Carpentry & Wood Rot Repair in Stockton · Insured Local Contractors

Included in your service

• Sills, lower siding courses and trim probed where tule-fog winters leave them wet
• Soft wood cut back to sound grain, never patched with filler and painted
• Replacement boards primed on all six faces before they go on the wall
• Leaking hose bibs and sprinkler heads aimed at the siding pointed out to you

Included in your service

• Mud tubes and frass traced to see how far subterranean or drywood damage runs
• Galleried sills, studs and rim boards replaced with fresh framing lumber
• Wood-to-soil contact in the crawl space corrected so the repair stays dry
• Treatment left to your pest control company; the carpentry stays with us

Included in your service

• Crawl space checked joist by joist under older raised-foundation homes
• Cracked or sagging joists sistered and reset on solid pier blocks
• Soft subfloor under bathrooms, kitchens and laundry rooms cut out and replaced
• Plain advice on which slope is settled history and which is still moving

Included in your service

• Temporary shoring in place before any bearing wall is opened
• Beam and posts sized from the plans for the span you want
• Post loads landed on footings that suit shrinking and swelling clay
• We tell you early when the opening needs an engineer's drawing first

Included in your service

• Walls, headers and blocking laid out for the finish work that follows
• Garage and backyard ADU framing set plumb on new slabs
• Hold-downs and straps placed where the plans call for them
• Fire, water or termite damaged framing cut back and rebuilt straight

Included in your service

• Casing, paneling and wainscot scribed to walls that are no longer plumb
• Original Craftsman and Victorian profiles matched when only a run is replaced
• Joints glued and backed so they stay tight through 100 degree summers
• Reveals and plinth blocks used to hide a floor that has settled

Included in your service

• Two-piece crown used where plaster ceilings in older rooms wave and dip
• Coped inside corners that hold through dry summer heat
• Baseboard and window trim run to a clean line over settled floors
• Nail holes filled, sanded and caulked so the trim is ready for paint

Included in your service

• Built-in bookcases beside fireplaces, window seats and mudroom benches
• Designed around bay windows, alcoves and stair landings
• Scribed to walls and floors so no gap shows at the edges
• Paint-grade or stain-grade, finished to sit with the rest of the room

Included in your service

• Sticking doors traced to the frame, the hinges or the floor below
• Hinge mortises re-cut and original doors rehung true where possible
• New pre-hung or slab doors fitted to openings that are out of square
• Even reveal around the door and a latch that catches without a push

Included in your service

• Rotted thresholds and jambs replaced before a new door goes in
• Sill pans and flashing added so winter rain stays outside
• Weatherstripping adjusted for a seal that holds through the heat
• Original Craftsman entries repaired when the door itself is still sound

Included in your service

• Base cabinets shimmed to a true level line on uneven floors
• Uppers anchored to framing, never to drywall alone
• Fillers and scribe strips cut to close gaps against crooked walls
• Doors and drawers adjusted for even gaps before we leave

Included in your service

• Loose newel posts tightened at the base so the rail stops moving
• Missing or cracked balusters matched to the original profile
• Squeaky treads quieted from below where the stair allows it
• Handrail brackets reset into solid wood along the full run

Included in your service

• Split, cupped and sun-bleached boards replaced one by one
• Posts and ledger checked where sprinklers and Delta damp soak them
• Loose porch and deck railings rebuilt to a firm, safe height
• Waterfront decks along the sloughs inspected under the boards as well

Included in your service

• Rotted fascia boards replaced along the full eave run
• Soffit panels renewed with clear venting for the attic
• Rafter tails checked behind the fascia where rain sits
• Primed and sealed to stand up to Stockton's long summer sun