Evergreen’s Commitment to Historic Preservation

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Many Maine homes, from Rockland and down the coast to Portland, were built hundreds of years ago; often, they carry significant history. Old homes like these require constant, loving upkeep. They also provide their owners with a charm, grace and tradition that newer homes can only imitate.  

Historic homes require something else that newer homes do not—and that’s a keen eye for preserving their historical integrity and architectural heritage. Evergreen appreciates the importance of not only maintaining and upgrading these older homes for modern energy efficiency, but also doing it in a way that preserves their character and original details.

The Evergreen Difference

At Evergreen, we’re committed to honoring the spirit of historic preservation efforts in Maine communities. We are especially suited to help Maine homeowners by:

  • Offering permit processing assistance

Renovating a historic home comes with its unique set of challenges. We’re well-versed in the permits required and can help with the permitting process for your window and door replacement project.

  • Partnership with Greater Portland Landmarks

We’re proud to be a member of Greater Portland Landmarks,  a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving greater Portland’s historic buildings and spaces.

We’re included in their curated Preservation Directory as a vetted and trusted contractor.

  • Providing specialized experience and skills

Our professionals possess the skill set necessary to execute historical building renovation projects to exacting detail. This includes precise framing, careful installation, and a keen eye for finishing touches.

Windows That Stand the Test of Time

Your windows affect not only the appearance but also the comfort of your historic home. A window upgrade increases the value of your home with a higher level of functionality, heating and cooling efficiency, outdoor noise control, and most important of all, comfort.

Evergreen offers Marvin® windows for their durability and value. Marvin’s wide selection allows us to provide our customers with a full range of styles, finishes, glass types and hardware to complement any historic aesthetic.

You can trust your home to Evergreen during the installation process as we exercise the utmost care, ensuring that your home is left neat and tidy at the end of every day. Our entire team at Evergreen is committed to excellent customer service for a window upgrade experience that has positive outcomes, immediately, and for years to come.

Trust your window upgrade to the historic preservation experts at Evergreen Windows and Doors. Contact us or call 207-594-2244 today to learn more.

Increase the value of your home while preserving it's asthetic beauty.

Put the experts at Evergeen to work for you! 207-594-2244

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Bob O.

Springvale

Thorough, smart, informative, integrated, and communicative -- that's how my experience was with Evergreen even with the covid interruption midstream. The team picked up where they left off, insulated basement and air sealed attic and knee wall in 100' temps under the eaves! This business group was a pleasure to work with.

Karen W.

Gray

I was very impressed by the professionalism of this company and the workers. Brian R. was very prompt in replying to my questions; the crew was meticulous in all parts of the work and attentive to the safety aspects concerning Covid; and Brian was extremely thorough in the final inspection. My attic is now snug and warm and I've noticed that the second floor is warmer as well.

Julia S.

Rockland

Evergreen did a fantastic job replacing 28 windows in our house. They were friendly, courteous, and very detail oriented. Brian did a great job planning, estimating and executing the project. Our energy use has dropped significantly since the work was done.

Alex B.

Kittery

I never leave reviews, but had a great experience with Evergreen and wanted to spread the word! In short, we worked with them to insulate our roof this winter and have noticed surprising immediate results. The constant ice dams I have wrestled with are completely gone, and the home is noticeably more comfortable. It's a little too early to tell if our oil bill is going to reduce, but I imagine we will see an impact there as well.

Joel W.

Portland

Evergreen Home Performance shows its expertise from start to finish. Evergreen did three house projects in winter/spring/summer 2020 for me, attic insulation, crawl space under a porch insulation, and basement foam/vapor barrier. From my initial discussion with Bryan, I understood the reasons for choosing different types of insulation, the associated costs, and time estimates. Evergreen scheduled in advance, came when they said they would, and the crews were highly professional in their work and demeanor.

Iris S.

Portland

Evergreen removed and replaced the insulation in my attic. They did a great job!, Crew was excellent, and the whole thing went smoothly, and the attic was NOT easy to get into or work in, so kudos to some hard work done well!

Joel A.

Portland

Great team!

George S.

Bath

Awesome company. It was a few years ago that they did the audit and then we commissioned them to do the work. We subsequently sold our house and moved to South Africa, but their level of service and expertise will live on.

Odette Brown

I would recommend Evergreen wholeheartedly because of their professionalism, their follow through, and thoughtful project planning.

Jennifer A

From beginning to end – that is from the moment Justin McEdward stepped into our home to assess our energy conservation needs until the crew left – the Evergreen Home Performance process went absolutely smoothly. Justin made a thorough inspection and took pictures with an infrared camera. His proposal described the scope of work in detail, and he explained what we could expect the proposed work to accomplish. Our proposal was forthcoming within a couple of days, and Justin was available to discuss it and answer questions.

Adrienne Harkavy

We had Evergreen come out to our tiny old (100+ year old) house to see what they would recommend for decreasing our carbon footprint, saving money, and increasing our comfort in the cold season. Richard and Bryan were great to work with, patiently answering our many questions and walking us through multiple options. We could only afford to tackle a few areas this year; we ended up replacing some windows and having them weatherize the entire house.

Alan M.

Falmouth

Highly recommended. Our heating usage is now less than half what it was before we had our roof insulated. Evergreen was knowledgeable, friendly, and left no trace they were ever in our house. Not only is our heating bill much lower now, but our home is generally more comfortable year-round with less temperature fluctuations. Money well spent.

RC Lations

We had Evergreen energy do blow-in cellulose. I was very happy with the result. They tested with blower-door before and after. House is now MUCH warmer. Also, in the time since when I've had to open walls for various access, I've been impressed with how they got the insulation packed in everywhere. I'd use them again.

Noah

Peaks Island

The crew members from Evergreen Home Performance each made sure to greet us every day, while maintaining their distance in this time of the pandemic. Their work took a total of nine days, spread over three weeks. Even though they were working in multiple rooms of our house, as well as the basement and attic, they were unobtrusive and always cleaned up after themselves every day. The on-sight manager kept us informed of their daily schedule so we'd know which parts of the house they'd be working on.

Bob & Sue

Whitefield

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