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Fargo, North Dakota
Custom carpentry in Fargo, ND
I build custom cabinetry, built-ins, and interior upgrades for Fargo homeowners — planned around the way you actually use each room.
Maybe it’s a kitchen corner that collects clutter, a living-room wall that could hold books and electronics, or a bedroom closet that needs to work harder. Tell me what isn’t working, and we’ll figure out what the space can actually become.
A design approach
Start with what the room already has
Fargo’s older neighborhoods carry their own woodwork and trim character. Clara Barton was part of the original townsite, with Lindenwood Park on its east side (City of Fargo neighborhood profile). Hawthorne includes historic 8th Street, central to the National Register Southside Historic District (City of Fargo neighborhood profile).
That matters when I’m planning new work. In an established neighborhood such as Hawthorne, a new built-in can be planned around the trim and proportions already in the room. I’d start by looking at those details — the casing, the base, how the existing pieces meet the wall — then work out how the new piece should fit. It’s a design approach, not restoration work: the goal is a custom piece that feels like it belongs in your house, whatever era the house came from.
Selected services
What Fargo homeowners ask for most
These are the projects I discuss most often with homeowners in Fargo. Every one starts with the room and the routine, not a catalog.
Custom Built-Ins
Alcove cabinets, entertainment centers, and fitted storage built around your room’s real dimensions.
Learn more →Custom Cabinetry
Cabinet boxes, face frames, doors, and trim — fabricated for kitchens, bathrooms, and storage walls.
Learn more →Kitchen Upgrades
Targeted improvements — a cabinet that fits, better storage, a refinished detail — without gutting the room.
Learn more →Trim, Doors & Finish Carpentry
Casing, base, and crown; interior door fitting; scribing and alignment that make work look finished.
Learn more →Before you reach out
A practical checklist for Fargo projects
A little homework on your end makes the first conversation much more useful. Nothing here needs to be professional-grade — phone photos are fine.
- Note which room it is, and what isn’t working there today
- Take wide photos of the space, plus close-ups of anything you want matched or replaced
- Look at the existing trim, doors, and finishes near the work area — tell me what you want to keep
- List what you’d like to store or change, and how you use the room day to day
- Note anything fixed in place: vents, outlets, radiators, pipes, low bulkheads
- Measure rough dimensions if you can; I’ll confirm exact measurements before quoting
- Save any inspiration photos, but tell me which part of each photo you like
Quote logistics
How a Fargo project moves forward
Send your photos and a description through the contact form, and I’ll review what you’ve sent. If the project looks like a fit, we’ll talk through scope — what you want built, what the space will allow, and what questions I’ll need to answer in person. A site visit and measurements come when the project needs them, and your quote outlines labor, materials, hardware, finishing, installation, and what’s driving the schedule.
Plumbing, electrical, waterproofing, and other regulated work sit outside the carpentry scope; where a project touches those trades, we’ll discuss how to handle that before anything is scheduled. The full sequence is laid out on my process page.
Honest territory statement
Fargo is one of my three primary markets, alongside Moorhead and West Fargo. Projects elsewhere in the metro are considered individually by scope, location, and schedule. Have a larger project outside the immediate metro? Send the location and a few details, and we can talk about whether it’s a fit.
Have a project in mind?
Send a few photos, tell me what you’d like to change, and share any inspiration you’ve saved. That gives us a useful place to start.