🪚 Building & Trades

Regional network of sawmills, woodworkers, and artisans using the Pure Catskills trademark. Searchable database of wood products businesses across Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster counties. Free membership for eligible businesses.

A timber framing and construction company based in West Winfield, Otsego County, serving West Winfield, Catskill, and Syracuse. Builds custom timber frame homes using hemlock, pine, and oak with mortise-and-tenon joinery fastened with wooden pegs. Also installs Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) for superior insulation that allows timber beam beauty to show. Operates a local sawmill for custom sawn materials. Homes average $200-$350 per square foot turn-key.

A Hudson Valley timber framing specialist based in Olivebridge, Ulster County, offering new construction timber framed homes and barns, barn restoration, and wooden boat work. Uses traditional joinery methods with meticulous craftsmanship to build renewable and sustainable structures built to last generations. Member of the Timber Framers Guild. Serves the Hudson Valley and beyond.

A timber framing and post-and-beam construction company based in Kingston, Ulster County. Builds timber frame homes, barns, tiny homes, solar carports, pergolas, garages, and additions using traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery and wooden pegs. Supports natural building materials including structural insulated panels and straw bale construction — up to 80% of a home buildable from local materials. Offers free estimates.

A full-service construction company based in Tannersville serving all of Greene County. Offers new construction, renovation, and restoration services for rural and mountain properties throughout the Northern Catskills. Family-owned operation with a commitment to quality craftsmanship for homes, farms, and outbuildings.

A mobile sawmill service based in Greene County serving the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and Eastern New England. Uses a Wood-Mizer computer-controlled bandsaw with an ultra-thin kerf blade — more precise and higher yield than traditional milling. Bed extension handles timbers up to 30 feet, ideal for post-and-beam construction. Comes to your location to mill your trees on-site, eliminating log trucking and providing a green, efficient solution. Slabs available for custom woodworking projects.

A woodworking school and joinery shop in Saratoga Springs offering hands-on classes in traditional woodworking, furniture making, and timber joinery for all skill levels. Classes range from weekend workshops to multi-week courses. Also produces custom furniture and millwork. An excellent resource for homesteaders interested in building rural skills.

A family-operated portable sawmill business serving the Hudson Valley, NY and Tri-State area. Originally established in Pennsylvania in 2009 before relocating to upstate New York. One of the few mobile sawmill providers in the Hudson Valley region. Offers full-service portable sawmilling, custom lumber production, and a lumber yard open Saturdays. Specializes in finish carpentry and custom furniture alongside sawmilling.

One of the most respected general contractors in the Catskills, operating out of Hobart and serving Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, and Ulster Counties. Builds and renovates rural homes and farm properties with an unmatched eye for detail and commitment to craft. Featured on HGTV's Cousins Undercover, Vacation House for Free, and America's Most Desperate Kitchens. Owner John Whritner serves as hands-on general contractor on every project.

East Durham woodworking shop producing custom cabinets and wood products, including assembly of the Cheese Grotto, plus vinyl signs and custom apparel printing.