Garage Builder in Augusta, ME

We build garages in Augusta mostly for owners of older houses that never had one, because they went up before the household owned a car.

Others are replacing a single bay that no longer fits a modern vehicle, or adding storage that has been living under a tarp for several winters.

A garage builder handles the whole build in Augusta, from siting and the permit through Augusta Code Enforcement to earthwork, foundation, framing, roofing, siding, doors and finish.

On a sloping lot it also covers the drive, since the approach, the drainage across it and where water runs in a thaw are part of the project rather than somebody else's problem.

We build garages across the whole of Augusta, from the streets climbing away from the Kennebec to the flatter newer neighborhoods running out toward Windsor and Chelsea.

The hill properties need the earthwork conversation and the lower ground near the river needs the drainage one, so the site decides which of those dominates.

You should book an Augusta garage for April through November, because foundation and earthwork need open ground and the good slots are committed early.

Framing and finish can carry on into the cold with proper site protection, which means a garage started in September is often finished comfortably before spring.

Building a garage in Augusta is different because of the slope first. Level ground for the pad and a safe gradient for the approach are two separate demands, and on a hill lot satisfying both is the whole siting problem.

The second is winter. A drive that climbs to the door will ice, so we look at where the sun hits it and which way water runs before settling the position.

The third is what happens at the door. Standard practice here is gravel running right up to the garage rather than a poured apron, which handles frost movement far better than concrete does in this climate.

Get those three right and the garage is a pleasure in February. Get the drive wrong and you will resent it every winter.

Ask how much earthwork your slope requires and whether it is in the quote, because that is where these projects most often grow.

Ask for the warranty in writing too, and look us up yourself at the Better Business Bureau before you commit.

A garage costs in Augusta what the site costs plus what the structure costs, and we price the two separately so you can see what the slope is doing. That is the only honest way to quote on this ground.

Ken assesses the grade first and prices the earthwork properly, and that is why our Augusta numbers hold once the machines arrive.