It's all particleboard but what they use tends to be thicker than Lowe's, reinforced better at the edges and the countertops have a better laminate round-over wrap to keep the moisture off the particleboard on the edges.

I love the reinforcement and being a construction electrician measure twice cut once is a moto I live by.

Good Morning BiggerPocketersI currently have one of my rentals in Minnesota White Bear city area has a floor joists problem that need reinforcement as a result of a rehab done 3 years ago where a huge marble island is in place in kitchen apparently making over pressure on the floor led to that cabinets pulled away from the wall by 1/2 inchI need to find a good contractor that can be available to do this job of reinforcing the joistsThanks for your referralsMohamed

The deck needs reinforcement.4.

The home inspection found very little concerns and said the crawl space foundation appeared to be reinforced during 2018 remodel which is consistent with the 2018 sales listing comment.Should I be concerned about the cracks in the stucco in the picture?

If you're determined to use concrete, ensure either you or your installer is using fiber reinforcing or wire mesh reinforcing.

When building up you may need to reinforce the structure below to accommodate the additional weight.

Scope of work includes:• Excavation of dirt crawl space in basement (roughly 350 sqft)• Foundation reinforce• New/level flooring• Rough in Framing/drywallWould anyone be willing to share names of general contractors in the area?

What you just wrote here just reinforces the two options I gave you as being correct. 

Then don't be afraid to turn down everything outside of your criteria, and continue to reinforce that with the brokers. they will see how serious you are, and then when a property comes up, they'll know you're a serious buyer.