Kitchen Remodeling in Searsmont, ME
Kenneth Cox Construction does kitchen remodeling in Searsmont, ME from an address in Searsmont, and we have been working in these farmhouse kitchens since 1988.
- 38 years in business, since 1988
- Over 250 projects completed
- Affordable work, two-year written warranty
In many Searsmont farmhouses the kitchen stove is the heating system, not just a place to cook. That changes a remodel: cabinet runs have to leave clearance to combustibles, keep the hearth intact and let heat move out into the rest of the house.
Kenneth Cox Construction works on these old capes and farmhouses from 128 New England Road, right here in town, and has since 1988. Ken plans the room around how you actually use it in February, including somewhere to set down an armful of firewood.
Most properties out here run on a well and septic, so any plumbing move gets checked against what the house already has. Every kitchen we finish carries a written 2-year workmanship warranty.
Why Searsmont Residents Hire Us for Their Kitchen Remodel
Kenneth Cox Construction has operated from 128 New England Road since 1988, in the same weather and mostly the same kind of houses.
We are BBB accredited, every kitchen carries a written 2-year workmanship warranty, and our name in this town is not something we can move away from.
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How far the work goes matters more than the finishes. A few questions sorts that out.
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Where is our shop?
Directions from Searsmont, ME to our shop in Searsmont
128 New England RoadSearsmont, ME 04973
What Kitchen Services Do We Offer in Searsmont?
- custom and semi-custom cabinets
- quartz, granite, laminate, and butcher block countertops
- backsplash installation
- kitchen flooring
- kitchen islands and storage upgrades
- layout changes and plumbing or electrical relocation
- lighting and electrical upgrades
What is our kitchen remodeling process in Searsmont?
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Ken marks the stove clearances on the plan before a single cabinet is positioned.
We bring your project to life
Demolition, trades, cabinets and counters are sequenced so the house stays heated throughout.
Enjoy your new space
Finished to the date we set, and you get the two-year warranty in writing.
Custom Kitchen Design and Remodeling in Searsmont
A wood or pellet stove in a Searsmont kitchen needs clearance to combustibles on every side, a hearth beneath it and a clear path to the chimney, and none of that bends to accommodate a cabinet run.
It also needs air to move. Boxing a stove into a corner behind new cabinetry stops the heat reaching the rest of the house, which is the entire reason it is there.
Then there is the wood itself, because somebody carries an armful in from outside every day all winter, and a kitchen designed with nowhere to put it down is a kitchen that annoys you for the next thirty years.
In a lot of houses here the kitchen stove is the heating system. That changes the remodel completely, because you are not designing around an appliance, you are designing around the thing that keeps the house habitable in February.
Ken plans the room so the heat still works, and every kitchen carries a 2-year workmanship warranty from a BBB accredited company.
Our Searsmont kitchen clients are neighbors, in farmhouses and capes across the big parcels and in the winterized properties around Quantabacook Lake.
Kenneth Cox Construction supports town fundraising and the volunteer fire department here, so a good deal of this work comes from people we already know.
Kitchen remodeling in Searsmont involves the whole project, from layout and permitting with the Town of Searsmont through demolition, plumbing, electrical, cabinets, counters and finish.
Where a stove is staying, the clearances get set out first and the cabinets are planned around them rather than the other way round.
We remodel kitchens across Searsmont, in the farmhouses over the large parcels, along the St. George River, and around Quantabacook Lake.
Long private drives mean deliveries get scheduled around mud season, which for a kitchen full of cabinets is worth planning rather than hoping about.
You should book a Searsmont kitchen at any time of year, and winter is the natural season for it since nothing about the job depends on the ground.
There is one caution, which is that a kitchen remodel in a house heated by the kitchen stove needs the heat kept running throughout, so we plan the sequence around that.
Kitchen remodeling in Searsmont is different because of the heat source. Searsmont runs colder than the coast a few miles east, and in a house where the stove does the work, losing it for a week in January is not an option.
The second is the clearances. Stove requirements are fixed and they consume wall space that a designer working from a catalogue will assume is available for cabinets.
The third is the wood. Storage, a place to set an armful down and a floor surface that tolerates bark and snow are all practical details worth designing in from the start.
Respect those three and you get a farmhouse kitchen that works. Ignore them and you get a handsome room that is cold and inconvenient.
Ask whether the designer has allowed the stove's clearances on the drawing, and check the efficiency and heating side of the plan at the same time.
Ask for the warranty in writing, and look us up at the Better Business Bureau before deciding.
A Searsmont kitchen costs more when it is built around a working heat source, which is why we do not publish a rate. Hearth, clearance and sometimes chimney work come into it that a standard kitchen never carries.
Ken prices what your house actually needs and sequences it so you are never without heat.
What should you ask before hiring in Searsmont?
Can cabinets go near the stove?
Cabinets can go near the stove only outside the required clearances, and those are not adjustable. We set them out before designing anything.
Will a remodel leave us without heat?
A remodel will not leave you without heat if it is sequenced properly. We plan around keeping the stove running in the cold months.
Should I move the stove while we are at it?
You should move the stove while you are at it only sometimes, because it usually means chimney work. It is worth pricing rather than assuming either way.
Where does the firewood go?
The firewood goes somewhere deliberate, ideally near the door you carry it through. It is the detail most often forgotten.
Custom Cabinets and Countertops in Searsmont
Semi-custom cabinets are the right balance for most Searsmont remodels because they solve awkward dimensions without paying custom prices for every box. We reserve custom cabinetry for the corners, tall storage, and special openings where standard increments would waste usable space.
How do you start a Searsmont project?
You start a Searsmont project with a conversation over the fence. We have been on New England Road since 1988, so somebody nearby can vouch for us before you ever call.
Call 207-386-9235 when you want to talk it through. Ken picks up.