Custom Home Builder in Lincolnville, ME
Kenneth Cox Construction has built custom homes in Lincolnville, ME since 1988. The decision that shapes each house most is exactly where it stands on the land.
- 38 years in business, since 1988
- Over 250 projects completed
- Affordable work, two-year written warranty
Building a custom home in Lincolnville starts with where the house sits, not what it looks like. The best water view usually faces the worst wind off Penobscot Bay, so Ken walks the lot at different hours before a single line gets drawn.
Sun and shelter do real work here. South-facing glass warms a room for free on a clear February afternoon, and a house set slightly behind a rise or an existing tree line burns far less fuel than the same house standing out on the exposure. You still get the view by choosing which rooms get it.
Shore lots in Lincolnville bring ledge, steep access and shoreland zoning on both the bay and Megunticook Lake. Kenneth Cox Construction works out of Searsmont, twenty minutes from most addresses here, and has been building on this coast since 1988.
Why Lincolnville Residents Hire Us for Their Custom Home
Kenneth Cox Construction works out of Searsmont, close to nearly every Lincolnville address. We have been building on this coast for thirty-eight years.
We are BBB accredited and back the completed house with a written two-year workmanship warranty.
Start your Lincolnville home build with a real number
Land, size and what the lot already has. Those three set the budget before anything else.
What other contractor services do we offer in Lincolnville?
Which towns around Lincolnville do we serve?
Lincolnville
Where is our shop?
Directions from Lincolnville, ME to our shop in Searsmont
128 New England RoadSearsmont, ME 04973
What Custom Home Services Do We Offer in Lincolnville?
- lot evaluation and site planning
- site work and foundation
- framing and structural build
- plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems
- roofing, siding, windows, and doors
- interior finish and final walkthrough
What is our Lincolnville custom home building process?
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Ken walks the lot with you, looks at sun, wind and shelter, and recommends a position before any plan is finalized.
We bring your project to life
The house is built to a specification matched to its exposure, framed and closed in before the weather turns.
Enjoy your new space
A house that is warm in February and still has the view you bought the land for.
Build the Home Your Lincolnville Property Needs
We are Lincolnville’s best custom home builder because we site the house before drawing it. Every house here answers to the view, sun, wind and weather.
On the shore, those forces rarely point the same way.
Sun does real work in a Maine winter. South-facing glass with something solid behind it heats a room for free on a clear February day.
North-facing glass gives you a view and a heating bill.
Shelter matters just as much. Tuck a house slightly behind a rise or an existing tree line and it loses far less heat than the same house standing proud in the exposure.
You keep the view by choosing which rooms get it.
The best view usually faces the worst weather. On a bay-facing lot, orienting everything toward the water gives you a spectacular house that is cold, bright at the wrong hours, and expensive to run.
Ken walks the site at different times of day before drawing anything. The finished house carries a two-year workmanship warranty from a BBB-accredited company.
We work with people building near the Beach, around Megunticook Lake and on inland parcels toward Hope or the Camden Hills.
Many are replacing a camp they’ve owned for years with a house they can live in through winter. That makes siting concrete.
Out on the land, we track the sun in December and June, find the prevailing wind, decide which existing growth is worth keeping and plan a drive that doesn’t spoil the property.
We’d rather make two visits at different times of day than point the house at the water by default.
We build at the Beach and along the shore road, around Megunticook Lake, and on inland roads where the exposure drops away or the frost goes deeper.
Shore and lake parcels are subject to shoreland zoning. It limits how close the house and site disturbance can come to the water and often settles the siting question for you.
If time allows, plan a Lincolnville build across seasons. At minimum, visit on a clear day when you can see the sun angle properly.
Construction usually starts with site work and foundation in spring. The house is framed and closed in before the weather turns, with interior work continuing through winter.
Exposure matters so much on this coast because of wind. Gusts off open water strip heat from a building and drive rain into every weak detail.
A sheltered position is worth more than insulation bought later.
Then there’s sun. Free winter heat gain is real in Maine, but only when the house was pointed correctly at the start.
Salt matters too. A fully exposed, bay-facing house needs higher-specification windows and fasteners, plus finishes chosen for the conditions.
That cost follows directly from siting.
Ask the builder to visit the lot before the plan is drawn and explain where they would put the house. And why.
If you insist on the fully exposed position, ask what changes in the specification. It’s a fair choice, but make it with the number in front of you.
Siting itself is free. The position affects everything that follows: an exposed house needs better glazing, more careful detailing, additional heating and [needs number] in added cost.
We price the specification against the position you choose. The trade between the view and the running cost is visible before construction, not discovered later.
What should you ask before hiring in Lincolnville?
Can I have the view and the sun?
Usually, by giving the view to the rooms you use in the evening and the sun to the rooms you use in the morning. That is a planning solution rather than a compromise.
How much does shoreland zoning restrict siting?
Shoreland zoning restricts siting by setting setbacks from the water and limiting clearing, so it often narrows the buildable area considerably. We establish it with Lincolnville Code Enforcement first.
Is passive solar realistic in this climate?
Passive solar is realistic in this climate in a modest, sensible form, and it is mostly a matter of orientation and glazing choice. Efficiency Maine covers where it pays off.
Should I clear the lot for the view?
You should clear the lot for the view carefully and selectively. Clearing a shelter belt for a better view is a decision people regret in their first January.
Custom Home Design and Construction in Lincolnville
The lot should shape a Lincolnville home before the floor plan does. We place the driveway, foundation, well or utility route, drainage and outdoor living areas first.
Then we orient the rooms around light, views, winter exposure and the way the property is actually reached.
How do you start a Lincolnville project?
Start a Lincolnville project with an afternoon on your own land. Watch where the sun goes.
Notice where the wind comes from.
Ken will spend that afternoon with you at no charge. His number is 207-386-9235.