JLC contributing editor Jake Lewandowski is a construction manager with his family’s business, Great Lakes Builders (greatlakesbuildersinc.com), which specializes in structural repairs in Greater Chicago. Follow him on Instagram: @jakemlewandowski
Jake Lewandowski explains how he remedied a home's rotted frame by completely reworking the load path.
Jake Lewandowski explains how to support uneven-width joists with metal hangers when making structural repairs in an old house.
For small-batch pours, Jake Lewandowski has opted for an innovative onsite concrete mixer.