Finished curved white oak staircase with a flared starter step and black metal balusters

General Contractor and Finish Carpenter in Denver, CO

LTA Construct is a carpenter-run general contractor serving Denver, Colorado, handling kitchen remodels, basement finishing, custom cabinetry, staircases, decks and whole-home renovations. Estimates are usually scheduled within a few days.

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Denver proper is where the old houses are, and old houses are carpentry. Bungalows with original trim, Tudors with plaster and oak, 1950s ranches in the southeast with hardwood under the carpet. Luke works south and central Denver from the Englewood shop.

Denver homes and what they need

Platt Park, Washington Park, University and the southeast neighborhoods are mostly pre-war bungalows and mid-century ranches. Matching existing trim, restoring or replacing stairs, opening kitchens without losing character, and adding built-ins where the house never had storage are the usual jobs.

Neighborhoods

Platt Park · Washington Park · University · Overland · Rosedale · Wellshire · University Hills · Virginia Village · Harvey Park · Bonnie Brae

Permits in Denver

Denver Community Planning and Development permits structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical work, plus additions and most basement finishes. Denver reviews take longer than the suburbs; Luke plans for it.

Recent projects

Stairs & railings

Curved White Oak Staircase

A straight-run builder staircase replaced with white oak treads, a flared curved starter step and a new railing, tied into the hardwood floor.

Subway tile wall with anchors set, before the shelves go up

Custom carpentry

Live-Edge Walnut Floating Shelves

Two thick live-edge walnut shelves floated over a coffee bar on white subway tile, with hidden steel brackets and no visible hardware.

Thick wood mantel on a floor-to-ceiling stacked stone fireplace

Custom carpentry

Wood Mantel on a Stone Fireplace

A thick solid-wood mantel with carved corbels set into a floor-to-ceiling stacked stone fireplace.

Finish carpentry

Craftsman Window Trim

Bare, water-stained window sills replaced with new craftsman-style casing, stools and aprons throughout a home.

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Denver questions

Which parts of Denver do you cover?

South and central Denver: roughly everything south of 6th Avenue and east to the Aurora line. North Denver and the far northwest suburbs are case by case.

Can you match 1920s trim?

Yes. Luke can mill or source period profiles and match stain on site.

Have a project in Denver?

Send a photo or a sketch. You will get a straight answer from Luke, usually within a day.

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What Makes Denver Renovation Work Different

Denver's older neighborhoods — Platt Park, Washington Park, Bonnie Brae, Harvey Park — are dense with homes built between 1910 and 1960. That means original plaster walls, narrow balloon-frame cavities, hardwood floors hidden under decades of carpet, and trim profiles that haven't been stocked at a lumber yard in fifty years. A contractor who hasn't worked inside these houses will underestimate almost every phase.

Denver Community Planning and Development runs the permit process for structural changes, additions, basement finishes, and any work touching electrical, plumbing, or mechanical systems. Denver's review queue runs longer than most surrounding suburbs — four to eight weeks for a building permit is common, and that window needs to be priced and scheduled into any project from the start, not discovered mid-job.

Denver also sits at a mile of elevation, which affects moisture movement in wood, paint adhesion on exterior trim, and how quickly concrete and mortar cure on deck footings and foundation work. These are real variables that show up in material selection and scheduling, not afterthoughts.

Period trim matching — milled or sourced to match 1920s–1940s profiles

Permit timelines built into the project schedule from day one

Material choices that account for Denver's elevation and dry climate

Experience opening kitchens and adding built-ins without erasing original character

The Kinds of Denver Projects LTA Construct Takes On

Most Denver jobs start with one visible problem — a staircase that feels dangerous, a kitchen that hasn't been touched since 1987, a basement that's unfinished square footage sitting idle — and expand once the walls open and the scope gets clearer. Luke's background is finish carpentry first, general contracting second, which means the detail work that makes a renovation look finished is handled in-house rather than handed off.

Common scopes include kitchen remodels in bungalows where the goal is opening the layout without losing the house's bones, staircase replacements with white oak or matching species, built-in shelving and cabinetry in rooms that were never designed with storage, and whole-home renovations where every trade needs to be coordinated through one person.

Kitchen remodels — layout changes, custom cabinetry, finish carpentry

Staircase replacement and railing work

Basement finishing with permit coordination

Built-ins, mantels, and trim restoration

Deck construction and outdoor carpentry

Common questions

How much does a contractor in Denver typically charge for a kitchen remodel?

Full kitchen remodels in Denver's older homes generally run $40,000–$90,000 depending on layout changes, cabinet specification, and how much of the existing structure needs correction. Homes built before 1950 often have surprises behind the walls — outdated wiring, knob-and-tube, galvanized plumbing — that affect the budget. Luke provides a written estimate after seeing the space so the number is based on your actual kitchen, not a range pulled from a national average.

Do I need a permit for a basement finish or kitchen remodel in Denver?

Most basement finishes and any kitchen remodel that touches electrical, plumbing, or structural walls requires a permit through Denver Community Planning and Development. Denver's review times are longer than the suburbs, often four to eight weeks for a building permit, so pulling the permit at the right time is part of managing the project schedule. LTA Construct handles permit applications and coordinates inspections as part of the job.

Can you work on a 1920s or 1930s Denver bungalow without it looking patched?

Yes — matching period trim is one of the more common requests in Platt Park, Washington Park, and similar neighborhoods. Luke can mill custom profiles to match existing casing, baseboard, or stair parts that are no longer manufactured, and stain-matches are done on site against the existing finish. The goal is that the new work reads as part of the original house, not an addition.