Trim, shelves, and surfaces

Minor Carpentry & Surface Finishes

Installing cabinets, countertops, flooring, tile, trim, and shelving. Non-structural finish carpentry only — no framing changes, no load-bearing work, and nothing that needs a building permit.

A carpenter installing wooden wall shelving in a bright home interior

What's Included

The work we cover

If something you need isn't on this list, ask — and if it's outside what we do, we'll tell you straight and point you somewhere better.

  • Cabinet hanging and hardware installation
  • Countertop setting for stock and prefab tops
  • Laminate, vinyl plank, and engineered flooring
  • Floor, backsplash, and shower-surround tiling
  • Baseboard, crown, casing, and chair rail
  • Built-in shelving, closet systems, and floating shelves

Example Work

Real jobs, real numbers

A few representative projects to give you a feel for scope and cost. Prices are illustrative — your estimate is always quoted for your own home.

Laundry room cabinets

Hung four stock upper cabinets, leveled and shimmed, with a prefab counter on top.

Doors aligned with even reveals; counter scribed tight to a wavy wall.

≈ $780

Subway tile backsplash

32 sq ft of tile behind a range, including outlet cuts and a bullnose edge.

Grout lines consistent and sealed; done over two visits for cure time.

≈ $560

Hallway floating shelves

Three solid-wood shelves anchored into studs and finished to match the trim.

Rock-solid mounting with no visible brackets.

≈ $290

FAQs

Questions we hear often

What counts as 'minor' carpentry?

Finish work that doesn't touch structure: installing, trimming, and surfacing. We don't move walls, alter framing, or take on anything requiring a permit or engineering.

Can you install a countertop I already bought?

Yes, for stock and prefab tops. Full-slab stone needs a fabricator with lifting equipment and templating, so we'll point you to one if that's what you have.

Do you remove the old flooring or cabinets?

We can, and we'll include demo and haul-away as a line item on your estimate so you can decide whether to keep it in scope.

How do you handle uneven walls and floors?

Shimming, scribing, and caulking are part of every install. That's usually the difference between a job that looks fine and one that looks built-in.

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