Custom new construction
Ground-up homes designed for Maine winters and shoreline weather — vented rain-screens, deep insulation, framing that stays square.
Kittery, Maine · Est. on the coast
Built the way
Built the way
the coast demands &
the owner deserves.
Kim Gagne is a Kittery-based general contractor building additions, whole-home remodels, and new custom homes along the southern Maine shoreline. One job at a time, on schedule, and on the drawings.
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On the drawings
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The work
Substantial projects, done properly — start to punch list.
A short list of what we take on. If it needs a permit, a crew, and a set of drawings, it's probably a Gagne job. If you're not sure — ask.
Additions & ell conversions
Sun-drenched additions, second-story pop-tops, and ell rebuilds that tie into the original bones cleanly — inside and out.
Whole-home remodels
Down-to-the-studs renovations with a single point of accountability — layout, systems, finishes — sequenced so you can live your life.
Kitchens & baths
Cabinetry, stone, tile, plumbing, and lighting — coordinated so the tradespeople hand off cleanly and the finishes actually land level.
Historic & coastal homes
Old capes, salt-boxes, and shingle-style — restored so they read original but perform modern. Careful with the details that matter.
Millwork & fine carpentry
Built-ins, wainscot, stair rebuilds, mantels, and trim you can run your hand along without catching a seam. The details are the job.
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How we run a job
A clear plan, a fair number, a job site you'd let your kid walk through.
No surprises is a marketing slogan. What we actually do is put the surprises up front — before demo starts — where they belong.
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1 Walk-through
Site visit & scope
We meet at the house, listen more than we talk, and leave with a shared understanding of what you actually want — not what's easiest to sell.
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2 Plan & price
Line-item proposal
You get a written scope, a phased schedule, and pricing broken out by section — with allowances called out honestly instead of buried.
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3 Pre-construction
Permits, selections, prep
Drawings finalized, town paperwork filed, materials ordered, subs booked. Nothing starts until the pieces are on the ground.
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4 Build
One job, on schedule
We work one project at a time. Weekly walk-through, weekly written update, a clean site each Friday. You always know where things stand.
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5 Punch & warranty
Finish, then follow through
A real punch list, a real closeout, and a phone that still gets answered a year later when the humidity swings and a door needs a shave.
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Why homeowners hire us
You're not buying a house. You're buying how it gets built.
Kim Gagne General Contractor takes on a small number of significant jobs a year. That's the whole business model. It's the reason the crew shows up when they said they would, and it's the reason the finish carpentry looks the way it does.
- 01 Owner on your job You're not handed off to a project manager you never met. Kim is the point of contact from the first walk-through through the final punch list.
- 02 Coastal-built, not shortcut-built Assemblies that survive nor'easters and salt air: vented cladding, real flashing, insulation detailed for wind-washing.
- 03 Written, not verbal Scope in writing. Change orders in writing. Weekly updates in writing. If it isn't documented, it doesn't count.
- 04 One job at a time We don't juggle six sites. Your project gets a crew that's on it — not one that's stopping by between two others.
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Where we build
Southern Maine & the Seacoast — no more than a coffee's drive from Kittery.
We keep the work close on purpose. A tight radius means the truck gets there before the concrete does, the framer isn't stuck in traffic on the bridge, and the owner can swing by the site on the way home from work.
·Kittery
·Kittery Point
·Eliot
·York
·York Harbor
·York Beach
·Cape Neddick
·Ogunquit
·Wells
·South Berwick
·Berwick
·North Berwick
Start a project
Tell us what you're thinking.
A few sentences is plenty to start. If it turns into a good fit, we'll set up a walk-through at the house. If it isn't a fit, we'll tell you honestly and point you toward someone who is.
Prefer the phone or a coffee at the shop? That works too — send us a note and we'll set a time.
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phone number when the site goes live.