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Who We Are
Integrity Construction is an experienced home renovation company with a passion for restoring historic homes. We approach every project with a set of core values that include the celebration of historic properties, creating a foundation of trust with our clients, and being honest and responsive all along the way.
With two decades of unique experience in both fine art and carpentry, our team can tackle the most challenging properties with passion. From a renewed layout to fit your family’s needs to a complete rebuild that reflects your style, we can help you restore your house into a home you adore.
Our Founder
Johanna Bowen founded Integrity Construction in 2008, but her love of homes and their restoration began as a young girl in her aunt’s two-story stucco home in New Jersey where her aunt and mother were constantly tackling a new renovation project. During high school she volunteered with the Appalachia Service Project (ASP), repairing homes in the remote Appalachian Hills.
After graduating from UNC Greensboro with a BFA in Sculpture and Art Education, she moved to Richmond where she began her career in the construction industry, honing her carpentry and project management skills while also renovating two homes in her own time. Johanna and her husband, Joel, now manage a talented team of full-time employees and continue to oversee each and every project they take on.
Meet the Integrity Team
Our talented team of carpenters and craftsmen embody the name Integrity. With decades of combined experience, they bring both experience and passion to every project.
Johanna Bowen
Founder
Johanna enjoys the challenges that older houses present as well as problem solving. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, the occasional bike ride with Joel, cooking, and gardening. She regularly pursues new crafting experiences, taking classes to continue learning and keep creating. There are always ideas in her mind, just waiting to be explored and created, including quilting and making lichen-green tiles for a backsplash. Past pursuits include brief dips into watercolor, jewelry casting, and stained glass, and a longstanding love of ceramics.
Joel Ganshaw
Project Manager/Estimator
Joel gained an appreciation for historic homes early on as his parents restored their Queen Anne Victorian house overlooking the Hudson River. Later Joel’s mom would restore her parents’ early 1800s farmhouse. In addition to architecture, Joel gained an appreciation and aptitude for all things mechanical while hanging around his father’s farm machinery business. Johanna lured Joel away from many years of corporate life to be a part of Integrity Construction where he applies his experience with project and process management to the world of renovation and remodeling. When not working, Joel enjoys riding his mountain bikes, cooking and gardening and hiking with Johanna and their dog Cleo. Other interests include architecture, design, art, photography, hound dogs, old cars and trucks, cabins and old farm buildings.
Brent
Lead Carpenter
Brent became interested in carpentry at an early age. With the scraps collected from his father’s construction sites, he built his own dioramas in which to display various action figures. As a teen he added architectural details to his otherwise nondescript suburban bedroom. He studied fine arts in college, earning a MFA in sculpture from the Ohio State University.
After a 10 year detour through corporate America (and its carpeted cubicles) he pursued a career in renovation carpentry. For 20+ years he has been pairing the interpersonal skills gained while working for large corporations with the spatial and woodworking skills learned in college and perfected on the job. In his free time he enjoys travel, visiting museums and being out in nature.
David
Carpenter
David has decades of experience in a variety of construction trades, including framing, roofing, painting, siding, doors and windows and carpentry. David has a keen eye for detail. He enjoys riding his motorcycles, mountain biking, music, roller skating and loves animals.
Nate
Carpenter
Nate first learned carpentry while working with his father, a contractor, during high school. During summers they did a very diverse array of projects including house moving, home renovation and pole-barn building. Nate continued to do carpentry for a variety of contractors during summers while he got degrees in Music Performance and Music Education. He spent a total of fifteen years as a music teacher and band director including three years at an international school in India. In the summer of 2022 Nate left the teaching profession and started as a carpenter for Integrity.
He and his wife Sarah have renovated two homes, the second of which is their current home. They love living in Richmond with their two children, a cat, and an ever-changing number of rabbits. Nate loves hiking, fixing old motorcycles, cooking and of course playing as much music as he can.
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“The Integrity Construction team is professional and thoughtful. They develop accurate budgets in advance of the project, provide estimates in writing, show up when they say they will, and follow through with the details. Their appreciation for older homes and experience working on them is apparent in how sensitively they approach renovation work!”
- Emily S