Finish Carpentry & Millwork
The work you see every day
Finish carpentry and millwork are what you touch and look at every day in a finished house. Will Lyon's own background is in fine millwork: curved moldings, exotic hardwoods, built-in cabinets and custom millwork. That eye for detail carries through every project we build.
Thinking outside of the box
One client wanted a reclaimed wood beam as a fireplace mantel. We mounted it with hidden fasteners, carved a concealed chase inside it to run low-voltage wiring from the TV above down to the entertainment system in the basement, and built in a hidden access door for maintenance. You can see the project, from initial drawings to completed returns, under Our Work.
Sequencing is part of the craft
How finish work is sequenced matters as much as how it's cut. We generally install baseboard before hardwood flooring, so the floor keeps its expansion gap and finished flooring isn't exposed to the rest of the trim work. The painters are the last trade to leave. Read why.
Drawings a shop can build from
Good millwork starts with good information. We work from millwork elevations with panel reveals, hardware locations and material designations called out, and we flag anything missing before it reaches the shop. Architects can read more in What Makes a Good Set of Construction Documents.
Reclaimed and specialty materials
Old-growth reclaimed timber is denser and more stable than most new lumber, and it brings a patina nothing else can match. We evaluate and detail it for mantels, beams, feature walls and stair parts. See Reclaimed Lumber in New Construction.