Our Story
Built on a Family Tradition of Craftsmanship
Sassone Home Improvement may be a Maryland company today, but the story behind it began generations ago.
My grandfather established Sassone Carpentry in New York in 1957 after serving in the United States Marine Corps. Long before I understood what it meant to own a business or work in the trades, some of my earliest memories were sitting with him in his wood shop.
He taught me how to hold a hammer, how to set a nail, and how to work with my hands. One of the first things we ever built together was a very rudimentary little wooden boat for my father. It certainly wasn’t a masterpiece, but my father still has it today.
Those early lessons stuck with me.
Growing Up
in the Trade
My father eventually carried Sassone Carpentry forward, and by the time I was around 11 or 12 years old, I was working alongside him.
What started as helping Dad became years of hands-on experience. I worked with him throughout middle school and high school and continued working in the trade during college whenever I was home.
That meant learning the way a lot of tradespeople used to learn: by doing it.
Watching. Asking questions. Carrying material. Making mistakes. Fixing them. Learning why something was done a certain way instead of simply being told how to do it.
Over time, I learned that good craftsmanship isn't just about whether something looks right when you're finished. It's about what is underneath it, how it was put together, whether it will last, and whether you'd be comfortable putting your own name on the work.
That philosophy still guides the way I approach projects today.
A Different Course
Construction was part of my upbringing, but after high school I took a very different path.
I attended SUNY Maritime College and graduated in 2015 before beginning a career as a professional merchant mariner.
My first two years were with Military Sealift Command in support of U.S. military operations. I later continued sailing professionally as a licensed merchant mariner, spending more than a decade working aboard commercial vessels.
Working at sea might seem completely unrelated to home improvement, but I've found the two worlds have more in common than people might expect.
When you're working aboard a ship, preparation matters. Details matter. Safety matters. Communication matters. And when something needs to be done, you can't simply leave the problem for somebody else.
That career taught me a tremendous amount about responsibility, logistics, planning, problem-solving and accountability — lessons I now bring with me into running Sassone Home Improvement.
Coming Back to Where I Started
Eventually, I found myself being pulled back toward something that had been there my entire life.
Building.
I didn't want to simply start another contracting company. I wanted to take what my grandfather started, what my father taught me, what I learned throughout my own career, and build the next chapter of it here in Maryland.
That's what Sassone Home Improvement represents.
Today, we focus primarily on flooring, kitchens and bathrooms, trim and molding, along with other select residential improvement projects.
But the goal is bigger than completing individual jobs.
I'm building a company around the things I believe homeowners should be able to expect from a contractor: clear communication, detailed scopes of work, realistic expectations, respect for their home, clean jobsites, quality workmanship and somebody who stands behind what they build.
More Than a Name
For me, the Sassone name on the side of the business means something.
It connects my grandfather's workshop, my father's company, the years I spent learning the trade as a kid, my career at sea, the business I'm building today, and now a little boy standing next to me with a level in his hands.
We're building Sassone Home Improvement for the long term — one project, one homeowner and one reputation at a time.
Built on a family tradition of craftsmanship.