I talked a bit about why I got into focusing on finish carpentry after working on bridges.
Now let’s look at what it’s like doing fine finish carpentry on older homes, such as the ones in Columbus area towns like Arlington. It’s not that there isn’t any pressure, it’s that the pressure is a different kind. We are striving for excellence in a close-up setting, your home.
Typical houses that I work on are older, built between fifty and seventy years ago. Many of them have finely carved wood details that need some tender loving care.
There are lots of small details in the high-end finishes that need attention as the house owners look to have different types of maintenance or upgrades. Some of the wood is fragile from age.
It’s very. Important to have the details done right, or else the luxurious feeling that features like crown molding add to a room won’t give the desired effect.
We talk about what you want before a single tool comes out, and make a plan that suits your exact specifications.
That’s where the pressure to provide excellence comes in.
For example, getting the precision miter cuts that make the corners feel magical when you look at them takes a high level of skill. I must get it right the first time.
When we do this type of luxury presentation in a home, some of the materials are quite expensive and the pressure to make the exact right but with a properly sharpened saw, with the precision measurements already in place, is very real.
I make sure that I make accurate measurements and consult carefull with my clients to be sure that I am giving them what they truly want for the feeling that a renovation will provide.
My goal is that you will be so happy with the results you get that you will ask for more, and recommend me to the people you love.
For me, that is success.