Cabinet installation and refacing, custom cabinets, built-ins, trim, doors, stairs and railings across Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, St. Clair, Livingston and Lapeer counties. Get free quotes, check licenses, and hire with confidence.
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List the rooms and items, the style and material you want, and whether old work comes out. Photos and rough measurements get you comparable quotes.
Cabinets and trim are exempt from a building permit, but stairs and structural changes are not. Verify the LARA license, and ask about lead-safe work in pre-1978 homes.
How we check credentials →Compare materials, joinery, hardware, finishing, who paints, and the written warranty, not just the bottom line.
Finish carpentry and cabinetry are judged up close, and older Metro Detroit homes with plaster walls, settled floors and original woodwork make the details harder. Use this page to pick the right service, request quotes from local carpenters, and check what separates tight, lasting work from quick work. For outdoor carpentry, see fence and deck builders, and for small repairs, handyman pros.
Say which rooms and items are involved, the style, and whether you are matching existing trim or cabinets. For cabinets, share the layout and whether you already bought them. For stairs and railings, describe the current condition and what you want to change.
Paid residential work above a threshold set by state law requires a LARA license. Carpentry is a listed Maintenance & Alteration Contractor trade, and a Residential Builder license covers building homes as well as remodeling. The Michigan Residential Code exempts cabinets, counter tops and similar finish work from a building permit, while new stairs and changes to structural framing generally need one. In homes built before 1978, paid work that disturbs painted trim, cabinets or railings must follow the EPA lead-safe work rule.
For trim: profile, material, how corners and long runs are joined, and who paints. For cabinets: box construction, drawer slides, hinges and finish. For stairs and railings: layout, anchoring and the code requirements they build to. Get every item in writing, then check verification status as described in How We Vet.
Carpenters serve all six counties, but permits come from the legal municipality, which is not always the city on your mailing address. In Detroit, building permits go through BSEED. Many homes here were built before 1978, so ask about lead-safe practices before old trim or cabinets come out. Browse by city or county, such as Wayne or Oakland.
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