Re-decked in composite
Waterfront Deck
Weathered boards came up and a new composite surface went down, right at the water’s edge.
Built right.Kept simple. Carpentry & Home Repair in Lake Charles, Louisiana
More than fifteen years of hands-on carpentry — decks, floors, framing, trim and repairs — for homes in Lake Charles and the surrounding area.
Or call (337) 214-3825
- 15+ years
- Hands-on experience
- Lake Charles
- Louisiana & surrounding areas
- Inside & out
- Carpentry · Repairs · Framing
In progress
Finished
Re-decking a waterfront deck
Most of the work starts where the trouble is: a soft floor, a rotted sill, a deck that has seen too many summers.
Simple Man Works is a carpentry and home repair company based in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with more than fifteen years of hands-on experience.
The job gets opened up, fixed at the framing if that is where the problem lives, and finished so it looks like it was always that way. Built right, and kept simple.
Services
Carpentry and home repair, inside and out
Straightforward work on the parts of a house that are made of wood — and the repairs that go with them.
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Interior Finish Carpentry
Finish carpentry for the inside of the house: trim, molding, baseboards, doors, and the details that make a room look done.
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Floors & Subfloors
Soft or damaged floors opened up, framing and subfloor repaired, and new plank or tile-look flooring laid over a solid base.
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Decks & Porches
Deck and porch repair, from boards, steps and skirting to the framing underneath, in wood or composite.
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Exterior Carpentry
Outdoor woodwork and exterior repairs — thresholds, sills, trim and the places weather gets in.
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Framing
Walls, openings and floor framing for repairs and renovations, built square, plumb and solid.
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Repairs & Maintenance
Wood rot, damaged areas, and the practical fixes a house needs to stay in good shape.
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Custom Projects
Built-to-fit carpentry for the jobs that don’t fit a category. Describe it and we’ll talk it through.
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Selected work
Jobs shown the way they happened
Before, during and after. Open any photo to step through the whole project.
From the joists up
Kitchen Floor Rebuild
The old floor was opened to the joists, the framing repaired, new subfloor laid, and plank flooring installed wall to wall.
Framing and skirting
Covered Deck Repair
Rotted framing was cut out and replaced with new lumber, then new lattice skirting was fitted around the deck.
Subfloor to finish
Bathroom Floor
Old floor out, new subfloor in, then plank flooring and new baseboard to finish a tight bathroom.
Project gallery
From the jobsite
Decks, floors, framing, trim and repairs — finished work first, along with the in-progress shots that show what is underneath.
Covered deck — framing repairs and new lattice skirting- Kitchen — new plank flooring over a rebuilt subfloor
- Waterfront deck — finished in composite decking
Bathroom — new plank floor and baseboard- Interior renovation — doorway and trim
Living room media wall with arched bookcases
In progressWaterfront deck — old boards up, composite going down
Interior renovation — living room
Bedroom — wood-look tile floor
In progressCovered deck — fitting new lattice skirting
Kitchen — finished plank floor
Interior renovation — bedroom
In progressKitchen floor — joists exposed, new framing going in
Bathroom — finished floor
BeforeWaterfront deck — before- In progressWall opening framed in and sheathed
Interior renovation — bedroom
In progressDeck skirting — lattice panels cut and ready
Kitchen — plank flooring, wall to wall
Interior renovation — hall
In progressFloor framing repair
Interior door and baseboard
In progressWaterfront deck — re-decking in progress
Interior renovation — living room
In progressBathroom — plank floor in, fixtures next
In progressFramed wall — insulated
Interior renovation — finished corner- In progressDeck framing repair — rot cut out, new lumber in
Bedroom — tile floor
In progressTwo-story exterior
In progressKitchen floor — opened up to the joists
In progressInterior renovation — in progress- New door threshold
In progressKitchen — new subfloor down
In progressKitchenette — in progress
Window — interior renovation
In progressBathroom — new subfloor
In progressOpening a wall — header exposed
In progressTile floor — in progress
In progressFloors protected while work continues
In progressKitchen — subfloor complete
BeforeFrench doors — before threshold repair
In progressFloors protected while work continues
BeforeKitchen floor — before
In progressChecking the new sill for level
In progressKitchen — old tile coming up
BeforeWindow sill — before repair
BeforeInterior renovation — before
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About
A Lake Charles carpenter with a plain way of working
Simple Man Works is a local carpentry and home repair business in Lake Charles, Louisiana, built on more than fifteen years of hands-on work.
The approach is in the name. Look at the job honestly. Say what it needs and what it doesn’t. Then build it right — square, solid and clean — without making it more complicated than it has to be. That goes for a full floor rebuild and for a single rotted sill.
Get in touch
Call (337) 214-3825 or send a message describing the project, with a few photos if you have them.
Get a straight answer
We’ll talk through what the job needs and put together an estimate.
Built right, kept simple
The work gets done properly, without shortcuts or surprises.
Service area
Lake Charles and the surrounding area
Simple Man Works is based in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and takes on carpentry and home repair work across the surrounding communities of Southwest Louisiana.
- Lake Charles
- Sulphur
- Westlake
- Moss Bluff
- Iowa
Not sure if you’re in range? Call or send a message and ask.
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Call (337) 214-3825 to talk it through, or send the details here and we’ll get back to you. Prefer to chat? Message us on Messenger.