Encore Construction

Encore Construction is a design-build remodeler with a showroom at 103 Main St in Dennis Port, working across Cape Cod. Houzz records Dale Nikula founding the firm in 1995; the BBB lists the corporation as owned by Kathy DeMeyer with about 20 employees and an A+ grade, and reviewers name her as the owner. The firm sells one team from design through construction, and the work it is hired for runs from kitchens and baths to sunrooms, garages, porches, whole-home remodels and custom new builds. BuildZoom counts 131 permitted projects, weighted toward additions and kitchen and multi-room remodels, and Houzz shows 49 project galleries. Recent customers describe an unusually well-run process. A June 2026 reviewer who had used Encore for several projects had a decaying deck rebuilt, was given design options that reused the existing structure to fit a budget, and reported the crew finishing ahead of schedule — on the day work was originally due to start. A December 2025 reviewer who added a two-car garage and farmer's porch in Dennis praised the handling of town permitting through final cleanup while they were away, naming project manager Jim Mallet. A February 2026 reviewer managing a job remotely from Philadelphia said it came in on budget and on time with weekly updates from the project manager. Sunroom clients in November 2025 and June 2026 said much the same about responsiveness and finish quality. The firm's own awards are extensive as listed on Houzz — NARI Contractor of the Year, Remodeling Magazine's Big 50, GuildQuality Guildmaster with Distinction — and it carries a 4.9 average from 23 Houzz reviews alongside 4.3 from 12 on Google. Price is where the record turns. A November 2023 Google reviewer who asked for a tub-to-shower conversion plus removing a kitchen wall reported waiting more than two weeks for a quote and called the roughly $50,000 figure ridiculous. That is one account, but it matches the firm's design-build positioning: expect a full-service price and a considered quoting process rather than a quick number. Two commenters in a January 2025 r/CapeCod thread on South Yarmouth remodelers named the firm, one saying they do good work. BuildZoom lists an active Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor registration #126781 that it says it verified in July 2026 — a directory claim, not a registry check made here, so confirm it and the Construction Supervisor licence yourself. Encore suits a Cape Cod homeowner who wants a single team running design, permitting and construction on a substantial project, and who is budgeting accordingly; get the scope priced in writing early if cost is the deciding factor.