Project Types
Transformative Renovations
As the saying goes, the only constant is change. And sometimes the changes in your life require changes to your home. Whether you’re simply sprucing up an existing space, or adding a new one, our team will work with you to maximize your design options while minimizing the disruption to your life. A successful renovation is never just about the finished product. It’s about the experience. This is why we work closely with each client to ensure that we have an in-depth understanding not only of their project objectives, budget, and timeline, but also of how the project needs to coordinate with their daily lifestyle. Ultimately, our aim is to create beautiful, functional spaces that reflect the homeowner’s style and enhance their enjoyment of their home.
Custom Homes
Building a custom home is an exciting undertaking—the realization of a personal dream. But any project of this scale comes with a lot of moving parts, and can quickly become overwhelming without the right guidance and management. Our team’s experience with custom home builds covers a wide range of architectural styles, location types, and partnerships. We work seamlessly with project partners, including architects and designers. And we have the ability to assemble specialized teams of building experts based on each project’s unique requirements. At every step along the way, we work hard to deliver a positive, stress-free experience that keeps you excited from start to finish.
Historic Restorations
When you fall in love with a historic home, no other place will do. But living in a piece of history comes with a fair amount of responsibility. It requires deep knowledge, respect, patience, and vision to maintain the integrity of such a home while also ensuring it has all the modern features and conveniences that enhance your day-to-day life. Our team has the experience and skill to create the perfect balance between old and new. We understand old houses from the inside out—the materials, construction methods, and aesthetics. And we have the expertise needed to manage all the moving parts of a successful restoration. From collaborating with architects and designers to working with historic commissions to helping homeowners discern the best ways to blend the charm of the past with modern comforts, our team takes great pride in being able to apply our craftsmanship to the preservation of our shared history.
The Lopes Carpentry Experience
Pre-construction Strategy
Every success story starts with a great plan. Knowing exactly what goes into a great plan is one of our team’s superpowers. We know which questions to ask. We know which steps need to happen and in what order. And we know how to avoid the common pitfalls that can derail your best laid plans.
Whether Lopes Carpentry is the lead on your project, or one member of a larger team, we help ensure that your build stays on budget and on schedule. Our pre-construction strategy starts with an on-site meeting during which we review your vision and assess the overall scope, constraints, and opportunities. From there, we develop an itemized budget and schedule that provide easy-to-understand transparency into costs, risks, and potential upgrades. This is also the stage during which we coordinate all permitting requirements in preparation for later phases.
This pre-construction phase is vitally important because it’s in these early stages that it’s easiest to influence a project for the better, and to identify any risks that could create challenges down the road.
Collaborative Design
Depending on the nature of your project, you may already be working with an architect, designers, and various artisans. Or, you may be seeking referrals to design professionals who can bring your vision to life. In either case, Lopes Carpentry can help. We cultivate strong, seamless relationships with our design partners so that we can make valuable contributions to the process and the finished product. Our cross-functional knowledge puts us in the unique position of being able to provide a unifying perspective that is often instrumental in bringing even the most complex project into sharp focus. We are also always happy to refer clients to the design folks we trust.
The Right Team
Whether you’re baking a cake, fixing a car, or building a home, it’s important to have the right tool for the job. Over the years, we have put together a diverse and flexible team of experts who have a wide array of experience and expertise. This allows us to assemble specialized teams for each project, ensuring the highest levels of quality and efficiency. And over the course of each project, we manage all onsite and offsite workers and subcontractors, giving homeowners a one-stop shop for communication and overall coordination.
An Efficient Build
Keeping a project on track requires clear, consistent communication. We take a personalized approach to each project, tailoring the client’s role to suit their needs and preferences. Sometimes, this means being involved in every decision. Other times, it means delegating decisions to the Lopes Carpentry team. In either case, we keep our clients apprised of progress at every step, providing regular updates on the budget and schedule, swiftly addressing any changes in the plan, and always being available to answer questions. In addition, we take the utmost care to ensure a safe work environment, and—of course—take great pride in maintaining a consistently high standard of quality across every aspect of the project.
The Post-build Relationship
Our homes are built to last, and to endure the unpredictable New England weather, but our relationship with our clients doesn’t end at the completion of construction. After a project is finished, clients receive a home care guidebook with manuals and emergency contacts for each system in your home in one convenient place. The confidence we have in our building process is proven by an unmatched five year warranty on our work and a lifetime commitment to the future maintenance of every project that we build. Over two decades we have been honored to build ongoing relationships with repeat clients who have been so pleased with our work that we have been trusted with multiple projects, homes, and referrals to friends and family.