Our philosophy dictates that excellent performance, both in craftsmanship and in service, cannot come from a person unhappy with their place of work.

Our emphasis on providing a supportive, stable, and growth-oriented work environment for our employees means that the people working on your house are dedicated professionals who take their work very seriously.

We expect a great deal from our employees and offer benefits well above the industry standard. Our employees, like our company, are in it for the long haul.

Our knowledge and breadth of experience set us apart from most other companies. Our craftsmen are comfortable working with a wide variety of exotic fine materials, and are well-versed in architectural styles from Tudor to Modern.

Our painstaking attention to historic detail is known throughout the industry-- in some cases we even rebuild doors and windows to original prewar specifications. Complicated and exacting installations are common on our projects.

Hammer and Hand is proud to take its place in the long line of builders and carpenters entrusted with maintaining Portland's tradition of fine building.

Hammer and Hand was incorporated in March of 1994 by Daniel Thomas and Sam Hagerman. Sam, a former project supervisor for Empirical Wood Works, brought 11 years of experience in the trades and running large jobs to the company. Daniel's 12 years of trade experience ranged from painting houses as a young man to the complex renovation of a luxury rail car featured in Architectural Digest.

Together they formed a company dedicated to outstanding quality of product and service. Hammer and Hand is now an extended family of 30 people. Approximately 70% of our work is residential remodeling, most of it on houses built before 1930. The custom homes we build account for the remainder.

Communication is often the hidden component in a remodeling job. A contractor who shows little awareness of, or concern for, your ongoing needs will worsen an already inherently straining process.

At Hammer and Hand, our system emphasises communication and job control. We assign both a a job supervisor and a lead carpenter for each project.

Our lead carpenters are friendly, competent and knowledgeable, and, in most cases, onsite and available to you forty hours per week, from the beginning of your job to the end.

Job supervision duties are performed personally by one of the company's owners, Sam Hagerman and Daniel Thomas.