Trim, Millwork & Wainscoting

Architectural trim is the cheapest visible upgrade per dollar in residential decorating. A well-executed wainscoting installation in an entryway adds perceived value disproportionate to its cost. The trick is execution: scribe lines that are tight, returns that are mitred not coped, and a finish that hides the seams.

We run a finish carpentry crew out of the same Langley shop as our paint operation. That integration matters — the carpenters know what the painters need, and the painters know what the carpenters delivered. There is no finger-pointing on the punch list because it's the same company.

Standard scopes include board-and-batten in entryways and stairwells, picture-frame moulding on dining-room walls, full panel wainscoting in offices and primary bedrooms, beadboard ceilings, custom built-in bookcases and benches, and crown moulding throughout. We design to a hand-drawn elevation that you approve before any wood is cut.

Material is primed MDF for painted applications and select-grade poplar for stained applications. We do not use finger-jointed pine on visible profiles. All caulking is paintable acrylic-latex with silicone, applied with a wet finger and a damp rag — no caulk lines visible after paint.

Pricing is by linear foot for trim and by lineal foot of wall for wainscoting. A typical board-and-batten entryway in the Fraser Valley runs $1,800 to $3,400 installed and painted.