Our home base.
Bellingham is where we live and work, and the housing here runs the whole range. Downtown and the older close-in neighborhoods are full of 1900s foursquares and bungalows with original fir trim and casing that nobody mills anymore. Head out toward the newer subdivisions on the edges of town and it flips to builder-grade trim that owners want thickened up and made to feel custom.
That spread is the whole job here. On an older house, finish carpentry means scribing to walls that have not been plumb in a hundred years and matching a profile that is out of production. On a newer one, it means running clean, modern base and casing, board-and-batten accent walls, and built-ins around the fireplace. Either way we acclimate the material first and gap for our wet-winter, dry-summer swing so nothing opens up later.
What we see on Bellingham homes.
Common home styles
Early-1900s foursquares and bungalows downtown and close in, mid-century homes on the north side, and newer builds on the edges of town.
Popular projects
Base and casing replacement, crown molding, built-in bookcases and benches, closet and pantry build-outs, and door re-hangs across the city.
Climate & material considerations
Bellingham sits on the bay with damp winters and a dry shoulder season. Indoor humidity swings hard, so we acclimate trim in the home and gap for movement.