Bathroom Remodeling Farmington, ME: Three Kinds of House, One Standard
- Newman Homes remodels bathrooms across Farmington, ME, from village homes to intervale properties. The company also works on hill parcels.
- Farmington is the Franklin County seat. It marks the western edge of Newman Homes’ territory.
- Brandon Roberge founded Newman Homes in Maine in 2017 after spending more than 25 years building custom homes in Florida and Massachusetts.
- 25+ years in construction, building as Newman Homes since 2017
- Over 200 projects completed in Central Maine
- Affordable work, two-year written warranty
Bathroom remodeling in Farmington, Maine, priced per bathroom, in the village, around the university, on the intervale, and in the outlying hills.
Rental housing is common here and rental bathrooms are built to survive rather than to be enjoyed. Plastic surrounds, vinyl floors and fixtures chosen for price, all of which come out easily and none of which is worth keeping.
That makes for a clean gut with few surprises, which is the cheaper kind of full remodel. Bands run from $12,000 for a small updated bathroom to $25,000 to $35,000 where tile work is extensive.
Finish Levels, and What They Deliver
Room size sets the floor. Your selections determine everything above it.
At Farmington’s latitude, heated flooring earns its place. Franklin County winters run longer and colder than those in the Kennebec valley.
You’ll feel an unheated tile floor every morning from November through April.
Builder grade. A stock vanity, a molded tub and surround, ceramic tile, and standard valves. The most economical finished room.
Mid range. A semi-custom vanity, porcelain floor and wall tile, a tiled shower behind glass, a quartz counter, and name-brand valves.
High end. A vanity built to measure, stone surfaces, a fully tiled walk-in shower, designer fittings, and radiant heat underfoot.
What homeowners say
Read more reviews- ★★★★★
Due to multiple issues we had last summer with a contractor, we started looking early… Newman Homes came right out and gave an estimate.
Jess P. - ★★★★★
It has been near 5 years since moving into this Newman built home. And, I still absolutely love it. The construction took place during a difficult time in my life, and Brandon was always available to guide me.
David D.custom home - ★★★★★
Great company to work with. Very communicative and quick with the work.
Michael M.
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What the Job Includes
Our scope includes demolition, waterproofing, tile and fixtures. We also handle subfloor and framing repair, plumbing and electrical rough-in, plus insulation and air sealing.
The work carries a 2-year workmanship warranty.
Elijah prices the room and runs the crew. We hold the schedule, sending you photos twice a week.
Joe handles Farmington filings. Brandon reviews structural work, then inspects the finished room.
You get one contract at one price. We handle the trades.
Where We Work in Farmington
We work in the village and university neighborhoods, along the Sandy River intervale and on hill roads toward Industry. Our territory also reaches Chesterville.
Low intervale parcels may require floodplain review. Shoreland zoning applies to Sandy River frontage.
Outside Farmington’s sewer district, a fixture group must comply with the Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules.
When to Schedule Farmington Bathroom Work
Plan for three to eight weeks of lead time. Floodplain review may take a little longer.
Permits go through Town of Farmington Code Enforcement. That office also handles shoreland and floodplain questions.
Bathrooms can be remodeled all winter. And because Farmington’s exterior building season is genuinely short, the cold months are a good time for interior work.
Why the Quoted Price Holds
We report the misses, too. Measured monthly across 200+ completed projects since 2017, 94 percent finished on the original timeline and budget.
In Farmington village homes, the risk is layered wiring that nobody documented. In the intervale, it’s moisture.
We identify the relevant risk before quoting. Any genuine change goes into a written change order, which you sign first.
Who Hires Us in Farmington
The work changes by location: Farmington village, the intervale or the hills.
Village housing near the university is old, with little space between buildings. Some homes still have wiring and plumbing from several eras.
Properties along the Sandy River intervale sit low and flat. For anything below grade, the water table matters.
Hill parcels bring grade and ledge. They also face the coldest design temperatures in our service area.
Since 2017, 94 percent of 200+ completed projects have stayed within the original timeline and budget. We update the figure monthly.
How Much a Bathroom Remodel Costs in Farmington
Every figure below covers one bathroom. Two rooms require two budgets. For a small bathroom with basic updates, most of our jobs start around $12,000. Better finishes can push the same room toward $20,000. A medium bathroom typically costs about $15,000. At the upper end of the scope, expect $20,000 to $22,000. Updates to a larger bathroom run from $18,000 to $25,000. If damage requires a full gut, add $8,000 to $10,000. Extensive tile work can bring the total to $25,000 to $35,000. Six factors determine the total. We confirm all six before quoting. Costs are listed trade by trade.
Vent stack.
Older village plumbing frequently needs new venting before a fixture is added.
Subfloor.
Intervale houses see moisture from below, and decking suffers for it over time.
Rot.
The most common finding, and the leading reason a number changes here.
Moving plumbing.
Every relocated fixture costs more than the one you leave alone.
Tile versus surround.
A tiled shower carries substantially more labor than a molded unit.
Septic capacity.
Outside the sewer district this governs whether a bathroom can be added.
How to Hire for Bathroom Remodeling Farmington, ME
Start with the uncomfortable fact: Maine has no state licensing standard for general contractors or builders.
The plumbers and electricians completing your rough-in do hold Maine licenses.
Ask the builder running your project five questions.
Question five is specific to Franklin County. A bathroom that performs in Augusta can still fail up here.
A fixed price separated by trade, written under Maine's home construction contract statute, which caps the first payment at a third of the contract.
Insurance certificates for the builder and every subcontractor, sent to you.
Tile and fixture allowances written into the agreement.
Ours is 2 years, alongside an A+ BBB record.
A written insulation and air-sealing detail for any exterior bathroom wall.
Where is our shop?
Directions from Farmington, ME to our shop in Augusta
125 Community DrAugusta, ME 04330-8156
How a Bathroom Remodel Runs in Farmington
- Eyes on it first.Farmington runs from village and university-area rentals to farmhouses on the intervale, and none of that prices accurately from a phone call. We check the floor, the flange, the stack and the framing under the tub.
- A contract you can audit.Every line named separately, with a written unit rate for subfloor and framing repair so a surprise has a price before it happens.
- The floor comes up and the real condition shows.It is priced from the allowance you already signed, which is the entire point of writing one.
- Rough-in and inspection, then waterproofing.Waterproofing is the invisible step that every failed tile job skipped.
- Finish work in order: tile, fixtures, glass, trim.The glass cannot be measured until the tile is done, so it lands at the end.
- Punch list in writing, then warranty.Every item closed out, followed by 2 years of workmanship coverage.
Start a Farmington Bathroom Project
Call (207) 480-7700. Brandon usually answers, and the line is covered at any hour.
Send a couple of photos and the property address to info@newmanhomesme.com, or request an estimate.