Karnage Construction LLC

Our History

Karnage Construction has been in business since 2014.

Karnage Construction is experienced working with local building inspectors, realtors, the Richmond Citywide Architectural Review Board as well as the State Department of Historic Resources on historic properties, buildings in historic districts, and historic tax credit projects.

We are able to assist homeowners in navigating the various hurdles and challenges that come with the joys of owning historic property.

We are also experienced working as a subcontractor on larger projects for Commercial Contractors throughout Virginia.

Mo Karnage, the founder and owner grew up in Hanover County just north of the City of Richmond. Mo’s father and grandfather owned and ran cabinetry and millwork companies, and Mo’s great grandfather started the regionally famous Caravati’s Architectural Salvage business which is still in the family, being run by Mo’s cousin Ben.

Our Mission

Karnage Construction is a disruptive force in the residential and historic preservation construction industry.

We’re a growing business with a solid track record of quality historic preservation and residential construction work across the state.

Karnage is dedicated to growing their in house workforce of skilled tradespeople who are offered a living wage, in house training, and continuing education in the historic preservation and construction fields.

Our Values

We are proudly queer and nonbinary-owned, and we hire LGBTQ folks, creating career opportunities that are far too rare in the construction industry.

We’re a safe space.

Karnage Construction is very familiar with the stress, fear, and frustration that many women, LGBTQ and POC may feel when engaging with contractors and construction workers.

We love being available to provide a safe option that won’t mansplain, be homophobic, transphobic, sexist, or racist.

We understand that when you need someone to come work on your home it’s important for you to feel comfortable around them.

We’re skilled and certified.

Karnage Construction is a small business with credentials. We’re SWAM certified by the VA SBSD as a small, micro, and woman-owned business. That’s not all, we’re also LGBT certified by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

We take care of our own.

We pay a living wage to our employees and provide paid sick leave as well as paid holidays. We believe that there is no point in existing as a business if we are exploiting people. We hire felons, hobos, punks, and queers.