About Us

ON-SITE WOODWRIGHT GUARANTEES ALL WORK AND USES ONLY TOP QUALITY MATERIALS

Greg Wright & Family

For over twenty-five years owner Greg Wright has specialized in wood repairing, refurbishing, and refinishing for consumers and businesses throughout the surrounding Indianapolis metropolitan area. Greg has completed thousands of jobs that include all types of furniture and woodwork, cabinetry and antique furniture. Just some of these notables include Steinway Grand Pianos, the new Lucas Oil Stadium Suites, the new I.U. School of Medicine in downtown Indianapolis, and the new Reid Hospital in Richmond.

Each job is handled with the utmost professionalism and care by using repair and refinishing techniques that have been handed down from generation to generation.

On-Site Woodwright guarantees all work and uses only top quality materials from companies that stand behind their products. Each of our jobs is warranted for one year against defects in material or workmanship.

The only way we know how to complete a project is by using top quality materials and drug-free expert workmanship. We have references that can attest to our reputation for top quality and excellent service. From initial estimates to project completion, we are careful to let you know our progress at every step of the project. If there’s ever a problem, it’s important to us that we solve it immediately. No matter whether we’re at your home or office we clean the work area up daily. We keep our work areas safe, organized, and tidy. We’re also very careful to protect all nearby areas on site from any possible damage.

REFINISHING AND FURNISHING REFURBISHING HELPS MINIMIZE YOUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Refurbishing, rather than buying new, substantially lowers your energy footprint. There is a tremendous amount of energy required to harvest lumber, process it and build the new furniture; refurbishing existing furniture eliminates the need to expend this energy. Help Save Forests and Assure Minimal Environmental Impact — Using older furniture reduces the need to harvest wood for new furniture. Lower Landfill Impact — Recycling and reusing furniture puts the furniture to use, rather than discarding it and adding it to a landfill. Assure Minimal Environmental Impact — Using environmentally friendly products reduces air pollutants and helps assure a healthier environment for employees and customers.

WHAT IS A WOODWRIGHT?

Greg Wright, Owner

“Wright” is an occupational surname originating in England. For example, a woodwright is a person who works with wood, and is used as a British family name. Wright is also an anglicized version of the Scots Gaelic clan name “MacIntyre” or “Mac an t-Saoir”, meaning “Son of the Wright”, or Son of the Carpenter”.

The word Carpentier, now Carpenter was introduced into England in 1066 and slowly replaced the traditional name and meaning of wright. Wright is the thirteenth most common surname in the United Kingdom. Its use as a occupational title continued until the mid 1800s. Its occupational use was often combined with other words such as wheelwright or playwright.

SOME OF THE NAMES FOR INDIVIDUAL WOOD WORKER ARE:

Carpenter – modern term for one who works with wood.

Coopersmith – maker of barrels and buckets.

Furniture maker – one who builds furniture.

Sawyer – one who saws wood.

Ship builder – one who builds ships. This originally was with mortise and tenon.

Timber Framer – one who uses mortise and tenon to construct a building with timbers.

Turner – one who turns wood on a lathe.

Wainwright – one who builds wagons.

Wheelwright – one who builds wheels.