Your new home is built. Now make it yours.
Southwest Florida's new communities deliver solid, efficient homes — with builder-grade interiors. Flat-stock baseboards, hollow doors, bare walls. We upgrade new homes to custom, room by room.
The bones are good. The finishes are a starting point.
Production builders finish thousands of homes to a spec that keeps costs down — 3¼-inch flat baseboard, hollow-core doors, wire closet shelving, and walls left bare for you to make your own. None of it is wrong. It's just where the finish work stops.
That's exactly where we start. A carpenter walks the home with you and maps the upgrades that change how it feels to live in — matched to your finishes so they look original to the build.
- Baseboardsflat stock → tall, layered
- Interior doorshollow → solid, upgraded
- Focal wallbare → media / fireplace
- Closetswire shelf → built-in
- Ceilingsflat → coffered / beamed
- Wallsplain → wainscot / trim
Popular first projects in a new build
The upgrades that give the most back on day one — most owners start with one of these.
Baseboard & trim upgrade
Swap builder-grade flat stock for taller, layered profiles that lift every room at once.
Learn moreEntry & drop-zone built-in
A landing spot by the door — bench, hooks, and cabinetry fit to the wall.
Learn morePrimary closet system
Trade the wire shelving for a real closet system built to the space.
Learn moreMedia / fireplace wall
Turn the blank focal wall into a media or fireplace built-in with storage and display.
Learn moreHome office built-ins
Desk, shelving, and storage built in for the room that has to work.
Learn moreFrom one upgrade to a whole-home finish plan.
Start with the baseboards and add from there, or plan the whole home at once — either way, the carpenter who quotes it is the one who builds it, so nothing gets lost between the walk-through and the work.
And because Banyan is run by a Florida Certified Building Contractor (CBC1270165), your project can grow mid-stream without ever changing hands — built-ins can become a full room. The project can't outgrow us.
Upgrading new homes across SWFL
We work throughout the region's fastest-growing new communities.
Babcock Ranch
America's first solar-powered town — new homes, built storm-resilient by design. Finish carpentry and upgrades throughout.
Carpenter in Babcock RanchAve Maria
One of Collier County's fastest-growing, family-oriented communities — new construction everywhere, ready to be made custom.
Carpenter in Ave MariaGood to know
When should I upgrade — right after closing or later?
Once you have the keys, that is the right time. A new home is a blank canvas with no builder schedule to work around, so a carpenter can walk it with you and plan upgrades room by room, on your timeline.
What is the most popular first upgrade?
Baseboard and trim packages, because they change every room at once — replacing builder-grade flat stock with taller, layered profiles. Built-in and closet systems are close behind.
Can you match the finish of my new home?
Yes. We match profiles, paint, and reveals so upgrades read as though they were part of the original build, not added afterward.
Do you work in new communities across Southwest Florida?
Yes — from Fort Myers and Cape Coral to Estero, Bonita Springs, and Naples, plus fast-growing new communities like Babcock Ranch and Ave Maria.
Get a free walkthrough estimate from a carpenter.
We'll walk your new home and map the upgrades room by room — trim, built-ins, closets, doors, and more.