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4,357 Watertown, 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 Watertown, 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 Watertown 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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  • 2014 Newton Preservation Award Winner - Historic Renovation
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    Edward Oteri, a second generation woodworker from Watertown/Cambridge, teamed up with Montreal native Jennifer Moo...

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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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  • Project Portfolio
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    15 Reviews

    We are an owner operated residential construction company specializing in the kitchen and bathroom remodeling. We...

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  • Custom Kitchen & Bathroom
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    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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  • Braintree- Modern
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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 call27.2 miles from Watertown, MA
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    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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    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 call9.7 miles from Watertown, MA
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    Middlesex County's Devoted General Contractor

    At Capitol Construction we are here to help you with your next project big or small. Already had someone come out...

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    Middlesex County's Experienced General Contractor

    With over 30 years of solid experience, Ferragamo Custom Builders LLC can make your dreams a reality. We are a hig...

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    9 Reviews

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

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    13 Reviews

    Middlesex County's Detail Oriented General Contractor

    We have a passion for remodeling and building, and for excellence, that you're not going to find in our competitor...

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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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    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 call3.9 miles from Watertown, MA
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    Boston's Quality Residential Painting, Repairs, & General Contracting

    I am a highly skilled professional committed to provide you with an unsurpassed level of service as this is my ult...

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    Free Design Service: Kitchen Renovations
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    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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    The Gerry Dunleavy Construction Corporation has built an outstanding reputation in Winchester and throughout Great...

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    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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    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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    26 Reviews

    Windhill Builders is a designer and builder of distinctive custom homes and renovations located in Ipswich, Massac...

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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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    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 call11.5 miles from Watertown, MA
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    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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    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 call2.7 miles from Watertown, MA
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    Boston Home Remodeler | 5x Best of Houzz Winner

    CMG is a full service construction company that is excited to hear from you on your next project. We are based out...

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    We are best known for our large-scale restorations of stately older-homes in the Boston area and in the last 5 ye...

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    Click to call6.4 miles from Watertown, 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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    As a design/build collaborative, Good Life New England works with homeowners in helping them fully realize the hig...

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    Click to call24.6 miles from Watertown, MA
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    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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    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 call20.2 miles from Watertown, MA
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    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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Featured Reviews for Watertown, MA General Contractors

Visionari ∞
Watertown, 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!”
Just Woodcraft inc
Watertown, MA General Contractors
Jun 23, 2019
“Justin restored an old staircase that had been destroyed by a previous owner when the house was subdivided into multiple units. We were restoring the house back to its original form. The required steel reinforcement of the staircase, a carver recreating the destroyed curved railing, and workworkers turning new balusters. It all went well and the staircase came out great!”
WORKS
Watertown, 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.”
JMR Electric Group
Watertown, MA General Contractors
May 17, 2017
“My team and I (Fresh Start Contracting) have asked JMR Electric to bid and complete on a number of our projects. We have felt that the professionalism, attention to detail and communication skills were excellent in the bid process. Moving into construction, we have been very happy with the scheduling, work pace/progress and finish installations. We aren't worried that plans will not be followed or executed for our clients so we have and will continue to rely on the team at JMR to get the job done!”
MacArthur Construction Company
Watertown, 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!”
Capitol Construction
Watertown, MA General Contractors
Jul 8, 2019
“Being this was our first time working with a home contractor in our first owned property, my wife and I were both very skeptical we might be taken advantage of, didn’t know what to expect and I feared the worst. However, looking back on our first major home improvement/renovation project, I am extremely thankful and blessed that our realtor referred us to Milton and Capitol Construction. Milton put all of my concerns to rest by not only delivering excellent, high quality renovations that my wife was very happy with for our new cabinets, interior walls/ceiling paint, window replacement and trim, but his service and professionalism were truly outstanding during the entire project. Because of this work, we decided to engage him to re-model our 2nd bathroom. Working in a profession where I need to, continuously, provide project updates to my clients, Milton did the same for us during our home renovations and went well beyond what I expected from a general contractor. Specifically, Milton texted or called us with updates on nearly a daily basis and he uncovered a major issue during his work. Our kitchen ceiling pipes were nearly ready to burst but, thankfully, he caught this before he installed our new cabinets so we could fix them. I estimate that this action saved us at least $6,000 and I greatly appreciated his self-initiative and communication on this. Bottom line, if you are looking for a competent general home contractor who will not only deliver the high quality home product you are looking for, but also provide exceptional & pleasant customer service, go to Milton and Capitol Construction. They will efficiently walk you through their process and fully understand what you want your new property to look like to ensure you are fully comfortable working with them. They will also not make you feel like an idiot for not knowing how to be a ‘handy man’ like I’ve heard other contractors do. Please feel free to send me a note directly with questions or more details and I’ll be glad to tell you everything about our great experience working with Milton and Capitol Construction.”
Stella Construction & Home Services
Watertown, MA General Contractors
Nov 24, 2014
“Erik Kortz and Joe of Stella Construction & Home Services just completed a fifty square standing seam roof on my home in Rutland Town, Vermont. I would recommend this company and these two gentlemen. They were professional, fair, and did an outstanding job replacing my standing seam roof that was damage due to two serious hail storms earlier in 2014. The quality of the work was outstanding, and they cleaned up the property well and did not leave a mess. Mark Benetatos”
Britton Homes
Watertown, MA General Contractors
Jul 10, 2014
“In 2007, had all windows replaced with new construction windows. Windows were Andersen 400 series wood. Work included stained interior trim and panel inserts. Work was done on schedule and stain color was meticulously matched with older woodwork in house. Very professional, responsive crew. In 2008, had screened porch re-screened, with screens on outside rather than inside. Also had several sections of trim boards replaced with Azek. Contractor came up with innovative approach to installing screens and providing kick protection on the inside. Again the job was done on schedule, very professionally. Date listed is latest work. Cost listed is for all jobs described above.”
PEGASUS Design-To-Build LLC
Watertown, MA General Contractors
Apr 24, 2013
“I have used other contractors in the past and can say that I have never had such a positive experience. The job was enormous- almost a complete house gut and I lived in my home while the work was going on- seven months ! Not Fun! But...... I arrived at the office for an interview with only my own scribbled plans. Jane spent a great deal of time understanding how I lived and then totally resigned my plans to reflect what I actually wanted- with many new and terrific ideas. Jeff and I discussed every change I wanted and what it would cost on a regular basis. There was unbelievable communication. I always received a call back from someone within an hour , even on weekends. The crew is lovely and they spent a lot of time screening off my living areas and cleaning up. Once I even changed my mind about a wall and some electrical work just as they finished it - and they redid it all on the spot - no problem. They have a set crew and I got to know them all. Living with them - they became like family. If I requested a particular carpenter for a particular job- he was sent. If they got behind the schedule , they would work on weekends and evenings to catch up. Mike is great and supervises every small thing. I would really like to thank them all. I especially would like to thank Jesse for all the extra little things he did to make my "life in construction" more comfortable. Reading this , it sounds like they paid me - but I definitely paid them:-) I still call if I think something is "funky" and they are over here right a way to take a look. The completed house is more beautiful than what I imagined and everyone seems to have taken great pride in their work. I would never use anyone else.”
SILMAC Construction, Inc.
Watertown, 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.”
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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 Watertown 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 Watertown 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 Watertown 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 Watertown, MA to see if they’re what you expect for your job. Once you do secure your local Watertown contractors, read the contract very carefully to be sure everyone is on the same page.

Questions to ask prospective Watertown 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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