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BWC Construction Services
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Serving Porter, OK and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 1994

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"Contractor and crew were very professional, friendly and timely. Contractor was patient & educational with providing answers to my questions and worked with me to deliver what I needed for this project. End result for the building concrete slab was beautiful. Also performed clean-up in timely manner."
Deck and handicap ramp
Deck and handicap ramp
Deck and handicap ramp
Deck and handicap ramp
Deck and handicap ramp

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TULSA CHRISTIAN BROS PAINTING, LLC
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Serving Porter, OK and surrounding areas

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In business since 2008

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"Price was a bit higher than some but in the middle overall. Had quotes from $1900-$5100. Project included pressure wash, scraping, some wood replacement/repair, caulking of all joints, painting with quality satin finish Sherwin Williams exterior. One color change for front door. Prep was done in one day. Wood repairs and 95% of painting done day two. Finish painting and clean up morning of day three. Great quality and workers. TCB coordinated schedule with gutter company so painting was done after gutters came down and then new gutters were installed after painting completed."
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High Ground Solutions LLC
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Serving Porter, OK and surrounding areas

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Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

"Jesse?s communication was excellent! He gave me the price for the job, stated the day and time when he would be there, communicated with me the day of on his arrival time, and started to work right when he arrived. He completed the job with great satisfaction! I plan to reach out to him for future work that might need to be done around our home."
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Carpentry questions, answered by experts

Not all porch columns are load-bearing, though they can be. Some porch columns are simply decorative. There are ways to identify a load-bearing column, like looking for visible seams and a foundation. Also, check to see if the column directly enters the ground. In some porch installations, a contractor will excavate a hole to install a column into the earth along with a buried cement base for stability.

When hanging a door frame, it’s recommended that you use screws, not nails. Screws are more secure, easier to tighten, and easier to remove if you need to adjust the frame. On average, the cost to replace a door frame is about $400, but you can save on labor costs if you’re confident in your ability to DIY the project. 

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.

There are both temporary and permanent ways to enclose a carport. If you’re looking to enclose your carport for the winter, a canvas enclosure could do the trick. It won’t be as protective as a permanent structure, but it can offer some protection from elements like snow, rain, and wind. For a permanent enclosure, you can add extra walls, add a new vertical roof, or a lean-to addition on one side of the structure.

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.

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