FlanneryBuilt Construction
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Newport, RI

Remodeling and custom carpentry, built by the owner.

Bathrooms, kitchens, additions, decks, and the details in between. When you hire FlanneryBuilt, the person who quotes your job is the person on site building it.

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  • RI Reg. GC-50566
  • Fully insured
  • 1-year workmanship warranty
A crane lowers a custom cupola onto the roof of a timber-framed octagonal tower built by FlanneryBuilt
Setting a custom cupola on an octagonal tower we framed from the foundation up.

What we build

From a leaking shower valve to a two-story addition, every job gets a written estimate, a clear contract, and the same attention.

Remodeled kitchen with white shaker cabinets, glass pendant lights, and a peninsula

Kitchens & bathrooms

Full remodels and fixture upgrades: tile showers, vanities, tub-to-shower conversions, cabinets, and countertops, coordinated start to finish.

Additions & outbuildings

Foundations, framing, sheathing, and siding for additions, garages, studios, and one-of-a-kind structures.

Decks, stairs & exteriors

Exterior stairs, landings, pool decks, siding, trim, and weather-tight details built for coastal Rhode Island.

Timber & finish carpentry

Exposed beams, tongue-and-groove ceilings, skylights, built-ins, and trim work that shows its craft.

Small jobs welcome

Repairs, fixture swaps, and punch lists. Simple hourly pricing: a $500 minimum covers up to four hours on site, with no surprise add-ons.

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Vaulted white tongue-and-groove ceiling with crossed dark timber beams

Crossed timber beams over a tongue-and-groove ceiling.

Our work

Real jobs, photographed on site.

Featured project

The octagon tower

A custom eight-sided tower built from the ground up: formed foundation, framing and sheathing, cedar shingle siding, and a crane-set cupola to finish.

  1. Octagonal concrete foundation with sill plates installed01 Foundation
  2. Two-story octagonal tower framed and wrapped in green sheathing02 Framing & sheathing
  3. Finished octagonal tower with cedar siding, gray shingles, and black windows03 Siding & windows

Before & after

Kitchen remodel

Dated oak cabinets and laminate counters replaced with white shaker cabinetry, new countertops, a seating peninsula with a built-in cooktop, tile backsplash, and new lighting.

Kitchen before remodel: oak cabinets, red laminate counters, and an old coil-burner range
Before
Kitchen after remodel: white shaker cabinets, glass pendants, white countertops, and a peninsula with rush-seat stools
After

Before & after

Pool deck rebuild

The old deck around an in-ground pool torn out and rebuilt with a new pressure-treated frame and decking that wraps the pool edge.

Old pool deck removed, with new pressure-treated framing laid out beside the pool
Before
Finished pressure-treated deck surrounding a kidney-shaped in-ground pool
After

Before & after

Deck & stone patio

A bare side yard turned into an outdoor living space: a low-maintenance composite deck that steps down to a stone patio with a bordered edge.

Before: a patchy lawn between the house and a wooden fence
Before
After: gray composite deck stepping down to a stone patio with outdoor furniture
After
After: stone patio with a bordered edge, seen from the lawn toward the deck at dusk
After

Before & after

Rear stairs & landing

Worn, open-tread exterior stairs and a bare landing rebuilt with new treads and risers, a painted railing with square balusters, lattice skirting, and a finished second-floor landing.

Before: weathered gray open-tread exterior stairs and landing frame against a yellow house
Before
After: rebuilt white exterior stairs with railing, lattice skirting, and a second-floor landing
After

More from the job site

Board-and-batten studio building with a second-floor balcony
Studio with balcony
New gable-roof garage with vertical siding and wide door opening
Detached garage
Addition framed with a rooftop pergola
Addition with roof pergola
Cedar tongue-and-groove ceiling with a skylight and beams
Cedar ceiling & skylight
Painted plank ceiling around a skylight with exposed beam
Skylight finish work
Foundation forms set for an addition
Addition foundation
Row of skylights in a vaulted ceiling under construction
Vaulted ceiling skylights

How it works

No guesswork about price, schedule, or what happens if plans change.

  1. Call or send photos

    Tell us about the project. Photos help us give you a better first answer.

  2. Site visit & written estimate

    We walk the job with you and send an itemized estimate, free.

  3. Clear contract

    A Rhode Island-compliant contract with scope, price, payment schedule, and timeline in writing.

  4. We build

    Any change is written up and signed before work proceeds, so the price never drifts.

  5. Walkthrough & warranty

    We walk the finished job together, and our workmanship is warranted for one year.

Paul Flannery measuring a timber frame post in a Carhartt jacket and beanie

Hi, I'm Paul.

Newport has been part of my life since the day I was born. I grew up coming here to visit my grandparents, and in 2020 I made it home full time.

I graduated from the University of Vermont in 2009. Building started as a hobby and became my profession in 2018. I learned the trade from several local builders, through hands-on apprenticeships, and with training from the Newport Restoration Foundation. In 2022, I launched FlanneryBuilt Construction, and today I work across Aquidneck Island and the surrounding towns.

Custom work is where I'm happiest, whether that's building doors and windows from scratch or getting creative with tile and millwork. I keep the business small on purpose: you work with me from the first call to the final walkthrough, you get straight answers about cost, and you get work I'm proud to put my name on.

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Tell Paul a little about your project. He personally reviews every request and will follow up to schedule a visit.

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401-594-0832
Service area
Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Jamestown, Tiverton & Little Compton

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