Decks · Built-ins · ADUs
Small Builds
Basements, decks, built-ins, fences, ADUs. Boulder County.
Get an estimateA small build is bigger than a repair and smaller than a full renovation. A finished basement. A new deck. Built-in shelves or cabinets. A fence. An ADU.
The kind of project where you’re not gutting the house, but you are adding something real to it. Most run a few days to a few weeks, and we’ll give you a clear estimate before anything starts.
What we build
- Basements. Finishing unfinished space is some of our favorite work — the carpentry and electrical are the main event.
- Decks. Most take around two weeks, depending on size and complexity.
- Built-ins. Shelving usually lands under a week; custom cabinets about the same.
- Fences. Privacy, perimeter, garden — standard or custom.
- ADUs. Accessory dwelling units, where the lot and permitting allow.
What we don’t take on: new ground-up home builds aren’t our category — the scale is wrong for how we work. If that’s what you’re planning, we’ll point you toward someone who builds at that level.
On the design side
We don’t draw plans. If your project needs architectural drawings, we’ll help you find someone who specializes in that.
What we do is talk through decisions with you. If you’ve found something on Pinterest, bring it. And if we see a problem coming — a finish that won’t wear well, a layout that’ll fight the door — we’ll slow you down and tell you why. The clients who get the most out of working with us want a building partner, not a yes-man.
A few things worth knowing
Bring a reference. A photo, a sketch, a saved post — anything that gives us a starting point makes the first conversation a lot faster.
Most “small” builds have one big decision and a hundred small ones. Board spacing, rail style, fastener type, where the steps land — those determine whether you love the finished thing. We’ll walk you through them.
Timeline depends on materials. We order early when we can, and we’re honest when a supplier isn’t being reliable.
A project we’re proud of
A previous contractor had built a porch poorly, charged full price, and walked away before it was even finished. The homeowners had mostly stopped expecting anyone to help them.
We peeled it back to a base we could build from, salvaged what was worth saving, and rebuilt the rest. The finished porch changed how the whole front of the house looked.
The carpentry mattered. What mattered more was that they trusted us after being burned, and that trust held all the way to the last board.
What you can count on
From Zach, on every build:
I clean up after myself. Every day, before I leave. That’s the standard, and it holds for anyone working with me.
I notice the things you didn’t ask me to notice. The sticking door, the screw that needs tightening, the threshold that isn’t level. I fix them because they should be fixed.
I tell you what I don’t know. Old homes have surprises behind the walls. I’ll name the unknowns up front, and we’ll figure them out together.