Carpentry and trim
What each carpentry service involves, from rough framing to the last piece of trim, and what to expect from a certified company.
Carpentry runs from the framing nobody sees to the trim everybody notices. The pages below describe each service: what it is, how a carpenter approaches it, and what makes the difference between work that looks right and work that does not.
After a loss, carpentry is most of the rebuild: framing that was cut out, doors and trim that were removed to dry a wall, stairs and built-ins that were damaged. A certified company brings the carpenters and, where the law requires them, the licensed trades alongside.
14 services
Finish carpentry
The visible woodwork: casings, trim and details fitted with tight joints.
Crown molding installation
Molding at the ceiling line, cut at compound angles and coped at the corners.
Baseboard installation
Trim at the floor line, scribed to the floor and tight at every corner.
Wainscoting installation
Paneling on the lower wall with a cap rail, laid out so it fits the room.
Coffered ceilings
A grid of built beams across the ceiling, planned to the room and lit from within.
Built-in cabinets and bookcases
Bookcases, cabinets, window seats and media walls built to fit one place.
Custom shelving
Floating, open or fitted shelves, sized for the load and anchored into the studs.
Closet systems
Towers, rods, drawers and shelves mounted and assembled to use the whole closet.
Interior door installation
Doors hung plumb in shimmed jambs so they swing and latch cleanly.
Stair railing installation
Newels, handrail and balusters set to code and anchored to the structure.
Staircase remodeling
New treads, risers and railing, and sometimes a new layout, built to code.
Framing
The wood structure of walls, floors and roofs, built to plans and inspected.
Rough carpentry
The hidden wood work: subfloors, blocking, backing, furring and shoring.
Dry rot repair
Decayed wood cut out and replaced, after the moisture that caused it is stopped.
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