Finish Carpentry Consulting · Knoxville & Nationwide
Finish and trim carpentry consulting — an expert in your corner.
Independent trim and millwork expertise for the contractors, designers, and owners who depend on great finish work — plus business consulting for the companies that install it. Catch the costly mistakes before they're permanent.
Meet Your Consultant
Hi — I’m Nicholas Dunn.
I’m a master finish carpenter and the founder of Dunn Trim Co. I’ve spent the better part of a decade installing trim across hundreds of homes — high-end custom builds, spec homes, and everything in between.
These days I spend most of my time helping the people in and around the trade:
- Trim companies— build a business that runs as well as the work: pricing, hiring, systems, and growth.
- General contractors— review trim bids, vet the crews doing the work, and get an expert read on scope and detail.
- Architects & designers— pressure-test the trim and millwork so it builds the way you drew it.
- Homeowners— a straight second opinion on a DIY project or the contractor you’ve hired.
My value comes from doing the work and running the business. Whatever you need, you’ll get insight that only comes from years of actually doing it.
Founder, Dunn Trim Co.
The finish-carpentry practice the consulting is built on — Knoxville, TN.
The Craft
Trim is everywhere. The details are everything.
Baseboards, casing, crown, wainscoting — it’s in every room of every home, and the difference between good and great is easy to miss until you’re living with it. That’s the gap I close.
The people paying for trim rarely have a specialist to lean on. The people doing the work rarely get a second set of expert eyes. I started Dunn Trim Co. to bring both — at the plan, the bid, the install, and the business behind it.
“Every miter tells a story. I help you make sure it’s the right one.”
— Nicholas Dunn, Dunn Trim Co.
Who I Help
Find your lane
Start Here
Everyone starts with a Consultation
No matter who you are or what you need, the first step is the same: one focused, paid Consultation. We work through your situation together and you leave with a clear plan. If the work grows from there, we scope it into additional sessions or an engagement that fits.
The Consultation
$125Bring a bid, your plans, photos, a job site, or a business problem. We work through it together and you leave with honest answers and a clear path forward. It’s the first meeting for every client — the single front door to working with me.
The $125 is credited toward any larger engagement — so starting here never costs you extra if the work grows from there.
For Trim Companies
Going deeper with trim companies
Most of my ongoing work is coaching trim-company owners — building the business behind the craft. Step in for the full picture with a growth retainer, or bring me in for one focused piece.
The Trim Company Growth Retainer
From $1,500/mo
Ongoing business consulting for trim-company owners — pricing, hiring, sales, systems, and growth strategy from someone who has run the saw and the books.
Virtual · In-Person (Knoxville, TN)
Start with a ConsultationThe Pricing & Estimating Audit
$750
A complete review of your pricing, estimating process, and job costing — with a written report that shows exactly where you're leaving money on the table and how to fix it.
Virtual · Available Nationally
Start with a ConsultationThe Crew Training Day
From $750
Half or full-day technical training for trim and finish carpentry crews. Nicholas works directly with your team on the coping, scribing, and detail work that separates good from great.
Virtual ($750) · In-Person ($1,200), Knoxville TN
Start with a ConsultationSelected Work
A few rooms from the field
A cross-section of finished work and projects in progress — the kind of trim and millwork the consulting is built on.
From the Blog
Trim carpentry, explained
Ready to get expert eyes on your project?
One focused Consultation, and you walk away with a plan. The $125 is credited toward any larger engagement.
Book a Consultation — $125