Custom Carpentry Built Around Your Space
Nookmaster is a family-owned custom carpentry company founded by Jacobo Moreno and Ruth Noboa. A husband-and-wife team with over 40 years of fine carpentry experience, built across two countries. We design and build custom carpentry for homes and businesses across Metro Vancouver.
Our Story
Jacobo Moreno started building furniture in Quito, Ecuador, over 40 years ago. Closets, kitchens, fine carpentry, construction finishes. He established his first factory.
Then it burned down.
His second daughter was about to be born. Everything was lost. He and Ruth had to start over from nothing. They did. Again and again.
Over the decades in Ecuador, Jacobo built multiple businesses: furniture manufacturing, decorative moldings, construction finishes. He became known for solving impossible problems. When machines didn't exist, he invented them. When materials weren't available, he found alternatives. Builders came to him when no one else could deliver.
Seven years ago, Ruth and Jacobo made a decision: follow their two daughters to Vancouver. Start again. One more time.
They founded Nookmaster. And they found their calling: design and build custom carpentry for people who have a vision for their space and need someone who can actually execute it.
Jacobo brings over 40 years of fine carpentry knowledge. When someone has an idea that no one else will touch, they call Nookmaster.
Our Journey
Jacobo begins building furniture and fine carpentry in Quito. Establishes his first factory.
Factory burns down. Second daughter about to be born. Everything lost.
Started over from nothing. Built factories, invented machines, solved problems others couldn't.
Ruth and Jacobo follow their daughters to Canada. They start again, one more time.
Nookmaster designs and builds custom carpentry for homes and businesses across Metro Vancouver.
The People Behind Nookmaster
A husband-and-wife team who never stopped building, solving, and improving.
Jacobo Moreno
Master Craftsman & Co-Founder
Jacobo has been building with his hands for over 40 years. He started in Quito, Ecuador, crafting furniture, closets, and kitchens. Over the decades he built multiple businesses, from furniture manufacturing to decorative moldings. When a machine didn't exist for what he needed, he invented it. When materials weren't available, he found alternatives. He's the problem-solving mind behind Nookmaster.
Ruth Noboa
Co-Founder & Operations
Ruth has been Jacobo's partner through every challenge and every rebuild. She manages operations and client relationships, making sure every project runs smoothly and every client feels heard. She's the heart of the family business, bringing warmth and organization to everything Nookmaster does.
What We Stand For
These values guide every decision we make and every project we take on.
Craftsmanship
40+ years of fine carpentry expertise in every project. We take pride in work that's built to last.
Partnership
We work with you from first conversation to finished install. Your project gets our full attention.
Reliability
We show up when we say we will and finish what we start. No excuses, no finger-pointing.
Integrity
Honest assessments, transparent pricing, and work we stand behind. Always.
"The devil is in the details."
This truth drives every project. Custom carpentry is precise work. A millimeter off is visible. A joint that doesn't close perfectly is permanent. We know this because we've built thousands of pieces over 40 years.
Our work is built to fit. Not adjusted after the fact. Built right the first time.