What Ace Carpentry does

Ace Carpentry, Inc. is a privately held framing subcontractor and turnkey framing partner headquartered in Manassas, Virginia, founded in 1983 by Kenneth Shifflett and Anthony Clatterbuck. The company delivers wood framing services for residential, multifamily, student housing, military housing, senior living, hotel, light commercial, and adaptive reuse projects, operating either as a traditional subcontractor labor provider or as a full turnkey framing package integrator covering preconstruction budgeting, estimating, constructability reviews, installation, site supervision, safety leadership, and schedule management through punch-out. The underlying technology stack combines conventional wood framing craft with modern construction tools including digital layout, BIM coordination, truss collaboration, and real-time project tracking; the company also developed FrameSAFE, the National Framers Council's official safety program, in collaboration with its founder.

Ace generates revenue through project-based B2B contracts with enterprise developers and general contractors, with quote-based pricing determined by project scope, complexity, and contract terms; no public pricing exists. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting top developers and GCs in the Mid-Atlantic region and select multi-state opportunities, leveraging early preconstruction engagement and repeat relationships built over four decades. Customer segments are vertical-oriented across multifamily (primary), student housing (primary), military housing (primary, via Picerne on bases in TX, FL, OK), residential, senior living, hotels, light commercial, and adaptive reuse, with named enterprise customers including Bozzuto, KBS, Trammel Crow Residential, CBG Building Company, Whiting-Turner, Donohoe, Miller & Smith, Middleburg Communities, and Christopher Companies, among others.

The business is supported by 11-50 employees and a tenured field leadership team, with many key leaders and crew members having 20+ years of tenure. Ace holds memberships in NAHB, HBAV, NVBIA, and the National Framers Council. No funding rounds, M&A activity, public offering, or revenue figures are disclosed in available source material.

Name

Ace Carpentry

Legal name

Ace Carpentry, Inc.

Website

https://acecarpentry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ace Carpentry is a Manassas, Virginia-based wood framing subcontractor and turnkey framing partner founded in 1983, serving enterprise developers and general contractors across multifamily, student, military, hotel, and senior living sectors in the Mid-Atlantic and beyond.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Framing

NAICS

Framing Contractors (23813), Framing Contractors (238130)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Structural Wood Repair & Framing (Studs, Joists, Subfloor Patching) (HSAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wood Trusses, I-Joists & Framing Components (IMADADAD)

Keywords

• Wood framing services
• Turnkey framing packages
• Preconstruction estimating
• Residential framing solutions
• Commercial construction framing

Headquarters

HQ city

Manassas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Framing Services: Revenue generated from wood framing installation services for residential, multifamily, commercial, and military construction projects. Services offered through traditional subcontractor labor model or complete turnkey framing packages spanning from preconstruction through structural completion.
2. Preconstruction Services: Detailed budgeting, estimating, and constructability reviews during early project phases, collaborating with owners, developers, design teams, engineers, and truss manufacturers.
3. Turnkey Framing Packages: Complete framing packages providing full service from preconstruction through punch-out, offering integrated solutions that reduce risk, improve communication, and provide tighter control of schedule and budget.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ace Carpentry is a wood framing subcontractor and turnkey framing partner for developers and general contractors. It delivers complete framing solutions spanning preconstruction (budgeting, estimating, constructability reviews), installation (multi-story wood framing), and management (site supervision, safety, schedule control), offered either as traditional subcontractor labor or as full turnkey framing packages covering the project from early budgeting through structural completion.

Product overview

Ace Carpentry offers a unified suite of wood framing services rather than a modular software platform. The core offering consists of three integrated service lines—Preconstruction, Installation, and Management—that work together to deliver complete framing solutions from early budgeting through structural completion. Their Turnkey Framing Packages provide full-service packages combining all three service areas. The company operates as a traditional subcontractor labor model or full turnkey provider, serving sectors including multifamily, student housing, military housing, residential, senior living, hotels, light commercial, and adaptive reuse projects across the Mid-Atlantic and select multi-state locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Construction Services Early-stage budgeting, estimating, and constructability reviews that help avoid surprises. Collaborates with owners, developers, design teams, engineers, and truss manufacturers to identify value-driven solutions before construction begins, intended for developers and general contractors planning wood-framed building projects.
• Installation Services Complete framing installation services covering multi-story apartments and complex details. Delivers quality, speed, and accountability in the field backed by decades of experience and deep labor resources, for residential, multifamily, student housing, military housing, senior living, hotel, and light commercial projects.
• Management Services Experienced site supervision, safety leadership, and schedule management. Provides precision, coordination, and control to drive performance across every aspect of the framing phase, for developers and general contractors on multifamily, student housing, military, residential, senior living, hotel, and light commercial projects.
• Turnkey Framing Packages Full-service framing packages covering the complete wood framing scope from early budgeting through structural completion, combining labor, leadership, systems, and manpower to drive quality, efficiency, and results. Integrates preconstruction, installation, and management services into a single deliverable, for developers and general contractors seeking reduced risk, improved communication, and tighter control of schedule and budget.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced rework through constant attention to detail
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Framers CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner relationship where Ace Carpentry founder Kenneth Shifflett was instrumental in developing the FrameSAFE safety program, which became the National Framers Council's official safety program. Ace is a proud member of the organization.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Suffolk Construction: Large national GC with deep multifamily and hospitality practice across the East Coast and beyond. Comparable on target segments (multifamily, hotels, senior living) and East Coast geographic overlap; broader delivery model than a framing specialist.
• Bozzuto Group: Major Mid-Atlantic multifamily developer and existing Ace customer (Oakville Triangle, Democracy Lane). Comparable as a developer-customer that pulls framing demand; relevant for understanding Ace's downstream buyer pipeline and brand pull.
• Gilbane Building Company: Mid-Atlantic-rooted, family-owned national GC with significant multifamily, education, and government/military housing work. Comparable on regional geography, federal/military housing credentials, and enterprise customer overlap.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: National general contractor and existing Ace customer on projects such as Westhampton Redevelopment. Highly relevant broad incumbent: same enterprise GC buyer base, same multifamily/commercial project types, but operates at much larger scale across the full construction stack versus Ace's framing-only specialty scope.
• DPR Construction: National technical builder serving multifamily, hospitality, healthcare, and commercial clients. Comparable on customer segment overlap and use of BIM/VDC coordination in delivery; broader scope than Ace but competes for the same enterprise buyer relationships.
• Swinerton: National GC with a strong multifamily, hospitality, and commercial build practice and an East Coast presence. Comparable on customer type and project types; broader construction delivery scope than Ace's specialty framing role.
• Trammell Crow Residential: One of the largest US multifamily developers and an existing Ace customer (Alexan Old Town project). Highly relevant as a developer-counterparty that drives demand for Ace's framing services across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: Top-ranked Southeast-based GC with strong multifamily, hospitality, and senior living portfolio. Comparable in end-market mix and project scale; operates self-perform concrete and structural crews, partially overlapping with Ace's framing scope.
• Clark Construction Group: Major Mid-Atlantic-headquartered national GC with overlapping multifamily, commercial, and renovation exposure. Comparable on customer profile and geography; operates as a full-service general contractor rather than a framing subcontractor.

Regional players

• Picerne Military Housing: Military housing developer/operator and existing Ace customer (Lackland AFB, Mayport, Tinker AFB). Comparable as a demand-side partner for federal/military framing work; relevant for sizing Ace's government segment exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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