| 🪵 Wood Rot & Dry Rot Repair |
From $650 |
In Worcester, wood rot usually starts with snow: nor'easters, ice dams and spring melt soak the lowest boards. Fascia, sills, triple-decker porches and the bottom siding courses stay wet through every freeze-thaw cycle. We cut out the rot, treat what remains and rebuild with rot-resistant lumber, a lasting repair rather than a cosmetic patch. |
| 🐜 Termite Damage Repair |
From $1,200 |
Carpenter ants do most of the wood damage we see in central Massachusetts homes. They nest in damp framing around ice-dammed eaves and old porches, and eastern subterranean termites show up in older houses too. We replace damaged studs, sills and subfloor and fix the moisture problem that drew them in. |
| 🔩 Floor Joist & Subfloor Repair |
From $1,800 |
Bouncy or sloping floors in older Worcester homes usually trace back to tired joists over a damp basement. Old leaks, carpenter ants and century-old lumber carrying three stacked kitchens in a triple-decker all take their toll. We reinforce or replace weak joists and rebuild subfloor sections, leveling floors before finishes go back down. |
| 🏗️ Beam Replacement & Load-Bearing Wall Removal |
From $3,500 |
Opening a triple-decker parlor or replacing a sagging beam in a Tatnuck cape calls for real structural carpentry. We install engineered beams, replace sagging headers and remove load-bearing walls, always built to the engineer's specs and the permit that applies at your address. |
| 📐 Framing & Structural Carpentry |
From $2,500 |
Worcester remodel framing runs from basement finishes and attic rooms to walls opened after a snow season. We frame new interior walls and garage build-outs, repair snow-load or water-damaged framing and keep every wall plumb, square and ready for the trades that follow. |
| 🪚 Finish & Trim Carpentry |
From $550 |
Tight miters, scribed fits and even reveals are what set a finish carpenter apart from a handyman. We install casing, paneling, wainscoting and custom trim in Worcester homes, from Elm Park Victorians and triple-decker parlors to newer builds in Shrewsbury, with lead-safe practices on pre-1978 trim. |
| 👑 Crown Molding & Baseboard Installation |
From $450 |
Crown molding, baseboard, chair rail and window trim installed with clean, properly coped joints. We match existing period profiles in Worcester's Victorian and triple-decker homes, or keep the lines crisp and modern in newer Westborough and Holden subdivisions. |
| 📚 Custom Built-Ins & Shelving |
From $1,900 |
Bookshelves, window seats, media walls and Murphy beds built to fit the rooms you actually have. We restore the original built-ins of Worcester Victorians and triple-decker parlors or add storage to mid-century capes, scribed to bay windows, sloped attic ceilings and awkward alcoves. |
| 🚪 Interior Door Installation & Repair |
From $350 |
Doors that stick, drift open or never latched right are common as century-old Worcester houses settle. Humid summers swell old wood doors on top of that. We hang, adjust and replace interior doors, repair jambs and frames and install pocket and barn doors. |
| 🔐 Exterior & Entry Door Installation |
From $850 |
Entry, back and French doors that seal tight against nor'easter snow, below-zero wind and humid summers. We repair rotted frames and thresholds where the door is still sound, or replace the full unit with proper flashing at the head and sill. |
| 🗄️ Cabinet & Vanity Installation |
From $1,100 |
Cabinets and vanities set level on the settled floors of older Worcester homes. We scribe them to out-of-square plaster walls, shim them true and align doors and hardware so every reveal matches, in kitchens and baths old and new. |
| 🪜 Stair & Railing Repair |
From $600 |
Squeaky treads, loose banisters and worn stringers fixed on staircases old and new. That includes the steep common stairs of Worcester's triple-deckers and the grand flights of Crown Hill Victorians. We restore period railings and set handrails that are solid and comfortable to grip. |
| 🌉 Deck & Porch Repair |
From $900 |
Worcester winters are hard on decks and porches, above all the stacked front and rear porches of triple-deckers. Snow loads, ice-melt soaking the posts and frost heave racking the steps all add up. We replace damaged boards, posts and railings, repair stairs and framing and tell you honestly when replacement makes more sense. |
| 🏠 Fascia, Soffit & Exterior Trim Repair |
From $700 |
Ice dams and snowmelt mean rot has usually started behind the gutters and under the roof edge before you notice it. We replace fascia and soffits with weather-resistant material, open up attic venting where it is blocked and seal the trim so meltwater runs off instead of in. |