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Remodeling · Windham, ME & Greater Portland

Remodeling scoped around occupancy, not around an empty building.

A building rarely empties out so a renovation can happen. RPS Carpentry & Remodeling, a division of Robbins Property Services, remodels units, common areas and small commercial interiors across Windham, Portland, Westbrook, Falmouth, Gorham, Scarborough, Cumberland and Gray — phased against vacancies and business hours so the property keeps earning while the work moves. One written scope, one point of contact, and a sequence that puts trades in the right order so a finished unit does not get opened back up two weeks later.

  • Unit repositioning & turnovers
  • Kitchen & bath refreshes
  • Lobbies, corridors, laundry
  • Small commercial & office
  • Phased around vacancies
  • Licensed & insured
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Step 01

Repositioning a unit without a gut renovation

Most units do not need to be taken to studs to rent higher. Cabinet fronts and counters, a tiled or refinished bath surround, new flooring through the living space, updated lighting and hardware, and paint will usually move a unit further than a partial gut for less money and less downtime. We tell you where the spend actually shows — kitchen, bath and flooring — and where it does not, so the budget lands on what a prospective tenant reacts to.

Apartment kitchen mid-renovation with cabinets partially installed during a turnover in Portland, Maine

Step 02

Scoping and sequencing across a portfolio

Repeating work across a portfolio is a scheduling problem as much as a construction one. We walk the units, write one scope that covers the repeating package, and phase it against known and expected vacancies so occupied units are not disturbed and finished units are not held waiting on a trade. Change orders come in writing before the work happens. You deal with one point of contact from the first walk-through through the punch list.

Contractor reviewing a written renovation scope on a clipboard in an apartment corridor in Westbrook, Maine

Step 03

Common areas and small commercial interiors

Lobbies, corridors, stairwells, laundry and break rooms carry the whole property's impression and take the most abuse. We remodel them with finishes chosen for traffic rather than for a showroom — durable flooring, washable coatings, solid hardware. Small retail and office interiors follow the same process, with demolition and noisy work staged outside business hours where a tenant is operating and the space handed back usable at the start of each day.

Small commercial lobby mid-remodel with new flooring being installed in Greater Portland, Maine
Specialized Services

The rest of the building. Covered.

  1. Interior Carpentry

    Trim, doors, hardware, stair rail repair and built-ins matched to the existing building.

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  2. Drywall & Painting

    Patch, skim coat and durable finishes for turnovers and high-traffic corridors.

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  3. Handyman Services

    Punch lists batched into one scheduled visit instead of a truck roll per work order.

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  4. Carpentry & Remodeling

    The full division — exterior and interior carpentry, turnovers and remodels under one contract.

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Service area

Proudly serving Greater Portland, Maine.

Common questions

Quick answers

Can a remodel happen while the building stays occupied?+

Yes, and that is how most of this work runs. Unit work is phased against vacancies. Common-area work is staged so at least one route stays open and the space is usable at the end of each day. Noisy demolition is scheduled to hours the property or the tenant's lease allows.

How do you handle changes once work starts?+

In writing, before the work happens. If we open a wall and find something that changes the scope, you get the finding, the options and the cost difference, and we wait on your approval. Nothing gets added to an invoice that was not agreed to first — that is the whole reason for a written scope.

Do you do full gut renovations or only refreshes?+

Both, but we will tell you honestly which one the unit needs. Plenty of units get proposed as gut jobs when a kitchen, bath, flooring and paint package would achieve the same rent. Where a gut is genuinely warranted — failed layouts, structural issues, systems at end of life — we scope it as a gut.

Is remodeling available to associations and commercial owners?+

Yes. Condo and HOA boards, multi-family owners, facility managers and small commercial building owners are most of this work. We can produce a scope written for a board vote or a budget cycle, with the work broken into phases so it can be approved and funded across more than one year if needed.

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"Josh and his crew transformed our front beds. Sharp edges, clean mulch, and they show up exactly when they say they will. We use them year-round now."
— Sarah K., Falmouth, ME
"Switched to Robbins for snow removal two winters ago. Driveway is always cleared before I'm out the door. No surprises on the bill, ever."
— Mike D., Windham, ME
"Best lawn on the street. Their fertilization program made a real difference in one season. Owner-operated and it shows."
— Lauren P., Gorham, ME

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