Framing Is Where the Standard Starts. Everything Else Follows.
Residential and commercial framing across eastern Connecticut.
Dan learned framing from his father — who put a hand saw in his hands before he ever touched a power tool. The standard hasn't changed. Plumb, level, square. Because everything that follows depends on it.
Residential & Commercial · Colchester, CT · 860-365-5079
Plumb. Level. Square. The Standard That Doesn't Move.
Dan Sehl started as a framer. His father taught him the trade — hand saw before power tools, fundamentals before speed. That foundation is what DMS framing is built on.
Framing is where the standard starts. Every trade that follows — drywall, roofing, windows, doors, flooring — depends on the frame being right. A quarter-inch out of plumb in the frame becomes a door that doesn't close right. A joist that's not level becomes a floor that feels wrong. A bearing wall that's not properly supported becomes a structural problem that costs ten times what the framing correction would have cost.
DMS frames to the standard. Not to the minimum that passes inspection. To the standard that makes the rest of the job easier, tighter, and right.
"My father put a hand saw in my hands before I ever touched a power tool. You learn the fundamentals first. The speed comes later. The standard doesn't change."
— Dan Sehl, Owner, DMS Construction
DMS Framing Services:
The Cheaper Quote Isn't Always Cheaper
A longtime client needed a framing job. DMS quoted $140,000. Another contractor came in at $70,000. The client went with the lower number.
The building inspector shut the job down. The rafter cuts were wrong, the bearing was off, the structure couldn't pass. The client called Dan to come fix it.
Dan said no. Because his name goes on what he finishes, not what he inherits. The client paid for the job twice.
"Ask that contractor who's bidding lower — what corners is he cutting? Because the price difference has to come from somewhere."
— Dan Sehl, Owner, DMS ConstructionFraming Questions — Answered Honestly
Need Framing Done Right the First Time?
Call us. Describe the project. We'll give you a number that reflects the actual cost of doing it right — not a lowball to get in the door.