Marsh Menne Estimating and Design Inc. (MMED) of Kingston helps its clients get their building projects started quickly and saves them money by offering planning, permitting, drafting, designing, and lumber estimating all from one office. The Menne family has lived in Kingston for 28 years. Marsh, who did lumber take offs for KLS for years and his kids, Marshall and Lacey, both North Kitsap graduates, have taken a one man lumber estimating business and turned it into a full service residential design company. The most rewarding part of the business, for all three, is seeing the projects go from ideas, to drawing board, to permit, to finished product.

The focus of MMED is to provide smart, common sense, building solutions for all types of residential building projects. Since starting business in 1999, the company has become very busy designing custom homes, additions, remodels and garages throughout Western Washington. Years of practical construction experience and an excellent knowledge of today’s building materials dovetail perfectly with providing straightforward, no nonsense construction documents. Whenever possible, MMED works to conform to the 2006 International Residential Code, to help speed the design and permit processes along, but when needed the company relies on an outside structural engineer to provide the necessary structural elements to obtain a building permit.

The plans MMED creates are widely varied from custom waterfront homes in Skagit, Thurston, Snohomish and Kitsap counties, to a gift wrap kiosk at University Village that can be disassembled and stored, to the remodel of a 50 year old cabin into a contemporary Northwest home.

Because clients can encounter more than a little frustration when dealing with the governing jurisdictions, MMED now offers a permit application service. The business can assist with completion of paperwork, or can complete the entire process right down to the actual submittal. Since adding this to the company’s list of services, the response from customers has been tremendous.

MMED’s website address states exactly the company’s purpose; to supply building solutions. Their website: www.mmedbuildingsolutions.com features a limited number of single family residences and garages. Other stock plans are available, or they can custom design your project.

If you’re in need of building solutions call Marsh at (360) 297-8382, or he can be contacted at marsh@mmedbuildingsolutions.com. Marshall can be contacted at mmedeast@mmedbuildingsolutions.com. Lacey can be contacted at lacey@mmedbuildingsolutions.com.