New Builds
Ground-up construction of adobe, straw-bale, and frame homes, designed with a Santa Fe architect or your own. We handle permits, foundation, framing, and every finish in between.
$285–$420per sq ft
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Santa Fe, New Mexico · Est. 2011
Built for the
high-desert light.
MAK Comfort is a Santa Fe construction and remodeling studio. We build new homes, renovate old ones, and finish interiors with a quiet attention to material, climate, and the long arc of living well in northern New Mexico.
Our Story
Thirteen years
Thirteen years
of building in Santa Fe.
We are a small, licensed crew of builders, finish carpenters, and designers who live and work in the foothills east of the Plaza. Every project starts with the same conversation — how a house sits on its land, how the light moves through it, and how a family actually lives in it day to day.
We grew out of a finish-carpentry shop, and that origin still shapes how we build. The joinery matters. The plaster matters. The way a door latches matters. We are not the fastest contractor in town, and we will not pretend to be.
We build slowly, on purpose, for people who plan to stay.
Our work spans new adobe and straw-bale construction, full-gut renovations of mid-century homes off Old Santa Fe Trail, kitchen and bath remodels in Las Campanas, and detailed interior finishes across the city. We pull permits. We carry liability insurance. We write fixed-price contracts, not vague estimates.
13Years in Santa Fe
240+Projects completed
7Crew members
A+Better Business Bureau
Signature Project · Casa del Sol
Drag to see the
Drag to see the
renovation, room by room.
A 1972 ranch off Bishop's Lodge Road, gutted to the studs and reimagined with hand-troweled plaster, reclaimed Douglas fir floors, and a new kitchen built around a single 14-foot island. Move the slider to walk through the transformation.
Project timeline: 14 weeks · Budget: $182,000 · Location: Bishop's Lodge Rd
Photography: MAK Comfort studio archive
What We Build
Services &
Services &
indicative pricing.
Honest ranges based on completed Santa Fe projects in the last 24 months. Every home is different, so every quote starts with a free on-site walkthrough. We will not give you a number we cannot stand behind.
Full Renovations
Gut remodels of kitchens, baths, and whole homes. We tear out to the studs, rewire and replumb, then rebuild with materials that fit the original house and the climate it sits in.
$95–$240per sq ft
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Interior Finishes
Hand-troweled plaster walls, reclaimed wood floors, custom doors, cabinetry, and trim. The work that turns a structure into a place you actually want to come home to.
$45–$180per sq ft
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Kitchens & Baths
Standalone kitchen and bath remodels, from layout to last drawer pull. We work with local stone fabricators and tile setters, and we build our own cabinetry in-house when it makes sense.
$32k–$95ktypical project
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Adobe Restoration
Repair and restoration of historic adobe homes — re-plastering, viga and latilla replacement, foundation stabilization, and window work that respects the original architecture.
$60–$200per sq ft
Restore →
Free Estimates
Every project begins with a free on-site walkthrough and a written, fixed-price estimate within five business days. No hourly billing surprises. No vague allowances. No pressure.
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Recent Work
A gallery of
A gallery of
finished homes.
Eight projects from the past two years across Santa Fe — from a Hyde Park kitchen to a full adobe restoration in Canyon Road. Hover any image for project details.
Casa del Sol
Full renovation · Bishop's Lodge
Hyde Park Kitchen
Kitchen remodel · $54k
Canyon Road Library
Built-ins · $18k
Fir Floors
Interior finish · Las Campanas
Acequia Madre Adobe
Restoration · $146k
Master Bath
Bath remodel · $38k
Kiva Fireplace
Restoration · Old Santa Fe Trail
Fourteen-Foot Island
Cabinetry · $26k
How We Work
Four steps,
Four steps,
no surprises.
We have refined this process over thirteen years and 240 projects. It is built to give you a clear answer at every stage — what we are doing, what it costs, and what comes next.
01
Walkthrough
We come to your home, listen to what you want to build, and take measurements. Free, no obligation, usually under an hour.
02
Fixed-Price Quote
Within five business days you receive a written, itemized estimate with a fixed price and a realistic timeline. No allowances, no hourly billing.
03
Build
Permits pulled, crew on site, weekly check-ins. You get a shared build calendar and a single point of contact from start to finish.
04
Walk-Through
Final walk-through, punch list, and a one-year workmanship warranty on everything we built. We do not disappear after the last invoice.
They treated our 1968 adobe like it was their own. The plasterwork alone changed how the whole house feels. We have recommended MAK to three neighbors on our street.
Elena & Tomás Vigil · Old Santa Fe Trail
Start a Project
Tell us what
Tell us what
you want to build.
Use the form to request a free on-site estimate. We respond to every inquiry within two business days. If you would rather talk it through, use the call button below — we answer the phone most weekday mornings.
Phone
Call us — we answer most mornings
Email
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Service Area
Santa Fe, NM & the surrounding high-desert region