Random Projects I've Worked On

I've been doing building and remodeling since I was about ten--my family restored a beautiful old farmhouse when I was a kid, doing pretty much all the work ourselves. Then we moved to Missouri and built a STRAW and stucco house when I was 16. (The big bad wolf couldn't even blow it down).

When I left home, I worked in agricultural construction--doing chicken house equipment.

My summer job through far too many years of school was construction: framing, trim, siding and a lot of other stuff.


Summer '05 took me back to Missouri to oversee a house built as a fundraiser. We completed the majority of the work in 3 months, with nearly all volunteer labor, and raised around $30K. The pics on this page are from that project--they were the photos I had at hand.

Since then I've been working doing mostly framing in some of Columbus' upscale neighborhoods: Dublin, Worthington, Tartan Fields, German Village. I also worked renovating a grand, but run-down old house into 3 beautiful living units: 8 inch-wide heartwood pine trim, 11 foot ceilings.

What I do

The short answer is "just about anything." Some examples of things I'm equipped and experienced to handle.

Finish Basements
Kitchen and Bath: (Cabinets, fixtures, tile, flooring)
Decks: (repair or build new)
Exterior Repair (trim, siding, porches, fencing, painting, etc.)
Interior: (painting, trim, plaster repair, drywall, light electric/plumbing)
Flooring: tile, hardwood, refinishing
Insulation: (check out the tax credits this year!)
Replacement Windows
Rehab rentals or purchased homes.

(I'm also happy to work as a subcontractor for builders--as I said, I've worked the most in framing but have experience in many other areas.)

If a project is over my head, I'll be happy to refer you to someone else.

About me

I'm Aram DiGennaro, living in the North Campus area. Since my wife, Debbi, is in school, finishing her Master's in Social Work, I need work that allows me to take care of our baby, Priska from time to time.

My educational background isn't exactly in construction: have a BA in Psychology from U of Missouri-Rolla, (minor in Spanish Lit) and a M.Div. from Eastern Mennonite Seminary (concentration is church history). But my work experience is mostly in construction (some farming, church work, social work too) and I'm enjoying it as a job to put my wife through school.