BuildersMartha's Vineyard
Cedar & Tide Carpentry
West Tisbury
Custom additions, barns, and whole-home builds for up-island properties. Coastal-grade materials, island permitting experience, and a crew that stays through the winter.
Builders on Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket
Island builders
Custom homes, additions, and carpentry built for coastal weather — and for island permitting.
Building on an island is its own discipline. Everything arrives by ferry, the weather window is real, and the permitting is local — conservation commissions, historic districts, and zoning boards that each have their own rhythm.
Builders in the network take on new homes, additions, garages, decks, and the custom millwork island properties are known for. Every builder is reviewed before listing: licensure, insurance, references, and completed island projects you can see.
What's included
- New home construction
- Additions & garages
- Custom carpentry & millwork
- Decks & outdoor living
- Cedar shingle & clapboard siding
- Foundations & structural work
On Martha's Vineyard
Each Vineyard town permits differently — Chilmark and Aquinnah guard scale and sightlines carefully, while Edgartown and Oak Bluffs layer historic review onto much of the core. Island builders know which board you'll be standing in front of.
Browse Martha's VineyardOn Nantucket
Nantucket's zoning and historic protections are among the strictest in New England. Local builders work with the HDC and conservation commission regularly, and they design to the island's material traditions — weathered cedar, white trim, and low profiles.
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Vetted builders on the islands
BuildersBoth islands
Coastal Frame Builders
Structural framing and new construction for coastal builds on either island — engineered for salt air, high wind loads, and boat-delivered materials.
Scheduling note
Ground breaks mostly run April through November. Design, engineering, and permitting happen in the off-season — start conversations in fall for a spring start.
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