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Tom designed and built bookshelves connecting a living-room corner and fireplace, according to a 2018 customer. That 2018 customer also said he converted a closet into a small home laundry with a work table and storage shelves, keeping to the schedule and estimated costs for both projects. A 2018 customer said Tom built a custom sewing studio, making all the cabinetry from scratch and adding features that improved its usability. In that 2018 account, the customer also said he had done their kitchen through a designer and returned to refinish several teak tables. A 2018 customer said Tom renovated a master bedroom suite's bathroom and closet and a half-bath, worked well with the other subcontractors and brought creative ideas to the work.
“I made this on a five-day course with Tom McLaughlin at Epic Woodworking in New Hampshire.”
“I went on 5 day woodworking course with Tom McLaughlin in his shop in New Hampshire”
“I made a Shaker chest of drawers from Tom McLaughlin plans. I paid for the video tutorial and full size drawings.”
“We bought plans from Tom Mclaughlin (epic woodworking). $107 got us full size 1:1 plans, about 14 hours of instructional video, and a bunch of other stuff you can read on his website.”
“Many thanks to Tom McLaughlin of @epicwoodworking (and “Camera Lady” Kris) for the beautiful and ergonomic design, and for the excellent plans and video tutorials.”
Tom renovated our master bedroom suite (bathroom & closet) and a half-bath a couple of years ago. I can't recommend him enough - he is superbly talented as a carpenter - has amazing creative ideas and can work through any issue that comes up! He is calm, kind and attentive to his clients and worked really well with all the other subs on the job. We can't wait to hire him again for our next big renovation! He also builds incredible furniture - he just has a magic way with wood. A delight to work with and design ideas that are incomparable. I've had many people take pictures of the woodwork he did in our house - it's truly outstanding! I recommend him for any of your building needs!
Tom McLaughlin is truly a fine woodworker. His workmanship, his knowledge of wood and materials, and his interactions with us were all very professional and very satisfying. He kept to our schedule and our estimated costs in both projects. He designed and built beautiful bookshelves connecting a living room corner and fireplace. He also converted a closet into a small, efficient home laundry with a work table and storage shelves. As much as we love what Tom did for us, we know these projects did not give him the chance to strut his fine woodworking artistry. We recommend Tom very highly and hope to hire him again soon!
Tom truly listens. He appreciates a client's vision for the appearance of a piece and how it should fit in functionally (and/or decoratively) in its intended space. He also appreciates a client's budget goals. Furthermore, he is super talented, has an amazing eye, incredible skills, and a perfectionist mindset. He takes great pride in making his clients happy and in simultaneously producing beautiful work. He is smart; he is calm; he is creative and willing/able to think outside the box; he is accessible; and he might be the most earnest, honest professional you have ever hired.
We met Tom when he did our kitchen through a designer. Fabulous work, attention to detail, listens well and executes accordingly. We have had him back to build a custom sewing studio where he built all the cabinetry from scratch, maximized the use of space, and added custom features that make a huge usability difference. We also had him back to refinish several teak tables that all look better than new. Not only is he a top shelf carpenter, but he is also a creative designer, trustworthy, reasonably priced, and above all else he is an excellent communicator who, get this, does what he says he's going to do, when he says he is going to do it. Extremely happy to have Tom as a resource.
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Typical New Hampshire range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from TOM MCLAUGHLIN WOODWORKING. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A typical single-level deck is 12×16 — about 200 sq ft.
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$6,800 – $12,800
Typical carpentry project around $9,800
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