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Real project portfolio

Handyman, Garden, Carpentry & Timber-Frame Projects

A growing collection of real projects completed or worked on by Dom, from everyday repairs and mounting to ecological drainage, traditional timber framing and small custom structures. Every case study names where the work was done.

Case studies

Four projects, four places.

  • Pittsburgh, PA

    Hemlock Timber-Frame Patio Cover

    Hand-cut mortise-and-tenon joinery, hardwood pegs and a one-day frame raising.

    Custom build

  • Cherry Valley, NY

    White-Pine Tiny-Home Frame

    Site clearing, four 3-foot concrete piers, laser-leveled foundation and pegged timber framing.

    Custom build

  • Upper Marlboro, MD

    Six-Mailbox Support Rebuild

    Complete rebuild after RV impact with pressure-treated lumber and concrete footings.

    Before and after

  • San Antonio, TX

    Native Rain Garden & Drainage Regrade

    Side-yard regrading, downspout water diversion, river-rock erosion control and roughly 30 to 40 native plants.

    Before, during and after

The work itself

Frames, footings and drainage.

  • Finished open-rafter hemlock timber frame over a concrete patio beside a house with a green metal roof.Pittsburgh project
    Finished hemlock frame, about 20 feet wide, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • White-pine timber frame standing on a plank floor over concrete piers in a wooded clearing.Cherry Valley project
    White-pine tiny-home frame on four concrete piers, Cherry Valley, NY.
  • The rebuilt pressure-treated support carrying six mailboxes on two posts.Mailbox rebuild
    After: the rebuilt support on two posts, each in its own concrete footing, Upper Marlboro, MD.
  • Finished rain garden with a river-rock channel and native plants beside a house.Rain garden project
    Finished: river rock and native planting established, San Antonio, TX.

Everyday handyman work

Repairs, assembly and mounting.

Training & technique

Traditional timber-framing experience.

Not every image on this site is presented as a customer job. Timber Framing Pavilion Class, Upper Marlboro, MD, 2021: hands-on training across the full pavilion-building process, including layout, mortise-and-tenon cutting, hand chiseling, fitting, pegging, assembly and raising work.

Dom hand chiseling a mortise in a timber.
Chiseling a mortise at a 2021 timber-framing class, Upper Marlboro, MD. Training, not a customer project.

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Standard appointments run 8 AM to 5 PM. Same-day work may be available when the schedule allows and carries the standard $100 rush fee. Work before 8 AM or after 5 PM is after-hours service at 1.5x the applicable hourly rate with a two-hour minimum.

Send photos, location and the full task list. Custom structures and site-specific garden or drainage work are quoted from actual conditions.

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