Midcoast Maine Construction and Excavation

You may know Mark Hawkes for his superior firewood having sold to the people of the Mid Coast Region since 1987. Mark has developed many professional and personal relationships and enjoys a reputation for excellence. What you may not know is that during the building months he can bring in the construction crew to clear a lot, build a road, install a septic system, excavate a foundation, and install a NUDURA® insulated concrete foundation. He is certified by the state of Maine to install septic systems and has experience with a variety of methods. This versatile approach allows a landowner owner or builder to control much of the initial stages of the building process through one reputable contractor. This benefits the owner/builder by controlling the costs of handling equipment and tightening up timelines that can be critical to getting a job completed on schedule.

A specialty for Mark Hawkes Construction is work in wetlands and shorefront property. If you have property that is within a protected zone we are capable of working there. Mark has State of Maine certification to work within the Resource Protection Zone.

Please look through our pages to have a better idea of what Mark Hawkes Construction can do for you.

This subdivision called for underground utilities. These were run beneath the roadbed. The pads are ready for transformers.

Vegatative soils have been removed and heavy base material applied for a road bed that will last and is ready for surface coating.

Utilities are neatly placed and appropriately capped.

The septic field to the left of the driveway was carefully blended into this tight building envelope.

Properly contouring and buffering the sides of the driveway with rip rap takes extra time and attention to detail but the result is well worth it.

One of our 3 skidders heads into the woods for a load. Winter operations leave little impact on the land.

Our experience in both forestry and construction means the final product looks great, respects the land and will last a good long time.

After the forms for the footers are removed gravel is brought in and compacted. Interior perimeter drains are installed.

We built the forms to the appropriate specifications for the Nudura forms used and boxed in footers for the posts in the basement.

The walls are done and the staging is set. Ready to pour concrete. Because of the nature of these walls the appropriate concrete flow rate is critical.

As the walls become higher the staging is applied to keep the walls straight and plumb.

The waterproofing membrane is applied right down to the exterior perimeter drain that is covered in crushed stone.

After the staging came down the floor was poured. There is insulation and radiant heat for super efficient heating characteristics.

Several insulated form units and the exterior perimeter drains have been installed. The compacted floor serves as the staging area. Note that all the components of the walls are neatly organized for an efficient building process.

The concrete pour is critical. A concrete pumping truck is utilized to carefully place the material in the wall cavities

The foundation has been backfilled with appropriate drainage sand and is ready to be decked over. With the exception of the radiant floor heat and pouring the basement floor this entire project was completed by Mark Hawkes Forestry and Construction.

We offer cost efficient quality conscious solutions to your building needs.

The stonedust surface is ready for bowling.

This is a Bocce Court we built for a homeowner. Steel rods anchor a course of timber below grade.

This bridge had fallen into disrepair and the owners of this private driveway needed it replaced to withstand delivery trucks

The new bridge has double I-Beams to accomodate car and large truck tire widths. The deck nailers are already in place.

With the footers and pinnings for the new bridge in place the old bridge is lifted out.

Large concrete blocks were placed to trap them in place and then backfilled.

Site work and retaining walls for a tight building envelop.

Our woodchip burning gasification boiler to heat the kilns.

Construction and Excavation

Midcoast Maine Firewood - Construction - Custom Sawing