It is hard to find a contractor who is skilled, reliable, and genuinely nice to work with; George…read morefrom American Building & Design is all of those things. We had him come to completely gut and renovate our bathroom in August of 2020, and are extremely pleased with the results. The work was done in a timely manner and his pricing is very fair. We enjoyed working with him so much that we asked him to come back to renovate our kitchen this past summer. Our house was built in the 50's, so there were some curveballs thrown our way, but George figured out solutions to every issue, worked with us to stay within and even under budget, and the finished product is more than we could have ever dreamed of. My husband and I both highly recommend George for your next home project.

I would give George a resounding 5 star rating, and I would definitely recommend him. He did a ton…read moreof work at our home (built a new addition, built a new deck, painted the entire exterior, replaced the front entrance, sealed the basement, installed a bulkhead door, built a kitchen bar, etc) and every project exceeded our expectations. His trim work is about the best I have ever seen. He is also professional and was conscientious about working around our schedules to minimize the disruption of our house while the projects were being completed. J-

We recently bought a house in the area. The seller had high praises for Wayne's company, and as…read morepart of the sales contract, he hired Coolidge Co to do some general repair and a major (over $12K) upgrade. The project finished with some delays and incurred quite a bit more expense, due to various reasons. But the end result was satisfactory, and Wayne absorbed the additional costs. We are very impressed with the quality of Wayne & co's work, and highly recommend them to others needing home repair and construction.

From the owner: W.A. Coolidge Company is a full service construction company serving the Seacoast of New Hampshire,…read moreMaine, and Northern Massachusetts. The owners, Wayne A. Coolidge and Wendy A. Wentworth Coolidge have been partners for over 30 years.

My wife and I bought a very old house in Somersworth about a year ago. i contacted George about a…read morebathroom remodel. He responded right away, gave a good estimate and we had him do the remodel. Work was done in the time he estimated and for the price he quoted. Quality of the work was excellent and he was able to handle all the little (and big) issues that one encounters in an old house. Very satisfied with all his work and hope to get him to do more this year.

My wife and I just moved into a home in Rochester, NH. Although the home was only twenty years old…read moreit was suffering from years of neglect and needed a lot of work. George started working on various interior projects a week after we moved in. He worked a solid two weeks. He started off by doing upgrades and repairs to our three bathrooms. He then replaced ugly carpeting on two sets of stairs and replaced hardwood stairs. This included staining and and putting two coats of polyurethane on the stairs. What was once a major eyesore is now beautiful, to say the least. George is very professional and does solid work. Even better than that his prices are fair. We like him so much that he is coming back in a few weeks to rebuild our deck and put in a patio. I would recommend George for almost every household fixup issue. I am so happy that he was recommended to us!

We couldn't be more happy with this company. The employees in the showroom were so knowledgable and…read morehelpful. We had an island put in our kitchen and it is beautiful. They completed the quality project quickly and were very professional. They have high standards themselves for their work and it shows. This will be our go to place for any work going forward. Thank you guys again!

I wish I had gone to Queen City Cabinets first. We have a small 8x8 kitchen and needed new…read morecabinets and countertops. before going to QCC, we were given 6 figure quotes and waited weeks for estimates only to have them poorly done and incorrect. Michael at Queen City was amazing and a pleasure to work with. He had the design done within minutes and the quote within a day. The quote was very reasonable and what we were hoping to spend. I can't say enough about Michael, John and Queen City Cabinets. Professional, courteous and a pleasure to work with! They still believe in true customer service. If you are considering new cabinets or countertops, Queen City Cabinets should be your first stop. Corey Adams

The women working there are bored and contemptuous. We bought a slab, which we picked after looking…read moreat slabs in 3 different states and we found the perfect one here. I even would come back and look at it to admire it in the 2 months it took for the cabinets to come in. We did not get our cabinets there. We wanted to initially but they just seemed asleep at the wheel and like they didn't care whether we went with them or not and didn't help us to make decisions out of indifference. But whatever. We loved the marble slab and they would fabricate it, install it, etc., so fine. When I went to check out the slab a few days before they were to come--we went to see how they had laid out the template on the **2 slabs** we had picked and.......there was only one--and it was NOT the same slab we had picked and had been waiting all this time for. A worker confessed they had given the slabs to someone else and swapped out the slabs for a different lot. This lot, and the slots were darker and had lots of brown in it, which we did NOT want and we intentionally--as I said--had selected the slabs we wanted for the exact color of THOSE slabs. We had selected all the colors of the kitchen based on what we had selected. We picked the cabinets based on it, the backsplash, the wall color, the shelving, the flooring. The slab we wanted was shimmering luminescent sparkling white with streaks of green and blue-grey. This slab was opaque and none of the green or blue. The disdainful women sneered and said it was the exact slab/lot we had bought. I had photos of the original slab and showed them it was different. They lied to our faces and said with a shrug "Don't know what to tell you. You can pick something else but it'll be 12 weeks before we'd be able to schedule. " My Mom is 95 years old--back then she was 92--literally days before Thanksgiving, and we could not have plywood countertops for Thanksgiving and for 3 months subsequently. Plus, there was no comparable stone in their yard to what we had selected, so even if we decided to wait....they had no stone like the one we DID pick out. I started writing this review 3 years ago when this all happened and was so heartbroken I couldn't finish. Three years later....it still is awful and a massive disappointment. My Mom was going for her dream kitchen this late in life, and these ugly white and brown slabs that were NOT the slabs we picked have not improved. I wonder to this day who came along with a wad of money and convinced "Quality" Granite to give them OUR slab. Incredibly sad and kind of sickening. I am embarrassed when people pretend to like the countertops because they're not the magical sparkling counters my Mom fell in love with. Two stars because the installers did a great job and were polite and professional.

Bait and switch. Advertising one thing on their website. When you arrive the specials don't exist…read more At the VERY bottom specials are subject to change with out notice. It's a sales tactic to trick you to come in. There's actually no specials or sales.

After that crazy winter we had, our front door was exhausted. The handle broke off, the wood was…read morewarped and it never closed properly. After contacting several flaky handymen, we tried fixing it ourselves. After that failure, we found CPC through a recommendation via a local Mom's association. After seeing the website, I wasn't sure that a door was worth CPC's time. After contacting them, they agreed to take a look. They offered to take the job! Chris let us know his availability, gave us two choices and quotes for what could be done to repair our front door. He is clean, friendly, comfortable around kids and families, respectful and, unlike other handymen, won't give you the creeps. As for the work, it was excellent and completed in a timely fashion. He'll tell you right away if there could be a delay or if the project needs to go in a different direction. We have a door again!! We are pleased and will use him again for different projects. Check him out!

From the owner: Design . Build . Remodel…read more Custom Home Construction High-end tiling Stone work, retaining walls, Patios Landscapes Excavation Septic Installs Custom finish work

I had the pleasure of having Silas and Ivan from I-Van-Go contracting work on my home over the past…read moreweek and I don't have enough good things to say about them. I recently moved into a home with a leaky skylight and ultimately needed an entire new roof (just what you want to hear when you move into a new home, right?). I know that Silas and Ivan had installed siding and all new windows into this same home around 8 years ago and did a fantastic job, so obviously it was a smart decision to hire them again to fix up the roof and skylight. Ivan was quick to respond to the first inquiry, and Silas came out to look at the roof and skylight pretty much the next day. I was so relieved that they were able to fit us into their busy summer schedule so quickly when I noticed that rain was coming through my ceiling onto my brand new furniture (!!!). They took the time to go through exactly what needed to be done to fix the leaky situation and were able to provide a very reasonable estimate. Knowing nothing about general home repairs, it was so great to have their input and expertise to make things less stressful overall. Once we moved forward, they came to get all the necessary measurements and got all of the supplies right away; everything happened so fast, it was great! They showed up on time every day and the whole job was done in 3 days; I have to give them even more props since I understand that the whole roof was pretty much disintegrated. A representative from the company that manufactures the sky light that was installed came out to the house after Silas and Ivan had installed it and definitely made a point to say that their installation was completely flawless. I know the installation was no easy task for them since they ran into a swarm of ants and mold while removing the original skylight (I felt pretty terrible about that) but they definitely took the time to fix the problems instead of just taking short cuts and masking the problems with some degree of humor, which I appreciated. There is absolutely no question that they have strong attention to detail. I am now happy to say that I have an amazing, functional skylight and beautifully shingled (and dry!) roof, and I owe all my thanks to Silas and Ivan. The whole exchange was great; they are very professional and clearly know their stuff. In addition to being "good at what they do" for lack of better phrasing, it's very obvious that they actually take pride in going above and beyond to do things the right way (the first time), which in my opinion is invaluable. I mean, if you're going trust people to make improvements to your home (probably the biggest financial investment anyone can really ever make, yes?) then I think it's important to find the right people who actually want to do and CAN do an exceptional job. That's pretty much I-Van-Go in a nut shell. As an added bonus to this, they really are just overall nice, down to earth guys and it was great having them around. I would recommend them to anyone for any household contracting needs, and I can say without a doubt that I will not call on anyone but I-Van-Go for any of my future contracting needs (of which I have no doubt that there will be many!)

Extremely pleasant and took a great amount of time to explain in detail how the project would be…read moreaccomplished. He also was very much up front with what the possible figure would be for all of what I want done. He will be sending me a quote soon. Very profession company. I would recommend them.

From the owner: Cloutier Construction is an award-winning expert builder proudly serving New Hampshire and the…read moresurrounding New England region. We specialize in new construction and renovations, delivering superior craftsmanship with a strong emphasis on precision, durability, and timeless design. Every project we take on is built with care and a commitment to aligning with each client’s vision and long-term goals. If you’re planning a build or renovation in Maine, New Hampshire, or Massachusetts, we’d be glad to connect and discuss how we can bring your project to life.

Alex did a great job was pleasant and reasonably priced. We try to get a hold of them the following…read moreyear for a subsequent project and never heard back. Too bad cause we would definitely hire him again.

From the owner: Handcrafted custom cabinetry, fine furniture and woodworkingread more