Finish Carpentry & Architectural Millwork

Full Nelsen
Construction

Built with intention. Finished with precision. Thirty years of architectural finish carpentry — cabinetry, additions, and outdoor living — shaped around how you actually live.

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Tuscaloosa, AL · Licensed in Alabama & Oregon

30+ Years Tuscaloosa, Alabama Licensed in Alabama & Oregon Bonded & Insured

What We Build

Every trade but electrical & plumbing

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Finish Carpentry

Trim, millwork, stair systems, beams, and wall paneling. The last work done in any room — and the first thing a trained eye notices.

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Custom Cabinetry & Closets

Built to the room, not to a catalog size. Every cabinet and closet system is drawn around how you actually live.

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Additions & Renovations

Room additions and full renovations, carried from first framing to final finish under one steady hand.

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Specialty Millwork

Coffered ceilings, reclaimed beams, fireplace surrounds, feature walls. If it can be conceived, it can be built.

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Outdoor Living

Pergolas, decks, fencing, and structures built for real weather — the outdoor rooms a house has been missing.

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Project Stewardship

Careful scheduling, controlled material waste, and honest communication — so you always know where things stand.

Selected Work

A record of finished rooms

Two-story great room with white craftsman staircase and iron balusters — **Staircase & great room** — finish carpentry

Kitchen with reclaimed wood beam and white shiplap ceiling — **Reclaimed beam & shiplap** — specialty design

Craftsman columns framing a kitchen with pendant lights — **Craftsman columns** — millwork

Dark-stained stair railing with iron balusters over carpeted stairs — **Custom stair rail** — finish carpentry

Primary bathroom with freestanding tub and tile floor — **Primary bath build-out** — remodel

Painted fireplace mantel with fluted columns and blue tile surround — **Mantel & surround** — specialty design

Open living space with hand-hewn ceiling beams — **Hand-hewn beams** — specialty design

Breakfast nook wrapped in tall windows with pendant light — **Window-wrapped nook** — finish work

Clear cedar wall paneling with glass door — **Clear cedar paneling** — finish carpentry

Shiplap fireplace wall in open living room with kitchen island — **Shiplap feature wall** — remodel

Slatted outdoor equipment enclosure with metal siding — **Outdoor enclosure** — outdoor living

Vaulted maple tongue-and-groove ceiling in a coastal great room — **Vaulted maple ceiling** — specialty design

Paneled fireplace wall with built-in shelving and brass sconces under a coffered ceiling — **Paneled fireplace & built-ins** — finish carpentry

Kitchen island with marble counters, lantern pendants, and coffered ceiling — **Island & coffered kitchen** — custom cabinets

Diagonal cedar entry ceiling with black lantern light fixture — **Diagonal cedar entry** — specialty design

Vaulted ceiling with fir beams, white brick fireplace, and French doors — **Vaulted beams & brick fireplace** — specialty design

Two-story window wall rising over a staircase — **Two-story window wall** — finish work

Custom stained alder sliding barn door with glass lites — **Custom alder barn door** — specialty design

White five-panel sliding barn door against a navy wall — **Barn door, navy suite** — finish carpentry

White shiplap dining room with beaded chandelier — **Shiplap dining room** — finish carpentry

The Craftsman

Mark Nelsen

Thirty years on the tools — most of them in finish carpentry, where a sixteenth of an inch is the difference between right and almost right. Mark has worked nearly every trade on a jobsite except electrical and plumbing, which means he sees the whole project, not only his piece of it.

Homeowners bring him an idea — sometimes a photo, sometimes only a feeling. He listens, then turns it into something buildable: a clear concept, an honest estimate, and a build that wastes nothing — not money, not material, not time.

Mark and his wife of over 35 years moved to Tuscaloosa last year and have fallen in love with the South. When he's not on a jobsite you'll find him on the golf course or serving on his church's worship team. Faith, family, God, and country come first for Mark — and they're why he holds everything he builds to the highest standard of excellence.

Licensed in both Alabama and Oregon, and taking on projects in each.

Experience30+ years

CraftFinish Carpentry

Based inTuscaloosa, AL

LicensedAlabama · Oregon

ScopeEvery trade but elec/plumb

EstimatesHonest, in writing

Built onFaith · Family · Country

MaterialsWaste-controlled

Phone(971) 241-8072

The Process

Four stages, one standard

Consultation

Bring an idea, a photo, or simply a feeling. Mark listens, then shapes it into a real, buildable plan.

Estimate

A defined scope and an honest number to plan around — no padding, no vague allowances.

Craftsmanship

Careful project stewardship, controlled material waste, and finish work held to a thirty-year standard.

Final Walkthrough

We walk the finished space together. The work is not complete until you say it is.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama · also serving Oregon

Begin a Conversation

From a single mantel to a full renovation — tell Mark what you're picturing, and get an honest answer on what it takes to build it well.

Request a Consultation (971) 241-8072

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