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No state license for this trade. Maine doesn't license or register carpentrybusinesses, so there's no state registry to check. That's true of every carpentry business in the state, not a mark against this one. Insurance is self-reported.
- 1 review in the last 6 monthsNo negatives
- 3 work photos
Highlights
- An easy team — a recent reviewer called the team fun and easy to work with
Maine Post & Beam is a North Yarmouth frame builder, and its own website lists the projects: a boat barn, a cow barn, a Freeport barn, an octagon frame, intersecting hammer trusses, a downeast dining pavilion and a reclaimed white oak great room. Headlines on mainehomedesign.com and greenmainehomes.com name Brett Hellstedt of Maine Post & Beam. On Google, a recent reviewer wrote that Brett was their very first customer in the USA, that the two became friends 10 years later, and that the team is fun and easy to work with.
Heard around town
News & the web
- 2025 Awards - Elemental Haven
“Porch Timberframe: Brett Hellstedt, Maine Post & Beam”
— greenmainehomes.comRead the article ↗ - MH+D Inside Out: Maine Post & Beam’s Brett Hellstedt on Celebrating the Process of Building
“MH+D Inside Out: Maine Post & Beam’s Brett Hellstedt on Celebrating the Process of Building”
— mainehomedesign.comRead the article ↗ - Maine Post and BeamArticle in Maine Home and Design featuring a timber frame barn/studio built by Maine Post and Beam in Yarmouth, ME.
“Article in Maine Home and Design featuring a timber frame barn/studio built by Maine Post and Beam in Yarmouth, ME.”
— mainehomedesign.comRead the post ↗
What does carpentry work cost in Greater Portland?
Typical your area range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Maine Post & Beam. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A typical single-level deck is 12×16 — about 200 sq ft.
Estimated range
$7,750 – $14,500
Typical carpentry project around $11,100
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