Residential-Commercial Remodel-Miami, Florida

In the beginning, Concepts For Building, Miami Florida, 877-382-0811

This remodeling project in the southwest section of Miami Florida, consisted a changing an open air car port into an enclosed garage. The project seemed simple enough being small by comparison to some of the others we had undertaken. In actuality it should have been a fast-moving project. However our electrician encountered labor shortage which took more than a week to correct. This and a few other problems put us behind in our anticipated project completion date. There were one or two other little hiccups that happened.

New concrete beams and columns, Concepts Building Systems, 305-251-5889

It turned out that there was still an open permit left over from the Hurricane Andrew event that the director of building and zoning wanted corrected. Since we were when the contractor of record for this little project it left to us to comply. The other aspect of this project was that the roof was to stay in place while all the existing supports for roof were to be removed. This slowed the progress somewhat. 

The next few photos I have included illustrate the difficulties of erecting forms, placing steel, pouring and finishing concrete with an existing roof remaining in place. Very tight quarters here and very difficult to do the desired finished product. As you can easily see all or most of the processes one would normally expect to meet in conventional construction will also be required in any project large or small. The issues with smaller projects become available working room and the efficient flow of tasks one to the other. Any interruption of flow combined with confined working space will result in a poor time of completion. But we did it.

Concepts For Building, Form work for the new concrete columns and soffit beam, 305-251-5889

In this photo you can see the difficulty of forming and then pouring and finishing the concrete. Remember the all the existing supports for the existing roof have been removed and the roof is being supported by “kip scaffolding”. What you are looking at here are the new columns and the twenty-foot long soffit beam. 

Soffit (from French soffite, formed as a ceiling; directly from suffictus for suffixus, Latin suffigere, to fix underneath), in architecture, describes the underside of any construction element. Examples of soffits include: the underside of an arch or architrave (whether supported by piers or columns),

• the underside of a flight of stairs, under the classical entablature,
• the underside of a projecting cornice, or side of chimney
• the underside of a ceiling to fill the space above the kitchen cabinets, at the corner of the ceiling and wall,
• the exposed under surface of any exterior overhanging section of a roof eave.
• the wall into which loudspeakers are mounted in a recording studio.(from Wikipedia)

Concepts Building Systems, Installing the Masonry for New Concrete Block Walls

Concepts Building Systems, Concrete block work with new window openings

lastly a photo of the finished job ready for the stucco finishes. Granted not a big project, but it has been my experience that small projects like this one can be more difficult than large projects, mostly because all the work you see here is done with our own in-house people.

Concepts Building Systems, Concepts For Building, Concrete Work Is Completed, Ready For Stucco Finishes

Emergency Generators,

A beautiful doorway can raise the property value on a home by nearly 10 percent! An existing door can be easily enhanced with new locks and knobs.

You should always have on hand an organizer that holds a some fasteners. This makes you more ready to tackle a range of home improvement projects. Stock your kit with items like nails, nuts, hooks and screws–all things that can be useful for common uses like hanging pictures, mending furniture and so forth.
Make sure your contractor provides you with all relevant paperwork, such as permits, warranties and inspections. This should be a question you ask before you hire a contractor.

In your home, remove all the incandescent light bulbs from their fixtures and replace them with ones that are energy-efficient. They help you save money on the cost of electricity, are good for the environment, last longer than traditional bulbs and emit more light. With these benefits, it only makes sense to replace your old power-hungry light bulbs with new energy-efficient models.

If you’re like most house shoppers, one of the first things you need to know to decide if the house will work for you is how many bathrooms . Bathrooms contribute to property value. Adding an extra bath or two can add a lot more value to your house. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mechanical Engineering For Refrigerated Food Processing, Concepts For Building, 877-382-0811

Generally, mechanical engineering puts emphasis on the visualization, design, building, and maintenance of machinery. This field of study encompasses a range of primary divisions and sub-disciplines. Among its major divisions is thermo science and fluids, manufacturing, design, controls, and engineering mechanics. Some of its degree programs are made available in more specialized programs such as in robotics, cryogenics, bio-mechanics, transport-logistics.
Below are some of the spectacular sub-disciplines of mechanical engineering

Robotics: This division was before  commonplace, but lately has been  upgraded by the Shadow Dextrous Hand. The Shadow Dextrous Hand can  execute very delicate operations like picking up of a light bulb.

Nanotechnology: This discipline is responsible for the robots seen in science fictions films. It is the nanotechnologies that design the computer chips and polymers that are crucial in constructing these robots. Advances in nanotechnology are also clearly manifested in suntan lotion and cosmetics. Read the rest of this entry »

Many people are seeking ” green ” environmentally friendly ways to live. One of the ways that folks are making the effort is by the use of alternative energy resources. This is one of the most effective methods minimizing your negative effect on environmental surroundings. Although many people want to use these alternative energy sources, they don’t know where to start. One way someone can use eco-friendly choice energy resources is by building a wind generator.

It may seem to be a large job to build your personal wind power generator but actually it is amazingly simple. With help from a wind generator design company you can get the help and instruction you need to produce a wind turbine for your home that will offer free wind power electricity for decades. Building a wind power electric generator will save the household money in two ways; first with reduced electrical bills and second the excess power your generator produces can be returned to the electric grid system and the utility company pays the homeowner for the power that is provided to the grid by the wind generator.

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This home originally built-in the 1950s, had a job fabricated roof structure, raised floor joists on twelve-inch wide foundation block and wood floors of Miami Dade County pine.

Remove Old Windows and Install New Code Approved Windows and Doors, 305-251-5889

The original windows in the home were Miami Jalousies Windows. Miami Jalousie Windows are hard to describe here; but they were manufactured using pieces of glass about three inches deep and as long as the aluminum window frame was wide. Each window had as many of these strips of glass as required to fill the height of the frame. It has been many years since doing this remodeling project, that I have again seen this old style window. Not until last week while attending a back yard wedding at an old house in South Miami, I noticed that home also had theses old styled windows. We provided new bronze and bronze awning “windows” with electric-powered roll down storm shutters and new aluminum “doors” to match the windows. 

Our new design drawings for this “total residential upgrade” called for a “new kitchen”, to include new “kitchen cabinets”, appliances, a new master bath, and “remodel” two existing “bathrooms,” with new ceramic tile for walls and floors of the bathrooms and floors of the kitchen and of course new fixtures and trim in all bathrooms. We installed new “carpet” throughout the rest of the home.

Concepts For Building, Remodel Kitchens, Miami Florida 305-251-5889

New Bathrooms, Concepts Building Systems, 305-251-5889

 We originally performed these services for the home the home owner in 1989, twenty odd years ago. The residents of the home as they grew older required that the master bath be renovated to aid them with their reduced mobility. Concepts Building Systems, is happy to serve the elderly with kitchen and bathroom renovations that make it possible to easily reach and access kitchen and bath accessories, stove, ovens, sinks and tubs. We added a new entertainment room at the rear elevation of the home. We replaced the old roof with new thirty year shingles and painted the entire home inside and out.

Residential Additions, Family Room, Entertainment Rooms, 305-251-5889

The “entertainment-recreation room” we added turned out to

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be a really nice fifteen feet wide by thirty feet long room that  added a lot to this home. It was big and airy, a double wide-set of french doors open to the back yard. The floors of the existing home were “wood floors”. The floor of this room was to be “concrete”. To match up a concrete floor to a wood floor required that certain precautions were exercised.

Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy is heat from the sun that is naturally stored within the earth. To get access to that heat source, several hundred meters of geothermal plastic piping is placed underground, and  filled with a non-freezing eco-friendly mixture. The mixture absorbs the heat as it moves around the pipe and gives its heat to a heat-pump. Warm air or maybe warm water is then pumped throughout the home to add to existing heating-devices. Heat pumps certainly need some energy to perform, but for each unit of power they need, they create four components of power in return.

Oil and gas use

Oil and gas use to heat a house or building cannot continue. Home owners within the developed world recognise changes will need to take place. Governing bodies are teaching consumers to become more energy-efficient and use alternative replenish-able generators of energy. Grants are available in the UK to exchange old heating boilers and use green energy-efficient means methods and devices. This movement to energy-efficient heating and cooling methods suggest the demand for accredited installation engineers is rapidly increasing.  Which means that if you are serious about studying as a new plumbing technician or maybe a domestic electrician, why not fine-tune your new skill-set to green energy technician? Should you be already working in the business, you can tune up your know-how to combine with your present services. Read the rest of this entry »

What comes to mind when you hear the word “plumbing”? For many people, the word plumbing brings to mind their commode mainly, and perhaps their shower, sinks and dishwasher. Actually there are many kinds of plumbing systems, every one accountable for a distinct type of water and/or a gas inflow or outflow. If you are a homeowner it pays to educate yourself about the fundamentals of plumbing systems. Getting a base of knowledge allows you make simple fixes to plumbing difficulties are easy to manage and provides with the knowledge to when to call in an expert. Likewise, understanding plumbing systems indicates you will not fall prey to a plumber who overcharges you or performs work that’s not truly required. Here you will find a few tidbits of information will help you to understand the rudiments of a residential plumbing system.

The very first type of plumbing is your potable water supply. This is the plumbing system that offers your tap water, the water within your toilet, the water that runs your dishwasher and washing machine as well as all the operating water in your home. The method by which the water in your home is supplied depends mostly on where you live. Sometimes, potable water comes from wells and occasionally there’s a regional water treatment facility that supplies homes with water. Either way, your potable water plumbing supply system and method is located underground. And this water system is a series of interconnected pipes. These pipes have certain designations or names, such as the main, the trunk, the lateral and in the case of water supplied by a municipality, there is a water meter attached that measures your quarterly usage. In most cities water bills include a fee for sewer service. The rational is that the amount of water coming into the home via a city water system, must also leave the home and delivered to a processing plant where the water is treated. Read the rest of this entry »

Home improvement cost may seem intimidating. Take a deep breath and consider this undertaking with an objective mindset. Will this venture add value to your home? Will this venture better your daily life in some way? To determine the real worth of a project is often something you will need to do by yourself. But, when you’ve decided to go ahead with your project, check the cost and consider the contractor offering the best value for the money spent. This does not mean that you should only consider the low bid contractor. 

Strategies For Lowering home improvement Expense

Even if you are going undertake the venture yourself as an owner-builder, get estimates. It will be useful to phone in a few home improvement contractors and ask for a quote from them. Particularly if you will be looking for ways to decrease your costs. A specialist can help you cut the cost of your home improvement project. Paying a small fee for this service will in all likely hood benefit your bottom line cost.

Talk to several contractors: Read the rest of this entry »