IIServices

Everything in wood, from sill to ridge.

One crew, one standard, inside and out. Every service below is quoted from a written scope and finished under the same workmanship warranty.

I.

Interior carpentry

Dark walnut kitchen cabinetry under a stone slab backsplash

Custom kitchens

Cabinetry installation and scribing, island paneling, crown and light rail, appliance panels, hardware set to the template.

The trade, in depth
Built-in library wall with sage-green cabinetry, shelving and panelled millwork

Libraries & cabinetry walls

Library walls, window seats, media walls, mudroom lockers and closets, designed to the room and built in place.

The trade, in depth
Stained newel post and stair detail

Trim & millwork

Crown, casing and base, run straight and coped tight. Profiles matched to the house or drawn new, so old and new read as one hand.

The trade, in depth
Shiplap-panelled media wall with a shiplap fireplace surround, floating shelves and built-in window seats

Wall paneling & ceilings

Wainscot and board and batten, raised panel walls, coffered and beamed ceilings. The woodwork that turns a plain room into the room guests remember.

The trade, in depth
Sculptural oak staircase turning under a skylight

Stairs & railings

Treads and risers, newels, balustrades and handrail. The one piece of joinery every guest touches, built to be touched.

The trade, in depth
Guest bedroom finished, new trim and paint

Interior doors

Hanging, fitting and hardware. Pocket, French and barn doors that latch with one finger and stay that way.

The trade, in depth
Kitchen with a granite peninsula open to the dining room

Whole room remodels

Open plan conversions, beam work, flooring and finish. One contract from demolition to the last coat of paint.

The trade, in depth
II.

Exterior carpentry

Composite deck wrapping the corner of the house

Decks

Mahogany, cedar and composite decks, flashed, ventilated and framed for salt air, with rail details worth the view.

The trade, in depth
Painted porch steps in red and white

Porches & porticos

Farmer porches, screened rooms and entry porticos. Columns plumb, ceilings beadboard, floors pitched to shed rain.

The trade, in depth
Cedar shingled elevation in morning light

Cedar shingles & siding

White cedar sidewall shingling, clapboard and trim, coursing lined to the openings, corners woven or fitted by hand.

The trade, in depth
Grey cedar entry, columns and new steps

Exterior trim

Fascia, soffit, rake and frieze, window and door casing in wood or cellular PVC. The lines that hold the elevation together.

The trade, in depth
Fresh cedar sidewall and white window casing

Windows & entry doors

Full frame replacement and new installation, flashed to the letter of the spec, air sealed, cased to match the house.

The trade, in depth
Re shingled cape with blue shutters

Restoration & rot repair

Sill and post surgery, storm damage, and the matching of historic profiles. Repairs that disappear into the original.

The trade, in depth
Three centuries of cedar
Silvered cedar shingle house against the sky, New England
White cedar has sided Cape houses since the sixteen hundreds. Nobody paints it; the salt air turns it silver, and a wall of it can outlast the family that raised it.
The trade and the sea
The first house carpenters on the Cape were ship's carpenters. Men who framed hulls against the sea learned to frame houses against the wind, and the trade has respected the weather ever since.

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III·The Work