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We're hiring a lead carpenter

Framing to finish, a crew of three, a company truck. Apply online or come by the shop.

A new porch on Trenton Street

A screened porch on a 1920s house, built to look like it had always been there.

Why we pull a permit for every job

A permit costs a little and an inspector's visit or two. Skipping one costs a lot more when you sell.

A Lakeshore bath: from pink tile to a walk-in shower

Sixty years of pink tile came out in a day. Three weeks later the Pitres had a curbless shower and a floating vanity.

Before you add on: three questions about your lot

Setbacks, drainage and the old septic line decide more about a room addition than the floor plan does.

What a kitchen remodel really costs in Ouachita Parish

Cabinets are a third of it, and the walls you can't see are the rest. What we see on real jobs around West Monroe.