Detailed residential construction & remodeling specifications.
Accustom focuses on residential carpentry, interior remodeling, structural substrates, and exterior woodwork where plumb framing, square openings, and tight joinery determine how a home performs for decades.
Interior Remodeling: Kitchens, Baths & Functional Rooms
Whether modernizing a dated kitchen footprint, gut-renovating a bathroom down to the studs, or turning an unfinished basement or mudroom into everyday living space, Accustom sequences demolition, framing corrections, and finish installation to minimize household disruption.
TYPICAL WALKTHROUGH FOCUS: Existing wall plumbness, subfloor deflection, cabinet layout clearances, and moisture protection.
What We Execute Inside the Home
- Kitchen Remodeling: Selective demolition, wall soffit removal, base and wall cabinet leveling and scribing, island framing, pantry build-outs, backsplash prep, and trim integration.
- Bathroom Remodeling: Subfloor rot repair, cement/waterproof backer board installation, vanity and medicine cabinet setting, blocking for grab bars/accessories, and trim/door moisture detailing.
- Mudrooms, Laundry & Basements: Perimeter stud framing over masonry with moisture barriers, drop-zone bench/locker carpentry, utility enclosures, and acoustic/thermal insulation installs.
- Room Reconfigurations: Opening up non-bearing partitions, widening cased openings, and framing new closets or home-office alcoves.
Finish Carpentry, Doors & Custom Trim
Our joinery emblem reflects our core craft: three straight pieces meeting cleanly at accurate angles. In older homes where plaster walls wave and floors settle, clean finish carpentry requires scribing, shimming, and glued/fastened miters that stay closed across seasonal humidity swings.
TYPICAL WALKTHROUGH FOCUS: Profile matching, reveal consistency, jamb depth, and solid-core vs. hollow-core door upgrades.
Precision Woodwork & Openings
- Interior & Exterior Doors: Pre-hung and slab replacements, pocket door frame installations, French/bifold doors, weatherstripping, threshold sealing, and lockset/hinge mortising.
- Window & Door Casing: Colonial, Craftsman/flat-stock with backband, mitered or butt-joint headers, stool-and-apron window trim, and jamb extensions.
- Running Trim & Wall Details: Baseboard and shoe molding scribed to uneven floors, crown molding, wainscoting, board-and-batten, and picture rail.
- Custom Built-Ins & Stair Trim: Alcove bookcases, window seats, fireplace surrounds/mantels, stair skirt boards, treads, risers, and newel/baluster updates.
Structural Repairs, Drywall, Flooring & Fixtures
Finish materials are only as flat and quiet as the structure underneath them. Before laying new plank flooring or hanging new drywall, Accustom inspects and corrects squeaking subfloors, notched or sagging joists, and out-of-plane framing studs.
TYPICAL WALKTHROUGH FOCUS: Joist span condition, subfloor fastener schedule, plane tolerance (flatness), and transition thresholds.
Framing Repairs to Finished Surfaces
- Subfloor & Framing Repair: Replacing water-damaged OSB/plywood, sistering floor joists, shimming low spots, and re-securing loose decking to eliminate floor squeaks.
- Drywall & Wall Prep: Hanging moisture-resistant or standard gypsum board, corner bead installation, multi-coat taping/sanding, and blending patches into existing plaster walls.
- Flooring Installation: Solid and engineered hardwood, luxury vinyl plank (LVP), laminate, underlayment moisture barriers, and flush room-to-room transition strips.
- Hardware & Fixture Setting: Cabinet pulls, bath hardware, shelving brackets, mirrors, and interior architectural fixtures anchored into solid blocking.
Exterior Carpentry, Decks, Porches & Structural Upgrades
Pennsylvania weather tests every exterior joint through freeze-thaw cycles, driving rain, and summer sun. Accustom builds and restores decks, porches, and exterior trim with code-compliant ledger attachment, metal flashing, corrosion-resistant fasteners, and positive drainage.
TYPICAL WALKTHROUGH FOCUS: Ledger board flashing, post-to-footing hardware, stair rise/run geometry, and trim rot points.
Weather-Tight Exterior Woodwork
- Decks & Re-Decking: New pressure-treated or composite deck builds, structural frame inspection, joist tape protection, guardrails, and rigid stair stringers.
- Porches & Entryways: Covered porch framing, tongue-and-groove porch flooring, structural column replacements, screened porch enclosures, and entry steps.
- Exterior Rot Repair & Trim: PVC or rot-resistant wood window/door trim, corner boards, fascia/soffit repairs, and sill replacements before water enters the wall cavity.
- Targeted Additions & Outbuildings: Bump-out mudrooms, vestibule entries, and custom residential storage structures built on proper footings.
Clear scope boundaries before work begins.
Homeowners deserve to know exactly what Accustom performs in-house, how licensed mechanical sub-trades are coordinated when required, and how concealed conditions are handled.
| Scope Category | Handled Directly by Accustom | Boundary & Coordination Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Framing, Carpentry & Remodeling | Demolition, rough & finish carpentry, cabinets, doors, windows, drywall, flooring, decks, porches, and exterior trim. | Executed directly on site by AJ Maloney with written material and labor specifications. |
| Plumbing, Electrical & HVAC | Framing chases, fixture blocking, access panels, vanity/sink carpentry prep, and schedule coordination. | Major panel upgrades, new branch circuits, or main stack relocations are coordinated with licensed specialty trades or your preferred trade partner under clear scope split. |
| Hidden Structural / Rot Conditions | Full documentation with photos and measurements as soon as framing or sheathing is opened. | No surprise billing: if concealed rot or structural defects are uncovered after demolition, work on that element pauses until AJ Maloney reviews options and you approve a written scope adjustment. |
| Material Selection & Allowances | Rough framing lumber, fasteners, adhesives, backer boards, and standard trim stock specified in proposal. | Finish selections (tile, faucets, custom cabinetry, specialty hardware) are listed with clear allowance figures or homeowner-supplied schedules so pricing stays transparent. |
Written scope proposals include AJ Maloney's direct verification of applicable local permit requirements, trade registrations, and insurance documentation for your specific municipality. Ready to review your room or exterior project? Call or text 570-664-0591 or use our Project Scope Builder.