Custom dark-oak floor-to-ceiling built-in library by Fogg Carpentry in Rockville, MD

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Finish Carpentry & Custom Built-Ins in Rockville, MD

Wainscoting, trim, accent walls, staircases, and floor-to-ceiling built-ins. The hand-finished details that make a home feel built, not assembled.

5.0★ Google · 13 reviews Licensed · MHIC #117288 Master Carpenter 30+ years Serving Rockville & the DC metro
Close-up of a flawless mitered corner on white crown molding
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Finish carpentry · Rockville, MD

The details people notice, and the ones they don't.

Finish carpentry in Rockville, MD is the woodwork people actually notice: the trim that frames a room, the built-ins that make it work, the staircase you touch every day. It is also the work that is hardest to fake, because gaps, soft miters, and proud joints show instantly. For 30+ years we have built that detail level for homes across Rockville and the greater DC metro, and a Master Carpenter stands on every job.

A remodel is a real investment, and the difference between fine and flawless lives in the last ten percent: the reveals, the caulk lines, the way a cabinet door sits. That is the part we treat as the whole point.

Fogg Carpentry & Design is a master-led shop licensed in Maryland under MHIC #117288, building finish carpentry across Rockville, Potomac, Bethesda, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, Washington DC, and Arlington VA. It also pairs naturally with bigger work, like a built-in wall as part of whole-home remodeling or custom cabinetry alongside a kitchen remodel in Rockville.

The same room, rebuilt to last.

After: Living room before and after custom built-ins around a stone fireplace, Rockville MD
Before: Living room before and after custom built-ins around a stone fireplace, Rockville MD
Before After

FC-01Living-room built-ins, Montgomery County

The Fogg way, start to finish.

  1. Carpenter measuring a wood board over architectural blueprints with a tape measure and pencil
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    Consultation & measure

    We walk the space, talk through how you live in it, and take exact measurements.

  2. Hands arranging walnut and oak wood samples with brass hardware for a material selection
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    Design & selection

    Shop drawings, profiles, and materials, matched to your home. You approve before we cut.

  3. Master carpenter hand-planing a piece of oak with curled wood shavings
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    Craftsmanship & build

    Tight miters, clean scribe lines, and respectful, tidy days on site.

  4. Finished custom dark-wood floor-to-ceiling built-in library in a luxury home
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    Final reveal & cleanup

    We caulk, detail, and walk the finished work with you. Then we leave it spotless.

Finish carpentry, top to bottom.

Built to a standard most contractors skip.

Three decades of master carpentry, one accountable shop, and a finish you can read in the corners. Here is a look at some of what we have built.

  • Master Carpenter. Three decades of hands-on craft behind the Fogg name. The person who plans your project is the one who builds it.

  • Licensed & Accountable. Licensed in Maryland under MHIC #117288, the state's Home Improvement Commission license. One firm is responsible for the whole result.

  • Designed through Completion. We help shape the plan, suggest the details that make it better, and see it through to the final caulk line.

In their words

5.0★ across every review.

★★★★★

Absolutely wonderful experience and gorgeous craftsmanship. Everyone who walks into our house comments on the wainscoting Reon and his team did for us. The communication was the best we have had in the DMV, and they even finished earlier than planned.

Meredith T. ShieldsWainscoting
★★★★★

He was immensely professional and does very clean, precise, high-quality work. I look forward to hiring him for future projects and would recommend him for yours.

Kelly GrangerEntryway wainscoting
★★★★★

They built a custom bookcase with a place for golf-bag storage. Reon had creative solutions and details that made it work better. We are thrilled with the end product.

Amy HamiltonCustom built-in
★★★★★

Outstanding work. Fogg Carpentry completed an accent wall in our dining room and it is absolutely beautiful. We received lots of compliments on the detailed work. I would definitely recommend them.

Doreen AdairAccent wall
★★★★★

Fogg Carpentry are stars. Mr. Fogg came with a happy attitude every day and was very flexible. He took me from planning and design through completion with great suggestions. Very happy with the build for my office.

DewtimeMusicCustom office
★★★★★

Reon brought my vision to life in my kitchen: island, countertops, backsplash, and hardware. He coordinated the trades smoothly and the work is very good quality.

rheumtosewKitchen remodel

Questions we hear a lot.

01What counts as finish carpentry?

It is the visible, detail-level woodwork: trim and molding, wainscoting and accent walls, built-in cabinetry and bookcases, staircases, mantels, and door and window casing. If it is the woodwork people notice and run their hand across, it is finish carpentry.

02Do you design the built-ins, or do I need my own drawings?

We design with you. We will suggest profiles, proportions, and storage details that suit the room, then produce shop drawings so you approve the design before we build a thing.

03What areas do you serve?

We are a small, master-led shop working across Rockville and the greater DC metro: Potomac, Washington DC, Arlington VA, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, and the surrounding Montgomery County area.

04Are you licensed and insured?

Yes. Fogg Carpentry & Design is licensed in Maryland under MHIC #117288, the Maryland Home Improvement Commission license that home-improvement contractors in the state are required to carry. One firm is accountable for the whole result.

05How do I get a price?

Every project is quote-based, because no two rooms are the same. Tell us what you have in mind and we will come look. The estimate is free, with no obligation.

06Do you stand behind the work?

Yes. One master-led shop is accountable for the whole result, and we do not consider a job done until you have walked the finished work with us and you are happy with it. If something is not right, we make it right.

Serving Rockville · the DC metro

Let's build the details that last.

Tell us what you have in mind: wainscoting, a wall of built-ins, a staircase, or a whole room of trim. We will come take a look.

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