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RNR
4.8(
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Carpentry Framing - Install

Serving Wauwatosa, WI and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2016

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Ricardo is an amazing person. Was quick and responsive. Went over and above expectations. I will use him for everything I need! I am a real estate broker and property owner and manager of multiple buildings!"
Decks & Porches Project
Porch and decking project
Decks & Porches Project
Decks & Porches Project
Decks & Porches Project

+37

Response time3 days
Response rate100%
1 neighbors recently requested a quote
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BIG DAVE'S SERVICES
4.1(
115
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Furniture - Build CustomInterior Trim and Decorative Moldings - Install

Serving Wauwatosa, WI and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2002

Credit card accepted

Customers say: Super punctual

Why Choose Big Dave's? To state it as clearly as possible, we're not the right fit for everyone. We're not the fastest. We're not the cheapest. But our clients say, we are the best! We absolutely insist on doing things right the first time. No excuses. Period. If you are demanding, hard to please, and/or persnickety, we'll get along great. We refuse to settle for anything less than the very best, and our clients appreciate our attention to even the smallest detail. Contact us today to get the process started!

Recommended by94%of homeowners
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First West Realty, LLC
4.7(
15
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Carpentry Framing - Install

Serving Wauwatosa, WI and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2014

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Very professional, trustworthy, transparent, and helpful. Answered all of our questions and ensured that our needs and expectations, as customers, were met. Finished well within time deadline and did an excellent job, so we were very pleased with the overall service."
Kitchen
Original Kitchen
New kitchen and flooring
Kitchen Original
Bathroom

+53

Response time3 days
Recommended by100%of homeowners
Crafted Living LLC
5.0(
4
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Interior Trim and Decorative Moldings - Install

Serving Wauwatosa, WI and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Adan is always on time and working hard all the way through. Heâ s very knowledgeable and is able to do many different things. For our Sun room addition he did windows, flooring window installation and matched our outside wood with a composite material and installed that as well. He even helped mount our outdoor TV and ceiling fan!"
Response time4 days
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Carpentry questions, answered by experts

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.

Learning how to frame a house includes picking the right lumber for the job. Most people will want to pick pine, spruce, or fir for the framing. These types of lumber are affordable and produce sturdy framing for structures. Look for kiln-dried lumber to reduce the risk of shrinkage or insect damage after installation. As part of what’s included in framing a house when you hire a professional, the contractor should order the lumber, so you don’t have to worry about finding the right lumber.

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

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.

There are approximately 5.33 board feet in a 2x4. You can use the board foot calculator in this article to easily find the answer. A 2x4 is 2 inches of thickness by 4 inches of width, so you need to find the length, with 8 feet being the most common. You’d use the calculator here to multiply 2 times 4 times 8, and then divide by 12, arriving at a total of 5.33 board feet. 

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