Linden

Our company

Raleigh, since 2014

About

A repair company of twelve, on the north side of town

Dale, Marisol and Theo in a sunlit hallway

Dale Brennan started Linden in 2014 with a van, a set of tools and a list of jobs from his neighbours in Mordecai. He had spent twenty years building houses and wanted to look after them instead.

We are now twelve: carpenters, painters, fitters and Grace, who answers the phone. Everyone is employed by us, paid by the hour, and lives in Wake County.

We take small jobs on purpose. A sticking door matters to the person who opens it every day, and fixing it well is how we get asked back for the bigger ones.

Homes on our books
2,400
Jobs in 2025
2,130
Guarantee on our work
1 year

The people

Eight of the twelve

Team

Who might be at your door next week

  • Dale

    Founder and carpenter

    12 years with us

  • Marisol

    Painter, leads the paint crew

    9 years with us

  • Kwame

    Fixtures and appliances

    7 years with us

  • Grace

    Bookings and the phone

    6 years with us

  • Ruth

    Painter

    5 years with us

  • Owen

    Carpenter, doors and trim

    4 years with us

  • Theo

    Repairs and odd jobs

    3 years with us

  • Priya

    Maintenance plans

    2 years with us

Before anyone visits

Checked every year

Insured

And vetted, licensed and paid properly

  • $2 million liability cover

    For your home and everything in it, with workers' comp for our staff. We send the certificate on request.

  • Background-checked

    Every employee, when they join and again each year, with two references from past work.

  • Licensed in North Carolina

    Contractor no. 84217. Work that needs an electrician or a plumber goes to people we know and trust.

What we bring

Charged at cost

Materials

Chosen to last, and to be easy to live with

Alcove shelves in oak and a freshly painted living room
Paint
Low-odor, low-VOC acrylic in any color you pick, eggshell on walls and satin on trim. You can sleep in the room that night.
Wood
Solid white oak or poplar for anything you'll see, cut and finished on site. No particle board in our shelves.
Fixings
Stainless screws, proper wall anchors for drywall and plaster, and the right hinges for the weight of the door.
Protection
Drop cloths, shoe covers and a dust extractor on every saw and sander, so the mess leaves with us.