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General Contracting for Greater Boston Homes

Additions, dormers, structural work, and full builds run by one accountable crew, with permits, inspections, and in-house electrical handled from start to finish.

General contracting

One Crew Accountable for the Whole Build

Building on the small, older lots around Somerville, Cambridge, and Medford is its own kind of work. Tight setbacks, aging foundations, balloon framing, and strict zoning mean an addition or a full build here is never a copy of the last one. It takes a contractor who knows the local realities and the local inspectors.

We run our own crew and keep licensed electrical in house, so your project moves on one schedule instead of stalling between subs. From the first permit to the final inspection, one team plans the work, builds it, and answers for the result.

What Our General Contracting Covers

From a finished basement to a full second story, planned, permitted, and built.

  • Home additions

    Bump-outs, rear additions, and second-story additions that add real square footage to tight lots in Somerville, Cambridge, and Medford, tied cleanly into the existing structure.

  • Dormers and roofline changes

    Shed and gable dormers that turn a cramped top floor of a colonial or triple-decker into usable bedrooms, offices, or a primary suite with real headroom.

  • Structural work

    Removing load-bearing walls, installing steel beams and LVLs, sistering old joists, and correcting sagging floors in century-old homes, all engineered and inspected.

  • Basement finishing

    Turning damp, low fieldstone basements into dry, code-compliant living space with proper egress, insulation, moisture control, and headroom you can actually use.

  • Full builds and gut renovations

    Taking a house down to the studs and rebuilding it, or managing a new build from foundation to finish, with one crew running framing, electrical, and finishes.

  • Permits and inspections

    Filing the building permit, coordinating with the local inspectional services department, and passing every required inspection so the work is legal and documented.

Why work with us

A Local Builder Who Owns the Outcome

A general contractor who subcontracts every trade spends the project chasing other companies' schedules. When the framing waits on the electrician and the electrician waits on the plumber, weeks disappear and nobody owns the delay.

We keep the core trades under one roof, with licensed electrical in house, so the build runs on our schedule. We pull the permits, coordinate the inspections, and give you one point of contact from the first walkthrough to the last punch-list item.

  • One crew from framing to final inspection, not a rotating cast of subs
  • Licensed electrical in house, coordinated with the rest of the build
  • Permits pulled and inspections managed for you
  • Licensed and insured (MA HIC #217519 / CSL #122193)

How it works

How a General Contracting Project Runs

From the first walkthrough to the final inspection, here is the path your build follows.

01

Free on-site consultation

We walk the property with you, talk through what you want to build, and flag the structural, zoning, and code realities before you spend a dollar on drawings.

02

Plans, permits, and fixed scope

We coordinate drawings and engineering where needed, pull the building permit, and hand you a written scope and fixed price so the budget is clear up front.

03

One crew builds it

The same team frames, wires, and finishes the work on a schedule you can see, with in-house electrical so trades never wait on each other.

04

Inspections and handover

We pass the required building and electrical inspections, do a final walkthrough with you, and leave the site clean and ready to use.

General Contracting FAQs

Common questions about additions, permits, and structural work.

Yes. As your licensed general contractor we pull the building permit, coordinate any electrical or plumbing permits, and manage the inspection schedule with the local inspectional services department. You are not left chasing city hall on your own.
In most cases, yes. Second-story additions and dormers are a common way to add bedrooms and headroom on the small lots around Somerville and Cambridge. We assess the existing foundation and framing, coordinate structural engineering, and check zoning setbacks and height limits before committing to a plan.
Yes. Opening up a floor plan usually means removing a load-bearing wall and carrying the load on a beam. We work with a structural engineer to size the beam, install steel or LVL, and get it inspected, so the change is safe and permitted, not a guess.
Yes. We keep licensed electrical in house, so wiring for an addition, basement, or gut renovation is planned and scheduled with the rest of the build. We hold MA HIC #217519 and CSL #122193 and are fully insured. One crew stands behind the whole project.
It depends on scope. A basement finish can run a few weeks, while a full addition or gut renovation runs several months once permits are in hand. We give you a realistic schedule with your fixed quote, and because we run our own crew, we control the pace instead of waiting on outside subs.

Planning an addition or a full build?

Get a free, no-pressure estimate from a licensed local crew that handles the permits, the build, and the wiring.

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