Home Remodeling in Lincolnville, ME
Kenneth Cox Construction has remodeled homes in Lincolnville, ME, since 1988. The standard stays the same for a kitchen or bathroom update, a basement finish, an exterior remodel, or the whole house.
- 38 years in business, since 1988
- Over 250 projects completed
- Affordable work, two-year written warranty
Remodeling in Lincolnville usually means turning a summer place into a year-round one. Kenneth Cox Construction reworks cottages at the Beach and capes inland so they hold up in January, not just July.
A camp built for warm weather has no mudroom, a galley kitchen, and a bathroom wherever the pipes went in easiest. Ken plans the rooms a winter household actually uses, starting with somewhere to drop wet boots.
Shore lots here come with steep access, ledge close to the surface, and old foundations that need real work before a house can be heated all winter. Shoreland zoning applies along the bay and Megunticook Lake, so the Lincolnville code office sees these plans early. Every remodel we finish carries a written 2-year workmanship warranty.
Why Lincolnville Residents Hire Us for Their Home Remodel
Ken has built along the Lincolnville shore since 1988. His Searsmont base is close enough that a warranty call means a short drive, not an inconvenience.
We are BBB accredited. Every remodel we finish includes a written 2-year workmanship warranty on the work.
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Directions from Lincolnville, ME to our shop in Searsmont
128 New England RoadSearsmont, ME 04973
What Remodeling Services Do We Offer in Lincolnville?
- kitchen remodeling
- bathroom remodeling
- whole-home remodeling
What is our home remodeling process in Lincolnville?
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Ken looks at how you actually enter and use the house, then at how we would get materials to it.
We bring your project to life
Foundation, framing, insulation, plumbing, permits and finish are all run on one schedule.
Enjoy your new space
Handed over on the agreed date with two years of warranty standing behind it.
Custom Home Remodeling in Lincolnville
We provide affordable home remodeling in Lincolnville, ME, by fixing what a cottage was never built to handle. Many local cottages assumed you’d spend the day outside and come in only to sleep.
The kitchen may be a galley. There’s nowhere to put a coat, while the bathroom sits where the plumbing was easiest instead of where anyone would want it.
It isn’t glamorous. But fixing that can make the biggest difference to daily life in a Lincolnville house, which is why we usually discuss the mudroom first.
A summer cottage has no entry, because in July you do not need one. Come the first real Maine winter, the front door opens straight into the living room and everybody's boots live in the middle of it.
Ken designs the rooms a year-round house actually needs. Every remodel comes with a 2-year workmanship warranty from a BBB accredited company.
Most of our Lincolnville remodeling clients have moved into a former camp or summer place and now live there year-round.
We also work on inland farmhouses and capes. Those Lincolnville buildings are more conventional, so the work usually involves updating rather than converting.
We manage the full Lincolnville remodel, including the permit through Lincolnville Code Enforcement, structure, plumbing, insulation, inspections and finish.
Adding an entry usually requires a small foundation and a roof tie-in. It also needs new heat, making it a proper piece of construction instead of a carpentry job bolted onto the house.
We remodel across Lincolnville: shore properties at the Beach, houses around Megunticook Lake, farmhouses toward Hope and properties near Searsmont.
Properties on Penobscot Bay or Megunticook Lake fall within shoreland zoning. Shore lots can be steep, so we settle how materials will reach the building before promising a date.
Winter is usually the easiest time to schedule a Lincolnville remodel in a house that’s already occupied year-round, since interior work continues through the season.
Work that opens the building envelope, such as a new entry or dormer, belongs in the warmer months. Those Lincolnville slots fill early along the shore.
Home remodeling in Lincolnville depends on the building’s original purpose. Summer framing may be inadequate for February.
The same goes for insulation and plumbing depth, so a remodel often has to correct assumptions made for seasonal use.
Access comes second. On a steep Lincolnville shore lot, project costs change before work begins because everything, including lumber and the dumpster, must physically get down there.
Salt and wind come third. The Beach faces Penobscot Bay directly, so we choose exterior fasteners for that exposure and detail the work differently than we would at a sheltered inland site.
That’s why 2 Lincolnville houses with identical plans can carry very different prices.
Ask how the contractor plans to get materials to the Lincolnville building. On a steep lot, access is a real line item, and a vague answer usually means nobody priced it properly.
Ask for the written warranty. Then confirm through the Better Business Bureau that the company is what it claims to be.
Access determines part of a Lincolnville remodel’s cost, so we don’t publish figures. That factor alone can create a considerable difference between identical projects on neighboring shore lots.
Ken visits the Lincolnville site and works out the logistics honestly. He prices them with the building work instead of hoping the costs disappear.
What do people in Lincolnville ask before starting?
Is a mudroom really worth building?
A mudroom is really worth building in a year-round Maine house, and it is one of the best investments there is. Everyone uses it every day from October to May.
Can a galley cottage kitchen be enlarged?
A galley cottage kitchen can usually be enlarged, and often by borrowing from a room next door rather than adding on. We look at the whole ground floor before deciding.
Does the steep driveway make this too expensive?
A steep driveway does not make this too expensive, it adds cost rather than impossibility. Knowing the number in advance is far better than being surprised by it.
Can you work on a house we only use part of the year?
We can work on a house you only use part of the year, and we do a lot of it. The off-season is often the smoothest time to run a project here.
Kitchen, Bath, and Whole-Home Remodeling in Lincolnville
A Lincolnville whole-home remodel should address the building envelope and mechanical problems before cabinets or tile. First fix moisture and insulation gaps.
Then deal with wiring and plumbing to protect every later finish and keep the house more comfortable through winter.
What happens when you call us about Lincolnville?
When you call about a Lincolnville cottage, we name the cheap fixes first. Boots piled inside the front door are fixable.
So is a kitchen that fits only 1 person, and neither problem has to be expensive.
Ask Ken to walk through the Lincolnville house and tell you where to start. His number is 207-386-9235.