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Projects across Northern Colorado

A working record of decks, pergolas, built-in cabinetry, stairs, bathrooms and whole-home remodels, photographed on site as the jobs finished. Every photograph on this page is Elevated Carpentry’s own work.

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Decks The bulk of the work and the best of it

Carpentry Built-ins, stairs, railings and trim

5.0 Average from 9 Google reviews

Deck with black railings and a dining table looking out over open countryside

Outdoor living

Decks, pergolas and covered patios

Composite and cedar, raised and low profile, with pergolas, privacy screens and built-in seating.

Gray composite deck with black metal railings, furnished with a dining table and red patio chairs under mature trees — Composite deck and railing, furnished and in use

Furnished gray deck with red patio chairs and planters, mature trees behind — The same deck from the far corner

Black pergola over a composite deck with a built-in bench along the edge — Pergola and bench from the yard

Large cedar deck raised on posts with a wood and black metal railing, mature trees around it — Raised cedar deck on posts

Cedar deck with horizontal slat privacy screens and integrated bench seating — Slat privacy screens and integrated seating

Elevated deck with black railings wrapping the upper floor of a green two-story house — Second-story deck with black railings

Gray composite deck with a wide staircase and black railings between two levels — Wide steps between two deck levels

Low-profile composite deck, no railing required

Covered patio with a red umbrella and a patio set against a cream stucco house — Covered patio and seating

Two-tone composite deck with a long built-in bench running along its edge — Built-in bench along the deck edge

Gray composite deck with black metal railings looking out to trees — Black metal railing against gray composite

Start to finish

The same deck, framed and finished

Framing and stair stringers first, then the finished deck. The first photograph decides the second.

Deck under construction showing the stair stringers and framing before the boards go down — The same deck earlier: stringers and framing

Newly built deck with wide steps down to a landscaped yard, cream siding behind — A deck finished and ready to hand over

Close view of wide timber deck steps with black railing posts — Stair treads and railing posts

Finish carpentry

Built-ins, stairs and doors

Cabinetry made for the wall it stands against, stairs with handrails worth holding, and the trim that ties a room together.

Floor-to-ceiling built-in cabinetry in pale timber with panelled doors and black handles — Built-in cabinetry, floor to ceiling

Built-in cabinet run with open shelving and panelled doors, finished and installed — The same run, with open shelving

Built-in mudroom locker unit under construction, showing the joinery before finishing — Mudroom lockers, before finishing

Interior stair with a heavy timber handrail and open treads, looking down a hallway — Timber handrail and open treads

Timber staircase seen through a glazed interior door, with warm wood flooring — The stair from the hallway door

Dark timber barn-style sliding door set against a white interior wall — Sliding barn door on exposed track

Fitted white storage cupboard with adjustable shelving — Fitted storage with adjustable shelves

Underside of a covered patio showing the tongue and groove ceiling and supporting posts — Tongue and groove ceiling on a covered patio

Close view of a black horizontal slat privacy screen, showing the even spacing between boards — Slat spacing, set out by hand

Bathrooms

Tile, vanities and level access

Waterproofing you cannot see and tile setting out that you can.

Finished bathroom with marble-look tile, twin vessel basins on a dark vanity and a glass walk-in shower — Twin basins, dark vanity, walk-in shower

Walk-in shower in marble-look tile with a glass screen and a built-in niche — Walk-in shower with a tiled niche

Bathroom with a wide walk-in shower, grab rails and a white vanity with storage — A wide, level-access shower with grab rails

Whole home

A house taken back and rebuilt

One project, room by room. The wall between the kitchen and the living space came out, so the island does the dividing now, and new plank flooring runs right through.

Finished kitchen with white shaker cabinets, dark granite worktops, a mosaic tile backsplash and a central island, opening onto a living space with new plank flooring — Finished kitchen and island, opened up to the living space

The same finished kitchen from the living room, showing the island, stainless fridge and pendant-lit dining area beyond — The same kitchen from the living room

Finished living room with new plank flooring, recessed lighting and a wide slider opening onto the garden — Living room, refloored and relit

Finished hallway with new doors, fresh trim, recessed lighting and plank flooring running through — Hallway, doors and trim

Finished bathroom with a marble-look tiled bath surround, a dark vanity with a vessel basin and a round mirror — Bathroom, tiled and fitted

Finished bedroom with new flooring, a ceiling light and a window looking onto the street — Bedroom, finished

Built-in linen closet with fitted timber shelving, doors hung and trimmed — Built-in linen shelving, made to fit

Mid build

What it looks like part way through

A different kitchen with cabinets and worktops in and the floor still covered, and an interior taped up and prepped. This is the stage you live through, so it is worth seeing.

Kitchen part-way through installation: white shaker cabinets and pale worktops fitted, appliances not yet in and the floor still covered — Part-way through: cabinets and worktops in, floor still protected

The same kitchen from the other end, with a farmhouse sink under the window, before final finishing — The same kitchen before final finishing

A carpenter working on a taped and prepared interior during a whole-home remodel — Floor protection down, walls prepped

Nine reviews, all five stars

Max did a great job building out custom lockers. On time, on budget, and extremely knowledgeable.

Michael Klinker Google review, a week ago

Max was a Hero and was able to come out on the same day our toilets got replaced.

Alexandra Wilson Google review, 2 months ago

They showed up on time every day, kept me informed, and stayed on schedule from start to finish.

Kara Stanwood Google review, 10 months ago

They answered my messages the same day and kept me updated at every step.

Troy Cook Google review, 10 months ago

They hung several interior and exterior doors, trimmed out, built a chicken fence.

Claire Schend Google review, 10 months ago

Excellent craftsmanship, punctuality, cleanliness, and very accommodating with all of my requests for extra work.

Ann Obrzut Google review, 10 months ago

5.0 from 9 Google reviews owner on site one crew from framing to final trim

Next step

Seen something close to what you want?

Tell Max which one and what is different about your space. That is the quickest way to a straight answer.

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Updated August 2026.