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LYFE Enriching Professional Services

32 Gorsuch Road
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LYFE Enriching Professional Services

32 Gorsuch Road
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7 years of experience

The LYFE Enriching Cleaning Experience is one like no other. Our goal is to build strong family oriented relationships with our clients, once you choose us we become family. Our Mission is to embody the characteristics of integrity, quality, punctuality, and dependability in everything we do. Our vision is to allow our anointed hands to bless your home leaving you and your family comfortable and excited about choosing our company! We Love to Give Back! 1. College Scholarships for High School Seniors 2. Homeless Shelters for food and gifts for the holidays 3. Gifts for Senior Care Facilities 4. Donations to Charitable Organizations 5. Donations to Several Churches a Year

The LYFE Enriching Cleaning Experience is one like no other. Our goal is to build strong family oriented relationships with our clients, once you choose us we become family. Our Mission is to embody the characteristics of integrity, quality, punctuality, and dependability in everything we do. Our vision is to allow our anointed hands to bless your home leaving you and your family comfortable and excited about choosing our company! We Love to Give Back! 1. College Scholarships for High School Seniors 2. Homeless Shelters for food and gifts for the holidays 3. Gifts for Senior Care Facilities 4. Donations to Charitable Organizations 5. Donations to Several Churches a Year

J Phelps General Contracting

207 Second Street
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J Phelps General Contracting

207 Second Street
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30 years of experience

J Phelps General Contracting has been in business for 21 years. Experienced in both residential and commercial building. Our crew is a total of 4 and we use local sub contractors for excavation, electrical, and masonry. We are fully insured and registered with the state of PA.

J Phelps General Contracting has been in business for 21 years. Experienced in both residential and commercial building. Our crew is a total of 4 and we use local sub contractors for excavation, electrical, and masonry. We are fully insured and registered with the state of PA.

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Carpentry questions, answered by experts

Installing a tongue-and-groove wall requires similar techniques to those associated with installing shiplap. However, because of the precision necessary to make each board fit perfectly and the increased material prices, the cost is higher than that of shiplap installations. Expect to spend between $2 and $6 more per square foot for tongue-and-groove walls versus shiplap ones.

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.

Yes, a one-story house can have a load-bearing wall. The load-bearing walls in a single-story home are usually the exterior walls. If the house has a basement with exposed walls, the arrangement of the beams can help indicate what walls are load-bearing.

There are a variety of second-story deck privacy ideas depending on your budget and aesthetic. For starters, you might consider fencing or tall privacy railing that masks a good portion of the open deck. A pergola or an awning can provide additional cover and shade. Outdoor curtains are an easy way to add or remove privacy at your convenience, plus they’re a wallet-friendly way to decorate your deck.

Yes, walls on the top floor can be load-bearing if stacked on the floor’s foundation.

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