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“ Big Country Built was established in 2015 while I was also a career firefighter in Portland, Maine,” begins Founder and CEO, Josh Tripp.“ I am a third-generation carpenter and learned a tremendous amount about carpentry from my grandfather and my uncle, whom I had worked for before starting Big Country Built. When my wife and I got married in 2014, I wanted to set us up for success before we started to expand our family. In 2021, I decided to leave the Portland Fire Dept to pursue construction full-time and to grow Big Country Built.

“ When I started the business, I was a one man show doing small jobs like additions and decks, but we then grew to building remodels and new homes and I hired our first employee. Today, we build mostly new construction homes and remodels in the $ 700,000 to $ 2.5 million dollar range. We have 11 amazing employees, three of whom are in the office and the remainder are out in the field. These days I don’ t put a tool belt on much as I’ m more dedicated to the business operations side of things, but it’ s not uncommon for me to head to a job site.”

Elaborating on the range of services on offer, Josh continues:“ We specialize in new construction homes from frame to finish, but we also do quite a few extensive full-home renovations as well. We offer drafting and design services in house to make the process as stress-free as possible for our clients, and we work closely with customers throughout

to ensure we deliver their dream home. While we don’ t specialize in a specific style, modern farmhouses are very popular here in Maine, and we’ ve also created a handful of modern Scandinavian-style homes with an emphasis on energy efficiency.”

Big Country Built places clients at the heart of its process, emphasizing collaboration and communication to keep projects on track.“ When a client reaches out, we like to schedule an informal call to

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