Built-in storage
Bookshelves, window seats, benches, mudroom lockers and cabinetry built to fit the wall in front of them.
Finish carpentry · Built-ins
Custom carpentry is where a room stops looking generic.
Built-in bookshelves, cabinetry, molding, doors, trim and the permanent details that make an existing room feel considered.
Custom carpentry & built-ins
The work that stays.
Furniture leaves when you do. Built-ins do not—which is why they should be scribed to the walls you actually have, proportioned to the room they are in and detailed to match the rest of the house.
Carpentry is the foundation of everything Cyrwus Contracting does, and it is the part Marek does personally. Bookshelves around a fireplace, a window seat with storage, a pass-through with columns, cabinetry in a mudroom, crown and casing that finally match across a whole floor.
It also travels well as a standalone project. Not every worthwhile improvement needs to become a renovation, and a single well-built room can change how the rest of a house feels.
Ask Marek about your projectWhat the work covers
Built to the room, not to a catalog.
Finish carpentry as its own project, or as the last chapter of a larger renovation.
Molding & trim
Crown, casing, base, wainscoting, chair rail and panel detail, scribed to real-world walls and ceilings.
Doors & openings
Interior door installation, cased openings, pass-throughs, columns and the framing changes behind them.
Cabinetry installation
Installing purchased or custom cabinetry with proper leveling, scribing and filler work so the run reads as one piece.
Planning
What shapes a carpentry project.
Small projects still have variables. These are the ones that matter most.
Painted or stained
Paint-grade work allows filler and caulk to resolve small gaps. Stain-grade hardwood shows every joint and takes considerably more time.
How square is the room?
Older homes settle. Scribing built-ins to out-of-plumb walls and out-of-level floors is normal work, and it is the difference between fitted and almost-fitted.
Is structure involved?
A pass-through or a widened opening in a bearing wall is a framing job with a carpentry finish, not the other way around.
Matching existing trim
Older profiles are often no longer stocked. Matching them may mean milling or combining stock profiles to get close.
Electrical in the millwork
Outlets, sconces and integrated lighting inside built-ins need to be planned before the boxes go in, not after.
From the field
Carpentry and finish detail.
Where we work
Custom carpentry & built-ins across three Hudson Valley counties.
Cyrwus Contracting is based in Stormville, New York and works throughout Pawling, Holmes, Poughquag, Hopewell Junction, Patterson, Brewster, Carmel, Mahopac, Katonah, North Salem, Somers and the surrounding communities of Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester Counties. See the full service area
Before you call
Carpentry questions.
Do you take on carpentry-only projects?
Yes. Built-ins, trim packages, doors and cabinetry installation are regularly taken on as standalone work, subject to the current schedule.
Can you match trim in an older home?
Usually. Older profiles may no longer be stocked, but they can often be milled or assembled from stock components to match closely.
Do you build the cabinetry or install it?
Both happen. Some projects use site-built carpentry; others install cabinetry ordered through a supplier or designer. Marek will tell you which makes more sense for what you want.
Do you paint the finished carpentry?
Painting, staining and finish work can be included in the scope—it is usually more efficient to keep it with the carpentry.
Related work
One team across the whole house.
Most projects touch more than one trade. These are the other services homeowners most often combine with this one.
See every serviceA direct first step
Talk with the person who will lead the work.
Share the room, your town and what you would like to change. Estimates are free, and the first conversation is with Marek—not a salesperson.
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