Kitchen Remodeling in Thomaston, ME
Kenneth Cox Construction takes on kitchen remodeling in Thomaston, ME in houses with a room most owners have forgotten is an asset, and we have been arguing for keeping it since 1988.
- 38 years in business, since 1988
- Over 250 projects completed
- Affordable work, two-year written warranty
Most Thomaston kitchens still have a butler's pantry tucked between the cooking space and the dining room, and it is usually the finest cabinetry in the house. Hand-built, floor-to-ceiling, more storage per foot than anything sold today. It is also the first thing a gut job tears out.
Ken prices out what replacing that joinery would actually cost before anyone swings a bar at it. Restoring the pantry runs a fraction of building its equivalent in new cabinets, and it frees the main kitchen to be fully modern without the two rooms competing.
Old houses along Main Street sit in a Federal and Greek Revival streetscape, so exterior changes draw a closer look from the town, and damp river air is hard on rubble and brick foundations. Ken has worked in Maine's oldest houses since 1988, and every kitchen carries a written 2-year workmanship warranty.
Why Thomaston Residents Hire Us for Their Kitchen Remodel
Ken has worked in Maine's finest old houses since 1988, and knowing what not to remove is as much of the job as knowing what to build.
You can confirm our accreditation at the Better Business Bureau, and a written 2-year workmanship warranty backs the work.
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How far the work goes matters more than the finishes. A few questions sorts that out.
What other contractor services do we offer in Thomaston?
Which towns around Thomaston do we serve?
Where is our shop?
Directions from Thomaston, ME to our shop in Searsmont
128 New England RoadSearsmont, ME 04973
What Kitchen Services Do We Offer in Thomaston?
- 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 Thomaston?
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Ken goes through the house separating what should be kept from what has already been lost or badly replaced.
We bring your project to life
Restoration, trades, new cabinetry and counters are scheduled with the joinery lead time built in.
Enjoy your new space
Returned to you on schedule, with the two-year warranty documented.
Custom Kitchen Design and Remodeling in Thomaston
Choose us for kitchen remodeling in Thomaston, ME because we know what the butler's pantry is worth. These rooms were built as a serving space between the cooking and the dining, with floor-to-ceiling cabinetry, a counter and often a second sink.
Modern kitchens spend a great deal of money trying to recreate exactly that, and in a Thomaston house it is already there, made from timber and joinery nobody is producing anymore.
Restoring one costs a fraction of building its equivalent in new cabinets, and it leaves the main kitchen free to be genuinely modern without the two fighting each other.
The butler's pantry between the kitchen and the dining room is usually the best cabinetry in the house. It was built by hand, it has more storage per foot than anything you can buy, and it is the first thing a gut renovation removes.
Ken shows you what it would cost to replace before anyone takes a bar to it, and every kitchen carries a 2-year workmanship warranty from a BBB accredited company.
Most of our Thomaston kitchen clients own a house on or near the historic streetscape and are conscious of not undoing something they cannot put back.
We also work in the capes and ranches behind the core, where there is no pantry, the rooms are conventional and the project is straightforward.
Kitchen remodeling in Thomaston involves the whole project, from survey and the permit through Thomaston Code Enforcement to demolition, plumbing and electrical, then the cabinets and counters with finish carpentry last.
In these houses the joinery work is the point rather than an afterthought, so repairing original cabinetry sits alongside installing new.
We remodel kitchens across Thomaston, in the Main Street houses and the streets around them, in the newer stock behind, and the properties along the St. George River.
Anything altering an exterior elevation draws real scrutiny here, so we settle that with the town and Maine Historic Preservation before design goes far.
You should book a Thomaston kitchen at any time of year, since the work is interior, and careful joinery repair is better done unhurried in the quiet months.
Restoration work is harder to schedule tightly than installation, since what is found behind an old cabinet run occasionally changes the plan.
Kitchen remodeling in Thomaston is different because of what is already in the house. Original pantry cabinetry, wide-board floors and hand-run trim are a large share of what makes these properties valuable, and they are not replaceable.
The second is the boundary. A modern kitchen next to a period pantry works beautifully when somebody decides deliberately where one stops and the other starts, and looks confused when nobody does.
The third is the skill required. Repairing and adapting old cabinetry is genuinely different work from hanging new boxes, and not every crew can do it.
Those three are why we survey before we design, and why we will occasionally recommend doing less than you asked for.
Ask what they intend to do with the pantry, and treat an immediate suggestion to remove it as a sign they have not valued it.
Get the warranty in writing, and check the company out before anyone starts.
A Thomaston kitchen costs restoration hours plus new work, and we price the two separately. Adapting original cabinetry is skilled hourly work rather than a supplied and fitted item.
Ken tells you what the pantry would cost to replicate in new cabinets, which usually settles the question about keeping it.
What should you ask before hiring in Thomaston?
Is a butler's pantry actually useful now?
A butler's pantry is actually very useful now. It is dedicated storage and serving space, which is exactly what modern kitchens spend money adding.
Can original cabinets be adapted?
Original cabinets can usually be adapted. New shelving, repaired doors and modern hardware bring them into use without losing what they are.
Should the new kitchen match the pantry?
The new kitchen does not necessarily need to match the pantry. A clear boundary between old and new often reads better than an imitation.
What if the pantry has already been removed?
If the pantry has already been removed, we design without it, and sometimes rebuild something in its spirit if the space is still there.
Kitchen Islands and Storage Upgrades in Thomaston
An island belongs in a Thomaston kitchen only when it leaves comfortable walking and appliance clearance on every working side. If the room cannot support those aisles, a peninsula or full-height pantry gives more storage without creating a permanent obstacle.
Ready to start your Thomaston project?
You are ready to start your Thomaston project before anything original goes into a skip. It is the one part of a kitchen here that cannot be bought back.
Ken will give you a straight assessment. He is on 207-386-9235.