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2,782 Arlington, MA General Contractors

If you're on the brink of a large home improvement project, remodel, or new build, you'll likely want to hire a general contractor in Arlington, MA. These professionals manage all aspects of the job to ensure it's completed on schedule and to your satisfaction. Whether you’re trying to find Arlington building contractors for a new construction, or home improvement contractors to spruce up your existing place, it’s important know exactly what role they will play in the project. Read more below for a list of must-ask questions. More
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  • Langlois
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    11 Reviews

    Custom Contracting is an award winning design/build remodeler and general contractor. We specialize in additions,...

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  • Closets
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    3 Reviews

    Boston's Dedicated & Professional Custom Building & Remodeling Firm

    617 Home Improvement Inc. is dedicated to providing the best quality services for your home because we love what w...

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  • Boston Back Bay Renovation
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    42 Reviews

    Morse Constructions, Inc. is an award-winning firm with 40 years of experience creating renovations and additions...

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    Click to call3.5 miles from Arlington, MA
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    9 Reviews

    Boston's Expert General Contractors | Best of Houzz 2019!

    Our mission is to encourage easygoing communication between our customers with the Visionari ∞ teams. Great ideas...

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  • Bathroom Remodels
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    5 Reviews

    We have 22 years experience in general contracting in Massachusetts and New York with more than 1500 satisfied cli...

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    Click to call16.9 miles from Arlington, MA
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    1 Review

    Results Driven Malden General Contractor

    Silmac Construction is a family owned business with 16-year experience and skilled professionals. All of our emplo...

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    17 Reviews

    Remodeler, custom homebuilder, custom cabinetry & millwork. With over 25 years of construction experience and o...

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    Click to call24.6 miles from Arlington, MA
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    8 Reviews

    Watertown's Award-Winning Remodeling & General Contracting Company

    Oteri Construction was established in 2002 by 2nd generation woodworker Edward Oteri and Montreal native Jennifer...

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    67 Reviews

    Founded by lifelong friends Ben O’Sullivan Pierce and Nick Stamos in 2006, Fresh Start Contracting is a residentia...

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    5 Reviews

    Award-Winning Custom Home Building & Remodeling Firm Based in MA

    Led by master builder Erik Kaminski, KCM specializes in high end new construction, design and historic renovation....

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    9 Reviews

    Sleeping Dog Properties, Inc. has been designing, building, and renovating unique custom homes for over 20 years....

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    Click to call6.9 miles from Arlington, MA
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    3 Reviews

    Somerville's Trusted Remodeling Contractors Specializing in Kitchens

    Established in 1979, B&D Building and Remodeling has performed everything from small residential remodeling, to la...

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    24 Reviews

    Middlesex County's Client-Focused Contractor. Awarded Best of Houzz 4x

    Personal work, reliable work, teamwork. We deliver high-quality results with attention to detail, craftsmanship &...

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    23 Reviews

    We are a husband and wife general contractor/ design firm that specializes in all types of residential constructio...

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    Click to call6.8 miles from Arlington, MA
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    6 Reviews

    Middlesex County's Dedicated Custom Build Firm

    We view the building process as a collaboration of all parties involved from the owner, designer, builder and trad...

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    5 Reviews

    Middlesex County's Premier Renovation, Restoration & Conversion Co.

    We are builders with decades of experience specializing in Historic timber frame homes and barns. At Harper Elm, w...

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    8 Reviews

    Concentrating on Residential Building and Remodeling in the Greater Boston and South Shore areas, TruDesign focuse...

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    Click to call14.1 miles from Arlington, MA
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    67 Reviews

    Middlesex County's Premier General Contractor 7x Best of Houzz Winners

    Fresh Start Contracting is a general contracting firm specializing in renovations for your most valuable asset, yo...

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    9 Reviews

    Middlesex County's Fully Licensed General Contractor

    Attention to detail and knowledge of construction’s practices is a philosophy we use to create a successful compan...

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    10 Reviews

    As a design and build collaborative, we selectively choose only dependable, quality partners to work with us and b...

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    Click to call24.1 miles from Arlington, MA
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    13 Reviews

    Greater Boston's Dedicated & Experienced Renovation Firm

    For thirty years, we've had the pleasure of building, remodeling and repairing some of the most beautiful homes in...

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    1 Review

    Cambridge's Well-Established General Contractor

    Just Woodcraft, Inc. is a Cambridge MA based family business with a rich history of multiple generations of highly...

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    13 Reviews

    The Gerry Dunleavy Construction Corporation has built an outstanding reputation in Winchester and throughout Great...

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    Click to call2.7 miles from Arlington, MA
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    17 Reviews

    Stress-Free Remodeling Services Serving the Greater Boston Area

    What distinguishes Britton Homes from our competitors is that we offer an extremely high-level of customer service...

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    9 Reviews

    Visionari ∞ specializes in eco-friendly architectural redesign, commercial and residential renovations as well as...

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    21 Reviews

    Boston's Trusted Home Improvement & Property Restoration Company

    Our success has been the direct result of our devotion to providing industry-best customer service, professionalis...

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    7 Reviews

    DiPierro and Brown Construction, Inc. is a full-service design-build, construction management, and general contrac...

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    Click to call4.7 miles from Arlington, MA
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    65 Reviews

    Greater Boston's Expert Design Build Firm – Best of Houzz 2013-2019

    Feinmann Inc. specializes in Kitchen and Bath Remodeling and is known for their thoughtful and beautiful designs,...

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    35 Reviews

    Lee Kimball designs, remodels, and cares for homes that deliver joy–day after day, year after year. Our clients ar...

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    Click to call8.1 miles from Arlington, MA
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    14 Reviews

    Middlesex County's Established Electrical Contracting Firm

    Founded in 2016, JMR Electric Group brings a fresh approach to an ever-changing construction industry. Over the pa...

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    32 Reviews

    For over a decade, The Remodeling Company has helped create ideal living spaces to accommodate and enhance our cus...

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    Click to call17.5 miles from Arlington, MA
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    Free Design Service: Kitchen Renovations
    20 Reviews

    Boston's Leading Design Build Remodeling Firm Best of Houzz 2014-2019!

    With over 14 years of experience, Pegasus Design-To-Build is a full service design build remodeling firm offering...

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    11 Reviews

    For over ten years, we've offered a wide range of services for residential space renovations, small additions, kit...

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    Click to call3.1 miles from Arlington, MA
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    Middlesex County's Remodeling Specialist

    We've got all your needs covered: from residential remodels, to repairs and everything in between. Don't hesitate...

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Featured Reviews for Arlington, MA General Contractors

617 Home Improvement Inc.
Arlington, MA General Contractors
Mar 5, 2019
“617 Home Improvement did work on our kitchen recently and I can honestly say they where Professional, reliable, and did great high quality work. They finished the project on time and right on the budget that they originally said. Highly recommend them!”
Visionari ∞
Arlington, MA General Contractors
Mar 19, 2018
“Used them many times! Top Notch work and very clean! Fast and efficient! Great communication and accurate! I've worked with them many times!”
SILMAC Construction, Inc.
Arlington, MA General Contractors
Nov 27, 2019
“Take home message: Joe DaSilva from SILMAC Construction is a reliable contractor who produces a great result and is easy to work with. We purchased an older home this summer and worked with SILMAC on a major renovation including full kitchen and 1.5 bathroom renovations, as well as updates, structural work and repairs throughout the home. Joe has been responsive from the start and worked with us on our timeline, starting work as soon as we purchased the home. We are now on week 16 of SILMAC's quoted 8 week turnaround time, but this is largely due to change orders we have made as we learned more about the home. Joe has brought in a talented team to do the work. Joe is knowledgeable and has good advice, and is willing to discuss and price out different scenarios for you before you make a decision about what to move forward with. He was an excellent resource when considering multiple options and saying "we can do it, but I don't think it's worth it for you." This really helped us stay on budget! Overall, our new home is completely transformed and we are very happy with the result. Communication has been by phone, text and email, which overall has worked well for us, but occasionally things have been miscommunicated or misunderstood. Just general advice for any construction project, keep in mind that your contractor is busy and to make your expectations clear, send reminders and document decisions. Overall, Joe was very reliable and easy to talk to and clarified anything we asked about. Everyone on his crew was very nice to work with, but specifically we wanted to mention Antonio, who may be one of the nicest people we've ever worked with! Joe's billing process was clear, transparent and if he left anything out or if we requested clarification or corrections, they were worked out quickly. We have completed several renovations in a smaller home with different contractors over the years, and this overall experience with SILMAC was better than any of our other renovations. We would work with SILMAC again and have already started discussing work that we hope to do sometime in 2020/2021. We are working through our punch list right now and will update this post or add another review if anything changes from what we've written here.”
Oteri Construction
Arlington, MA General Contractors
Oct 2, 2017
“We had a kitchen and bathroom renovation as well as added on an entire family room starting with a foundation. Oteri Construction, Inc. was professional and knowledgeable throughout the process. We initially hired an interior designer to assist with the lay out of new kitchen space, cabinets, etc., however, Oteri was able to provide us not only with plans but also the kitchen cabinets we wanted. The employees who work with Oteri respected our privacy and were timely and courteous. Communication is important between contractor and customer and we always felt listened to throughout the entire process.”
Kaminski Construction Management
Arlington, MA General Contractors
Nov 14, 2014
“We hired KCM in early 2014 for a large scale remodel and new home build currently in the very final stages. His knowledge and crews are top notch and we have been very happy with his professionalism and responsiveness. He has excellent relationships with his workers and subs and has worked very well with the town building department. He has been able to help with every aspect of the project, guiding us when necessary. He has been very conscientious regarding our budget and has helped us find areas to save money. We really feel like Erik is part of our team and highly recommend him and his company.”
B&D Building & Remodeling
Arlington, MA General Contractors
Apr 7, 2016
“B & D Building & Remodeling has completed 3 major projects for me in the past 20 years. A complete kitchen and addition on two homes and a commercial office. B & D always listened to my needs and honored my requests and I was especially amazed at the cleanliness of the job site throughout the entire project. All three projects were delivered on time according to schedule. I would highly recommend B & D for your next project!”
WORKS
Arlington, MA General Contractors
May 20, 2014
“Jesse has worked on our house for years handling routine maintenance as well as major renovations -- from fixing doors to finishing a walk-up attic. He and his employees are responsible, courteous hard workers...and the work is always high quality. I recommend WORKS to anybody looking for a general contractor.”
MacArthur Construction Company
Arlington, MA General Contractors
Nov 1, 2014
“A fantastic contractor. Specializes in Eco-friendly homes. We have lived in 2 MacArthur construction houses and we were thrilled with both of them. The work is simply top-quality - no corners are cut by the construction team. I cannot say enough good things!”
Harper Elm General Contractor
Arlington, MA General Contractors
Jun 29, 2017
“I have worked with Harper Elm over the past 2+ years on multiple projects. They did a wonderful job restoring our barn and other major projects in our house. Our house was originally a large barn so they were faced with numerous challenges specific to it's structure and history. I would highly recommend Harper Elm, especially for projects related to antique or otherwise unique structures.”
Fresh Start Contracting Company
Arlington, MA General Contractors
Jan 29, 2015
“Fresh Start was excellent to work with from start to finish. They ordered a gorgeous reclaimed Heart Pine floor in our #1 Quartersawn grade for a high-end renovation job in Harvard Square. The job was well-organized and the schedule was budgeted appropriately to allow for flooring acclimation and installation times. Jobsite was neat and orderly and delivery was organized/executed well, despite the extremely narrow side street and tight driveways of the neighborhood. From start to finish, Fresh Start was easy to work with. They knew how to plan for and work with a high-end finish product and treated it and us with respect. Our experience working with them to patch historic white pine and Heart Pine floors in the area has been similar. We recommend their work to clients in the Boston area.”
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What is a general contractor?


General, or construction contractors, are often known as project managers. They oversee the entire remodeling or new home construction project and facilitate all day-to-day tasks that move it toward completion. A Arlington general building contractor will work with your architect to review plan as you build a house and ensure everything is in place before work is started as well as arrange for permits and necessary inspections. While good local home improvement contractors in Arlington will have the skills to handle certain tasks onsite, such as carpentry, he or she is also responsible for hiring subcontractors for the majority of jobs, such as electrical work, painting or plumbing. In addition, the general contractor should be on-site regularly to inspect the progress and resolve issues. Here are some related professionals and vendors to complement the work of general contractors: Architects & Building Designers, Interior Designers & Decorators, Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers, Kitchen & Bath Designers, Specialty Contractors.

Home remodeling contractors are a must for successful completion of a renovation. Because of this, it's essential that you do your homework before deciding on the right general contractor in Arlington as you remodel or build a house. Inspect bids carefully. Was it ready when the contractor promised it? Was the bid for building a home unusually high or low? Each of these things can be very telling: A late bid may reflect timing standards, and an off-the-mark bid could be code for a pricey premium or a deliberate underbid to score the remodeling job. You should call references, carefully read reviews and visit completed projects in Arlington, MA to see if they’re what you expect for your job. Once you do secure your local Arlington contractors, read the contract very carefully to be sure everyone is on the same page.

Questions to ask prospective Arlington general contractors:


  • How long have you been in the business?
  • How many projects like mine have you completed?
  • Who will be working on the project?
  • What qualities do you look for in your subcontractors?
  • Can you provide me with references?
  • Are you licensed and insured?
  • How do you charge, and what does that include?
  • What happens when costs exceed budget, whether due to materials or labor pricing changes? What about changes made by the client or by the professionals — what kinds of situations would cause those costs to be incurred?
  • Can you give me a written estimate?
  • What do your services include?
  • When can your job get done?
  • What will I need to provide?
  • Are there any important considerations or concerns you foresee with this project?


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