Carpentry and framing
- What we do
- Walls, roofs, stairs, decks and trim. The trade Nexus started with.
- Materials
- Labor only. You choose and buy them, and we tell you what to order.
- Quote
- Free and in writing, after Iago sees the job.
- Where
- Around Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina.
Framing is the trade Nexus started with.
Carpentry is where Nexus Build Works began. Iago spent seven years on job sites with a framing square before he started the company. Most problems that show up later start with framing. Sticking doors, cracked drywall and floors that bounce usually trace back to a frame that was not square, level or strong enough.
We frame new walls and roofs and rebuild what rot or an old remodel left behind. Then we come back for the finish work: doors, trim, stairs and decks. You buy the lumber and the trim. We cut it, set it and make the joints close.
What we do
Framing
- Walls framed or moved, with a header sized for every opening.
- Load-bearing walls removed with temporary support first, then a beam and posts.
- Roof framing: rafters, ridge, and repairs to sagging or damaged members.
- Floor framing: joists sistered, blocking added, subfloor replaced.
- Rotted sills, studs and rim boards cut out and replaced.
Finish carpentry and trim
- Interior doors hung, cased and adjusted.
- Baseboard, casing, crown and chair rail installed and caulked.
- Window stools and aprons.
- Built-ins, shelving, wall paneling and closet systems.
- Cabinets outside the kitchen: laundry rooms, mudrooms and offices.
Decks and stairs
- Decks framed with the ledger flashed and fastened to the house, or standing on their own posts.
- Deck boards, steps and railings.
- Interior stairs: treads, risers, stringers and rails repaired or replaced.
- Porch floors and steps rebuilt.
How we check the work
Plumb, level and square
Every wall is checked with a level and every corner on the diagonals. Small errors in the frame turn into big gaps at the trim.
Sized for the load
Headers and beams are sized to what sits on them, from the plans or an engineer where the span calls for it. We do not guess at a beam.
Crown up
Joists and rafters go in with the crown up, so the floor and the roof settle flat instead of sagging further.
Equal risers
Stairs are laid out so every riser and every tread is the same from top to bottom. The uneven step is the one people trip on.
Ledger flashed, joists hung
A deck ledger is flashed so water stays out of the house framing. Joists sit in rated hangers with the nails the hanger calls for.
Joints that close
Miters glued and pinned, copes cut to the profile, nail holes filled. Trim is what you look at every day.
Where the job needs a permit, the building department inspects it too, and its rules come first.
From Nexus job sites
Hallway drywall finished and painted, crown installed. 
Painted drywall at an outside corner, crown installed. 
Roof framing and sheathing on a covered outdoor room. 
Raised deck framed and braced before decking. 
Deck posts set and the first beams going on. 
Finished deck with a wood railing.
What you decide, what you buy
Nexus builds the room. You buy what goes into it. Labor only. You choose and buy the materials, with no markup from us. We tell you what to order and when.
You decide
- Trim profiles and sizes
- Door styles and hardware
- Deck size, board material and railing style
- Paint or stain for the finished work
You buy, we install
- Framing lumber, beams and sheathing
- Trim, doors and hardware
- Deck boards, posts, hangers, flashing and fasteners
- Stair parts and railings
- Caulk, filler, primer and paint
- Equipment rentals and deliveries
Labor only. All materials, equipment rentals and deliveries furnished by others (GC/Owner).
Questions about carpentry and framing
Tell us about the job.
Tell us what you are planning and where the house is. Iago will come out, measure, and send a written quote for the labor. It is free, and there is no obligation.
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