Hyannis Port
Hyannis Harbor
A full tear-down and custom rebuild on the harbor: rough taper-sawn red cedar shingles, a wine room and an entry under a mahogany vaulted ceiling.
Custom homes on Cape Cod · since 1983
Cape Cod homes,built to facethe water.
New homes, tear-downs and rebuilds, house lifts out of the flood zone and historic restorations, from Hyannis Port to Great Island.
Four decades of building on the water.
Ed Stafford has been building and renovating homes since 1983. With hundreds of new homes and renovations finished in coastal neighborhoods, we bring decades of experience with waterfront construction that has to answer to the weather.
Locally, and across the town of Yarmouth, we are known as the experts on flood zone homes and on how to approach existing structures in the flood zone. We have seen it all, and we have the confidence and the knowledge to take on any project.
- Founded
- 1983
- Years on the Cape
- 40+
- Homes completed locally
- Hundreds
Selected work
Six houses, six shorelines. Drag or scroll through them.
Great Island
Great Island Custom
A modern beach house rebuilt with red cedar roofing and siding, Pella windows, Ipe decking, an outdoor kitchen and a private putting green.
South Yarmouth
Historic Barn Rebuild
An early-1800s barn reimagined for family and friends, with the staircase, paneling and bar crafted from hand-picked pieces of the original.
West Dennis
West Dennis Beach
A full custom build that keeps classic Cape Cod architecture and plans the living spaces around the beach.
Yarmouth
Lewis Bay Custom
Timeless Cape design on the bay the company is named after, with details tailored to the owners.
Hyannis Port
Hyannisport Cottage
A custom cottage with coastal charm: white porch, fieldstone base and a shingled shell built to weather well.
From footing to finish.
Foundation
Flood-zone rated footings and foundation walls, engineered for the site. On the water, this is the part that matters most.
Frame
Walls, floors and rafters go up square and tight. Every wire, drain and water line is photographed and recorded before the insulation goes in.
Roof
Hipped and gabled roofs in red cedar or architectural shingles, copper flashing where the house deserves it.
Shell
Red cedar siding, Pella windows, crisp white trim. Built to weather into the landscape, like our Great Island Custom.
Finish
Ipe decks, millwork, kitchens, baths and the details people remember, coordinated with the architects and designers our clients choose.
Named after the bay. Built around it.
The details people come back to.
Sometimes the house has to go up.
Lewis Bay lifts and relocates homes, and handles it start to finish: engineering and plans, the lift itself, excavation, flood-zone rated footings and foundation walls, and setting the house back down properly.
On one recent job: a full lift onto a new 9 ft foundation, with the ocean at the end of the street.
What we build
Custom homes
Designed with your architect, or drawn by us.
House lifts
Out of the flood zone, onto a new foundation.
Additions and remodels
Second floors, bump-outs, full interiors.
Historic restoration
Barns and antique capes, kept honest.
Waterfront building
Flood zone and conservation, done right.
Kitchens, baths, decks
Sunrooms and outdoor showers too.
Built alongside architects and designers like Gary Ellis, Peter McDonald Architects, Kelly McGuill Home and Belle Interiors.
Start a project
Tell us about the house.
A new build, a lift out of the flood zone, an old cape that needs saving. Send a few lines and Jake will get back to you, usually within a business day.
Rather talk? Call or text (508) 737-0691.
Opening on Route 28
Come sit down with us in West Yarmouth.
The new Lewis Bay Builders showroom is the place to see the work up close, talk through your lot or your old house, and start planning the next one.
547A Route 28West Yarmouth, MA 02673