Islip has an unusual housing mix for one hamlet, and as a remodeling contractor working here for 23 years I have learned to ask questions before assuming anything. You have older homes with real history near Main Street and Brookwood Hall, postwar houses filling the streets north of Montauk Highway, and waterfront properties down near Champlin Creek and the bay. Three different construction eras, three different sets of problems. Preferred Remodeling & Construction Co. works on all of them.
The condition that shows up most in Islip is water, in two forms. Homes south of Montauk Highway deal with a high water table and bay proximity. Homes anywhere near Champlin Creek deal with runoff and drainage. Either way, the first thing I look at on an Islip estimate is where the water goes, because that determines whether a basement project or an addition makes any sense at all.
Seven in-house carpenters and a helper. That is who shows up. I started this company with one helper and a van 23 years ago and the reason I kept the crew on payroll instead of subbing everything out is that I wanted to control the finish work.
Islip homeowners hire us for kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, and basement remodeling, plus cabinet installation, wood flooring installation, window replacement, interior and exterior doors, custom trim, built-ins, and deck building. We build home additions for families outgrowing their footprint and we take on Whole Home Remodeling when a house is going back to the studs. A phased Home Renovation across a couple of seasons is also common and we are glad to work that way.
For scopes touching Patio Construction or Siding Installation, I will spell out at the estimate which parts my carpenters perform and which we coordinate with a specialty trade. You should always know who is actually doing the work.
The kitchens in the postwar Islip houses north of Montauk Highway are small, closed, and usually separated from the dining room by a wall with a doorway. Nine times out of ten that wall can go, but we confirm the framing first. Our Kitchen Renovation work runs demo through final trim, and the same carpenters who open the wall set the cabinets.
A lot of Islip baths still have original supply and waste lines behind the tile. Once we open a wall we can tell you what you are actually dealing with, and we would rather find it in week one than week four. Every Bathroom Remodeling job we do in Islip includes real ventilation and moisture-appropriate substrate.
South Islip basements are not automatically candidates for finishing. I have walked into Islip basements where a homeowner spent good money on a finished room that had to come out two years later because nobody addressed the slab. When Basement Finishing is the right call, we build it to survive. When it is not, you will hear that from me at the free estimate.
Older Islip windows are frequently original wood units that have been painted shut, and the nineties replacements are now failing too. We handle Window Replacement with correct flashing, repair rough openings that were never square, and hang doors that stay closed through a humid August.
I am not a general contractor who hires carpenters. I am a carpenter who built a remodeling contractor around a crew. The practical difference is that when your trim, cabinets, and doors go in, the people doing it have done thousands of them together. Our general carpentry services page explains how that background shapes every job.
We are licensed and insured, certificates provided before we start, and every estimate is free and written. In Islip specifically, I always recommend a homeowner ask any contractor whether the crew on site is employed by the company. It is a simple question and the answer tells you a great deal.
Working out of Smithtown, we serve Islip and the surrounding South Shore including East Islip, Great River, Brightwaters, West Islip, Babylon, West Babylon, North Babylon, and Deer Park. We also take projects in Huntington, Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southampton, and East Hampton.
Most structural work, additions, and finished basements in Islip require a permit through the Town of Islip. We file it as part of the job.
We do. Islip waterfront properties come with additional considerations around elevation, materials, and sometimes approvals, and we sort that out before design rather than during construction.
Most Islip additions run three to five months from permit approval to finish, depending on size and foundation type. Permitting itself can add time before that clock starts.
No. Islip estimates are free. I come out, look at the space, and send a written scope with a real number.
Preferred Remodeling & Construction Co. has worked in Islip for more than 23 years, and a good portion of our schedule here is repeat clients.
Sometimes. Older Islip homes vary a lot in ceiling height, mechanical placement, and moisture. All three get checked before I give you an answer.
Employees. Every Islip job is staffed by our own seven carpenters and a helper.
Both. Islip homeowners call us for single doors, trim packages, and rot repair as often as for kitchens.
To get on the schedule, call 631-543-2600 or request an Islip estimate through our contact page. We are available Monday through Friday 8am to 4:30pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm. Tell me about your Islip home and I will come look at it.
