Finish Trades for General Contractors

Scope. Brought in early October with the floor at bare slab and a fixed turnover date. Reworked the supply ductwork above the new drywall ceilings, added transfer ducts and grilles, resized registers to the new room layouts and tied new runs into the existing mains, all to the mechanical engineer's drawings and the architect's reflected ceiling plan. Painted the entire floor: walls, drywall ceilings, soffits and trim, plus the exposed structure, ductwork and registers where the open ceiling and grid were kept. Installed carpet tile with a contrasting walk path, luxury vinyl tile in the town hall and rubber base throughout, as each delivery arrived.

Outcome. On the floor within two days of the first site walk; the front ductwork finished on day one so the ceilings could close on schedule. Painting completed on schedule, every flooring area with material on site finished, ductwork installed to the engineer's and architect's spec. When the electrical schedule tightened, we brought in an electrician so the ceiling work did not stall. Crews worked two weekends to hold the turnover date.

Scope of the interior program. Kitchen repaint; den and bedroom ceilings repaired and painted; foyer, dining room and upstairs hall baseboards and trim; the staircase trim, curved skirt board, stringer and risers repaired with wood filler, sanded and repainted; every interior and exterior door on the second floor refinished with the original brass mortise hardware removed, cleaned and reinstalled; rotten exterior garage framing replaced with pressure-treated lumber.

Why it matters for a finish-level client. The house kept its original hardware and profiles; nothing was swapped for a stock part. Each visit was its own line-item proposal, photographed before, during and after.

The kitchen design. We laser-measured the room, modelled it in 3D and rendered the proposed kitchen from the client's reference images: custom sage-green shaker cabinets with brass pulls, Taj Mahal quartzite countertops, a Carrara marble subway backsplash, a counter-depth refrigerator surround, a coffee bar and a new range hood over a new tile floor. Refrigerator clearances were checked against the manufacturer's spec sheets and the client saw the walkway width for each model before choosing. A dimensioned cabinet package (plan, three elevations, tagged cabinet schedule) went to the cabinet shop for pricing.

Pre-1978 building. EPA Renovate Right disclosure delivered and signed before the painting phase, with lead-safe work practices on site.