Our work

Before & after: real Chicago jobs

Every photo on this page is from a real Nailed by Nelson job. No stock photos, no renderings.

Start to finish

Before, during & after

Every job, from the first photo to the last. Swipe through, tap a photo to see it full size, or open the full write-up.

Water-damaged ceiling repair, before, during and after — Water-damaged ceiling repair

Cedar fence replacement, before, during and after — Cedar fence replacement

Rotted exterior trim repair, before, during and after — Rotted trim repair

Shower ceiling drywall repair, during and after — Shower ceiling repair

Privacy fence replacement, during and after — Privacy fence replacement

Deck repaint, during and after — Deck & stair repaint

Over-the-range microwave install, during and after — Microwave install

Completed work

The gallery

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Water damage found behind a ceiling — Before · water damage exposed

Cutting out water-damaged drywall — On the job · cutting out damage

New drywall taped and mudded — On the job · taped & mudded

Ceiling repair sanded smooth — After · repair blended in

Cabinet floor cut for a microwave vent — On the job · cabinet cut for the vent

Microwave exhaust duct connected — On the job · exhaust duct connected

Over-the-range microwave installed — After · microwave installed

Open living room, refinished hardwood — Open living · hardwood refinish

Finished kitchen — Kitchen · full install

Painted stairwell with LVP — Stairwell · paint & LVP

Door and trim to back stair — Door, casing & back stair

Front room with bay windows — Front room · bay windows

New fence — Privacy fence

Kitchen with window — Kitchen · second view

Finished bedroom — Bedroom · paint & hardwood

LVP landing from above — Landing · LVP & base trim

Living room with doors — Living room · doors & trim

Exterior paint

Hallway into kitchen

Landing under stair — Landing · rails painted

Bedroom with window — Bedroom · refinished oak

Fence on wall — Fence on retaining wall

Painted winder stairs — Winder stairs · paint-out

LVP floor corner — LVP · clean base corners

Window reset

Larry cutting in a ceiling line — Interior paint · ceiling line

Window work off the roof

The finish

Room by room

Real photos from finished jobs. No stock photos, no renderings.

Finished kitchen

Kitchen before

BeforeAfter

KitchenShaker cabinets, counters, tile-look floor, appliances

Finished living room

Living room before

BeforeAfter

Living roomPaint, refinished hardwood, doors and trim

Finished stairwell

Stairwell before

BeforeAfter

StairwellPainted treads, rails and brick, LVP landing

Finished bedroom

Bedroom before

BeforeAfter

BedroomWall and ceiling paint, hardwood refinish

Finished hallway into kitchen

Hallway before

BeforeAfter

HallwayTile-look plank, recessed lights, fresh paint

New LVP floor and base trim

Back room before

BeforeAfter

Back roomLVP flooring, new base, paint

On the job

The name on the shirt shows up

Roof lines, ladders, fence runs and ceiling lines. Larry and the crew in the field.

Window work from the roof — Window work off the roof

New privacy fence run

Window reset from ladder — Window reset

Exterior painting at the gable — Exterior paint, gable end

Larry cutting in interior paint — Cutting in the ceiling line

New fence set on retaining wall — Fence set on a retaining wall

New mailbox and post — Mailbox & post install

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More jobs, start to finish

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