Finish carpentry adds the finer aesthetic details to a project.
When it comes to woodwork, the finishing touches can make all the difference, and that’s where finish carpentry comes in. Finish carpentry involves all the carpentry performed at the end of a building project. While rough carpentry is covered up during the building process, finish carpentry shows off a project’s visible details. If you’re looking to improve the appearance of a structure, finish carpentry is a good place to start.
The Fine Details
Finish carpentry requires a skilled hand and a good eye for the finer details. Some common projects include trim, molding, hardware installation (door knobs, drawers), roofing, or gutters. Essentially, any visible component of a structure is going to need finish carpentry. A finish carpenter can also maximize the available storage space when installing cabinets. They can design and construct comfortable furniture and add custom inlays to your flooring and shelving units.
Accurate Aesthetics
Finish carpenters come in at the end of a job, and like regular carpenters they need to be competent builders, but they also need a good taste for aesthetics. Finish carpentry involves placing items evenly and accurately, and matching colors, sizes, shapes and patterns. Poor finish carpentry work is much more noticeable than rough carpentry, so exact measurements and precision is necessary to ensure quality work.
Moldings
Trim and molding are like the jewelry on a building, and can make a powerful design statement. Finish carpenters can complete trimming jobs for your interior, exterior, door or window casings. Some common molding types include:
Crown molding – An angled, decorative capping that determines the space between the ceiling and the wall.
Cornices – The top portion of a crown molding that creates the trim’s profile.
Cove molding – Similar to crown molding, but with a concave (outward) profile instead.
Chair rail molding – A molding that serves to protect the wall from chair backs.
Panel molding – Large empty frames that stretch above chair height or from floor to ceiling.
Baseboard – Molding at the bottom of walls that protects from damage and connects the wall and flooring.
Finish Carpentry from Mahogany Inc.
Mahogany, Inc. is a general contractor specializing in quality construction for projects across a wide range of industries. Located in southwest Baltimore, we employ 100 persons, and are one of the largest minority-owned businesses in the state of Maryland. If you are looking for custom millwork or other amazing wooden installations, then check out our website! Make sure to check back with our blog every week and find us on social media for important updates! 1