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Avatar for Merrill Home Renovations & Contracting
Merrill Home Renovations & Contracting
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Nichols, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

Customers say: True professional

"Very Polite and Professional work, will defiantly hire again as further projects come along!!"
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Response time6 days
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Recommended by80%of homeowners
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Renovations Gone Wild
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Nichols, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2006

Customers say: True professional

"We hired them to erect a deck. After agreeing on a fair price, they got started. Along the way, they really took pride in their work and always listened to my needs as their customer. The quality of work was exceptional! They completed in a timely manner and communicated their progress very effectively."
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Response time2 days
Response rate100%
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MODERN BUILDING & CONTRACTING
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Nichols, NY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2025

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Modern construction was efficient, professional. Performed as we talk about what was needed. I would hire them again if needed. They kept us informed with all the steps they performed. I would give them 100% if I could."
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DJ Contracting
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Nichols, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2014

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I want to say your work is amazing and thank you for all your hard work to make my mobile home look beautiful again. Between the flooring, cabinets, new paint job, and outside deck I couldn’t be more happier. Thanks again! I definitely would recommend Fowler’s contracting"
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Atlas James Construction & Fabrication
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Major Home Repairs (General Contractor)

Serving Nichols, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2022

Free estimates

"Needed some masonry service on rock walls on property. The work was done quickly and the quality is top notch! Would recommend!"
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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.

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.

New builds, remodels, and additions often necessitate professional framing expertise.

Yes, you can find ceiling joists using simple tools if a stud finder isn't available.

Using a hammer requires patience and a keen ear. Gently tap the ceiling in a grid pattern, listening for sound changes. A hollow sound indicates space between joists, while a solid, dull thud suggests a joist. Mark the location with a pencil and confirm by tapping from different angles.

Alternatively, you can use a nail, but this method will leave small holes. You'll feel increased resistance when the nail hits a joist. Mark the spot and repeat the process every 16 or 24 inches to map the joist locations. This method is considered less reliable than using a stud finder.

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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