I recommend Nugent's Roofing most highly. They put in a "rubber" flat roof at my house and did a…read moresuperb job at a reasonable cost. The owner, "Mike" Nugent is a pleasure to deal with - very straightforward and trustworthy. He responded promptly to every question I had and aimed to please.

After numerous references on the Melrose Ma Community Group fb page, we chose Nugent Roofing to do…read moreour house & shed roof. They also replaced metal overlay on fascia and a gutter and downspout on the south side of the house. Here at 7am gone at 4pm. All in one day at a very reasonable price! Mike Nugent and his team of workers were awesome and left our place looking better than how they found it. Considering the amount of plants in the gardens surrounding the house it was amazing how intact everything was. We were so impressed.

Hefer is the best! My husband and I hired him to paint the outside of our house. The project…read moreinvolved some carpentry to repair old shingles and rotted wood mouldings, and I also had concerns about properly containing and removing the lead paint scrapings as we have young kids at home. Hefer was masterful on all fronts, and his fees were very reasonable. He and his team worked carefully and efficiently, and Hefer checked in regularly to ensure that we got exactly what we wanted. The house looks absolutely beautiful. Thank you, Hefer!

We couldn't be happier with our newly painted house! Everyone with HR Pro Painting was…read moreprofessional, hard working and committed to the project. They left no detail untouched, and went above and beyond what we expected.They took a lot of time to prep the house including covering all windows (and even my car) before painting. Carpenters fixed loose, chipped boards and even replaced a portion of our siding! They painted our wooden swing and trellis as well as our 3 bird nests! Hefer kept with his original quote throughout the process. All contractors should be like Hefer and his team! I am so grateful that we were able to have them paint our house!!!!!!!!

Moving to a new home with an incredibly narrow driveway was harrowing to two Subaru owners. Our…read morebuilder recommended Fatos Muho to do the job of widening the driveway. Did it he did!! It's beautiful! We chose Connecticut Gray natural stone by Ideal with Yankee Cobble quarry blend pattern 6 for the bed of the driveway. The results of Fatos' teams careful, considerate and skillful work and placement yielded a dynamite piece of art. And, he completed the job with one day to go before the town's winter overnight parking ban by working 7 days a week. We're hired him to replace a back yard retaining wall in the spring! Cannot say enough about Fatos and his team. Hi5!

Fatos Muho Construction is the BEST Construction Company I have worked with, BEST people I work…read morewith, BEST quality workmanship I can get. This is why 5 Stars. We did our Cobblestone driveway skirt 12X15

When the contractors rebuilt the back of our house, they put the precast stairs up on a concrete…read morepad that was about two inches higher than the rest of the surrounding yard. This meant that the final step was a much steeper drop off than the rest of the stairs. After futzing around with concrete pavers, we figured out what we wanted, and called Nauak to come and do the work of turning our kitbashed solution into something that would withstand New England winter. At the same time, we also needed to modify and improve the existing railing to make some mobility-impaired folks feel a lot more comfortable on the stairs while still allowing us to get snow off the steps. We wanted a pipe railing with no sharp corners and easy purchase to grab. At the same time, we asked them to put in a shelf next to the stairs for boxes, purses, etc, when going in and out of the door. They did a beautiful job. And once the concrete was set on the railing, they tested it, pronounced it excessively mobile, and came back to redo the anchors. My kids now swing through the space of the railing and it *does* *not* *move*. The shelf has been pronounced, "Brilliant!" by the person most in need of it. The splinters are gone from the original railing. And we will still be able to shovel snow off the steps without banging into the railing in the winter. Nauak does fantastic work, and they have pride in it to make sure they do it *right*. We will be hiring them again.

We needed a rebuild of our front stairs. Nauak Able Hands got us an estimate in a timely fashion,…read moreand was able to start quite promptly. They were good about staying in touch with us over email during the week we were on vacation, so we knew what was up, which we appreciated a LOT - far too many contractors treat email like it's poisonous and communication like it's an afterthought. They were also nicely flexible when bluestone treads proved scarce (other contractors we'd contacted also had trouble getting firm quotes for them) and we asked about switching to granite in order to minimize delays. They did really good work - the new stairs are solidly built, to the plan we asked for, and look fantastic. The new railings haven't gone in yet (waiting on the company making them), but based on their work so far I have high confidence that they'll do a great job with the installation.

Unfortunately we had a very unpleasant experience with Rod Vaca and Cambridge Home Renovations…read more This was surprising since we had a positive first impression of Rod, and were impressed with his reviews online. I strongly recommend against using Rod's services. We paid an unnecessarily high price for our reno, yet received low quality work, and went through an exhausting and unpleasant process. After more than 8 months, our renovation is still unfinished and Rod stopped responding. We are now pursuing legal action. We hired Rod in September 2020 to renovate our home. Rod's team worked on multiple rooms, doing woodwork, painting, and finally, doing a small remodel of our kitchen. Rod charged a high price for our kitchen, but he assured us of high quality workmanship. Then we went out of town and Cambridge Home Renovations performed poor quality work while we were gone. Our kitchen shelves were not level, the window trim had gaps, our range hood was twisted and not level, and they left an electric plate in the middle of our wall. Rod said deficiencies would be fixed later on the "Punch List" and told us our payment for the kitchen was due immediately. We trusted him and we paid him. It is 8 months later and Rod has not returned to fix the Punch List items. In addition to the kitchen deficiencies, he also left gaps in our expensive wainscoting, peeling paint in our bathroom, and a light switch that doesn't work. Sadly, Rod is attempting to gaslight us and tell us these deficiencies are not his responsibility. For example, he said the kitchen shelves are fine, yet they are very slanted. Rod refuses to acknowledge that they are not level. We cannot believe the thousands of dollars we paid for these low quality, slanted shelves. It has been a sad and exhausting experience. It's not worth your risk to work with him. If you do hire Rod Vaca, be prepared to actively manage his team and regularly perform QC checks on their work, otherwise they will cut corners. You will need to confront Rod regularly about the workmanship. Do not pay him until everything is adequate. Do not believe him when he says things will be fixed "on the Punch List". He will simply stop responding and leave your Punch List money behind. The most disappointing part is how Rod repeatedly gaslighted us. He will say that the deficiencies are due to problems with your home. He will make you feel uncomfortable and unreasonable when you highlight deficiencies. But unless you do this, Rod's team will do sloppy work whenever possible.

I can't thank Rod & his team enough for completing my project. CHR built out my hair salon. Rod…read moreresponded to every call and message- he completed the project within the estimated time- they were very clean (covering everything with plastic- wrapping ladder feet in cloth so not to ruin the new floor). I had a bad experience with another contractor and Rod came in to save the day. He was very knowledgable- had no issues obtaining the correct permits and passing inspections. I will CERTAINLY use him again.. And I'm already planning two more projects! Thanks again Rod & CHR team.

We hired Top Level Roofing & Remodeling to repair our front porch roof that was damaged by a…read moredelivery truck. Kevin responded quickly and performed a quality repair to our roof. The damage was repaired and looks brand new. I would recommend Top Level Roofing & Remodeling for all of your home improvement needs.

I have been using Mark since 2008 for almost all of my carpentry needs including on my rental…read moreproperties and at my personal home. He has over 30 years experience and can handle any job both large and small. The quality of the work is exceptional and he is a very easy person to work with. He always picks up the phone, inspects the job, quotes, and gets to work and he is done when the job is promised. The quality of the work is also excellent. I've had him do full house gut rehabs and the tile and other renovations he did over a decade ago still look perfect. He's also did very complicated mason and trim projects and always comes out perfect. I highly recommend Mark for any project. I have a included a lot of before and after photos along with a full kitchen renovation he did for me.

Mark installed some shelves in our shed for us. He came by for a quote, went to the store, and put…read moreup the shelves all in a single morning. We are very happy with the new organization in our shed!

A neighbor informed me of missing shingles on my roof. I started researching for roof repair and…read morequickly learned that it would be better to replace the entire roof than just a small section. The companies I called were pretty close on their pricing. We chose Mass Gutters (Mark Richardson) because we liked dealing with a small business instead of a multi-layer corporation. Mark's employees were professional, courteous and enjoyable to have around our home. As with all construction jobs, there were unforeseen conditions that increased the initial cost of the project. The added cost was reasonable. The job was done on time. Shortly after the job completion there was a rainstorm and we had leaks coming from a skylight. Mark came down immediately and covered the skylight with a tarp to prevent any further damage. He felt that the damage was the fault of his employees and installed another skylight free of charge. We would definitely hire them again.

As an individual who is employed as a Senior Manager with a large Property Management Company. I…read moreunderstand the importance of preventive maintenance and working with contractors. The time had come to replace the roof and the gutters on my home. I met Mark Richardson while obtaining three estimates. I found him to have a vast knowledge as well as experience in the field of construction. The crew was hardworking, efficient and very professional. The results of crew's hard work resulted in a job well done and a very happy homeowner. I will be recommending Mark Richardson going forward when I am asked who I would recommend as a General Contractor.