Home Remodeling Greene, ME: Renovate the House or Buy a Different One
- Newman Homes prices the home remodeling Greene, ME families are quietly weighing against selling and starting over somewhere else.
- The company is Brandon Roberge's, run out of Augusta since 2017 with 25+ years of building behind it.
- 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 Greene, Maine, in the town center, around Allen Pond, along the Androscoggin frontage, and on the farm parcels between.
Greene's housing is a mix of old farm properties and newer commuter builds, and the two need opposite things. The farms want systems and structure attended to; the newer houses want layout and finishes.
Being honest about which one you have is most of the budgeting. Cosmetic refresh, moderate remodel and full gut are priced separately here so the gap between them is visible rather than averaged into one number.
What We Do on a Greene Renovation
Here is what actually sits inside a renovation of this size, priced as separate pieces.
Adding bedrooms triggers a look at the state's subsurface wastewater rules, since nearly every lot in this town is on a private system.
Sometimes the math says move, and we will tell you when it does. More often it says the house you have is closer than you think.
What the house can become. Bedroom count, bathroom count, and whether the layout can hold the family you have in five years.
Structure. Beam sizing, post locations, and what carries the load down to the foundation.
Mechanical systems. Wiring, plumbing, and heat resized for the house on the plan, not the one on the deed.
What that actually costs. Priced room by room, so it can be compared against a mortgage rather than against a feeling.
Acreage is the thing you cannot buy back. Open land, room to stage, and no neighbor twelve feet away is worth naming in the comparison.
Insulation, drywall, and finish. Air sealing, board, floors, trim, and paint, once the rough work passes.
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. - ★★★★★
Does quality work and communication is perfect.
Logan T. - ★★★★★
They were quick and efficient. Left no mess behind. Brandon the owner also was easy to work with.
Ben G.
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Where Our Greene Projects Are
The town center, the Allen Pond area, the Androscoggin frontage, and the farm parcels in between.
Open acreage means staging and access are easy, which takes cost out of the labor side of an estimate.
Most lots are on a well and a private septic system, and both get checked before the plan is final.
When to Start a Greene Remodel
Get the number before spring, because that is when people list houses on a feeling rather than a comparison.
The work itself runs year round, with anything structural scheduled for open ground.
Permit applications are reviewed by appointment with the Greene code officer, with a right of review by the appeals board.
Why the Budget Survives Demolition
Because we do not price a renovation as though the house will cooperate.
Every likely surprise gets an allowance with a figure next to it. If the house behaves, the allowance comes back.
A renovation estimate that gets compared against a house purchase has to be trustworthy or it is worthless. That is exactly what the 94% figure is for.
Who Hires Us for Home Remodeling in Greene
Greene is a commuting town, and the question here is usually not what to renovate.
It is whether to renovate at all, or take the acreage and the school district and trade them for a bigger house an hour away.
A real number is the only thing that settles that, and most people never get one before they call a realtor.
How Much Home Remodeling Greene, ME Costs
There is no single price for a project like this. It is built from room prices and the systems underneath them. The kitchen is usually the biggest line. A cosmetic refresh floors at $28,000, a full gut with the sink and range in place is $46,000 to $58,000, and relocating the plumbing pushes it to $60,000 to $80,000. Opening the kitchen into the next room is the $85,000 to $105,000 version. Custom boxes and stone counters add $15,000 to $25,000. Every bathroom carries its own number. The floor is $12,000, a larger one with real updates is $18,000 to $25,000, and extensive tile pushes it into $25,000 to $35,000. Where the footprint grows, use the addition rate: roughly $280 per square foot to start, $320 average, $350 to $400 higher-end. Systems work does not average well, so we price it per house: panel, heat, insulation, windows, structural repair, and septic capacity. Those bands tell you whether the project fits, not what it costs. Hundreds of quotes went into them, and every house argues a little. Greene properties price mid band across the room work. Septic and heating lines move when the bedroom count changes, which is most of what people ask for here. Our house remodel cost guide works through each of these bands in detail.
How to Hire a Remodeling Contractor in Greene
The most useful thing we can tell you about hiring here works against our own sales pitch. Whoever remodels your house here does it without any state licensing behind the title.
It leaves the mechanical trades untouched. Electrical and plumbing credentials are verifiable, and nothing else on your job is.
That puts the weight on paper, where you can check it. Five items, all written down.
A number good enough to compare against a mortgage, meaning fixed price and itemized.
What the septic can support, before you count the bedrooms you are hoping for.
Kitchen, baths, and systems should be priced apart.
A contract under Maine's home construction law, which caps the up-front payment at one third.
A 2-year workmanship warranty in writing, backed by the A+ file on our BBB profile.
The trades listed individually, with state credentials you can verify.
Where is our shop?
Directions from Greene, ME to our shop in Augusta
125 Community DrAugusta, ME 04330-8156
How a Greene Project Runs
- A walkthrough first.We look at the panel, the plumbing, and the framing before the paint colors.
- One contract, itemized.You see each room priced, so scope can move without reopening everything.
- Then we start.Two photo updates a week, and 2 years of workmanship warranty.
Start Your Greene Renovation
Ring (207) 480-7700 whenever it suits you. Somebody answers at any hour.
You can also reach info@newmanhomesme.com, or go straight to a free estimate.