Olds Contractors

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Project Title:	Wall Removal
Type:	Residential
Location:	Olds, Alberta
Main concern:	Quality
Budget:	$1,000 - $5,000

Project Description: Our house was built around 1979, there are no plans/blueprints for the house so we do not know if the wall is load bearing or not. Either way we would like it removed, even if we need supporting beams put in. The length of the house is 32' 5". The main living space, which is where we would like the renovation, is a total length of 20' 1". It is broken up as follows. There is a 3' 1" doorway (doorway #1) right off the hallway into the space followed by a 9' section of wall with a 3' doorway (doorway #2) followed by another 5' section of wall that ends at the outside wall of the house. The doorway #1 comes off the hallway & goes into a kind of pantry area, where there is another doorway to the kitchen (turn right into first doorway - immediate left into second doorway to kitchen). What i'm trying to explain is the "corner piece" at the beginning of the section we want removed. The large section we want removed separates the living room and kitchen, but we would also want the small corner piece removed. So essentially it is the removal of one 9' section, one 5' section, and the corner piece attached to the 9' section the corner piece is total of 68" (including the 3' doorway) I need both quotes (load bearing vs not) Thanks!

Project Title:	Need a New Roof
Type:	Residential
Location:	Olds, Alberta
Main concern:	Price
Budget:	$1,000 - $5,000

Project Description: I am looking for competitive quotes on re-roof project with ashphault shingles at 4830, 47st Olds. It is a steeply pitched roof with quite a few valleys.

Project Title:	Laminant floor ripped out and a new one installed.
Type:	Residential
Location:	Olds, Alberta
Main concern:	Time
Budget:	$500 - $1,000

Project Description: I am moving so will be selling my house. What I require is a wood laminant floor ripped out and a new one put in prior to selling. I live in Olds and there is about 300 square feet plus. When can you have a look and quote?

Windows
Is window installation an easy DIY project? We have three picture windows in our living room at the front of the house. I was not sure how to properly measure the windows so I measure the inside frames. The measurements are 60.5" H x 53" for the main middle window and 60.5" x 29" for the other two. We would like to install two vertical sliders for the smaller windows. Does anyone have an idea of the cost of those windows? And if DIY would be out of the question what do you think it would cost to have them installed?

The Latest Reply

Hi Candice, As it looks from your picture you have one large window build from three units small-big-small. There are a few ways to replace a window: *Frame to frame (retrofit) you remove the glass and the guts and leave the base frame in place (its better to cut off the posts in the middle) and install inside the existing wood frame, then insulate and caulk both sides and cover the wood outside with aluminium capping to protect the wood and give the new window(vinyl prefered energy star better) maintenance free. *Stud to stud (all removed) you remove the whole thing including the frame and the casing inside. Now you have one big hole in the wall and you can create the new windows any width you want disregarding the old sizes. The window you get should have jam extension on it, this is a peace attached to the inside that will end smooth with the interior wall so you can finish with new casing. As far as the size most of the existing windows are build with a 1" thick frame (3/4" finished size). So you measure from inside of the frame to the other side and add 1 1/2" to make the window size. In windows you put the width first and then the height. When you install you have to foam it both sides in and out and then cap the outside to the bricks or siding. Thanks Harry C.