Interior

• Kitchen Remodeling
  Thinking about that new kitchen or bath, window seat or bookcase? Our tiny Waldoboro shop produces beautiful, competitively-priced cabinets, vanities, and built-ins in styles ranging from colonial to contemporary, as well as wood, laminate, and concrete countertops. Please contact us for a free quote!
• Bathroom Remodeling
  JD Howell and Co is a fully insured general contractor based in midcoast Maine — our ‘sweet spot’ is the coast and islands from Brunswick to Belfast. We specialize in super-efficient, ‘green’ and net-zero buildings of all shapes and sizes, but we also undertake all manner and sizes of projects, from whole house renovations to kitchen and baths, decks and patios, and pretty much anything our clients can dream up!
• Flooring
  Fast, super-tight finish work is our bread and butter – when not on our own jobs, we hammer out finish jobs for larger high-end contractors on the Maine coast. If you want interior trim and flooring that will stand the test of time, make the right decision the first time – hire the pros.
• Door Installation/Replacement
• Framing
  In today’s economy, anyone building a new home or adding to their existing home should have energy efficiency as a top priority. At JD Howell, we specialize in energy-efficient new construction, from the planning stages to finished product. We build our own R-50 ICF (insulated concrete form) foundations, and have extensive experience with passive solar construction, the use of thermal mass and radiant heat systems, and the use of smart framing, rigid foam, SIPS, and other techniques for reducing thermal bridging, air leakage, and heat loss in general. Unlike many contractors, we are open to new, innovative building systems and are more than likely to offer a few energy-saving ideas of our own. We also work closely with PV, wind, and solar thermal installers and can help you integrate these alternative energy systems into your project.
• Tile Installation
• Cabinet Installation

Construction

• Room Additions
• New Construction
  One of the most common catchphrases of the sustainable building movement is net zero. Net zero buildings create as much energy as they use on an annual basis, by combining a low-energy building envelope with on-site renewable production. For several years now, most of our new construction has incorporated some degree of solar energy production and has been net-zero or near-net-zero, and utilize no fossil fuels whatsoever.
• Foundation Installation

Exterior

• Window Installation/Replacement
  We install all varieties of roofing (wood, metal, asphalt, and rubber) and siding (okay, we don’t do vinyl). We also install replacement windows, fix sticky doors, replace rotten sills, and do pretty much everything, on time and at a reasonable price.
• Decks
  Summer is short in Maine, and the best way to take advantage of it is with a beautiful, low-maintenance deck or screen porch. Since 1995 we’ve built dozens of stunning decks and porches that will last a lifetime, using both native and exotic wood species. We also have extensive experience in stainless steel railing systems.
• Patios
• Siding
• Porches
• Residential Roof Repair
• Residential Roof Replacement/Installation

General

• Painting
• Insulation
  Passive House buildings, first developed in Germany, utilize continuous super-insulation, highly efficient windows, extreme air sealing and mechanical ventilation to create buildings that use 90% less energy than traditional code-compliant homes. In 2015 JD Howell was certified by PHIUS, the US’s first national Passive House organization, as a Certified Passive House builder.