About

Husband-and-wife team, 2+ years of transforming homes the way we’d upgrade our own. Serving the Greater Houston area.

Oleh Herashchenko, owner of Old Pirate Construction., photographed in pirate hat and aviators against a warm studio backdrop.

The work

We do the work ourselves.

I started learning my way around tools at 14, helping my father rebuild the inside of an old apartment in Kyiv. We moved to Houston in 2024 and have been doing custom interiors, finish carpentry, and premium remodels since 2024. I run this business alongside my wife, Antonina.

We aren’t a massive agency, and we don’t sub out our work to random crews. When you book us, you get us. We run the job, obsess over the details, and clean up before we leave. That keeps accountability high, the work consistent, and the price honest — because nobody in the middle is taking a cut.

The way

Patient, honest, on time.

We’re big on three things: showing up when we said we would, putting drop cloths down before lifting a tool, and telling you the truth about what your job needs. If a project is going to take longer than quoted, you hear that as soon as we know — not at the end of the day.

We’re also big on knowing what we’re NOT doing. We don’t touch panel upgrades, gas lines, or anything that needs a permit pull. When your job needs a licensed plumber, electrician, or GC, we’ll tell you, and we’ll point you at the people we’d hire myself.

Every job we do is backed by a half-year workmanship guarantee on the labor. If something we installed fails because of how we installed it, we come back and fix it. No paperwork, no argument.

The area

Houston, Texas.

We work a ~50-mile radius from downtown Houston — that covers most of the inner loop (The Heights, Montrose, Midtown, Museum District, Rice Military, EaDo), the west side (River Oaks, West University, Bellaire, Memorial), the north (Garden Oaks, Oak Forest, Spring Branch), and close-in suburbs (Sugar Land, Katy, The Woodlands). If you’re unsure, just call — we might still able to help.

We live in Missouri City with our French Bulldog, who has strong opinions about the postal carrier. When I’m not on a job, I’m usually building something for our own house or smoking a brisket that takes way too long.

Credentials

On paper.

Insurance

General liability + $1M umbrella

Certificates available on request

Experience

2+ years

380+ residential jobs

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