Finish carpentry in Highland, for houses that sit between town and the foothills

Highland has always felt like Alpine's neighbor with its own pace: family lots, a mix of established streets and custom homes, and a lot of great rooms that look toward the mountains and still have a blank wall waiting for something better than builder texture. From Beacon Hills to the neighborhoods off Alpine Highway, the work we do here is finish carpentry that can stand next to a serious view without competing with it.

Trimhouse is based in Springville. I'm Howard, the owner, and I work every job myself. Licensed since 2022, licensed and insured, and happiest on detailed trim and wall projects. Highland is an easy drive for us, and it is one of the Utah County cities where a two-story feature wall or a proper fireplace surround makes an immediate difference.

Typical projects in Highland

We design and build accent walls, trim and molding, built-ins, fireplace surrounds, custom ceilings, and closets. In Highland that often looks like board and batten or picture-frame wainscot in a formal living room, a mantel and flanking bookcases on a stone fireplace, or a trim upgrade that takes a 1990s or early-2000s house from standard to finished. Newer homes along the Highland-Alpine edge sometimes need the opposite: cleaner lines, a slat wall, or built-ins that hide the clutter of a busy family without making the room feel heavy.

Neighborhoods and home styles

The older core of Highland has traditional houses with profiles worth matching. Out toward the foothills and the streets that share a border with Alpine and Cedar Hills, lots get larger and the rooms get taller. Those houses can lean classic or modern farmhouse, and the carpentry should follow that lead. We pay attention to how a wall meets existing oak or painted trim, and to whether a coffered ceiling will help a wide living room or just lower it for no good reason.

Questions we hear in Highland

Are you familiar with the kind of homes between Highland and Alpine? Yes. We work both cities, and we see the same mix of traditional custom houses and newer family homes. The drive up from Springville is part of our regular Utah County work, not a special trip we have to talk ourselves into.

Can you upgrade builder-grade trim without remodeling the whole house? That is some of the most satisfying work we do. A consistent crown, base, and casing package, or a single well-designed feature wall, can change how the main floor feels without turning the project into a full remodel.

Will you work around a house we already live in? Yes. Most Highland projects are in occupied homes. We will plan around school schedules, parking, and which rooms need to stay open, and we will be honest about the dust that comes with the work.

How do we start? Call (385) 233-3712 or email office@trimhousedesign.com. Send a few photos if you have them. Estimates are free.

Have a Highland room that still feels unfinished?

We would like to see it. We will come look, talk through a design that fits the house, and put the scope in writing before we pick up a saw.