This early 1900’s home had a lot of charm, but the kitchen flow was stuck in a bygone era. In times past, homes had large dining areas and small, out of sight, functional areas where the messy stuff happened like dishes, prepping, and cooking. This homeowner was eager to transform the spaces in the home to a new era where

The new homeowners of this property saw the huge potential available in a space above the garage that was unfinished. The space had minor electric and plywood floors, but with help from Great Northern Builders, the space transformed to a new art studio. There are some technical things to keep in mind if you’re finishing a space above a garage,

This kitchen resides within a beautiful early 1900s home, and this project was a really great blend of blending old with new. The homeowners wanted to keep existing materials that could be modified in place rather than removed and replaced with new where it made sense. We freshened up the chair rail, wainscoting,  older window sashes and refinished the maple

Great Northern Builders is excited to introduce our new Operations Coordinator Allison Perreault. Allison joined the GNB team in early 2023. In Allison’s role as Operations Coordinator, she is essential in supporting all active projects, as well as those in design. Allison often accompanies clients on visits to showrooms to assist with product selections. Allison loves her role as Operations

This project takes place within a 2500 square foot split level style home that was built in 1989. The floor plan of this home has three distinct living levels. The first floor ‘play area’ is approximately 500 square feet, the three bedrooms reside on the third level with just over 500 square feet, which leaves just over 900 square feet

Great Northern Builders Project Developer Melanie Merz will be out of the office this Thursday May 25th. Melanie will participate in the annual Women Build Day to help raise money, raise awareness, and BUILD, for the Habitat For Humanity of Greater Portland. The Women Build Day is a unique opportunity to spend a day, hands on, helping to build a

This 200 square foot addition will serve as a beautiful and relaxing lounge for the primary suite. These homeowners love to host their adult children and their families, but sometimes a house full of guests can get a little busy. These homeowners knew a bump out addition from their primary suite would become a beautiful morning refuge when the house

This quick bathroom update improved the functionality and longevity of the space. The homeowners swapped out the tub/shower combo for a modern Swanstone shower with low threshold entry. Because we brought the room down to the studs, we were able to add blocking behind the shower walls to ensure the new teak shower bench and grab bars are very securely

Homes provide us with a place of comfort, but what happens when our home isn’t quite the right fit for our unique circumstances any longer?  At 5pm at the South Berwick Public Library on Wednesday, February 8th homeowners can take a quiz to find out if they should invest or start fresh and then learn more about what to expect

These returning customers had a few projects they needed help with to build more comfort into their living spaces.  The first area to address was the upstairs full bathroom. The existing shower was nooked into a corner alcove, but was really not using the available height space efficiently. Updating this alcove to extend the ceiling and install recessed lighting transformed