Trim for Columbia bungalows.
Columbia is a dense, walkable early-1900s neighborhood just north of downtown, laid out on a tight grid of bungalows and foursquares. The rooms are on the smaller side, the original fir trim is often still there, and the walls have the gentle waviness that comes with a hundred years of settling. It is a neighborhood of practical, well-kept older homes where the finish carpentry has to respect a smaller footprint.
The bread-and-butter work in Columbia is door re-hangs on out-of-plumb openings, replacing or matching original fir base and casing, and small built-ins that add storage without crowding a tight room. We scribe to the wavy old walls, match the existing profiles where we can, and keep built-ins shallow and smart so they fit the scale of the house instead of overwhelming it.
What we see on Columbia homes.
Common home styles
Early-1900s bungalows and foursquares on a tight grid, most with original fir trim and compact room layouts.
Popular projects
Door re-hangs, fir base and casing replacement or matching, compact built-ins, and crown molding sized to smaller rooms.
Climate & material considerations
Century-old Columbia homes have settled and are rarely square. We scribe to the walls and acclimate material for the seasonal humidity swing.