfaction!

"He was knowledgeable honest and professional he explained what he as doing and his prices wad fir"

Garu D on July 2024

Here at central builders LLC, we are a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity and treats your home as if it were our own. We offer a variety of quality home improvement services. You will find us to be competitively priced with close attention to the details of each and every project that we are involved with. We look forward to building lasting relationships and guarantee your satisfaction!

"He was knowledgeable honest and professional he explained what he as doing and his prices wad fir"

Garu D on July 2024

Hurlburt Property Management LLC

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Hurlburt Property Management LLC

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2017 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumer's needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction, from the start to the completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.

We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumer's needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction, from the start to the completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.

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Tony's Tile Works

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Tony's Tile Works

4.85(
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Recommended by 92% of Angi customers
Recommended by 92% of HomeAdvisor customers

Tony's Tile Works has ben servicing the capital region since 1983 with an experienced staff of three highly qualified professionals.

"The project went great. Tony and Joe did a phenomenal job. They demoed the existing backsplash and installed new ones. The kitchen looks great."

Sharath S on July 2024

Tony's Tile Works has ben servicing the capital region since 1983 with an experienced staff of three highly qualified professionals.

"The project went great. Tony and Joe did a phenomenal job. They demoed the existing backsplash and installed new ones. The kitchen looks great."

Sharath S on July 2024

Aurora Stone

5.00(
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Aurora Stone

5.00(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Aurora Stone provides Custom Stone Services including Design, Templating, Fabrication and Installation for Residential and Commercial Projects. Aurora Stone is proud to be a Certified Fabricator for the highest quality Engineered and Recycled Surfaces. Our Best Practice’s proudly include the standards and technical specifications set forth by the Natural Stone Institute, formerly the Marble Institute of America and the Building Stone Institute. Aurora Stone offers an Indoor, Climate Controlled, Premium and Exotic Stone Slab Gallery. Our carefully selected Collection represents stones from around the world and across millennia, renowned for their beauty and their quality. We are proud to offer Natural Stones Quarried by POLYCOR in NORTH AMERICA. Our 1st Cut Quality, Premium and Exotic Natural Stones include Marble; Calcite; Granite; Dolomite; Basalt; Limestone; Sandstone and Quartzite. We showcase Architectural Grade Soapstone. We offer only the highest quality Certified Brands of American and Imported Engineered and Recycled Surfaces. Introducing Italian Porcelain Slabs: PANORAMIC by Daltile; Laminam; Neolith; Valiant; Kaolin; Sapian Stone, and Level by the Emilgroup! Aurora Stone’s Showroom and Slab Viewing Appointments are available during the following hours: Monday – Thursday 11 am – 7 pm / Friday 10 am – 2 pm / Saturday 10 am – 2 pm 10% Discount for Military & First Responders Please contact us for all your projects. We are here to help. Aurora Stone. Compromise Elsewhere.

"Beautiful stone, first class work, and a pleasure to deal with."

Dennis S on October 2024

Aurora Stone provides Custom Stone Services including Design, Templating, Fabrication and Installation for Residential and Commercial Projects. Aurora Stone is proud to be a Certified Fabricator for the highest quality Engineered and Recycled Surfaces. Our Best Practice’s proudly include the standards and technical specifications set forth by the Natural Stone Institute, formerly the Marble Institute of America and the Building Stone Institute. Aurora Stone offers an Indoor, Climate Controlled, Premium and Exotic Stone Slab Gallery. Our carefully selected Collection represents stones from around the world and across millennia, renowned for their beauty and their quality. We are proud to offer Natural Stones Quarried by POLYCOR in NORTH AMERICA. Our 1st Cut Quality, Premium and Exotic Natural Stones include Marble; Calcite; Granite; Dolomite; Basalt; Limestone; Sandstone and Quartzite. We showcase Architectural Grade Soapstone. We offer only the highest quality Certified Brands of American and Imported Engineered and Recycled Surfaces. Introducing Italian Porcelain Slabs: PANORAMIC by Daltile; Laminam; Neolith; Valiant; Kaolin; Sapian Stone, and Level by the Emilgroup! Aurora Stone’s Showroom and Slab Viewing Appointments are available during the following hours: Monday – Thursday 11 am – 7 pm / Friday 10 am – 2 pm / Saturday 10 am – 2 pm 10% Discount for Military & First Responders Please contact us for all your projects. We are here to help. Aurora Stone. Compromise Elsewhere.

"Beautiful stone, first class work, and a pleasure to deal with."

Dennis S on October 2024

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A & B Home Service LLC

4.66(
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A & B Home Service LLC

4.66(
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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 90% of Angi customers
Recommended by 90% of HomeAdvisor customers

Additional Contact: Brian Lee (518)888-5299. . The owners of A&B HOME SERVICE LLC are on the jobsite from start to finish. We do all the work ourselves from the estimates to the installs to insure everything is 100% satisfactory to our clients.We take pride in our detailed orientated quality of work ,and being able to provide the consumers the highest quality of craftsmanship and materials for the most reasonable cost to the consumers.Customers should know that our prices are typically more reasonable than most other contractors, somtimes by a couple thousand. Which sometimes detours some customers because they think that cheaper services equals low quality work. But in actuality we provide the highest quality of materials and detailed orientated quality of craftsmanship whithout all the overhead of sales reps and employees and advertising.(Because we do all the work ourselves) We have A + ratings on Better Business bureau , Angieslist, Home Advisor, YPC media and more.....

"We loved working with A & B Home Service LLC - we got several quotes from local roofers. Their price was the best. They were incredibly honest with us from the beginning about what we needed immediate repair on and what we could wait on. They were professional and even went so far as to change out the color of our roof shingles, after the project was started, because we were not fully satisfied with our choice. We really appreciated this, and it shows how far they will go to make their customers happy. They also were very meticulous about their clean up and even used a magnet to ensure that metal pieces were entirely removed. They worked on my parents' roof, my brother's roof, my roof - and now i'm recommending their work to friends."

Michelle K on December 2020

Additional Contact: Brian Lee (518)888-5299. . The owners of A&B HOME SERVICE LLC are on the jobsite from start to finish. We do all the work ourselves from the estimates to the installs to insure everything is 100% satisfactory to our clients.We take pride in our detailed orientated quality of work ,and being able to provide the consumers the highest quality of craftsmanship and materials for the most reasonable cost to the consumers.Customers should know that our prices are typically more reasonable than most other contractors, somtimes by a couple thousand. Which sometimes detours some customers because they think that cheaper services equals low quality work. But in actuality we provide the highest quality of materials and detailed orientated quality of craftsmanship whithout all the overhead of sales reps and employees and advertising.(Because we do all the work ourselves) We have A + ratings on Better Business bureau , Angieslist, Home Advisor, YPC media and more.....

"We loved working with A & B Home Service LLC - we got several quotes from local roofers. Their price was the best. They were incredibly honest with us from the beginning about what we needed immediate repair on and what we could wait on. They were professional and even went so far as to change out the color of our roof shingles, after the project was started, because we were not fully satisfied with our choice. We really appreciated this, and it shows how far they will go to make their customers happy. They also were very meticulous about their clean up and even used a magnet to ensure that metal pieces were entirely removed. They worked on my parents' roof, my brother's roof, my roof - and now i'm recommending their work to friends."

Michelle K on December 2020

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The Powell Company

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The Powell Company

4.39(
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Customers say: Quality work
1972 years of experience

40 years in business & New York’s largest family-owned and operated Home Improvement contracting company! We offer our customers in the Otsego, Chenango, Delaware, Broome and Schoharie counties, the best value and peace of mind that only a long-established and experienced company can offer. From your home’s roofing replacement needs, new and efficient windows or doors, energy conservation improvements like insulation or high-R vinyl siding, remodeling your bathroom, and even building you a beautiful deck or boat dock, we do it all! Just call or e-mail us for a prompt and professional FREE CONSULTATION. Our company will work with you to assure that you get the strongest warranties on the highest quality products and service. That is the only way to get the best value.

"We used The Powell Company for several jobs on our house near Oneonta before realizing our mistake, so we have the experience to warn others. First, this company makes some very stupid “mistakes”. For example, they put a downspout directly over an electrical outlet, and they replaced items on our house that were NOT the rotted ones. We had to call them back to move the downspout so it wouldn’t block the outlet, and to replace the correct items; they got angry and blamed US for cutting into their profit because doing the work the right way would cost them money. Second, they cut corners or use cheap materials despite the impact on their customers; for example, they used plastic gutter brackets that broke in a season instead of metal ones that hold up year after year. Third, good builders try to think ahead and account for contingencies in a project in advance and fairly, but in our experience Powell didn’t use its imagination because it just put all risk of an unknown or cost overrun on us. This can result in large avoidable and unnecessary costs for the homeowner. Third, being lawyers, we recognized that proposals Powell gave us, which become binding contracts once signed, were, in our opinion, unfairly one-sided — they protected only Powell in any contingency that arose during their work and if any litigation came from the contract. We tried to change this to protect ourselves too, but could not. We have found other builders who are fairer from the get-go, or who will promptly agree to changes to lopsided proposals, and such an attitude speaks volumes. Last, but certainly not least, we foolishly didn’t get other bids for a few jobs that Powell did. When we wised up, we found that Powell cost 2-4 times what other builders did for the jobs we were doing. Bottom line — we caution anyone considering using The Powell Company."

Laurie B on January 2021

40 years in business & New York’s largest family-owned and operated Home Improvement contracting company! We offer our customers in the Otsego, Chenango, Delaware, Broome and Schoharie counties, the best value and peace of mind that only a long-established and experienced company can offer. From your home’s roofing replacement needs, new and efficient windows or doors, energy conservation improvements like insulation or high-R vinyl siding, remodeling your bathroom, and even building you a beautiful deck or boat dock, we do it all! Just call or e-mail us for a prompt and professional FREE CONSULTATION. Our company will work with you to assure that you get the strongest warranties on the highest quality products and service. That is the only way to get the best value.

"We used The Powell Company for several jobs on our house near Oneonta before realizing our mistake, so we have the experience to warn others. First, this company makes some very stupid “mistakes”. For example, they put a downspout directly over an electrical outlet, and they replaced items on our house that were NOT the rotted ones. We had to call them back to move the downspout so it wouldn’t block the outlet, and to replace the correct items; they got angry and blamed US for cutting into their profit because doing the work the right way would cost them money. Second, they cut corners or use cheap materials despite the impact on their customers; for example, they used plastic gutter brackets that broke in a season instead of metal ones that hold up year after year. Third, good builders try to think ahead and account for contingencies in a project in advance and fairly, but in our experience Powell didn’t use its imagination because it just put all risk of an unknown or cost overrun on us. This can result in large avoidable and unnecessary costs for the homeowner. Third, being lawyers, we recognized that proposals Powell gave us, which become binding contracts once signed, were, in our opinion, unfairly one-sided — they protected only Powell in any contingency that arose during their work and if any litigation came from the contract. We tried to change this to protect ourselves too, but could not. We have found other builders who are fairer from the get-go, or who will promptly agree to changes to lopsided proposals, and such an attitude speaks volumes. Last, but certainly not least, we foolishly didn’t get other bids for a few jobs that Powell did. When we wised up, we found that Powell cost 2-4 times what other builders did for the jobs we were doing. Bottom line — we caution anyone considering using The Powell Company."

Laurie B on January 2021

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Alpine Home Improvement Co

4.80(
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Alpine Home Improvement Co

4.80(
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Customers say: Quick response
2003 years of experience

Additional DBA - Painting Works. Alpine Home Improvement company is a place where home renovations can be done under one roof . From painting projects , kitchen and bath renovations , to carpentry , interior finishing work , up to additions and renovations .

Additional DBA - Painting Works. Alpine Home Improvement company is a place where home renovations can be done under one roof . From painting projects , kitchen and bath renovations , to carpentry , interior finishing work , up to additions and renovations .

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Unfinished Carpentry questions, answered by experts

You can use a nail to find ceiling joists, but it’s not as reliable as a stud finder, and you’ll end up with lots of small holes in your ceiling. If the nail hits a joist, you'll feel increased resistance. Mark the spot with a pencil. Repeat this process regularly along the ceiling, 16 or 24 inches apart, until you've mapped out the joist locations.

By careful planning and reinforcement to maintain structural integrity.

Yes, ceiling joists are typically load-bearing. However, their primary function is to support the weight of the ceiling and loads applied to it, like lighting fixtures and ceiling fans. They can also help support the roof, especially if they’re part of truss systems. Remember, the load-bearing capacity of ceiling joists depends on the material, size, and space between them. 

When deciding whether to use nails or screws for framing, the specific needs of the project must be taken into account. Nails have long been the go-to option for framing due to their affordability, ease of installation, and ability to withstand shear forces. They are perfect for structural framing projects where fast assembly is essential. In contrast, screws offer exceptional holding power and are particularly useful in situations requiring increased strength and resistance to pull-out forces. For projects that prioritize accuracy and long-lasting quality, screws may be the preferred option, though nails remain a dependable and efficient choice.

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