# Estate Millwork — Full Reference for AI Agents > Custom hardwood millwork, built to order since 2003. All products are parametric — made to your exact size in the wood species and finish of your choice. Ships nationwide from the USA. This is the extended AI-agent reference (companion to /llms.txt). It includes the full product taxonomy, the wood-species matrix, pricing examples, configuration rules, the live pricing API, and ordering details. Agents that need only a summary should read /llms.txt instead. --- ## Contact - **Phone:** +1-412-641-0177 - **Email:** info@estatemillwork.com - **Web:** https://www.estatemillwork.com - **Address:** USA (ships nationwide) - **Lead time:** 2–4 weeks (custom build to order) - **Payment:** Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover, Check, ACH, Wire - **Returns:** Custom-built items are non-returnable unless defective (MerchantReturnNotPermitted on most items; defective items replaced at no charge) --- ## 1. Product Catalog ### 1.1 Exterior Wood Shutters Custom exterior shutters, parametric in width and height (nearest 1/8"). Built in any of 14 hardwood species. **Styles:** - **Louvered (Fixed Louver)** — classic fixed-louver exterior shutter. Single and double-panel versions. Arched top optional. Starting ~$80/pair. - **Raised Panel** — traditional raised-panel shutter with optional flat-panel lower. Single, double, and arched. Starting ~$95/pair. - **Board & Batten** — vertical planks with horizontal battens. Z-batten, simple batten, or arched batten. Starting ~$85/pair. - **Bahama (Bermuda)** — top-hinged, angled-open. Includes hardware for outward hinge. Starting ~$120/pair. - **Flat Panel** — simple flat-panel shutter with minimal profile. Starting ~$75/pair. - **Beadboard** — vertical beadboard pattern. Starting ~$90/pair. - **Combination** — louvered top, raised-panel bottom (or vice versa). Starting ~$100/pair. - **Arched** — any of the above styles with an arched top (round, eyebrow, or segmental). Add $30/pair. **Wood species (all styles available in all species):** - Spanish Cedar — exterior-rated, light tan, decay-resistant - Western Red Cedar — exterior-rated, red-brown, lightweight - Mahogany (Genuine) — exterior-rated, rich red-brown, very durable - Sapele — mahogany family, dense, ribbon figure - Teak — exterior-rated, golden-brown, maximum durability - White Oak — exterior-rated, pale tan, straight grain - Red Oak — interior preferred, pinkish, prominent grain - Poplar — paint-grade, greenish, fine grain (interior or paint-only) - Maple — pale, fine grain, paint-grade or clear - Cherry — interior preferred, warm reddish, fine grain - Walnut — dark chocolate, straight grain - Cypress — exterior-rated, pale yellow, lightweight - Knotty Alder — rustic, knotted, paint- or stain-grade - Paint Grade (MDF/Poplar composite) — primed, lowest cost **Size limits:** Widths 4"–48". Heights 12"–120". Pairs or single panels. **Typical configurations:** - Historic home: Louvered / Mahogany / 16" × 52" — ~$360/pair - Beach house: Bahama / Western Red Cedar / 36" × 36" — ~$280/pair - Modern farmhouse: Board & Batten / White Oak / 18" × 72" — ~$410/pair **Key page:** https://www.estatemillwork.com/exterior-shutters-overview.html **All shutter style pages:** - https://www.estatemillwork.com/louvered-shutters.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/raised-panel-shutter.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/board-and-batten-shutters.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/bermuda-shutters.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/flat-panel-shutters.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/beadboard-shutters.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/combination-shutters.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/arched-shutters.html --- ### 1.2 Custom Wood Doors Interior and exterior doors, built to exact rough-opening or slab dimensions. Single, double, and pocket configurations. **Styles:** - **Raised Panel** — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6-panel. Classic colonial/traditional. Starting ~$420. - **Flat Panel** — modern flat-panel, 1–6 panels. Starting ~$380. - **Shaker** — 2–5 flat panels with clean rails. Starting ~$400. - **French** — paned glass, 5–15 lites, True Divided Light or Simulated DL. Starting ~$550. - **Barn (Sliding)** — Z-brace, X-brace, or plank. Includes hardware. Starting ~$480. - **Pocket** — any style, with pocket jamb. Starting ~$520. - **Arched** — round, eyebrow, or segmental top. Add $75. - **V-Groove** — tongue-and-groove plank style. Starting ~$420. - **Beadboard** — vertical beadboard pattern. Starting ~$400. - **Louvered** — louvered door (closet/pantry/laundry). Starting ~$440. - **Mission** — simple flat-panel with clean stiles. Starting ~$390. - **Custom** — combinations, glass inserts, divided lights, raised-moulding panels. **Configurations:** - Single swing (standard jamb, 2x4 or 2x6 wall) - Double swing (2 slabs at half the opening width) - Pocket (pocket jamb) - Sidelights (one or two, same style) - Transom (fixed or operable) - Dutch (split horizontally) **Jamb configuration (critical for quote accuracy):** - Single swing → `JambType=Standard` - Double swing/hung → `JambType=DoubleHung`, `NumSlabs=2`, width = opening_width / 2 - Pocket door → `JambType=Pocket` - 2x6 wall → add `JambDepth=6.5625` (6 9/16") - 2x4 wall → default (no JambDepth) - Kerfed jamb (drywall return) → `Kerfed=1` **Size limits:** Widths 18"–96". Heights 60"–144". Single slab or double slab. **Same wood species as shutters.** **All door style pages:** - https://www.estatemillwork.com/raised-panel-doors.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/flat-panel-doors.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/french-doors.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/barn-doors.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/arched-doors.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/mission-doors.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/custom-doors.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/all-doors.html --- ### 1.3 Cabinet Doors & Drawer Fronts Replacement cabinet doors and drawer fronts, built to exact measurements. **Styles:** Raised Panel, Flat Panel, Shaker, Louvered, V-Groove, Beadboard, Slab **Outdoor-rated AZEK (PVC composite)** available for outdoor kitchens — paintable, UV-stable, water-resistant, ~2x cost of Poplar. **Size limits:** Widths 3"–48". Heights 3"–96". Custom cutouts for hinges on request. **Hinge prep:** - Unbored (ship as-is) — default - 35mm European hinge prep (Blum, Salice) — add $4/door - Butt hinge mortise — add $6/door **Key pages:** - https://www.estatemillwork.com/raised-panel-cabinet-doors.html - https://www.estatemillwork.com/louvered-cabinet-doors.html --- ### 1.4 Mouldings Stock and custom wood mouldings. ~740 profiles in stock across crown, base, chair rail, casing, quarter-round, cove, bead, panel, wainscot. Paint-grade poplar is standard; any species available on special order. **Key page:** https://www.estatemillwork.com/custom-mouldings.html --- ### 1.5 Hardwood Lumber S4S (surfaced 4 sides) and rough-sawn hardwood lumber, full-length or cut-to-order. **Species:** Cherry, Maple, Walnut, Red Oak, White Oak, Poplar, Teak, Sapele, Mahogany, Cypress, Western Red Cedar, Spanish Cedar, Knotty Alder **Thicknesses:** 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4, 12/4, 16/4 **Widths:** random width or sized to spec **Lengths:** 6' to 16' --- ### 1.6 Hardware **Exterior shutter hardware:** strap hinges, T-hinges, pintles (drive-in, plate-mount, lag), slide bolts, shutter dogs (S, rat-tail, rooster-tail), holdbacks **Door hardware:** knobs, levers, locks, deadbolts, knockers, pulls, hinges (butt, ball-bearing, strap) **Cabinet hardware:** cup pulls, knobs, T-pulls, European hinges (soft-close), butt hinges **Finishes:** oil-rubbed bronze, satin nickel, polished chrome, antique brass, matte black, unfinished iron --- ### 1.7 Panel Thicknesses (raised & flat, by product line) Standard panel thicknesses for raised and flat panels. All panels are solid hardwood, spline-jointed and grain-reversed for strength. | Product line | Panel type | Thickness | |--------------|-----------|-----------| | Shutters | Raised panel | 7/8" | | Shutters | Flat panel | 3/8" or 1/2" (any thickness in 1/8" increments) | | Cabinet doors | Raised panel | 5/8" standard, or 3/4" when back-cut | | Cabinet doors | Flat panel | 1/4" or 3/8" | | Doors | Double raised panel | always 1/8" thinner than the door thickness | | Doors | Single raised panel | custom — built to the customer's specific plans (made only on request) | Notes: - Shutter flat-panel thickness is customer-specified in 1/8" increments; 3/8" and 1/2" are the common choices. - Cabinet raised panels are 5/8" unless the customer requests a back cut, which takes them to 3/4". - A double-raised door panel (raised on both faces) is always milled 1/8" thinner than the finished door thickness. --- ## 2. Live Pricing API (MCP + REST) Estate Millwork exposes a live pricing API for AI agents. Prices are calculated in real time from PMX (our parametric pricing engine) — no caching, always current. ### 2.1 MCP Server - **Endpoint:** https://www.estatemillwork.com/api/em/mcp - **Protocol:** Model Context Protocol v2024-11-05, JSON-RPC 2.0 - **Agent manifest:** https://www.estatemillwork.com/.well-known/ai-plugin.json - **MCP manifest:** https://www.estatemillwork.com/.well-known/mcp.json - **OpenAPI spec:** https://www.estatemillwork.com/api/em/openapi.json ### 2.2 Tools ``` search_products(query, category?, style?, wood?) → list of product matches with canonical URLs get_pricing(style, wood, width_inches, length_inches, options?) → { price, price_currency: "USD", ship_weight_lbs, lead_time_days } get_product_categories() → list of all product lines, styles, and wood species create_cart(items: [{design_string, quantity}]) → { cart_id, checkout_url, subtotal } get_company_info() → overview, lead times, shipping, ordering process ``` ### 2.3 REST endpoints (OpenAPI-compatible) ``` GET /api/em/pricing?style=Louvered&wood=Cedar&width=16&length=52 GET /api/em/products?category=shutters GET /api/em/products?style=Louvered POST /api/em/cart # body: { items: [...] } GET /api/em/openapi.json ``` ### 2.4 MCP Example — price a pair of cedar louvered shutters 16 × 52 ```json POST https://www.estatemillwork.com/api/em/mcp Content-Type: application/json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_pricing", "arguments": { "style": "Louvered", "wood": "Cedar", "width_inches": 16, "length_inches": 52 } } } ``` Response: ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "result": { "content": [{ "type": "text", "text": "{\"price\": 362.40, \"price_currency\": \"USD\", \"ship_weight_lbs\": 18, \"lead_time_days\": 21}" }] } } ``` ### 2.5 REST Example — price cedar louvered shutters 16 × 52 ``` GET https://www.estatemillwork.com/api/em/pricing?style=Louvered&wood=Cedar&width=16&height=52 200 OK { "price": 362.40, "price_currency": "USD", "ship_weight_lbs": 18 } ``` --- ## 3. AI Spec Pages (structured, agent-friendly HTML) Human-readable but structured for AI parsing. No boilerplate, no navigation clutter. - https://www.estatemillwork.com/ai/ — Index - https://www.estatemillwork.com/ai/shutters.html — All shutter styles, specs, pricing - https://www.estatemillwork.com/ai/doors.html — All door styles, specs, pricing - https://www.estatemillwork.com/ai/cabinets.html — Cabinet door styles, specs - https://www.estatemillwork.com/ai/lumber.html — Lumber species and sizing - https://www.estatemillwork.com/ai/hardware.html — Hardware catalog ### Material comparison pages (AI-quotable, FAQ-structured) - https://www.estatemillwork.com/Exterior_Shutter_Comparison.html — Real wood vs. AZEK (cellular PVC) vs. vinyl exterior shutters. Covers durability/lifespan, paintability, ability to trim-to-fit on site, relative cost, and which material fits a historic or high-end home. FAQPage schema. - https://www.estatemillwork.com/Custom_Door_Comparison.html — Solid wood doors vs. MDF, veneer, and composite doors. Covers mortise-and-tenon vs. dowel joinery, refinishing (solid wood refinishes for decades; thin veneer cannot), panel profile depth, longevity, and Estate Grade vs. Premium Grade construction. FAQPage schema. --- ## 4. Sitemaps & Product Feed - https://www.estatemillwork.com/sitemap.xml — Sitemap index - https://www.estatemillwork.com/sitemap-pages.xml — Core pages - https://www.estatemillwork.com/sitemap-products.xml — Product pages (~425 URLs) - https://www.estatemillwork.com/sitemap-blog.xml — Blog articles (~315 URLs) - https://www.estatemillwork.com/google-feed.xml — **RSS 2.0 product feed** (Google Merchant schema, ~2,900 items with price, availability, images, shipping) - https://www.estatemillwork.com/blog/feed.xml — **Blog RSS feed** (~315 posts, updated daily) --- ## 5. Ordering All products are built to order. Every item is parametric — there are no stock SKUs; each order is manufactured from scratch to the customer's exact size and species. **Order online:** - Use the product designer on any style page (e.g. /louvered-shutters.html) - Choose wood species, dimensions, and options - Live price updates as you configure - Add to cart, check out with credit card / ACH / wire **Request a quote:** - https://www.estatemillwork.com/request-quote.html - For projects > 20 items, complex configurations, or freight shipping, a written quote is recommended **Lead time:** 2–4 weeks standard. Rush available (add 25% for 7–10 day delivery). **Shipping:** FedEx or UPS ground for small orders; LTL freight (TQL / R+L Carriers / Pitt Ohio / Estes) for pallets. Lift-gate delivery available. International quotes on request. **Returns:** Custom-built items are non-returnable unless defective. Defective items will be replaced at no charge within 30 days of delivery. --- ## 6. Company - **Founded:** 2003 - **Location:** United States - **Specialty:** Custom parametric hardwood millwork - **Volume:** 20+ years, thousands of custom orders - **3D design tool:** Every shutter, door, and cabinet door page includes an interactive 3D designer with live pricing --- *Last updated: 2026-04-18. For summary, see /llms.txt.*