Garage Builders in Pittston, ME

Pittston's river lots slope toward the Kennebec, and a garage set across that slope collects every bit of runoff from the yard above it. We cut a swale on the uphill side, set the slab a few inches above finished grade, and pitch the gravel so water sheds around the doors instead of through them.

Riverfront ground can also hold silt or clay that drains slowly and heaves hard in a freeze. On those soils we favor a frost wall with footings below frost depth over a floating slab, because the added concrete buys a floor that stays level through every thaw the valley throws at it.

Many Pittston farmhouses already run in a line of house, ell and barn, the old connected-farm layout that kept people out of the snow. A new attached garage often fits most naturally at the end of that line, joined by a short ell so the rooflines step down the way they always have.

Old frames are rarely level or square, so we survey the existing wall before tying anything into it, then build the fire separation code requires at the joint. Clapboard exposure, corner boards and roof pitch are copied from the farmhouse so the addition looks original to it.

Out by the Eastern River and along Route 194, East Pittston homesteads collect tools, feed, canning jars and holiday boxes faster than any cellar can hold them. A two-bay with a steep roof and attic trusses turns the space overhead into a dry loft, reached by a folding attic ladder or a permanent stair along one wall.

We choose between attic trusses and a full second floor by what you plan to keep up there. Storage stays at the garage rate, a finished room above is priced as living space, and we set the two numbers next to each other before you commit to either one.