Raised canal homes, village houses and postwar capes: we're the framing contractor Babylon homeowners call when the bones of the house matter.
Babylon has more framing variety than most towns its size. Around Argyle Lake you find older homes with balloon framing and rough-sawn lumber. South of Montauk Highway, canal houses sit on new foundations after Sandy. Up toward Sunrise Highway, it's capes and ranches. I'm Vincent Daddio, and after 23 years I can tell you each one frames differently. That's the first thing a framing contractor Babylon homeowners hire should understand.
We are a house framing contractor with seven carpenters of our own and a helper, working out of Smithtown. Our framing work covers everything from sill plates to ridge boards, and the same people stay on through the finish work.
After Sandy, a lot of houses on the canals south of Montauk Highway were lifted onto new foundations. The lift is only half the job. Stairs, entries, decks and sometimes whole floors have to be reframed to meet the house at its new height. That's structural and repair framing, plus a good amount of exterior work.
Flood-zone framing has its own rules on connections and materials, and the inspectors know them cold. Any framing contractor Babylon homeowners hire should too. We frame to what the plans and the code require, and we don't cover anything until it's been inspected.
Older houses near Argyle Lake and along the village streets need a lighter touch.
Some pre-war Babylon homes have balloon framing, with studs running two stories and no fire blocking. Before we open a wall, we plan the wall framing changes so the house stays stiff and the new work meets code.
Turning an attic into living space means checking rafter sizes, adding collar ties or a structural ridge, and framing dormers that match the house. Roof framing on an old roof is slower work, and we price it honestly.
Old village floors slope. We sister and shim joists so new floors go down flat.
Salt air and wet ground are hard on outdoor framing. We use treated lumber where it belongs, corrosion-resistant hardware near the water, and flashed ledgers. That goes for deck building, porch framing and pergola framing.
When the framing is done we can close in the walls too, including new siding, with any specialty trade work spelled out at the estimate.
We frame additions off the back of Babylon capes, second stories on ranches, and garages. Basement and garage framing covers conversions, lofts and finished lower levels. For homeowners building from scratch, we handle new construction framing from stamped plans as the new construction framing contractor on the job.
Village of Babylon homes get permits through Village Hall on Main Street. The rest of the town goes through the Town of Babylon in Lindenhurst. We tell you at the estimate which one you need.
Every call comes back within 24 hours and a written quote follows within three days. We work under contractor's license 46440-H. And my carpenters do the finish carpentry in Babylon after the frame, so nobody points fingers at the last crew.
Searching framing contractor near me from Babylon turns up plenty of names. We are the one where the owner still checks the frame before the inspector does.
Besides the village and the hamlet, we work in Lindenhurst, Deer Park, North Babylon, West Babylon and West Islip. Babylon is where the electric trains stop and the diesels take over, and it's a good middle point for our South Shore framing work.
Planning more than framing? Our Babylon remodeling crew picks up where the frame leaves off. If a framing contractor near me search brought you here, give us a call.
If you're in the Village of Babylon, Village Hall. Elsewhere in the town, the Town of Babylon. We'll tell you which applies at the estimate.
Yes. Lifted homes almost always need new stairs, entries and decks framed to the new height, and that's regular work for us.
Yes, with planning. We add fire blocking and support where needed so the walls end up stronger than before.
Yes, from stamped plans. We check that the existing walls and foundation can carry the load before anything goes up.
Pressure-treated where it touches the ground or concrete, with corrosion-resistant hardware near salt air.
Yes. Porch and pergola framing are common add-ons once a deck or entry is being rebuilt.
Every call within 24 hours, with a written quote within three days of our visit.
Call 631-543-2600, Monday through Friday 8:00 to 4:30 or Saturday 9:00 to 1:00.
Call 631-543-2600 or use the form. You get a framing contractor Babylon homeowners can reach in a day, with a written quote right behind it.
