Carpenter in Shrewsbury, MA

Rough Carpentry

Shrewsbury homeowners often add space by finishing basements and bonus rooms or building additions. We frame basement walls and soffits, frame additions and dormers, open floor plans with properly sized beams and repair water-damaged framing. Lakefront homes sometimes have framing that has been exposed to more moisture, which we check and repair during renovations.

Families in Shrewsbury's colonials and split-levels also ask us to open up walls between kitchens and family rooms, which takes a properly sized beam, temporary support and a building permit. We plan that work so the rest of the house stays usable while it happens. Every job is framed to pass inspection.

• Home Framing & Additions
• Structural Remodeling & Modifications
• Roof & Ceiling Framing
• Sub-Flooring

Finish Carpentry

Many Shrewsbury homes were built with simple trim and plain walls. We install crown molding, wainscoting, panel molding, paneled TV walls like the one in our photos, shiplap and new casing, and replace carpeted stairs with hardwood treads and new railings. These upgrades make newer homes feel custom.

Two-story foyers and open stairwells are common in newer Shrewsbury homes, and they are great places for wainscoting, new balusters and a stained handrail. In older homes near the town center, we match existing trim profiles when only part of the house is being updated. New trim arrives primed and ready for your painter.

• Interior Trim & Molding
• Doors & Window Casing
• Staircases & Railings

Cabinetry & Storage

We install kitchen and bath cabinets, islands and appliance panels and build built-ins: bookshelves, media walls, mudroom benches and bars like the navy built-in in our photos. Finished basements are a great spot for a built-in bar or entertainment wall, and we design them to fit the space.

In newer Shrewsbury homes with open layouts, built-ins help define spaces, such as a desk nook off the kitchen or a bench and lockers by the garage entry. We also install kitchen cabinets in remodels and build closet systems for primary suites and kids' rooms. Every shelf is fastened securely to framing.

• Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry
• Built-Ins & Bookshelves
• Closets & Storage

Exterior Carpentry

Decks and porches are central to summer in Shrewsbury, especially for lakefront homes. We build new decks on frost-depth footings, repair or rebuild aging decks, build pergolas and fences, and replace rotted soffit, fascia and trim. Lakeside decks get rot-resistant materials and careful attention to drainage.

Many Shrewsbury homes also have aging front steps, porches and trim. We rebuild steps and landings, replace rotted trim around garage doors and entries, and build fences and gates for backyards. Composite decking and PVC trim are popular here for owners who want less maintenance. Every new deck gets code-compliant stairs and sturdy railings.

• Deck & Porch Framing
• Backyard Structures

Doors & Windows

We hang interior doors, install entry, storm and patio doors, reframe openings for new windows and repair rotted sills and jambs. When a deck is rebuilt, it is often the right time to replace an old slider with a new patio door, and we handle both together.

Interior doors in newer homes are sometimes hollow-core units that dent and rattle. Upgrading to solid-core doors with new casing makes a house feel quieter and more substantial, and we can do it room by room. We also adjust doors that drift or will not latch. Exterior doors get sill pans and proper flashing.

Flooring

We install solid and engineered hardwood flooring in Shrewsbury homes, including engineered floors in finished basements where solid wood is not recommended. Subfloor prep, transitions and stair nosing are part of every flooring job.

Many Shrewsbury homeowners replace carpet with hardwood on the main floor and stairs at the same time. We install the flooring, then new treads and risers on the stairs, so everything matches. We also level subfloors where needed and finish thresholds where hardwood meets tile in kitchens and baths. Engineered hardwood is the better choice in finished basements, and we install matching nosing where the floor meets the basement stairs.