Family-Owned · Veteran-Owned · Celebrating 25 Years
Run by the Veader family in Newmarket, NH. Twenty-five years of kitchens and baths, and every member of the family is still here.
One Family · Two Generations · 400+ Projects
Lee Sr. started this company in 2001 with one truck and a phone number. Meoghan ran the office from a corner of their dining room. Twenty-five years later, there's a dedicated showroom at 103 Kent Place in Newmarket, the truck has become a crew, and the phone still gets answered by a Veader. Their sons Lee Jr. and Ian grew up on Lee Sr.’s job sites. Lee Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force and came home to run operations; Ian came home to lead the field. Two generations of Veaders work here now. We’re a family that’s specialized in kitchen and bathroom remodels long enough to know what works, what doesn’t, and what we’d want done in our own homes.
BBB Torch Awards · NH BBB Board
Lee Veader Sr. with his sons Lee Jr. and Ian, serving as judges at a BBB Torch Awards ceremony. Lee Sr. sits on the New Hampshire BBB Board, helping evaluate the same award Benchmark won in 2018.
Founder · NH BBB Board Member · 25 Years in the Trade
Lee Veader Sr. founded Benchmark in 2001 and still walks every project himself. He does the first in-home visit in person, not a salesperson. Twenty-five years in the trade, BBB Torch Award winner, finalist, and Judge, and a member of the New Hampshire BBB Board.
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
Co-Owner · Admin Backbone · Woman-Owned Business
Meoghan Veader co-owns Benchmark and has run the office since 2001: bookkeeping, scheduling, inbound leads, and the first voice most homeowners hear. Benchmark is a Woman-Owned business because that is the actual ownership structure, not a marketing label.
Field Production Lead · Customer-Facing PM · Next Generation
Ian Veader leads field production, the project manager on your site who runs the crew, confirms the layout with you before demo, and keeps you updated through the build. He came up the way Lee Sr. did: on the job sites, learning the trade hands-on.
Systems, Software, and the Next 25 Years
Lee Veader Jr. grew up on his father’s job sites and served in the U.S. Air Force before returning to Newmarket in 2024 to run operations and build the systems behind the business: intake, estimating, and the tools that let Lee Sr. and Ian focus on people and the field.
Design + Selections · Native Spanish Speaker · Veader Family
Ana Veader, Lee Jr.’s wife, works with homeowners on design and selections, turning your ideas into the cabinets, countertops, tile, and finishes you’ll live with every day. Originally from Mexico, she’s a native Spanish speaker, so Spanish-speaking homeowners can go through design and selections in their own language.
Project Manager · Veader Family
Johnny Veader is Lee Sr.’s cousin and a Benchmark project manager, one of the people who runs your job in the field. He manages the crew, keeps the schedule moving, and leads projects on site from demo through the final walkthrough. Another Veader on your project, not a hired manager passing through.
Why Homeowners Choose Benchmark
Every person at Benchmark has a name and a face. If you ask "who’s going to be at my house?" the answer is a specific human, not "our team."
No salesperson. No project manager pretending to be the owner. The founder of the company walks through your house with you before you sign anything.
Walk into 103 Kent Place, Newmarket, Monday–Friday. See materials in person, talk to a Veader, bring your spouse. Don’t buy a kitchen blind off the internet.
We hold back the final 10% of every project until you’ve signed off as satisfied. We don’t get paid in full until you say we earned it.
We publish two clear price levels for kitchens ($60K–$150K+) and two for bathrooms ($35K–$115K+). Most Seacoast remodelers refuse to publish prices. We publish ours because hiding the number doesn’t help anyone.
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