Expert General Contractor in Spencer, Massachusetts

We work out of Charlton, 20 miles away — roughly half an hour. That matters mostly for the unglamorous parts: getting back out for a warranty call, or being on site when the inspector is.

The three we see most often here: work that was quoted by three separate trades who each assumed someone else was handling the flashing; water damage that spans siding, trim and window openings and cannot sensibly be split up; and exterior scope that grows once the walls are open, with no agreed rate for the extra. Locally, worn aluminum siding from the 1970s comes up repeatedly on triple-decker homes.

We stop, photograph it and show you before covering anything back up. The repair rate is agreed in the contract before we start, so there is no renegotiation with your wall open.

We work mainly in full-exterior envelope work, porch and entry rebuilds, siding, window and door packages, and we are certified installers for James Hardie, Andersen, Therma-Tru. Which of those makes sense for your Spencer home depends on exposure and budget, and we will tell you when the cheaper option is the right one.

Plan on three weeks on average when several trades are sequenced together. Worcester County weather does move schedules — the full New England temperature range, from below zero in January to the low nineties in July is the usual reason — so we build a weather margin into the date we give you rather than promising one we cannot hold.

All of it, including South Spencer, West Spencer, Spencer Center and the rest of ZIP 01562. We also work throughout Worcester County.