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"I hired Richard for the design and specification work. Richard is an open, honest, conscientious and reliable person. His knowledge of the building industry and general contracting is amazing. He has a lot of experience to build upon. Highly recommended!!"

"He does a great job. He's very responsive and thorough."

"Helene Parenteau arrives on time, presents herself professionally, works very hard, and really helped us get rid of things no longer needed in a kind respectful way. I was amazed in what we were able to accomplish together, and had achieved the best results compared with other organizers I had worked with in the past. She knew where items could be recycled. And best of all she has a large van to remove boxes that day from the house. She lists the items, and procures receipts, where applicable. What had seemed to be an insurmountable obstacle, became resolved working under her guidance. We have decided to bring her back for other projects."

"Marilyn’s excellent professionalism and enthusiasm are the greatest help to us for finding the new tenants. I will recommend Marilyn to anyone who needs help for his or her business venture in real estate. We appreciated Marilyn for all her integrity and assistance dearly."

"Our house was a 1955 ranch-style house with 3 bedrooms, one bath, kitchen, and living/dining room that we moved into in 1995. We had been looking to add a second bathroom and had originally worked with an architect from NH to do a modest front and rear bump out to give us more room to fit in a second bathroom. This architect had to withdraw from the job and recommended David Kinsella of TBC. David initially made some modest changes to the plan that made sense. After somefurther discussion, in which my wife and I raised the possibility of a larger scale project to modernize the style of the house, David developed a plan that essentially rebuilt the house except for our previously remodeled kitchen and original foundation. This new plan converted our house into modern design with a more open floor plan, completely new roof line, loft space, re-finished basement (and the second bathroom). David was able to fit this into an only slightly expanded footprint in order to comply with town regulations. Throughout the process, David kept our budget in mind and would typically present different price options for us to choose from to allow us to come up with a reasonable comprise between price with style. In addition TBC worked with the town to make sure our design stayed within our zoning and conservation restrictions.
After deciding to go ahead with the project, we interviewed several contractors and decided that TBC brought us the best value for our money and would also allow David to oversee the project as needed. We started the project in June 2011 and completed the project in May 2012. The project did take several months longer than expected, but did stay on budget. The major problem that occurred that delayed the project was that in the summer of 2011, the original subcontracted framers were being sent to other jobs by their boss even though TBC was told they would be coming to our job. Hence, instead of working full time on our job, they were working less than half time. Eventually TBC had to fire them and find a new contractor to step in. At the time we felt that TBC should have replaced them sooner, but perhaps this was difficult due to contractual obligations. (We also found this first group of framers were slobs who did not have much regard for the fact that we were still living in the house.) By the end of summer 2011, the house was not completely framed and roofed and number of rain storms (including hurricane Irene) slowed down progress further. In mid-October we were still living in the part of the house and we agreed at this point that we would move out to allow for a more efficient work flow. From this point construction generally proceeded ahead, except for a few delays do to weather and scheduling conflicts that arose for other subcontractors, no doubt due to the significant delay caused by the no-show framers.
In the end the house is beautiful and works for us better than we could have imagined. While the house has not expanded much in
terms of square feet, the open floor plan and high ceiling/roof line combined with increased natural lighting gives a much more expansive feeling inside. From the curb, the house has modern angular green metal roof with cedar siding and one has to look hard to find any resemblance to the original house.
At the completion of of the project, TBC was very responsive to completing punch-list items and other minor issues that have arisen over the past year. While my wife and I certainly had stressful times during the renovation (and certainly did a lot of second guessing our decision to renovate rather than move), we always felt that David had a personal interest in getting the job done correctly and making sure that we were happy in the end. In that regard, David was very accessible by email or phone before, during, and after the work. In summary, David Kinsella provided the creativity to design a renovation plan that was truly transforming for our house and TBC was then able to see the plan through to successful completion."

"Victor and his crew were great. Very courteous. They completed my job in two days. Including tree trimming, shrub removal, transplanting, gardens cleaned, edged and mulched. Everything looks great. Very pleased. Would recommend Victor and his crew for your landscaping needs."

"I am very happy with the landscape design and implementation. I showed them the area I wanted. They came up with a plan and I just trusted it would be something I would like. I love it. They did a great job and installed it in two days. Very happy"

"I am impressed with the quality of service provided us by Narrow Lane Landscaping. Narrow Lane worked with our small condominium association to develop a pleasing front yard landscape design and they readily provided us with a revised design when our condominium budget was reduced. All scheduling was spelled out in advance and delivered as promised and the firm was very good in responding to client requests and questions within 24 hours. After our Landscape design was installed, Narrow Lane initiated follow up contact with our Association 12 weeks following the completion of work and replaced a plant that had died at not additional cost to us."

"Mark is a great communicator and service provider for lawn maintenance.  He was the first business to respond to my email inquiry from Angie's List and gave me an honest take on how to replace and take care of the lawn for the summer.  Since we are a condo unit he was willing to provide a quote and explain his services multiple times so all members of the association understood.  Since we contacted him during a busy time the quote process did take a few weeks.  Also once the contract was signed and sent, it took an additional two weeks to hear back from M.A.S., but once the work started you could see the transformation in the yard was immediate and we received a couple of compliments from neighbors right away.  I would recommend his service to other homeowners, especially the fact that he splits payment into three phases (deposit, 1st day of work, day work is completed).  There is more security in knowing the job will get done with that type of payment plan. There were three men on his crew, on site, each time they came to the property; so work was done quickly as well.  We signed up for his monthly maintenance plan as well (one cut a week plus edging and trimming).
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"Block Renovation provides extraordinarily good, thoughtful, and transparent design/project management services and they work with excellent contractors . The process of working with them was super efficient and easy. The team was knowledgeable and available. The quality of the work was outstanding, and the project was delivered on budget and on time. We couldnâ t be happier and recommend them most highly."