Finish work in the Village.
Locals call it the Village. If you have wandered the bookshops on Harris Avenue or grabbed a pastry at Colophon, you know Fairhaven has a character all its own. The homes lining these streets date to the 1890s and early 1900s, with tall baseboards, deep window casing, picture rails, and the occasional built-in buffet still in place. The trim here is the reason people buy these houses, so the work is about respecting it.
Finish carpentry in Fairhaven is mostly matching and scribing. The original Victorian and Craftsman casing profiles are long out of production, so new trim has to be milled or built up to read right next to what is already there. The walls have not been plumb since the McKinley administration, so every run gets scribed instead of forced. We do period-correct base and casing, built-in bookcases and window seats, and careful repair of original millwork.
What we see on Fairhaven homes.
Common home styles
Victorian-era homes (1890s to 1910s), Craftsman bungalows, historic buildings along Harris Avenue, and newer condos near the village center.
Popular projects
Matching out-of-production trim profiles, period base and casing, built-in bookcases and buffets, window seats, and restoration of original millwork.
Climate & material considerations
The Village sits right on the waterfront. Marine moisture is constant, so we back-prime and seal trim and steer toward stable material on exterior-facing walls.