- Kitchen RemodelingHarmon Builders combines modern-day craftsmanship and environmentally friendly building techniques in our high quality, custom-built homes, home remodeling services, and custom furniture and cabinetry. We use the finest materials at reasonable costs to meet the personalized needs of our clients.
- Bathroom RemodelingThis family came to us with the vision to build a generous Cape Cod home framed by the stunning landscape with Sugarloaf Mountain as a backdrop. The owners sought materials that blended modestly into the rolling hills and paired natural cedar shakes and durable Hardi-board siding to adorn the exterior. This home is endowed with a stunning custom cherry kitchen and bathroom vanities, with a custom stone hearth and fireplace as a striking anchor to the home in the Cape tradition. All cabinetry in this home was built by craftsman Paul Harmon.
- FlooringPool with scaffolding and sleepers, then overlaid that in tongue-and-groove vinyl flooring with a high-end look identical to hard wood.
- Door Installation/Replacement
- Framing
- Tile Installation
- FireplacesIn an earlier project at this home we also helped to design and build a new brick fireplace in the kitchen to authentically match to the historic period of the home.
- Carpeting“In 2009, we hired Harmon Builders to complete a significant renovation to our home. This included a complete kitchen makeover, deck replacement, interior and exterior repainting, and re-carpeting. The carpentry on our deck is awesome. The rail and stair designs they used included details that significantly enhanced the look and function of our deck. Paul’s work in our kitchen was equally impressive. The kitchen cabinets Paul built are simply beautiful, and draw praise from everyone who sees them. They really are works of art. The flooring and countertop enhance the look of the cabinets. We worked with suppliers suggested by Paul and Melani, and they were terrific. The kitchen is now a focal point for all of our entertaining. Also, as we got into the project, we found a couple of issues created by the previous sloppy builder, but, thanks to Paul and his crew, were fixed without us incurring significant expense. We plan to remodel a couple of bathrooms in the next year or so, and will again engage Harmon Builders to do the work.”
- Garage Remodeling
- Hardwood Floor Refinishing
- Cabinet Installation
- Room Additions“After moving into our 100 year old house near Hood College, we decided some significant renovations were in order. The Harmons originally lived across the street from our younger daughter and we had heard good things about the work they did. We told Paul and Melani that we were not on a schedule – we just wanted it done right. The planning took a while and the list was long: we wanted central air conditioning (using the most efficient equipment), a new kitchen, a first floor bathroom (with a stackable washer/dryer space), a “sun” room addition, a kitchen renovation…and a new 2-car garage. The project went smoothly and we were very pleased with the outcome, and would highly recommend Harmon Builders to friends and family.”
- New Construction
- DemolitionThis busy family’s kitchen is the command center for their home school operations. It also needed to meet more utilitarian demands for canning from the home garden and ample storage space to keep supplies for food preparation from scratch. This project posed some challenges. As a prefabricated building the demolition of some interior walls and columns required our crew to make corrections ensuring the integrity of the structure. The blend of materials–painted cabinetry, dark stone countertops, stainless appliances, brick herringbone flooring and saturated cool color in the adjacent renovation–gave the Rancher style home more of a modern farmhouse feel, which seems to fit a modern pioneer family. All cabinetry in this home was built by craftsmen Paul Harmon and Jason Airing.
- LandscapingThis family lost their home to a fire in 2016 and were referred to us by a former client. They decided to maintain the original footprint of the home and redesign the Colonial style by adding a porch to the front. The garage now connects to the home with a new mudroom where the original laundry hook ups were stored, and the second story extends above and over the garage to create a large laundry room to include ample linen storage and a crafting area. Additionally, this family decided to modernize the home by creating a more open flow in the living areas, so we reduced the number of interior walls to create an open concept floor plan. Changes to the exterior elevation allowed us to add architectural details with the addition of columns to support the new covered porch, handsome trim and window corbels, plus an etched glass entry door and fresh landscaping. All cabinetry in this home was built by craftsmen Paul Harmon and Jason Airing.
- Driveways
- Irrigation Systems
- Window Installation/Replacement“Harmon Builders has done a few different projects for us, and we have been thrilled with all of them. Our 1920s era home got a historically compatible addition with a deck, they finished our basement, and they replaced old windows and doors and repainted the exterior. Not only is everything beautifully done, but Paul and Melani are friendly and attentive, and they go out of their way to be sure that they have the most pleasant and professional people working for them, as well. Every time someone asks who they should call on to do the home improvement project they are planning I am excited to have the opportunity to recommend the Harmons’ team, and I am often fantasizing about another project we could have them come tackle to modernize the older home we love so much.”
- DecksWe create decks and porches to meet the unique needs of your home’s outdoor space, providing versatility, maximizing the natural surroundings, and considering the entertainment functions and privacy needs of your family life.
- GuttersThe owners hired us to design and build an addition off the back of their bungalow–a family room with half bath on the main floor, a basement level bedroom room below, and a backyard deck. We hand detailed trim carpentry to precisely match beadboard wainscoting from the kitchen into the addition. In a second project, we replaced original windows with energy efficient historic reproductions, added supporting columns to the front porch to recreate the original aesthetic of the front porch, and hung a solid wood door appropriate to the style. The homeowners selected a trio of paint colors from Farrow & Ball at Patrick Street Interiors in Frederick, MD from a historically accurate color palate, incorporating the cinnamon color accent of the replacement window casings. Our painter refreshed all exterior trim work and siding on the home. The rich color stands distinctly along the street, enhanced by new copper gutters, downspouts, and rain barrels that we added as part of this project.
- Siding
- Porches
- Residential Roof Repair
- Residential Roof Replacement/Installation
- Painting
- CarpentryOur experienced staff can appoint anything from a simple powder room to a luxury bath worthy of a design magazine. With our in-house carpentry talent we can even design and build custom vanities to perfectly match your vision and maximize your space. We also custom craft walk in showers with spa-style fixtures and tile and glass surrounds, with materials specified to suit any decor.
- Insulation
- Masonry
- Electrical Work“Harmon Builders did a fantastic job over the summer and fall of 2009 in transforming a cramped attic room into the most beautiful bedroom in our house. The work by Paul Harmon (and also by anyone he subcontracted with) was done above industry standards at very reasonable prices. We liked the work in the attic bedroom so much–which involved adding a dormer, skylight, electrical work, painting, hardwood flooring, roof repair–that we hired them to refinish the wood flooring in all the main floor rooms, as well. Harmon Builders insisted that the floor refinishing include 3 layers of polyurethane–not the standard 2 layers. That has resulted in a very beautiful and durable finish, something our busy family with children and pets certainly benefits from! Not only does the house look transformed, but we enjoyed working with Harmon Builders and all those subcontracted by Harmon. The workers were always very courteous, well prepared and professional. While doing the work in the attic bedroom, the workers always came in and out through the bedroom window–which meant our family’s privacy was not interrupted at all! I have recommended them highly to friends and family.”