Home Remodeling Augusta, ME: Renovating Before the Furniture Arrives
- Newman Homes does the home remodeling Augusta, ME buyers wish they had finished before the moving truck showed up.
- Our office is at 125 Community Dr in Augusta, and Brandon Roberge has 25+ years in the trade behind him.
- 94% of what we finish lands on the first schedule and the first price. That number gets recounted monthly.
- 25+ years in construction, building as Newman Homes since 2017
- Over 200 projects completed in Central Maine
- Affordable work, two-year written warranty
Whole-house and multi-room remodeling in Augusta, Maine, across the whole city from the streets behind the State House out to the newer construction toward Sidney.
The page prices room by room rather than as one enormous range, so you can add up your own project. Kitchens, bathrooms, basements and living space each carry their own band, and a whole-house figure is just those bands stacked.
The part to plan for is what turns up after demolition. On Augusta's older housing, old wiring, failed supply lines, rot behind a tub and a floor that has been quietly leaking are likely rather than possible, and all four are cheaper as a written allowance than as a change order.
What a Multi-Room Augusta Project Includes
Multi-room work is not one job repeated. It is a sequence, and the order matters more than any single trade.
We scope a project the way national remodeling guidance sets it out, with mechanical work priced on its own line.
An empty house is the cheapest house to remodel. Nothing has to be covered, moved, or worked around.
Demolition and discovery. Cabinets, counters, flooring, and the two or three layers under it. An empty house makes this stage cheap.
Structure. If a wall is going, we size the beam and set temporary support first.
Mechanical systems. Service upgrade, dedicated circuits, drain slope, and heat that covers the whole plan.
Kitchen and dining. In most Augusta capes these are two small rooms that want to be one, and that means a beam.
Bathrooms. A postwar house here has one full bath and room for a second, and the second one changes the mornings.
Finish work. Insulation, drywall, flooring, trim, and paint, scheduled so nothing is walked on twice.
What homeowners say
Read more reviews- ★★★★★
We were very pleased with the extensive home remodel we contracted with Newman Homes. Brandon was always very fair with any adjustments to our fixed price contract, and we were quite happy with the outcome.
David K. - ★★★★★
Great company to work with. Very communicative and quick with the work.
Michael M. - ★★★★★
I was very impressed with the promptness and professional completion of the job. I have no complaints. Great company.
Marcia A.
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Where in Augusta We Take Jobs
The whole city, from the streets behind the State House out to the newer construction toward Sidney.
Downtown lots are the tight ones. A dumpster, a delivery, and a crew truck all want the same twelve feet of driveway.
Everywhere else here gives us room to stage, which keeps the schedule honest.
When to Start a Augusta Remodel
The best window is between closing and moving in, and it is the one most buyers give away.
Six to ten empty weeks buys the disruptive half: wiring, plumbing, floors, and any wall that is leaving.
Permits go through the City of Augusta Bureau of Code Enforcement, and approval rests with the code officer rather than with us.
Why We Price the Unknown Up Front
Because the unknowns go on the estimate as line items instead of arriving as bad news.
We write allowances for what usually moves: rot, wiring, and whatever is under the floor. Unused allowance money is returned.
On a house you bought without opening a wall, the sill and the panel move most. Both get an allowance up front.
Who Ends Up Remodeling in Augusta
Two kinds of call come out of this city.
One is from somebody who just closed near Capitol Park and has a few empty weeks before the furniture arrives.
The other is from an owner a decade into a postwar cape, done fixing it one room per year.
How Much Home Remodeling Augusta, ME Costs
A whole-house figure would be a guess. What we can give you is the price of each room. Budget $28,000 at the low end for a kitchen refresh with no layout change. A standard gut lands $46,000 to $58,000, and moving the sink or range without taking a wall out runs $60,000 to $80,000. The layout-change kitchen runs $85,000 to $105,000, beam and island included. Add $15,000 to $25,000 for custom cabinetry and stone. Baths multiply, they do not share. One bathroom floors at $12,000, a larger one is $18,000 to $25,000, and a tile-heavy build runs $25,000 to $35,000. An addition inside the project has its own scale: around $280 per square foot to start, $320 average, $350 to $400 at the top. Everything serving the whole house is quoted separately. Service upgrades, heat, insulation, windows, and structural repair depend too much on the house. Those bands tell you whether the project fits, not what it costs. Hundreds of quotes went into them, and every house argues a little. Augusta's postwar stock generally sits mid band, since the rooms are regular and the framing is predictable. The older houses toward the river climb once the floor comes up. We take the same math further, item by item, in our guide to remodeling costs.
How to Hire a Remodeling Contractor in Augusta
One piece of Maine law shapes how you should read every remodeling bid you collect. No licensing body sits behind the words general contractor in Maine.
Electricians and plumbers are the exception, since the state credentials both. Everyone else is credentialed by the contract alone.
So judge the paperwork instead of the title. Five things belong in it.
Priced now as an allowance, or later as a change order.
A written start date and a written finish date, which matters more than usual when the moving truck is already booked.
Kitchen, baths, and systems should be priced apart.
Deposit terms matching what Maine law allows, which is a third of the price at most.
The 2-year warranty spelled out, alongside an A+ rating on our BBB listing.
Who is doing the wiring and the plumbing, named in the paperwork before the job starts.
Nearby Areas We Serve
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125 Community DrAugusta, ME 04330-8156
How We Order the Trades
- We measure what is there.Room sizes, ceiling heights, service size, and where the drains run.
- Fixed price with the unknowns named.Allowances cover what is behind the walls, and unspent money comes back.
- Build phase.Progress photos twice a week and a 2-year workmanship warranty.
Talk to Us About Your Augusta Remodel
Call (207) 480-7700. Brandon usually picks up, and the line is answered around the clock.
Write to info@newmanhomesme.com with your room list, or ask for a free estimate.