About Graham

The most important thing to know about me, is that I love what I do.

It’s been said “if you do what you love, you’ll never work another day in your life." For me, every day is another opportunity to go out there and be creative — and I’ve been doing this since I was 11 years old.

My dad was a very skilled union carpenter in Philadelphia, PA, and I learned from him every day. At the age of 12, I built my own club house, ran my own electric and water, and even dug a basement for it. I was often found doing repairs and being the local neighborhood handyman, starting in high school. In my teen years, my aunt needed her workshop renovated- she lived up in Massachusetts, so my parents put me on a train with a duffle bag of tools, and off I went.

After high school, I enrolled in college with the goal of obtaining a teaching degree so I could teach wood shop classes. But I soon found that my calling wasn’t to teach it, it was to go out there and do it. So I worked for other contractors about five years, gaining all the knowledge and know-how that I possibly could. I started working as an independent subcontractor for a number of different construction companies, not only doing the work required, but becoming a foreman on most jobs. This included running the crews, scheduling the specialty subcontractors, and seeing the jobs through from start to finish. Most of these construction companies offered customized single homes, but I also did my fair share of remodels, additions, indoor renovations, and commercial work in the Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia area. At the end of that time, I was ready to go into business for myself.

In 2000 I decided to start doing all my own work. I was now my own construction company: obtaining and running the jobs, and hiring my own subcontractors to work for me. I also started plans to build my own wood shop on my property. Over my years of gaining experience, I really came to love customized wood working, like cabinetry and furniture. I wanted to offer that service to my customers whenever the need arose. My shop is now 2,000SF. It has planers, shapers, molders, table top sanders, mortises, along with many other specialized tools such as a CNC table for custom cabinetry and furniture.

Early in my business, a Doylestown customer hired me to do a historical renovation - the building had to be restored to its timeframe in order to maintain its position as a historical land mark. It was a challenge like I’d never had before and I loved every minute of it. I discovered a whole new skill set which I inherited from my mom, who is an artist with her own studio in Revere, PA. The artistic eye that I inherited from her, coupled with the raw skills that my dad instilled in me came to be a perfect combination for work like this. This work pushed me to fit out my shop with the specific tools and equipment needed to manage jobs with historical renovation needs, as well as the capability to build new, but look “old." Since that first historical renovation, I’ve gotten quite a few other jobs with the same needs. It’s some of my favorite work and can be viewed in more detail on the historic restoration page.

I still love what I do, many years later, and I’m always up for new challenges and opportunities to put my skill-set and artistic nature to work for my customers. My work is fully guaranteed and warrantied. I pride myself on providing quality workmanship done right the first time.

If you have any type of construction needs, I’d appreciate the opportunity to meet with you and talk through the job at hand; even if you’re looking for something new or different but don’t quite know what it is — I’m up for the challenge, and I’ve got plenty of ideas.

My estimates are always free, my projects are completed in a timely manner, and I promise you’ll be happy with the end result.

I look forward to working with you,

Graham Feralio