If you’re having trouble juggling your home or business responsibilities, you might have noticed that your to-do list is growing, not shrinking. That’s where www.TIContractors.com can help. We’re experts in small home repairs and business projects, from furniture assembly to electrical installation to caulking shower tiles.

At TI Contractors, we strive to communicate with our customers every step of the way. Our website makes it easy for customers to find individual or multiple job quotes based on equipment costs and estimated work time. Plus, we let you choose whether to provide your own supplies or purchase them from us. Unsure of what you need? We can send a technician out for an on-site estimate.

Once your quote is set, we won’t charge you an extra penny to complete the agreed-upon work. And if unforeseen conditions arise on the job, our technicians and dispatchers will help get you a new quote right away.

TI Contractors is known for providing quality impact windows and tenant improvement projects, and our TI Maintenance division meets these same high stands. Visit us today and start planning your home and business repairs.

Whether or not you’re building in an area at risk to hurricanes, impact resistant windows can benefit your next residential project in a variety of ways. They block out unwanted noise and cut down on heating costs by providing better insulation, in addition to protecting against wind and other strong forces. In hurricane-prone regions, many homeowners are even eligible for discounted insurance premiums after installing impact windows.

With all of these great benefits, some people assume that impact resistant windows have to look bulky or industrial, but this is simply not the case. Impact windows are available in all the same styles as regular windows, even large picture windows. No matter their shape, impact windows feature reinforced aluminum frames and laminated glass, allowing them to look the same as standard windows while offering superior insulation and durability.

Perhaps you’re looking for casement windows, which swing open and closed on hinges aligned either vertically or horizontally. Alternatively, you might be interested in classic single hung windows – ideal for foyers, kitchens, bedrooms, and many other spaces. Whatever your architectural preferences, you can find the perfect impact resistant hurricane windows for your project at www.TIcontractors.com.

Have you ever heard the expression “too many cooks in the kitchen”? If you’re planning a tenant improvement project, you’re going to have a lot of “cooks,” including architects, designers, and construction workers, not to mention your landlord.

All of these parties are essential to tenant improvement, but without some sort of coordinating effort, you’ll wind up with too many cooks and some rather unsavory results.

That’s where www.TIcontractors.com comes in. We specialize in tenant improvement projects, from the initial planning to the final inspection. Take a look at our standard tenant improvement services:

• Coordinating your project with your landlord, designer, and architect.
• Creating a budget and timeline to accommodate your needs.
• Protecting your construction site with HEPA filtering and other materials designed to minimize impact.
• Managing construction crews to fit your schedule (24-hour service available).
• Inspecting your build-out to ensure optimum quality of construction.
• Fulfilling a punch list of requirements for guaranteed turn-key service.

With experience in medical, retail, and office build-outs, TI Contractors can make your tenant improvement project run smoothly and effectively. Give us a call – we’ll keep those cooks in line.

Although strong enough to stand up to hurricanes, impact resistant windows are useful for a variety of other purposes, whether or not you live in an area prone to hurricanes.

Let's explore some of the additional perks of impact resistant windows:

• Energy Star ratings. Choose energy-efficient impact windows to decrease your heating costs with better insulation. It will save you money and reduce your carbon footprint.
• Noise reduction. Whether you have loud neighbors, live near a train track, or are bothered by noise from other sources, impact windows will block out more sound than standard glass.
• Insurance discounts. Homeowners in areas at risk to hurricanes are sometimes eligible for discount insurance premiums after installing impact windows.

Impact windows are constructed out of reinforced aluminum frames and powerful laminated glass. They can be produced in many different architectural styles, including single hung, horizontal, casement, and picture windows.

Best of all, if you order your impact windows from www.TIcontractors.com, you'll be guaranteed a professional installation and two year installation warranty. For added protection, TI Contractors carries impact resistant shutters and doors as well.

One of the most exciting parts of moving to a new office building is customizing the space to fit your company's needs. This might involve assembling cubicles, putting up walls, and installing new flooring, in addition to determining the locations of outlets, light fixtures, switches, and more. Projects like these — also called office build-outs — allow business owners to create the perfect office environments, however there is certainly room for error.

Let's take a look at some of the dos and don'ts of office build-outs:

DO study your contract. Commercial landlords are generally understanding about companies' needs to install outlets and the like, but it's always a good idea to double check your lease to see which changes are and are not allowed.

DON'T go broke revamping a two-year lease. Office build-outs can range from simple improvements to major renovations. Either method is fine, but you should make sure you're not pouring too much money into a space that won't be yours for very long.

DO spend some money on improvements. Your employees deserve to have a clean, functional workspace without wires running all over the floor or non-functioning switches. No matter how short your lease may be, it's always long enough to justify some basic changes.

DON'T trust just any contractor. For your tenant improvement projects, don't spend a dime until you find a reliable contracting company with reasonable installation fees and a history of satisfied customers. You might have to shop around, but your search will be well worth the effort.

Even though it officially ended November 30, hurricane season is right around the corner…again!

June for most people means barbecues, summer vacations, sunny days, and warm summer nights—but for Floridians or anyone on the gulf coast, it means the beginning of dreaded hurricane season. June 1st will be here before you know it, so to prevent being unprepared in the face of a storm, we recommend you start making your hurricane preparations now. That includes making a storm kit, putting a few extra sandbags in the garage, and most importantly, hurricane-proofing your home with impact resistant windows.

A suggested style is the Impact Single Hung Window. It has an aluminum frame and laminated impact resistant glass. Impact Single Hung windows are available in a variety of styles that can complement whatever existing architectural style your home is. In addition to its exceptional security, Impact Single Hung Windows offer great sound control. You can even have them tinted to minimize heat and UV penetration, something that any homeowner in Florida could benefit from this summer.

Impact windows are a fantastic first step to hurricane proofing your home, but if you’d like an added level of security, impact resistant doors and shutters will give you the peace of mind you need this storm season.

For more information on hurricane windows, shutters, and doors, be sure to visit TIContractors.com or contact us at (305) 677-0829 for a free estimate.

If you’re thinking about beginning a large scale tenant improvement project, you may have some questions about how to keep the environment and your workers safe. Here are a few of the options we offer depending on the size of your project:

ZipWall: This product is designed to isolate our work space from the rest of the enclosed environment. It is achieved by using a plastic barrier that is easy enough for one person to set up. It doesn’t use any tape or building materials; it can be erected in minutes. The result keeps construction, and all the resultant dust, contained.

Negative Air Technology: Contain particles, dust, and odors within the work space. Since air flows from areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure, this technology creates inward air flow from cracks and crevices to prevent contaminated air from spreading outside of the work space.

HEPA Filter: High efficiency particle absorbing is an air filter that traps particles smaller than .3 microns. A micron is 1/ 1,000,000 of a meter which is about 300 times smaller than a human hair. This is achieved through the random arrangement of fibers, which collect and trap these small particles.

So when you’re thinking about your next project or small home repairs, remember that TI Contractors have you covered.

TI Contractors is a commercial contractor that does more than just build. We maintain a high level of customer satisfaction by planning with you the details of what you need done. First, our contractors consult with your architect, designer and landlord to ensure that there is cohesion and agreement between all parties. After we have drawn up a proposal, we begin site preparation through the greenest available technologies to minimize collateral impact. Then, after construction, we inspect all phases of the project to satisfy your every requirement. Finally, with a punch-card, we ask if we have fulfilled all of your needs.

We work with you to design areas in your entire office – executive, boardroom, administrative, and reception, parking lots, lobbies, elevators, staircases, lounges and restrooms. We provide professional installation on windows and glass for home and office too. And if you have a smaller retail company, like a bank, salon, restaurant or store, we will not only build your space, but we will maintain it, something that few, if any, firms besides TI Contractors do.

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