Remodeling the Village.
Locals just call it "the Village." If you have wandered the bookshops on Harris Avenue, grabbed a coffee near Colophon, or walked down to the ferry terminal, you know Fairhaven has a character all its own. The Victorians and early craftsmans lining these streets date to the 1890s through the 1920s, and most still have their original small, closed-off kitchens and a single tight bathroom.
A kitchen remodel in Fairhaven is a balance: owners want the layout to work for how people cook today, but the neighborhood has strong expectations that the result stay sympathetic to the home's age. We keep trim profiles, door styles, and proportions in character while updating everything you actually use.
What we see on Fairhaven homes.
Common home styles
Victorian-era homes from the 1890s to the 1910s, craftsman bungalows, and converted historic buildings near the village center. Most have plaster-and-lath walls and original, undersized kitchens.
Popular projects
A bathroom remodel that updates a cramped original bath, kitchen remodels that open a closed-off galley toward the dining room, new cabinets and countertops, and tiled walk-in showers sized for an old footprint.
What's behind the walls
Behind Fairhaven plaster we routinely find galvanized plumbing that has narrowed with rust and knob-and-tube wiring. We open the walls, replace those runs, bring the circuits to code, and waterproof every wet area before tile.