Custom Carpentry Group Inc

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CClogo200Custom Carpentry Group Inc
212 Hillsborough Rd
Carrboro, NC 27510

(919) 929-8482

With green building techniques gaining momentum, Custom Carpentry is focused is on providing clients with an alternative to “conventional” construction techniques. By introducing our clients to the full range of options available to them, we tailor an outcome that is more efficient and sustainable within the scope of their project and their budget.

We believe that in time all building will be “green” and that consideration will always be given to the environmental impact of a project from the outset. To that end, we’ve chosen to offer our clients the full range of green alternatives first, especially where those options are cost competitive or equivalent to other less green options.

Today’s contractors and design professionals now have a powerful set of tools for producing a greener project. The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has developed a rating system, Leadership in Energy and Evironmental Design, (LEED) that lays out basic green standards for new construction, renovation and the maintenance of existing buildings.

The LEED standard is a points based system that scores a given project on several areas of sustainability and establishes basic requirements for projects seeking LEED certification. These standards provide a useful framework for specifying smaller projects as well. Some important areas of concern include: water conservation, site management, energy efficiency and generation, materials and resources, indoor air quality.

This building philosophy fits particularly well in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, where our informed and “enlightened” clients care about an inherently greener approach that significantly reduces waste and wasteful energy usage.

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The Job of the Building Contractor

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Carrboro Building contractors may perform the following tasks:

  • examine and interpret clients’ plans or arrange the drawing of plans to meet building regulations
  • submit tenders (offers to do jobs at a stated price), quotes or prices for the project to clients
  • arrange submission of plans to local authorities for approval and arrange inspections of building work
  • organise subcontractors to carry out all stages of building and negotiate rates of pay
  • calculate quantities of materials required for building projects and order these from building suppliers or advertise for tenders
  • arrange delivery times of materials to coincide with various stages of the building process
  • supervise the work of subcontractors to make sure buildings are of an acceptable standard and are proceeding according to schedule
  • coordinate the activities of office staff involved in the preparation and payment of accounts
  • talk to lawyers and financial institutions on matters relating to loans and contracts for building projects
  • undertake some of the building work personally.