Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain...Psalm 127:1


MEET THE BUILDER RICK UTENIS
MANAGER AND LEAD CARPENTER OF
IDEAL WOODWORKING LLC.


Ideal Woodworking LLC, in its 24th year of business, is a local residential building company in Northwest Connecticut. It has extensive experience in all phases of residential building, with its main emphasis on carpentry of all kinds. Ideal Woodworking LLC. also has a complete shop setup for cabinetry and custom millwork. Its manager is Rick Utenis, is also the lead carpenter, and has 30 years of experience in the field.
Rick is a local man who grew up in Woodbury and has worked all over the Northwest corner. He and his wife Karen have been married 20 years and reside on the Norfolk side of Winchester Center. Rick’s’ whole life is about building and carpentry. He started as a cabinet maker, has been featured in a magazine, built a 32 home subdivision, hundreds of custom homes, and has run a framing crew on a 45,000 square foot apartment building. He is also active on the building team at his church that travels to other churches and locations to help others with building projects. He and his crew also do subcontract carpentry for other local builders such as Wentland Builders, Riccio Builders Inc., Bohlen-Reis,Inc., and Freestone Inc.. He has also spoken at construction seminars. He also has a special interest in complex roof framing and radius millwork projects.
Rick is an interesting person. He runs his projects on the team concept, in that everybody is a player and they all have a common goal. Working together as a team has enabled him to be productive and results in a quality product. He has a reputation, not only in the construction world, but in the community, as a man of honesty and integrity. He suffered a significant construction accident at the end of 1999, but would be the first to tell you that God has a plan for your life and that nothing happens by accident. He attributes his character, work ethic, and life, to the fact that God is molding him into what he is becoming. He knows his skills, insight, and abilities are from God, as well as all of the experiences he has had along the way.
Rick is a man of faith, who has character, and takes pride in his work and craftsmanship, and thoroughly enjoys building.