Carpentry and Contracting in Your Village.

About ¾ of Village business comes from commercial renovations. These projects generally come in two types: 

     First are upgrades to the interior and/or exterior spaces. Usually this means the finishes (flooring, cabinetry, doors/frames/hardware (“D/F/H”), case goods, paint, ceilings, patios, etc.) get renewed or upgraded. There may be modest space layout changes. Some projects are where the client will continue to operate while renovation work occurs. On other projects construction work will occur in unoccupied spaces, as when a space is being prepared for a new tenant or owner where the business operations are very similar to the previous use. Hospitality renovations and apartment rehab fall into this category as well where primary finishes are replaced. On smaller projects, I will self-perform many of the tasks (demo, framing, drywall, install of D/F/H, cabinetry install, some floor covering types and paint. Other trade work, like Mechanical (or HVAC), electrical and plumbing (“MEP’s”) will be performed by trade specific subcontractors.

     The second type of renovation Village engages in is where a complete change of the space occurs. This may be needed because the use of the space is entirely changing: from a warehouse to office, office to restaurant, complete change of restaurant type, office expansions, etc. These projects generally have greater complexity as often structural and substantive MEP changes are required. Additionally, change of use can trigger other code dictated changes (addition of fire sprinklers where none existed before) and even zoning changes. Careful planning, budgeting and working with the permitting authorities are required to allow the successful start and completion of a project. With these sort of projects, typically Village will enter into a Pre-construction Services Agreement with the client and a construction contract following permit ready design documents. Larger, more complex projects or job duration constraints may require less self-performed tasks and an increase in the amount of subcontract work.

     Other projects have included meteorological ("MET") tower installations, site clean ups and concrete replacement.  

About ¼ of my business involves residential renovation. These projects have consisted of bathroom remodels, siding and roofing repairs, light interior remodels, fire restoration, additions and porches. With these projects as with the commercial renovations, the smaller the project the more I self-perform and regardless of size subcontract out the MEP’s. 

When you hire Village Contracting, LLC, you are really hiring me: my history, my experience and my love of construction. This means I’ll care about your project, its details, its bigger picture, because I put my life energy into it, because the project and you, the real person it is for, matter to me.