Norfolk Carpenter Services

nterested in a transformative project that can change how you feel about your house for the better? Rely on the team of service professionals at Mr. Handyman of Central - Eastern Norfolk County & S.Shore for exceptional craftsmanship and trustworthy customer service. Our Norfolk carpenter crew has many years of experience with carpentry services and we know how to not only get the job done right but produce beautiful work that will serve to enhance your entire residential or commercial property.

What Kind of Norfolk Carpentry Projects Can Mr. Handyman Help With?

We all know what a Norfolk carpenter does on a basic level—they construct items and build components out of wood. But even though we all live in homes that feature wood, typically both inside and out, it can sometimes be difficult to look around an existing property and identify the best opportunities for carpentry investments that really add that certain something you're looking for.

When you hire a Norfolk carpenter from our team of handyman professionals, you can rely on them to provide a wide range of services for the interior and exterior of your property, including but not limited to:

CUSTOM CABINETRY AND BUILT-INS

Every house has at least some cabinetry, whether it's in the kitchen, bathrooms, laundry room, bedrooms, mud room, play area or beyond. Cabinets are absolutely essential storage solutions that keep numerous items tucked away out of sight, but within arms' reach whenever you happen to need them. That's why it's so incredibly irritating when you don't have enough space in your cabinets, they're in the wrong location, or they simply aren't configured in a way that makes sense for how you like to live your life.

Custom carpentry service is the perfect solution to this problem because a skilled Norfolk carpenter can create cabinetry that fits precisely into the available space and is configured the way you want it for optimal convenience and workflow in busy areas like the kitchen.

Built-in wood components aren't just limited to cabinetry, though. There are a lot of places in your house where a Norfolk carpenter can add function and appeal with the right type of wooden built-ins. Imagine a beautiful, custom mantel over your fireplace in your living room, or a sunken china cabinet to display your collections in your dining room, or a book-lovers study lined with polished bookcases that reach up to your ceiling. The possibilities are truly endless when you hire an expert Norfolk carpenter who has the skill to install built-in components that will raise the value and appeal of your entire house.

PORCH AND DECK IMPROVEMENTS

Getting together with friends and family to enjoy a barbeque on your back deck, or sitting out on your front porch sipping a drink and watching the world go by are some of the best parts of warm weather. But if you don't have a porch or deck—or you do, but they're in really rough condition or just not big enough to be useful—your local Norfolk carpenter can help. Whether you need a new outdoor space constructed from the ground up or you're looking for repairs and improvements to your existing structure, we have the experience to build the outdoor living areas you want and need to make the most of warmer months.

EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR TRIM

Your house has both exterior and interior trim elements, which give a building a polished look and can really change and enhance in a room or dictate the exterior style of a home. But trim, whether it's outside or inside, isn't just there for the sake of appearances. It also serves to cover up gaps where two different materials meet, or where planes change direction at a 90-degree angle.

Exterior trim provides an important function by covering gaps or joints at corners and where materials like siding and concrete join together. It helps to block out moisture that can cause problems like wood rot inside your walls and discourages pest infestations by blocking entry points into your house. In this area, exterior trim is not always recommended by a carpenter. Norfolk County, MA is prone to moisture exposure, especially in the more coastal areas, so the trim itself needs regular maintenance to avoid rotting.

Trim features inside your house tend to be more decorative in nature, but they also still cover up gaps and joints between materials. Baseboards, for example, cover the area where your flooring material and drywall meet, while a crown molding installation covers the space where your walls transition into the ceiling.

Interior trim includes features like wainscoting, balusters and spindles, crown molding, wall paneling, chair rails, staircase railings, fireplace mantels and more. Many people consider the quality of interior trim to reflect the overall quality of the building, but if your house didn't come with all the interior trim features you'd like included, your local Norfolk carpenter can get them installed efficiently and effectively. We can also take care of exterior painting and interior painting for trim components.

ENTERTAINMENT AND PLAYROOM MODIFICATIONS

Is the area where you keep entertainment amenities, such as the TV, stereo, and video game consoles, a tangled mess of cords, controllers, and cables? That's almost as frustrating as bringing home a brand-new, big-screen television—only to realize it doesn't fit properly in the space where your old one was. A Norfolk carpenter from our team of handyman experts can solve those problems with a custom-built entertainment center that has room for absolutely everything you need to store or display and allows you to keep cables and cords neatly tucked away out of view.

But the entertainment center probably isn't the only part of the house that's in need of some serious organizational amenities. Children tend to accumulate a staggering volume of belongings in a very short span of time, and they're not so great at picking up after themselves. If you haven't seen the floor in the playroom for several months, your Norfolk carpenter can help there, too. A few custom storage solutions will give kids places to put their toys and make it easier for them to tidy up. That could include cubby-style shelving, bench seats with hinged toy boxes hidden underneath, and lots more.

DOOR AND WINDOW CASINGS

Window and door installations typically come in a "package" that includes components such as sashes, frames, jambs, and other parts already assembled into one unit that is then installed. But you'll need help from a qualified Norfolk carpenter for door and window installations to make sure casings and other components such as window sills are installed properly and look great. The casing is part of a window or door that hides the space between a wall and the jamb or sash on the interior part of a window or door. There is also a casing on the exterior side that can be made from wood, but it's often made of a metal or plastic material instead because the outside of your house is vulnerable to moisture exposure that can rot the wood.