Portland homes are not generic. Neither is the work they require.

We’ve been remodeling kitchens in these houses for a long time. We know what’s in the walls before we open them.

What Portland construction actually looks like

Walk through the West End, Munjoy Hill, or Deering — and most of what you’re looking at was built before 1940. Victorians, Colonials, Craftsman bungalows with original trim and plaster walls and kitchens that have been updated once, poorly, or not at all.

Opening a wall in a Portland kitchen is not the same as opening a wall in a 2005 build. You may find knob-and-tube wiring that hasn’t been touched in eighty years. Galvanized plumbing on its way out. Insulation that amounts to a suggestion. Framing that doesn’t match what the plans say.

None of that is a crisis if you’re working with a contractor who expects it. It becomes a crisis — and an expensive one — if you’re not.

We know these houses. We know what to look for, what it means, and what to do about it. We tell you what we find before we do anything about it.

What local means here

We’re based in Portland. We work in Portland, South Portland, and Westbrook. We’re not driving down from Augusta or up from Massachusetts for a big job.

That matters for a specific reason: accountability. When we finish a project, we’re still here. You can reach us. If something comes up six months later, we come back.

It also matters because we know the city’s housing stock from the inside — literally. We’ve been in enough of these kitchens to know what the Alphabet Streets look like behind the walls versus Munjoy Hill versus Deering Center. Local knowledge isn’t a marketing line. It’s information that changes how we plan and price a job.

Craftsmanship in an older home

Craftsmanship in a new construction kitchen and craftsmanship in a 1910 Portland Victorian are different things. New construction is controlled. Older homes require judgment — reading what you find, making decisions mid-project, finishing work so that the new sits cleanly against the old.

That last part is underrated. Getting a new kitchen to feel like it belongs in a century-old house — rather than dropped into it — requires attention to proportion, trim, and detail that not every contractor brings.

We bring it. Every job.

What we don’t do

We don’t take on more work than we can do well. We don’t subcontract the parts of the job we haven’t told you about. We don’t disappear after the project ends.

If we’re not the right fit for what you’re trying to do, we’ll tell you that before you hire us.

Where we work

Portland, South Portland, Westbrook, Falmouth, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth, and Yarmouth. We’re a Cumberland County operation.

Let’s talk about your kitchen.

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