Home Remodeling in Camden, ME
Kenneth Cox Construction has done home remodeling in Camden, ME, since 1988. Some jobs are one room and some are the whole house, kitchen to basement to exterior, and every size gets treated the same way: like ours.
- 38 years in business, since 1988
- Over 250 projects completed
- Affordable work, two-year written warranty
Most Camden houses have an addition on them, and a good share of those went up in the 1980s and 1990s. The remodel that matters usually sits in the three feet where the addition meets the original house, and that is the joint we open first.
That seam is where floors stop lining up, ceilings drop, and the insulation quits at what used to be an exterior wall. Roof valleys detailed optimistically show up here too, which is why a Camden house can feel like two homes stitched together.
Ken has been working houses on this coast since 1988, from the Federal and Greek Revival places near the harbor to the capes and farmhouses up toward Mount Battie. Every remodel carries a written 2-year workmanship warranty, so if that seam moves again, we come back.
Why Camden Residents Hire Us for Their Home Remodel
Ken has worked Camden houses since 1988, including a fair few where we were called in to fix an addition that somebody else attached to a perfectly good house.
We are BBB accredited and every remodel carries a written 2-year workmanship warranty, and if the seam moves again we come back.
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Directions from Camden, ME to our shop in Searsmont
128 New England RoadSearsmont, ME 04973
What Remodeling Services Do We Offer in Camden?
- kitchen remodeling
- bathroom remodeling
- whole-home remodeling
What is our Camden home remodeling process?
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Ken opens an inspection point at the junction, because guessing what is in there is how these jobs go wrong.
We bring your project to life
Structure, insulation, roof detailing, trades and finish are all handled on one schedule.
Enjoy your new space
Handed back on the agreed date with two years of warranty behind it.
Custom Home Remodeling in Camden
We are best known for home remodeling in Camden, ME because we work on the seam nobody else will touch. The addition is usually built fine and the original house is usually built fine, and the trouble is the three feet between them.
Floors do not line up, the ceiling drops, the roofs meet in a valley that was detailed optimistically, and the insulation stops at what used to be an exterior wall and never restarts.
That seam is why a Camden house can feel like two separate homes, and closing it properly is the single change that makes the most difference to how the place actually lives.
Almost every Camden house has an addition on it. A great many went on in the 1980s and 1990s, and the place they meet the original house is where the remodel really lives.
Ken opens that seam and shows you what is there before pricing anything, and our remodels carry a 2-year workmanship warranty from a BBB accredited company.
Our Camden clients are typically people who intend to stay, and who have lived with the awkward step between the kitchen and the family room for long enough.
We also work for owners of seasonal properties who are moving toward year-round use and finding the addition was never built for a February.
We run the whole remodel, including drawings, the permit through Camden Planning and Code Enforcement, structure, trades, inspections and finish.
Where two structures join, that also means checking how each one is supported, because they frequently sit on different foundations that have moved by different amounts.
We work the village lots near the harbor, the properties along the Megunticook, and the houses up toward the Camden Hills.
Access varies enormously across those, and on a tight village lot the staging plan is settled before the schedule is, not after.
Interior remodeling is comfortable right through a Camden winter and those slots are the easiest ones on our calendar to fill well.
Anything that opens a roof or an exterior wall wants settled weather, so seam work involving the roof valley is planned for the warmer months.
Home remodeling in Camden is different because of the seam itself. Two buildings joined decades apart move independently, so a crack at that junction is usually telling you something structural rather than cosmetic.
The second is the thermal break. The old exterior wall is still insulated and the new one often is not, so that part of the house is cold in a way no heating upgrade will ever fix from the inside.
The third is salt air. Camden exteriors take real coastal punishment, so any flashing or roof detail we rebuild at that junction gets specified for this coast rather than for a general climate.
Sorting all three at once is what turns a two-part house into one house, and doing them separately costs considerably more.
Ask what they expect to find where the addition meets the original house, and whether they intend to open it up before quoting.
Insist on the warranty in writing. We would honestly rather you checked our BBB listing than took our word for anything.
A Camden remodel costs whatever opening that junction reveals, which is why we do not publish figures. It can be a simple detailing fault or a genuine structural one, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.
Ken investigates first and prices the real scope, which is exactly why our numbers hold once the work begins.
What should you ask before hiring in Camden?
Why is my addition always cold?
Your addition is always cold because the insulation stops at the old exterior wall. It is fixable, and the improvement is immediate.
There is a crack where the two parts meet. Is that serious?
A crack where the two parts meet is serious enough to look at. Two foundations of different ages settling at different rates is the usual cause, and it is better addressed than watched.
Can the floor levels be made to match?
The floor levels can often be made to match, though it depends on the framing and the headroom. We measure before promising it.
Do you handle the roof valley too?
We handle the roof valley too, and on a Camden house it is usually where the water has been getting in. It is not a separate job.
Improve the Layout and Function of Your Camden Home
Camden homes benefit most when we fix circulation before selecting finishes. A beautiful kitchen still fails if appliance doors block the aisle or guests must cross the work zone, so we settle clearances, storage, and the path through the room first.
What are your next steps for home remodeling in Camden?
Your next step for home remodeling in Camden is to show Ken the seam. Point at the step, the crack or the cold room and he will tell you what is behind it and what it takes to make the house feel like one building.
The look is free and nobody follows up uninvited. Call Ken directly on 207-386-9235.