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Engineered wood in retrofits and remodels

BD+C

Structural engineered wood products, manufactured in a wide variety of sizes and finishes, are well-suited for use in historical retrofits.

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Your Garage Remodel: How to Make It a (Re)Model of Efficiency

Contractor Connection

Remodeling your garage can increase your home’s living space—and value. It’s a good idea to look at pictures of garage remodels online for inspiration. Many of the decisions that go into a home remodel or addition are not just design choices; they are structural engineering problems to solve. Get Inspired.

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Your Garage Remodel: How to Make It a (Re)Model of Efficiency

Contractor Connection

Remodeling your garage can increase your homes living spaceand value Teenage rock bands and tech startups aside, the garage can be a rather uninspired space. Get Inspired Its a good idea to look at pictures of garage remodels online for inspiration. Its potential, however, is unlimited. It may even give you new ideas to consider.

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Novel construction approach speeds K-12 school projects

BD+C

School District was in the midst of implementing its master plan when it awarded Quattrocchi Kwok Architects (QKA) and Blach Construction a $30 million contract to build a new 44,000-sf, two-story classroom building at Central Middle School, and remodel the existing building. Luth and Associates had been working on since 2011. .

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Mark It Up!

Rory Woolsey

These include; the size of the project, the annual volume of the contractor, competition, public sector vs. private sector, the type of work, risk(s), the complexity of the work, remodel vs. new construction, availability of labor, and the time of year. A high end calculation for complex, smaller, remodel projects would be; TPC = 1.15

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How We Built The New American Home 2021

Pro Builder

With that, window and exterior door placement is especially critical, as an incorrect rough opening means calling a concrete cutter to make it bigger (expensive) and also may require the services of a structural engineer depending on where the cut or cuts need to be made within the block wall (also an additional cost).

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2020 Pro Builder Top 100 Products

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The ForceField system consists of structurally engineered wood sheathing panels laminated with an air and water barrier. The SharkBite EvoPEX system uses a push-to-connect PEX design to speed up work on new construction, repiping, and remodeling installations. It is nailable and can be flashed using common tools. . .

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