Empirical Renovations carpenter marking out pressure-treated beams on sawhorses at a Vermont job site
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Exterior Carpentry in Vermont

Siding, fencing, doors, windows and additions. Whatever the outside of your house needs.

4+ Years in Business
10+ Years of Experience
Fully Licensed & Insured

Get a Free Exterior Estimate

  1. Contact Us

    Fill out the form or give us a call and tell us a bit about your project. If it's a good fit, we'll set up a time to come out.

  2. Site Visit

    We'll come by and take a look and answer any further questions.

  3. Itemized Estimate

    Within a couple of days we'll send over an itemized estimate, free of charge.

  4. Schedule Project

    Once you're ready to move forward, a deposit locks in your spot on the calendar.

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What Vermont Homeowners Say About Our Work

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We Do More Than Just Decks

  • Newly built horizontal slat privacy fence in pressure-treated pine by Empirical Renovations in Vermont

    Fence Building

    Privacy, picket and horizontal slat fencing on frost-depth posts. Same footing logic as a deck, for exactly the same reason.

  • Empirical Renovations carpenter exposing rotted subfloor and framing at a doorway during a water damage repair in Vermont

    Rot and Water Damage Repair

    Soft subfloor, failing rim joists and framing that has been drinking for years. Usually found where a deck, door or window meets the house.

  • Shed framed and sided on site by Empirical Renovations at a wooded Vermont property, ladders up and the wide door opening still open

    Shed Building

    Sheds framed on site rather than dropped off a trailer, so the size, the door and the roof pitch suit the yard and what is going in it.

  • Segmental block retaining wall with capstones and a planted bed above, built by Empirical Renovations in Vermont

    Retaining Walls and Hardscaping

    Block walls that hold a grade and give you level yard back. Compacted base and drainage behind, which is what stops a wall leaning out after a few winters.

  • Charcoal lap siding meeting a light gray corner board on a newly sided Vermont home by Empirical Renovations

    Siding Installation and Repair

    Replacement and patch work, flashed properly at every penetration. Often the first thing found once a deck ledger comes off the house.

  • Empirical Renovations crew lifting a glass patio door into a second-story opening above new deck framing in Vermont

    Door and Window Installation

    New openings cut, headed and flashed, or tired units swapped out. A door onto a deck is a structural opening rather than a trim job, and it leaks if the head flashing is wrong.

What Makes Us Different From Other Exterior Contractors

  • We Fix the Cause, Not the Stain

    Rot and water damage trace back to a detail somewhere above it. We find where it's getting in before quoting, so the repair holds.

  • Deck-Grade Framing on Everything

    Fences, walls and additions get the same standard as our decks. Proper depth, proper hardware, built for the next twenty winters.

  • Itemized Before We Start

    Materials and labor listed line by line for every part of the job, so you can see what you're paying for before anything comes off the truck.

Service Area

We Provide Exterior Carpentry Across Northern Vermont

Building a deck outside the area? Still reach out. We're happy to travel further when the project is a good fit.

Chittenden County 18 Towns

  • Bolton, VT 05676
  • Burlington, VT 05401
  • Charlotte, VT 05445
  • Colchester, VT 05446
  • Essex, VT 05451
  • Essex Junction, VT 05452
  • Hinesburg, VT 05461
  • Huntington, VT 05462
  • Jericho, VT 05465
  • Milton, VT 05468
  • Richmond, VT 05477
  • Shelburne, VT 05482
  • South Burlington, VT 05403
  • St. George, VT 05495
  • Underhill, VT 05489
  • Westford, VT 05494
  • Williston, VT 05495
  • Winooski, VT 05404

Franklin County 15 Towns

  • Bakersfield, VT 05441
  • Berkshire, VT 05447
  • Enosburg, VT 05450
  • Fairfax, VT 05454
  • Fairfield, VT 05455
  • Fletcher, VT 05444
  • Franklin, VT 05457
  • Georgia, VT 05454
  • Highgate, VT 05459
  • Montgomery, VT 05471
  • Richford, VT 05476
  • Sheldon, VT 05483
  • St. Albans City, VT 05478
  • St. Albans Town, VT 05478
  • Swanton, VT 05488

Grand Isle County 3 Towns

  • Grand Isle, VT 05458
  • North Hero, VT 05474
  • South Hero, VT 05486

Lamoille County 10 Towns

  • Belvidere, VT 05442
  • Cambridge, VT 05464
  • Eden, VT 05653
  • Elmore, VT 05657
  • Hyde Park, VT 05655
  • Johnson, VT 05656
  • Morrisville, VT 05661
  • Stowe, VT 05672
  • Waterville, VT 05492
  • Wolcott, VT 05680

Washington County 1 Town

  • Waterbury, VT 05676

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