As a general contractor in Bradley, ME, we add onto, remodel and repair homes people mean to keep, from the village to ten-acre rural lots. Before a price, we measure to your lot lines and look under the house.
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Bradley, Maine homeowners can see here how we handle additions and in-law apartments, bathroom remodels, and structural repair on older farmhouses and camps. One contractor answers for the whole job, and the lot gets measured before anything is drawn.
Bradley is a rural town of about 1,500 people spread over 50 square miles, and most of its homes are lived in by their owners. The town measures setbacks to the nearest eave, porch, deck or step, which can decide where a new room fits.
The figure to keep: across many projects, Bradley kitchens average $13,500 to $71,500+, and $12,000 is the floor for any one bathroom.
Bradley setbacks count the front steps because the town measures from the lot line to the closest part of a building, and that includes a porch or an eave. An addition that fits on paper can miss by its own steps.
Residential and Mixed District setbacks: 50 feet in front, 20 at sides and rear
Bedroom additions planned around soils fit for septic
Lots near Chemo Pond checked against the shoreland expansion limits
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Bradley, ME
10.4 miles from Bangor
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See every town we serveBradley homeowners build on, redo baths and repair old frames, and each job touches the land use ordinance.
Bradley lists an in-law apartment, for a relative by blood, marriage or adoption, as a conditional use in all four districts. That adds town approval to the permit, so paperwork starts early.
A new bedroom on septic needs a system designed for it, and Maine's HHE-200 form records that bedroom count. Bradley won't permit a project on septic without suitable soils.
Bradley's land use permit is not a plumbing permit, so plumbing work takes its own permit and a licensed plumber, as Maine law requires.
Under the tile we check the subfloor, tub framing and the vent fan's path outside. Manufactured homes, which the ordinance holds to the Maine plumbing code, have different floors, so we look underneath first.
About 131 of Bradley's 709 homes date to 1939 or earlier. On those we check the sills at grade, the carrying beam and any floor dipping toward it.
Rotted porches and steps get rebuilt to their old footprint unless the lot allows more, since setbacks count them. A camp near Chemo Pond gets checked against the ordinance and Maine's shoreland rules before a repair adds size.
Our Bradley work covers three more jobs.
Bradley's Code Enforcement Officer issues one Building and Land Use Permit for erecting, altering or remodeling, while demolition and shoreland work file separately. We apply once you sign.
We measure to your lot lines, find the septic tank and field, and check the sills and floors.
Drawings come first, then a written price and contract. After you sign, we apply for the town's permit.
You get weekly updates, licensed plumbers and electricians do their parts, and we walk the job with you.
You choose a general contractor in Bradley, ME by asking how they will find your lot lines and septic field before drawing anything. One who sketches the addition first and measures later is guessing.
Ask which code they will follow, in writing. Bradley has fewer than 4,000 residents, so state law leaves enforcing MUBEC up to the town, though its permit form says construction shall meet the state codes as applicable.
Maine licenses no general contractors, so read what you sign. Under 10 MRSA §1487, any home job over $3,000 calls for a written contract with both signatures, and the opening payment tops out at a third.
The Bradley homeowners who need a general contractor are mostly owners staying put, since about 85 percent of occupied homes here are owner-occupied. An addition lets a family stay on its own land.
Bradley's lot rules change by district: Residential and Mixed lots need 1 acre and 150 feet of frontage, Rural Resource lots 10 acres and 250 feet. Near Chemo Pond, a building already within 100 feet of the water can grow to 1,500 square feet or 30 percent past its 1989 footprint, whichever is greater.
A Bradley project should begin on paper in winter, so an addition's footings go below frost after the thaw. Baths and kitchens run in any season.
A Bradley kitchen costs $13,500 to $71,500+ and a bath $12,000 or more per room, averaged across many projects. Your number comes after we see the house.
| Kitchen scope | What it usually means | Average range |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmetic refresh | Paint, new counters and a faucet in a 1980s kitchen | $13,500 to $21,000 |
| Mid-range update | New cabinets and counters, same footprint | $21,000 to $38,000 |
| Full gut | Studs bared, new wiring and plumbing | $43,000 to $71,500+ |
Typical Bradley ranges from many kitchens, not a quote. Old farmhouse wiring can shift them.
A Bradley bathroom remodel runs at least $12,000 per bathroom, and a bigger bath that only needs updates falls between $18,000 and $25,000. Rot, a moved drain, the vent stack, tile over a surround and septic capacity raise it.
Bradley additions go unpriced here because footings, the tie to the old roof, heating the new room and the septic's bedroom limit vary lot to lot. The town fee is published: $30 plus $0.20 per square foot of finished space, four-season additions included.
Layout shifts a Bradley kitchen within its range most: leaving the sink and walls alone holds the price down. Cabinet and counter grade is second, and an old wall's surprises are third.
After your free estimate request comes in, we measure your Bradley lot and look over the house. Dig out the survey or septic plan if you can.
