Securing your Home and Business During a Tornado

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After the recent destruction from Hurricane Irma, we would like to provide a few tips about securing your home and business during a tornado. Tornadoes can be more destructive to homes and businesses than hurricanes, with wind speeds reaching 200 to 250 miles per hour. Tips for Homeowners and Businesses During a Tornado Secure your doors. Make sure that the entry door to your house or business has a two-inch deadbolt lock and hinges with screws long enough to secure the door to the wall framing. The framing is the most critical element and it has to be anchored well. You may have a wind resistant steel door, but the frame could be the weakest point. If something heavy hits the door, it could pull away from the frame. Install…
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Fall Home Maintenance Tips

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As Fall approaches it’s time to start thinking about winterizing your home with some helpful home maintenance tips. Fall is a good time to take care of some of those home repair projects before shorter days approach. Because we live in an area with cold winters, take the time to boost energy efficiency throughout your home and prevent damage from winter storms.  Indoor Home Maintenance Tips • Check and update your fire extinguisher. • Inspect your smoke detectors - one on each floor. • Have your furnace cleaned and inspected. Change the filter. • Insulate water pipes exposed to cold temperatures. • Check air leaks and chalking around doors and windows. • Cover drafty windows with bubble wrap. • Turn ceiling fans clockwise to redistribute warm air. • Check your…
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Renovations Completed at 1660 Feehanville Drive in Mount Prospect, Illinois.

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Albrite Building of Westmont completed renovations last month for a commercial building at 1660 Feehanville Drive in Mount Prospect, Illinois. The renovations included updating the lobby with new wallpaper and painting the walls and wood panels. A darker stain was used on the wood panels for more contrast in the lobby. To showcase the bright and open decor, a new glass wall partition was added on the 2nd floor by the elevator overlooking the lobby to maximize natural light in the building.   About Mount Prospect Mount Prospect is a village in Elk Grove and Wheeling Townships in Cook County, Illinois, about 22 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. The Mount Prospect office building is located on a business park campus that provides tenants with jogging trails, 12 lakes, and picnic…
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Commercial Construction Increases in 2017

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The construction industry has seen an increase from a year ago according to the Associated General Contractors of America. Commercial construction rose 13.6 percent since 2016. And office construction grew 24.8 percent compared to 2016. Power construction including oil and gas, gained a 9.4 percent increase over the last 12 months. Manufacturing construction fell 9.8 percent from last year. Highway construction increased by 1.3 percent for the month of February, but is down 5.1 percent year-over-year. Albrite Building offers several types of construction services including commercial construction, retail construction, and office construction for businesses and home construction and remodeling for homeowners in the Chicago area. From pre-construction to post-construction, Albrite Building strives to provide our clients with the highest quality contracting services. We create customer relationships founded on dignity, professionalism…
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Albrite Building – A Year in Review

Albrite Building – A Year in Review

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Albrite Building: 2016 a Year in Review. If 2016 had a theme at Albrite Building, it would be growth. From several commercial remodeling projects, to a custom built home in Hinsdale, 2016 was a good year.   Car Dealerships Remodeling We would like to showcase one of our car dealership remodeling projects completed in 2016. Albrite Building was contracted by the ACURA dealership in Elmhurst to completely renovate their showroom, administration area, service writers area and cafe. And a new car delivery and a full-service car wash were added to the existing building. There were approximately 20,000 square feet of renovations. 11,000 square feet was remodeling the showroom, administration area, cafe area and new car delivery. 7,500 square feet remodeling the service area and a 1,200 square feet car wash remodel. An Acura…
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