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Back Yard Before Back Yard After House Before House After
My husband Emitt and I took on the renovation of a ramshackled Victorian back in June of 1999. The house was build in the late 1890’s and hadn’t been touched since. In fact, the painters thought the exterior had the original coat of paint, what was left of it. We closed on the house on June 1st and had plumbers, roofers, and electricians in the property starting work on June second. By Labor Day the interior was done and we moved in. We had a blast with the whole adventure and are currently looking for another project to undertake on the Cape. This was the third home Emitt and I had worked on and we found out that we do it very well together.

Here is a list of many of our favorite contractors. They are professionals with whom we’ve had great experience although I would encourage you to get additional references if you choose use any of the people mentioned.

Revivals Design and Renovation
781-646-7679

Tim Kane and Bob Botterio have been running Revivals together for about 20 years. They are premiere builders, and renovators and Bob’s design work is fabulous, they and their employees do top quality work and are a pleasure to work with. I think they have an almost primal organic approach to space, they see it the way it’s supposed to be. You will not be disappointed if you hire these guys. Even though at the start they appear to be more expensive then some, they are not only worth it but actually deliver as promised which presents a savings in time, aggravation and overrides.

House To Home
781-251-0853

A small general contracting firm run by Andy Bemis and Chris Fagen. House to Home does great work, they should, they started out with Revivals, (see above). It’s generally just the two of them so they are best suited to smaller undertakings, like kitchens and baths. These guys have great design sense and often work without a designer or architect. The quality they offer is terrific. They are well connected and all of their sub- contractors are pleasant and excellent. You won’t be disappointed with the outcome of your project.

Greg Graf – GLG Painting
978-750-8404

Interior and exteriors, Greg and his crew do a quality job.

GLG Tile – Joe Dimare
781-335-1817

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Bathroom Before Bathroom After
This guy is unbelievable. He came up with great designs, met us at the tile store to help us with our selections and was a total perfectionist about his work. Who could ask for more?

Steeves Electric – Bobby Steeves
781-329-0408

R&R Battista Plumbing – Tom Antonellis
617-254-5404

Landscape Design – Quattro Mani (four hands)
781-965-7798

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Valerie and Roberta started Quattro Mani 4 years ago. They came to my house for one day and completely transformed my back garden; they filled in existing beds, created a new one, and planted containers. They love to work with perennials and watch their gardens change with the years. Next spring they’ll come back to redesign my front garden. I can’t wait.

We had lots of fun shopping with the following suppliers:

Porrier Appliance – Bob Porrier
617-558-5500

Bob was really helpful helping us make decisions and selections is an area that can be very confusing.

Splash – Ask for Robin
617-332-6662

For kitchen and bath fixtures. Robin really knows her plumbing and was great a saving us money while delivering high design.

Chimera
617-542-3233

Unusual lighting shop with great selection and service.

Since Emitt acted as the general contractor on our last renovation we can also offer our suggestions on waste removal, plasterers, insulation guys and other assorted service provider. Give me a call if I can help you at all.

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