Leah Glade works as Chief Project Manager for Hal Collums Construction. She is responsible for the management and supervision of major renovations. This includes everything necessary to make sure a job runs smoothly and projects are completed on time. On any given day Leah may be found on site giving directives to employees and sub-contractors. Or she may be in the office executing change orders, placing orders for supplies, doing takeoffs for material or organizing billing for her jobs. Another crucial part of the work she does is keeping the client informed of progress on the jobs and ensuring that all of their wishes and requests for their renovation are being met whenever possible. As a project manager she is also the liaison for the architect on site.
Leah Glade began working for Hal Collums Construction at the age of 15 when she was still Leah Collums. She and her brother learned all about construction while working for their father Hal as a summer job. Leah spent a few years working in high end residential renovations in Manhattan for Uberto Ltd. Now she is back in New Orleans and combines the technical skill she gained from her in-field experience with the management skills she gained from the fast paced world of New York to manage major renovations for Hal Collums Construction.
“I am so happy to be able to live in New Orleans and work at a job I love. I really think that we are making a difference in New Orleans and doing work that will be part of the city for a long time to come. And it is made even better by the fact that I get to do this work together with my Dad. Helping to run this company has been a goal of mine for a long time and I am enjoying every minute of it.” – Leah Glade

Newly built shutter in our New Orleans mill shop

Besides enhancing the architectural appeal of any home or business, interior and exterior shutters add privacy and protection. We make custom shutters to fit any door or window.

Our mortise and tenon joints plus slats with round tenons that are cut from solid louver stock follow traditional New Orleans construction methods. No gluing of plastic dowels into louvers on any of our shutters.

Because of the damages caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana homeowners can apply for grant funds of up to $7,500 to make even small-scale improvements that will protect their homes from loss in future storms. That includes installing storm shutters.

From mill shop to New Orleans windows

Light through louvers in New Orleans shutters

New Orleans kitchen cabinets in color

Another look in kitchen cabinets

Clean and bright, kitchen cabinets in white

Whether the new windows you want are round or rectangular, long or short, standard or odd sized, Central City Millworks has the expertise and equipment to fit your window needs.

Make a wish, and you can have any window you want: double sash, triple sash, or even entire walls of windows (in fact, that’s our specialty).

Before the remodeling...looking a little shabby

But this New Orleans renovation included a facelift

Inside, we started from new, bare wood

Then we created a lovely view from the bath

And we ended with a beautiful space to live in

Hal reviews the plans during construction

This New Orleans renovation is complete!

The home gets a kitchen remodeling, too

A view across the living room