My wife and I bought a 1950s colonial fixer-upper about a year ago and had a laundry list of things…read moreto upgrade/renovate. The biggest centerpiece of the job being a full kitchen/dining room renovation, but also including fixing up a porch, half-bathroom, and installing a new custom-sized basement exterior door. Jim and his crew were great to work with. He was a very thoughtful planner, always thinking of little things to make our designs better (ex: "What if we extended the wainscoting around the corner to carry the flow?" and "We should use a larger handle on this cabinet so that it doesn't put stress on the wood.") He definitely has an eye for detail. He ran a tight ship, making sure that his crew cleaned up at the end of the day and organized all of their tools, as we were living in the house during the project and the last thing we wanted was a messy and hazardous area. Would definitely recommend to others.

I almost wish I had more issues just so I could call J&T to come back and do more work! They are…read moreexceptional! We recently had them replace all our windows and fix the cedar wood siding on our home. They do an amazing job, reasonably priced, and Jimmy is a pleasure to work with. His communication skills and expertise are comforting. I will absolutely use them again in the future and highly recommend you use them as well!

Met with Mike to quote a job and really liked everything about him even though we choose another…read morecontractor. Mike responded fast, he was easy to talk to, he quoted fairly, and asked good questions. It's always lucky to meet more than one good mason and to have to make a tough decision. I would have had no reservations in hiring him.

I was very pleased with the prompt service. Not only did they come quickly to give us a bid, but…read morethey were able to do the work within a few days of our decision to work with them. They offered a longer guarantee on their work than any other company. They repaired and repaved our front steps, and finished the job completely in one day. They were very personable and neat, and did a very good job. They also pointed out several issued on the foundation of our house, and we are going to start saving to get that done as well. Highly recommend them for their responsiveness and attention to detail. Very happy.

We are SO HAPPY with the work done by the MEF team and really couldn't possibly love our home any…read moremore. Brad, Charlie, Brian, and Paul are fantastic, kind, efficient, clean, and they deliver a superior product, and do it right on schedule! Our fully renovated home is exactly what we imagined--better actually--and we felt listened to and supported the entire way. (Maybe more important for me than for my husband, but truly, as a woman with little knowledge of construction, I never felt dumb or that I was asking for too much. This was incredibly important for a project of our scale.) All of the subs did excellent work too, and were consummate professionals. All in all, a really fantastic experience. We would give the MEF team 10 stars if we could! Hire them; you won't be sorry!

We had MEF remodel our basement (floors, ceiling, painting). Excellent experience all the way…read morethrough: Easy contact with the team, effective trouble-shooting, and quality work. Highly recommend and would use again.

I called Blessed painting and Barreto came to look at the job the next day. I then received my…read morequote later that afternoon. It seemed fair and he was using Benjamin Moore paint so we hired him. Barreto got the job done in two days when we were out of town a week later. He did a great job and we have no complaints. I would hire him again.

Avoid this company at all costs, you will be left with a half finished job. If you're thinking…read moreabout hiring Barreto and blessed painting, in a word, DON'T. You will be messed around for weeks, delayed and ultimately disappointed. Working with this guy is the height of frustration. But, lets be fair and present a balanced review; Let me start with the positives - Called Barreto on a Wednesday, he picked up and arranged to meet me that night, at 530pm. He arrived at my house at 5pm, early, a good start! - Barreto started the work in good faith with no payment upfront. - The bid that Barreto came in with was at the upper level of competing bids. We needed a new ceiling hung and plaster applied over the sheetrock. Although he was coming in on the high end, he could start that saturday, so we agreed on the price, shook hands and ill see you saturday @ 8am - The two guys that arrived at 8am were pleasant enough. They laid down their protective equipment (they used my plastic and painters tape though!) for the floor and off they went cutting and installing the ceiling. After a quick break, they started plastering the ceiling. They started at 8am and they were done by 130pm, it looked good. excellent! That's were the positives ended. Lets get to the negatives and the real reason you should look elsewhere, anywhere, for a painting contractor. After the ceiling was installed, I spoke to Barreto about painting the ceiling, the walls, prepping and painting all the trim work. He gave me a price, it was good, the lowest bid that we have received. I gladly accepted his offer and he said when the plaster is dry his guys could come back and finish the job. This was October 8th. what happened between 8th October and 3rd November was 20+ text messages, phone calls, emails to Barreto, the majority which were ignored. All i was asking was "when can you come back to finish" and i would receive a response "i'm busy, sorry" "we are busy, we will get back to you" "we are busy until January, you can get another company to finish it if you like". JANUARY!!! WTH????? no one is that busy. After much thought it became obvious that he had underbid on the cost estimate for the painting and didnt want to commit to it. The painting, with all the sanding and prep work, was a two day job, easily. He was willing to offer one day of work for the quote he had bid. This wasnt going to work, he didnt want to do the work because he had underbid on two guys working 16 hours on a job and wouldnt make any money, and i wasnt willing to let him rush the job, compressing two days of work into one day. It would have looked terrible, rushed and unprofessional. Overall, i think Barreto and blessed painting are kinda shady. At one point he asked me to "leave your door open, you dont need to be there when we are painting" who in their right mind would leave 2-3 virtual strangers in their home for 8 hours? no one, i dont care who you are and how trusting you are. So here we are the job half finished, the ceiling has imperfections that i will now have to pay someone else to deal with and will have to contract another company to actually come and finish the paint job. I simply wouldnt hire Barreto or recommend him to anyone. There are literally dozens of painting contractors in the Boston area, i went to Blessed painting and Barreto because of the 4 star reviews on YELP. However, if you look closely, you'll see that no one has reviewed his company in over a year and i can only assume people are having the same bad experiences with him. Look elsewhere, trust me.

Ultimately, I didn't end up using their services but they were super helpful and weren't dismissive…read morelike other folks out there. Got them bookmarked for future work.

Just finished replacing two 30 year old fiberglass shower/bath units and could not be more happy…read morewith the results. The crew of Matt, lead carpenter and his assistant Lewis were outstanding. Friendly , professional and very knowledgeable with coming up with solutions for any problems encountered as is likely with 30 year old construction. If considering remodeling and in this area, I highly recommend you make an appointment to meet with Mike (the owner) in Saugus center. The showroom is beautiful and and will help in deciding options. Finally I found the price very fair for the quality of work. Rick M.

Horribly unprofessional. Appears to be a shell company. With no physical location. Their address…read moreis a PO box in Lawrence. And no direct customer service phone number anywhere.

Manny is a wonderful hard working guy. Asked him to help me with my deck and did incredible work…read more Was willing to work with me on my vision but in a manner that made sense and was cost effective. He is very particular so will not leave until the job is done right. Would highly recommend. Thanks again.

BATHROOM REMODEL If you are looking for a construction…read morecompany that is reliable, does exceptional work, and makes each job a priority; KNT is a great choice. Their work exceeded expectations and stayed on target with costs. Communication was exceptional throughout the process. They were friendly, reliable, and made our little bathroom a priority. The workmanship and attention to details were great. He even mentioned things he could do to give us a bigger space within the bathroom itself. I am in love with our new bathroom.

Nguyen and his team finished our basement. The room is just what we wanted. What I liked best about…read moreNguyen was that he explained everything so that I could understand. We also received daily updates which I appreciated. Nguyen and his team were professional, courteous, and kept the mess to a minimum. We would recommend KNT.

First Choice Construction LLC did our porch and siding in October. Very happy with the work, price…read moreand the company/crew overall. They did my neighbor's home a few years ago, which also helped in our decision to hire them. Got several quotes and Chad (owner) was the most professional and personable.

I love First Choice Construction! My first experience with them was when I was a teenager and they…read morere-did all the windows in my parents house. Great work and great price! They then put in vinyl windows in our condo before we moved out and rented it out--they are in great shape and helped show it to tenants. They are so clean with their work too--and totally trustworthy. I let them in the morning, and when I came home that evening, the house was pristine and it looked like I "magically" had new windows. When we moved into our new home, we had them do the windows in our new place, and it was the same experience. I will be having them do my kitchen over as soon as those savings pile up!