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Construction Knowledge Series - Rental Upgrades

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Add Value to Your Rental Property   Add a custom paint job to your rental to elegance and character while maintaining easy to clean surfaces. Add laminate flooring to enhance the entry experience without exceeding your budget. 10mm laminate floors are durable and add a touch of class to an interior. Add new access base shoe trim to cap off your new the new floor. Add quarter round trim with two tone paint to create detail at existing features. Add laminate flooring to upper floors for even more elegance and comfort. This property received a custom paint job, laminate floors throughout, new matching ceiling fans, and all new switch and receptacle plate covers. Keep in mind when adding laminate floors in most conditions the doors will need to be cut to allow for adequate swing and new threshold or transition strips will need to be added. For more information about economical rental property upgrades contact ou...

Construction Knowledge Series - Column Supports

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                                                                Custom Built Porch Column Supports Porch columns can experience decay and excessive water infiltration at their bases. This can be due to the configuration of the roof overhang, the rain water down spout location or in the this case the configuration the handrail connections as well as the roof overhang.  A simple and cost effective solution to remedy this situation is to cut the column and place a decorative column base at the desired height. The process involves jacking up the porch to relieve the comprehensive load from the column, typically a 3 ton jack is all that is needed.  Consult an Engineer before making any changes to structural components.  Take a measurement from the bearing surface to the underside of the cut off ...