Built on steady work since 1998.
What steady work across Southern Maryland adds up to.
A small crew that runs deep
The experienced and talented team helping Southern Maryland homeowners and property managers turn houses into homes.
Remodeling kitchens since 1985, Dave is a strategic kitchen designer who solves the hard problems behind show-stopping kitchens, with the judgment that only comes from a lifetime of hands-on craft across thousands of jobs.
Mark leads every install. Cabinets, counters, and the finish carpentry that make a room read as one piece, set with a precision that comes from decades in the trade and a standard he holds on every job.
Behind the scenes, Josh runs the brand. The website, the reviews, and how AKC shows up across Southern Maryland, so the crew can stay focused on the work in your home.
Behind the scenes, Stacey keeps every project moving. Scheduling, ordering, and the coordination between visits that lets a remodel run on time and without surprises.
Ryan is learning the trade on the same jobs, working alongside Mark from demolition to cleanup and carrying the crew's standards into the next generation of AKC.
Small habits, kept for decades
None of these show up in a quote. All of them show up in our reviews.
The most repeated compliment in our reviews. The work area is swept and tidy at the end of every day, not just at the end of the job.
The crew arrives at the hour we agreed on, not somewhere inside a four-hour window, and you hear from us if anything changes.
No call center and no project-manager shuffle. The owner runs every consultation and answers the phone himself.
No unfamiliar subcontractors run wire or drains in your home. The crew you meet on day one carries the job to the finish.
Cleaning is only half the cleanup. We set up a temporary station so you can still make coffee, heat a meal, and feed your family.
Based in Mechanicsville, MD, and your neighbors are our references. Ask around town before you ever call us.
What your project looks like, start to finish
Four conversations before anything is built, then one crew from tear out to the final walkthrough.
A phone call
1We ask about the house, how you live in it, what the kitchen is missing, and when you would like it done. Then we set a time for Dave to come look. No charge, no obligation.
Dave comes to the house
2We walk the room together and look at what is behind it. Plumbing, electrical, framing, lighting. We take measurements, talk through what is possible, and open the finish samples on your counter.
We draw it
3Back at the office we lay out your kitchen to spec, placing every cabinet where it does the most good. We source counters, hardware, lighting, and the rest. We also consult on appliances.
Second visit, in the room
4We bring the drawings back to your kitchen and walk them where they will stand. Questions, budget, timeline. If it is right, construction goes on the calendar and we order everything.
Tear out
5The old kitchen comes out fast. The room is swept and cleared every evening so the house still works while we are in it. Most people are at work and come home to a day of progress.
Rebuild
6Utilities move where the new layout needs them. Framing, drywall, plumbing, and electrical rough-in. Our own crew does every trade, so there is one schedule and one person to call.
Install and finish
7Cabinets, counters, backsplash, lighting, hardware. The stone is cut off site after the cabinets go in. We walk through the finished room together, show you how everything works, and check back in a month or two.
Proud to call Southern Maryland home
We live in Southern Maryland. We raised our family here, our friends and neighbors are here, and every kitchen we build is one we will drive past for years.
We live here too
Our own homes are in these same three counties, so every job gets the care we would want in ours. The business is one of the ways we get to help our neighbors, with a real path to the home they have wanted for years.
What free really means here
A phone call, a visit to your home, and a custom design proposal, all before the word contract comes up. We work this way because trust has to start somewhere, and we would rather it start with us.
We are confident in our designs, our rates, and how we run a job, so there is no reason to charge a neighbor just to talk. Nobody gets nickel and dimed. We are all in this together, and we are here to help.
