Carpenter in Lawrence, NY
Door and window installation, trim and finish carpentry for houses and apartments, fitted carefully to older openings.
- Doors
- Windows
- Trim & molding
Carpentry is where a house stops feeling like a construction project and starts feeling finished. Doors that swing and latch properly, windows that close tight and trim that lines up at every corner are details you notice only when they are wrong.
Many homes in Lawrence and the surrounding Five Towns have older frames and openings that are no longer square. Fitting a new door or window into that kind of opening is a different job from installing it in new construction, and it is the reason the work should be done by someone who measures instead of assuming.
EM Construction handles door installation, window installation and trim work. Ervin Cruz listed doors, windows and molding as part of the crew's regular scope, and they connect directly to our drywall, painting and flooring jobs, which all end at a door casing or a baseboard.
Doors, windows and trim
Pick the work closest to your project. Both pages cover what the job involves and what to ask before you hire a contractor.
Why homeowners choose us for carpentry
Fit is everything in carpentry. We measure openings, check for plumb and level and shim as needed before fastening anything, because a door that binds or a window that leaks air is almost always a fit problem, not a product problem.
We also deal with what surrounds the opening. New doors and windows mean repairing drywall, adding trim and repainting, and since we do all of that, you get a finished opening, not one that needs three more contractors to complete.
The crew is local to Lawrence and speaks English and Spanish, so questions about styles, swing direction and trim profiles get answered clearly before work begins.
Common questions about carpentry, doors & windows
What kinds of carpentry work do you do?
Door and window installation, interior trim and molding, and the finish carpentry that ties a room together after a repair or remodel. We handle jobs sized for a house or apartment, not custom furniture or large structural carpentry.
Can you fit doors and windows in older frames that are no longer square?
Yes, and in older Five Towns homes it is common. Frames settle over time, so we measure the actual opening, shim to plumb and adjust the fit instead of assuming the opening matches the standard size.
Do you install trim and molding?
Yes. Baseboard, door casing and similar trim are part of our finish work, and they make the biggest visible difference after a repaint or new flooring. We will tell you what style suits the house.
Should I replace doors and windows together?
Not necessarily. Doing both at once saves on repeated drywall and paint repairs around the openings, but each can be done on its own. We can plan it around your budget and the order of other work in the house.
Do you do custom cabinetry?
No. Our carpentry work centers on doors, windows, trim and framing. For custom cabinets, a specialist cabinet maker is the right call.