Riverhead is a working town with a housing mix that reflects it. Older homes and farmhouses out along Sound Avenue and the agricultural stretches, downtown properties near Main Street and the Peconic River, and postwar and newer development filling in between. As a remodeling contractor covering Riverhead for 23 years, I have found homeowners here to be practical about money and direct about what they want. Preferred Remodeling & Construction Co. works well in that environment.
The condition that comes up most in Riverhead is the agricultural land and the older farm buildings that came with it. A lot of these houses were built by the people farming the land, added onto over generations, and never square to begin with. I have worked on Riverhead farmhouses where the original section was hand-framed, a 1940s addition sat six inches lower, and a 1970s addition was framed on a slab. Three different structures pretending to be one house. That is the kind of thing that has to be understood before anybody prices a renovation.
Seven carpenters and one helper, all in-house employees. On a Riverhead farmhouse where nothing is plumb and every addition meets the next at a different elevation, that experience is not optional.
Riverhead homeowners hire us for kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, and basement remodeling, plus cabinet installation, flooring installation, window replacement, door installation, custom trim work, built-ins, and deck building. We build home additions, which Riverhead lot sizes often accommodate easily, and we take on Whole Home Remodeling on older properties being brought up to current standards. A phased Home Renovation is very practical on a large Riverhead property.
For any scope involving Patio Construction or siding installation, I will lay out clearly which portions our carpenters handle directly and which we coordinate with a specialty trade.
A Riverhead farmhouse kitchen is a carpentry problem. Floors slope, ceilings vary in height across one room, and walls are rarely straight. Setting cabinets in that requires scribing and shimming, not a level and good luck. Our Kitchen Renovation work here covers structural correction where it is needed, then Cabinet Installation done properly against the house as it actually is.
Plenty of Riverhead properties run well water and septic, and that affects a Bathroom Remodeling job. Water quality shows up on fixtures, and adding a bath means thinking about septic capacity, not just plumbing runs. We flag that at the estimate rather than discovering it during inspection.
Riverhead ground varies considerably between the sandy agricultural areas and the properties closer to the Peconic River. Some Riverhead basements finish easily and some need drainage handled first. We assess the actual property, then frame off the foundation with an assembly that stays dry. Basement Remodeling here is often the cheapest way to add real square footage.
Riverhead lots frequently have room for a real addition. We evaluate setbacks, foundation approach, and how the new roof and framing tie into an existing structure that may already be a patchwork of previous additions. Our own carpenters frame it, which keeps that tie-in tight.
Riverhead clients tend to want a straight number and a clear plan, and that is how I have always worked. No packages, no upselling, no financing pitch. You tell me what you want, I look at the house, and you get a written scope. That approach is the same one described on our company background page.
We are licensed and insured and the certificates come to you before we start. Estimates are free. One thing I always say to Riverhead homeowners with an older farmhouse is not to price the job off the finishes. On these houses the structural and framing correction underneath is frequently the larger number, and any contractor who quotes without investigating that is going to come back to you with a change order.
Around Riverhead we work out east in Southampton and East Hampton, and across the rest of Suffolk County including Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip, East Islip, West Islip, Great River, Brightwaters, Babylon, West Babylon, North Babylon, and Deer Park. Our shop is in Smithtown.
Frequently. Riverhead farmhouses that were added onto over generations need the structure understood before finishes are priced, and that is where we start.
It can. Adding a bath on a Riverhead property with septic means considering system capacity, and we raise that at the estimate rather than at inspection.
Preferred Remodeling & Construction Co. has served Riverhead homeowners for more than 23 years.
Yes. Riverhead estimates are free, and on older homes I spend real time on the walkthrough because that is where the cost drivers are.
Often, yes. Riverhead lots are frequently large enough to support a substantial addition, subject to setbacks and Town of Riverhead requirements.
Usually because the house is several structures joined over time. Riverhead farmhouses commonly have an original section plus additions built at different elevations on different foundations.
We do, where conditions allow. Riverhead ground varies quite a bit, so I look at the specific property before recommending it.
We are fully licensed and insured, and Riverhead clients receive certificates before we begin work.
Call 631-543-2600 or request a Riverhead estimate to schedule a look at your home. We are reachable Monday through Friday 8am to 4:30pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm. Show me the house and I will give you a straight assessment.
