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Energy Efficient Beach Cottage

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Melanie Merz
August 22, 2022

Working in collaboration with Lassel Architects of South Berwick, Great Northern Builders completed the overhaul of this family beach house located just two blocks away from Wells Beach.  The home owners have a young family and have their permanent residence in Boston, MA so they were pleased to take advantage of our cloud based project management system CoConstruct to access
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Garage Addition

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Melanie Merz
February 14, 2022

Within the beautiful Gerrish Island community, these homeowners needed to modify the existing garage addition solution. The home was built with a passive solar design in 1993 and had an existing garage. Over the years, the wife was using the garage space for pottery. Simultaneously the husband began using the space for woodworking projects. Using this space for projects created
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Great Northern Builders Takes Home Three Chrysalis Awards

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Melanie Merz
October 25, 2021

Great Northern Builders Takes Home Three Chrysalis Awards South Berwick Design Build firm honored with Awards for a Dover, NH Universal Design Project For Immediate Release South Berwick, ME – Great Northern Builders announced today they were awarded three Chrysalis awards for a Universal design project completed in early 2021 in Dover, NH. The company was recognized in three categories:
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Vote for Great Northern Builders at the Maine Parade of Homes

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Melanie Merz
October 9, 2021

Great Northern Builders is excited to be a 2021 Maine Parade of Homes founding member and we hope all of our vendors and partners (as well as clients old and new) will visit our entry beginning this October 9th 2021. The Parade of Homes is an initiative from the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Maine (HBRAME) to promote the
Home Remodeling Moving To Maine

Home Remodeling Designer Needed for Moving To Maine

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Melanie Merz
June 1, 2021

In late 2019, a new client knew they needed a home remodeling designer for their project and turned to Great Northern Builders to update an existing South Berwick property to accommodate the homeowner’s parents who would be moving to Maine up from Massachusetts. Two concepts came to the forefront, adding a self contained sleeping wing to the existing structure or
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Employee Spotlight: Meet Melanie

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Melanie Merz
September 23, 2020

Meet Melanie Merz, Marketing Manager for Great Northern Builders. Melanie usually goes by Mel and lives in South Berwick with her husband and 2 young children. Mel grew up in the Seacoast and loves everything about living in Maine and raising a family in South Berwick.  Mel enjoys her role as cheerleader for Great Northern Builders and shares the beauty
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Remodel Designer and Contractor for Condo Remodel

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Melanie Merz
September 23, 2020

The homeowners had a chance encounter with a Great Northern Builders work vehicle just as they had been looking to find a remodel designer and contractor to help them renovate their newly purchased condo in the historic mill building, Rivermore Landing, in Newmarket. Today, the original rough-hewn wood beams, exposed brick and pipes blend into the newly renovated modern design
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Maya Bogh elected President of Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Maine

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Melanie Merz
August 18, 2020

Co-Owner & Business Manager of the South Berwick Design-Build firm Great Northern Builders adds leadership role to her resume For Immediate Release South Berwick, ME – South Berwick resident, and the co-owner of design-build firm Great Northern Builders, Maya Bogh announced today her recent election as President of the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Maine. Bogh will serve in
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Tyler describes adding a new barn on his property.

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Melanie Merz
June 16, 2020

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