About H & L

     H & L construction was formed shortly after I moved to Alaska in the fall of 1990.I started working for builders in the early 1970s, Operated my own Co. in Massachusetts from 1976-1987 then spent over two years in New Hampshire doing carpentry and ski patrolling until I moved to Alaska after climbing a route on Denali in May of 1990.Since starting the Company in November of 1990 I have specialized in custom remodeling and also have operated a woodworking shop for the past 12 years when not working at the jobsite.
     After living in Alaska for a few years I came to realize that this was were I should be , I cut my ties to New England and shipped to Alaska a barn full of timbers that I hade milled from my property there. Over the next 7 years I was consumed with designing and building a traditional  timber frame house in Girdwood.

     I have continued to be active in the climbing community , having enjoyed the position of being the Alaska Section Chairman of the American Alpine Club and working with volunteers within the outdoor community on projects such as designing and building the Serenity Falls Hut near the Eklutna Glacier. The Alaska Section has also built the new Webfoot Latrine in the Archangel valley climbing area, and rebuilt the Snowbird Hut, also in the Talkeetna Mnts.