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Concept & Measure
On-site walk to understand the space, function, and style direction. Detailed dimensions and existing conditions captured.
Custom Carpentry & Millwork
Built-ins, custom millwork, mantels, wainscoting, crown molding, and fine finish carpentry. Hand-crafted by Schlickmann's in-house carpenters.
OVERVIEW
Schlickmann Construction's in-house carpentry team handles everything from custom built-ins to historic millwork restoration. We craft pieces in our shop and install them with the precision of a furniture-grade finish.
Custom carpentry is where construction becomes craftsmanship. From a single bookcase to a built-in entertainment wall, from crown molding to a complete trim package, Schlickmann's finish carpenters work in shops and on-site across Greater Boston to deliver millwork that looks original to your home.
Common projects: built-in bookcases, window seats, mudroom benches, breakfast banquettes, crown molding, wainscoting, beadboard, custom doors, stair components, paneled walls, and built-in entertainment centers. We work in paint-grade poplar, stain-grade oak/maple/cherry/walnut, and MDF where appropriate. Joinery is dado, mortise-and-tenon, and biscuit/Domino as the application demands.
Most carpentry projects don't require permits, which means we can typically schedule within 2-3 weeks of contract signing. Smaller scopes (a single built-in, a trim package on a single room) often complete in under 7 days on-site. Larger projects (full first-floor trim, panel-grade wainscoted dining room) run 2-4 weeks.
End-to-end scope — handled in-house.
- Initial consultation and design sketch
- Material selection (paint-grade vs stain-grade)
- Shop drawings for built-ins
- Custom milling at our shop or on-site
- Crown, base, casing, chair-rail installation
- Wainscoting, beadboard, paneled walls
- Built-in bookcases and entertainment centers
- Window seats and storage benches
- Custom doors and stair components
- Final paint or stain and topcoat
- Punch-list and finish review
What drives your investment
- Material grade (MDF vs poplar vs hardwood)
- Joinery method (biscuit vs dado vs mortise/tenon)
- Finish (paint-grade prep vs stain-grade prep vs natural)
- Hardware quality (Blum, Hafele, custom)
- On-site complexity (level walls vs irregular openings)
- Stair and panel work (full vs partial)
First-tier specs & brands
- Paint-grade poplar and MDF
- Stain-grade oak, maple, cherry, walnut
- Pre-primed MDF and finger-jointed pine
- Blum and Hafele hardware
- Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams finishes
Carpentry across Greater Boston.
Most of our Carpentry projects come from these Massachusetts communities — click through for city-specific details.
OUR PROCESS
How We Deliver Carpentry
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Design & Pricing
Sketch or 3D render of the proposed piece with finish details, hardware selections, and a fixed price.
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Shop Build
Components milled in our shop with cabinet-grade joinery and pre-finished where possible.
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Installation & Finish
On-site installation, scribe to existing walls, final paint or stain, and hardware install.
FAQ
Common Questions About Carpentry
Yes. We've restored and reproduced 1700s, 1800s, and early 1900s trim profiles in homes across Concord, Lexington, Andover, and Boston's western suburbs. We can match an existing profile from a single sample piece.
Absolutely. Library walls, fireplace flanking units, and full-height built-ins are some of our most-requested projects. Pricing typically runs $4,000–$15,000 per full wall depending on door/drawer detail and finish.
Both. Painted millwork is pre-primed in the shop, installed, then final-coated on-site for clean joints. Stained work is fully finished in the shop where dust control is better, then installed and touch-up finished.
Simple shelving units: 2–3 weeks from order. Detailed built-ins with doors and drawers: 4–6 weeks. Coordination with paint cure time is the biggest variable.
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