Honest work for Madison homes.
Repairs, carpentry, and outdoor builds done carefully and priced plainly. One person answers the phone, gives the quote, and does the work — and it's the same person every time.
Madison & Surrounding Area
The list that never gets shorter — handled.
If it's part of your house and it's broken, loose, sagging, or overdue, there's a good chance it fits below. Not sure? Send a photo and ask.
Repairs & punch lists
Sticking doors, loose railings, torn screens, caulk and trim, hardware swaps — one fix at a time, or hand over the whole list at once.
Carpentry & finish work
Framing repairs and structural carpentry, with permits or engineering obtained where required, plus subfloors, laminate and vinyl plank flooring, shelving, and built-ins.
Drywall & interior repair
Holes, cracks, and leak-damaged drywall once the source is fixed — patched, taped, sanded, and finished for a clean, blended repair.
Doors, windows & weatherization
Door and window replacement in existing openings, locksets and thresholds, weatherstripping, air sealing, and draft fixes for Wisconsin winters.
Fences & outdoor carpentry
Leaning posts reset, gates rehung, rotted boards replaced, and new fence runs built straight, set to last, and sited to setback and height rules.
Decks, porches & stairs
Soft boards, wobbly stairs, and failing railings fixed — or a new deck built from footings to final rail, with permits handled where required.
Concrete & masonry repair
Crumbling step edges and spalled corners patched, cracks in walks and stoops filled and sealed, loose brick and block reset, and solid anchor points rebuilt for railings and posts. Small repairs only — foundations, footings, and new pours go to a concrete contractor.
Gutters & exterior maintenance
Seasonal gutter cleanouts, resealing and slope correction, guard installs, and siding, soffit, fascia, and exterior trim repairs.
Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and other specialty-trade work is referred to appropriately licensed professionals — and I'll tell you up front when a job needs one.
Landlords & sellers: turnovers are a specialty.
Rental turnovers and pre-sale punch lists — ten small problems, one point of contact, one invoice. One call instead of coordinating four trades.
No mystery, no runaround.
Hi, I'm Nolen.
I'm a Madison local and UW–Madison grad who'd rather fix something properly once than quickly twice. Nolen's Home Services is a one-man shop, which means the person you talk to on the phone is the person on the ladder — and the name on the truck is the reputation on the line.
Service area
Madison and the surrounding area, including Middleton, Fitchburg, Verona, Monona, Sun Prairie, Waunakee, and McFarland. A bit farther out? Ask — the trailer travels.
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