Choosing the best building contractor for your project
I recently read an article about “Avoiding Contractor Rip-Offs”. The implication being that most if not all contractors would rip you off if you don’t watch out. Well, I categorically…
Remodeling an Attic Space
We recently remodeled an attic space that transformed 300 square feet of storage space into beautiful useful finished space. Int his case it was intended for a play room and…
Kitchen Remodeling
"Our new kitchen is everything we hoped for. Why didn't we do this years ago?" These are very pleasant words to my ears at the end of a project. They…
Choosing the Best Building Contractor for your project – Part Two
I recently spoke to a homeowner who is building a custom home in the spring and was asked to give a bid on plans that were lacking in many critical details. I…
Adding A Second Story To Your Home
Okay, I know this is going to sound funny because of our name, but in the past year we have become quite busy with projects that involve adding a second…
Building An Accessory Apartment Unit (AAU) on the Coast of Maine
We have built AAUs as In-law or Accessory Apartments in many shapes and sizes including those found in the basement of an existing home, repurposing a garage to an apartment,…
Rebuilding a Small Home Through A Deep Energy Retrofit
As a high-performance builder, we have built many deep energy retrofits (DER) over the years. DERs are a way to over haul an older home to improve its overall performance…
Building Green, Building Better – that’s who we are and will always be.
You can tell Bill and Doug Storey are not your average remodelers by the cleverness of their company name, Two Storey Building. But the beating heart of Two Storey is…
What Makes Two Storey Building Different From Other Contractors
We're very different from other contractors. We really are. We're professionals, which frankly, many contractors aren't. We have been a company for 15 years and plan to be around for…
Design/Build – Updating Our Office and Workshop
As a Design/Builder often we have the ability to try new materials and building science on our own homes before we role them out to our customers. I see this…