West Islip was built fast. Most of the town went up between the early 1950s and the mid 1960s, and as a remodeling contractor working here for 23 years, I can usually guess the layout of a house before I walk through the door. Preferred Remodeling & Construction Co. has renovated a great many of these ranches, capes, and splits, from the streets off Higbie Lane down to the canal homes south of Montauk Highway.
Here is the thing about a whole neighborhood built in the same decade. The houses age at the same rate. Right now West Islip is at the point where original kitchens are seventy years old, the second-generation kitchens from the eighties are also tired, and windows installed in the nineties are failing. That is why our phone rings from this town the way it does.
We are a carpentry company that grew into a full remodeling contractor, and that order matters. My seven carpenters do the framing, the cabinets, the trim, and the doors. Nothing gets handed to a rotating sub crew.
For West Islip homeowners we handle kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, and basement remodeling, plus cabinet installation, flooring installation, window replacement, door installation, custom trim work, and deck building. When a growing family needs more than the original footprint allows, we build home additions and take on Whole Home Remodeling. A staged Home Renovation over a few years is common here too, and we are happy to work that way.
Jobs that involve Patio Construction or Siding Installation get an honest conversation about scope. I would rather define the line clearly at the estimate than have it come up halfway through. If you are still weighing options, our full remodeling service overview lays out what we cover.
The standard West Islip ranch kitchen is closed off from the living room by a wall that, more often than not, is not load bearing. Taking it down changes the entire feel of the house. We verify the framing first, then handle the full Kitchen Renovation from demo through final trim. Our Cabinet Installation crew is the same crew that framed the opening, so the reveals are right.
Almost every original West Islip bath is the same footprint with a steel tub and 4x4 wall tile. Under that tile there is frequently a plaster and wire lath assembly that comes out in sheets. We price demolition realistically instead of low-balling it, and we handle the full Bathroom Renovation including the subfloor work most homeowners never see.
Grade drops as you move south in West Islip toward the water, and basements in that part of town behave differently than the ones up near Udall Road. I have pulled paneling off West Islip basement walls and found framing that was put directly against block with nothing behind it. Our Basement Finishing work handles moisture at the assembly level so the finished space lasts. Basement Remodeling here adds real living space without touching the footprint.
A lot of West Islip got new windows in the nineties, and those units are now at end of life. We do Window Replacement with proper flashing, we correct rough openings that were never right, and we rebuild interior and exterior casing rather than patching it.
I live and work in Suffolk County and my shop is in Smithtown, so West Islip is a normal part of our week rather than an occasional trip. Our carpenters have been with me for years, which means the person finishing your trim has done a hundred of these houses.
We are licensed and insured, the paperwork comes to you before we start, and every estimate is free. What West Islip homeowners tell me they appreciate most is plain talk. If you ask me whether a project is worth the money, I will tell you what I actually think, even when the answer costs me the job.
One firsthand note. In West Islip specifically, I always recommend checking the electrical panel before committing to a kitchen. A surprising number of these homes are still running original service, and finding that out during a remodel is more expensive than finding it out during an estimate.
Alongside West Islip we regularly work in Babylon, West Babylon, North Babylon, Brightwaters, Islip, East Islip, Great River, and Deer Park. From our Smithtown shop we also take projects in Huntington, Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southampton, and East Hampton.
Usually yes, but it has to be verified. In most West Islip ranches that wall is a partition, in some it carries a ceiling load. We check the framing direction and span before quoting the opening.
We do. Homes closer to the water in West Islip take more weather on the south elevation, so we pay particular attention to flashing and to any rot behind the existing units.
Preferred Remodeling & Construction Co. has served West Islip homeowners for more than 23 years, and a lot of that work has come from referrals within the same few neighborhoods.
Finished basements in West Islip generally do require a permit through the Town of Islip. We handle that filing as part of the job rather than leaving it to the homeowner.
No. Estimates for West Islip homeowners are free, and you get a written scope so you can compare it fairly against anyone else you are talking to.
Yes. We mill or source profiles to match existing casing and base so an addition or a renovated room does not read as an obvious add-on.
A standard West Islip hall bath usually runs three to four weeks. Larger baths or jobs where we are relocating plumbing take longer, and we give you a dated schedule up front.
We are fully licensed and insured, and we provide certificates to every West Islip client before we begin work.
If your West Islip house is ready for a kitchen, a bath, a basement, or an addition, call 631-543-2600 or book a free walkthrough. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8am to 4:30pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm. I will come out, look at the house, and give you a straight answer.
