# Building & Remodeling | Tay River Builders

> Kitchens, bathrooms, additions, heritage restoration and custom carpentry around Princeton, NJ, by Tay River Builders.

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Building & remodeling

# Kitchens, baths, additions *and restoration.*

Tay River does design, construction and major remodels, all the way down to small repairs. We aim to provide everything you need to improve, repair or maintain your home. In the rare case we can’t do something ourselves, we’ll refer you to the best specialist we know.

[Start a project](https://tayriverbuilders.com/contact) [See our work](https://tayriverbuilders.com/work)

What we build

## Big projects and small ones.

Because we also do energy work, a remodel can make a room more comfortable as well as better looking.

### Kitchens & additions

From a full kitchen to a new wing that respects the house it’s attached to. We design in sympathy with older buildings without pretending the new part is original.

### Bathrooms

Carved stone, detailed tilework, accessible showers, custom vanities. Several of our favorite projects are bathrooms.

### Restoration & trim

Rotted cornices, dormers and porches, replicated by hand when they can’t be saved. We use cypress outdoors so the work lasts.

### Custom carpentry

Stairs, built-ins, shelving and furniture-grade cabinetry, often designed and built in our own shop.

### Envelope work

Roofing, siding and windows, done with the insulation and air sealing that should go with them.

### Whole-home remodels

Several rooms at once, sometimes with a new roof, siding and windows on the same house.

Craft

## Hand-milled trim and butterfly keys

On a set of rotted dormers we hand-milled every piece of the ornate trim to match the original. On a cracked cherry slab, Abel stitched the split with handmade maple butterfly keys.

[See the dormer restoration](https://tayriverbuilders.com/work/dormer-restoration)

Selected projects

## Six of our projects

[BathroomsCentral New Jersey ### A Pebble Bathroom A primary bath designed to feel like a riverbed, with stone basins carved from solid rock.](https://tayriverbuilders.com/work/pebble-bathroom)

[BathroomsPrinceton, NJ ### A Modern Princeton Bath A modern bathroom, modeled in 3D before we built it.](https://tayriverbuilders.com/work/modern-princeton-bath)

[Restoration & CarpentryPrinceton area, NJ ### Restoring Dormers with Curved Fascia Rotted arched dormers rebuilt in cypress, with every trim profile milled by hand to match the original.](https://tayriverbuilders.com/work/dormer-restoration)

[Restoration & CarpentryPrinceton area, NJ ### Custom Stairs in a Heritage Home A winder stair with a curved handrail, laid out to meet modern code.](https://tayriverbuilders.com/work/heritage-winder-stair)

[Kitchens & AdditionsLambertville, NJ ### Bright Kitchen Addition An addition that respects a Mansard-roofed heritage house without pretending to be part of it.](https://tayriverbuilders.com/work/lambertville-kitchen-addition)

[BathroomsPrinceton area, NJ ### A Nakashima-Inspired Bathroom A cherry slab vanity mended with handmade butterfly keys, in a bathroom inspired by George Nakashima.](https://tayriverbuilders.com/work/nakashima-inspired-bath)

Service & upkeep

## Repairs and small jobs

We also do service work, and even the smallest jobs are important to us. This note came after a door installation:

> “We love our door! Makes a big difference down there. June got it hanging just right. Thanks guys.”

Princeton client, door installation, 2013

Process

## How a project works

Much of our work comes from referrals and repeat clients.

1.  01

    ### Feasibility

    We work out the rough scope, sketch a preliminary layout with general specs, give you a ballpark budget based on past projects, and check with the town for anything that could slow the work down.

2.  02

    ### Design & estimate

    You should like and understand the design, it should improve your home, and it should fit your budget. For the largest projects we bring in an architect and work alongside them. Then you get a detailed estimate with fixed costs for everything we can specify.

3.  03

    ### Building

    We’re with you through every step, right down to choosing a paint color. Renovation is disruptive, so we work hard to keep it as unobtrusive as possible.

4.  04

    ### Follow-up

    At the end we do a full job review together. Then, one year after completion, we come back to review both the design and the construction.

Start a project

## Tell us about your house.

Send us a note or call, and tell us what’s bothering you about the house. We’ll talk it through and tell you what we’d do first.

[Request a visit](https://tayriverbuilders.com/contact) [(609) 279-0722](tel:+16092790722)