We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet your needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job. Over 30 years of experience in the mechanical industry.
"I used Northcoast to install outdoor shower plumbing. See in pictures below. Great Job. It was my 2nd time using this company. The first time Robert fixed my heat for me in the winter. Another company in cape cod tried to charge me 10 times more than he’s did. Robert is honest and gets the job done. I would use him hands down."
Patrick K on June 2025
We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet your needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job. Over 30 years of experience in the mechanical industry.
"I used Northcoast to install outdoor shower plumbing. See in pictures below. Great Job. It was my 2nd time using this company. The first time Robert fixed my heat for me in the winter. Another company in cape cod tried to charge me 10 times more than he’s did. Robert is honest and gets the job done. I would use him hands down."
Patrick K on June 2025
At Harbor Master Plumbing & Heating, our company is based on the belief that our customers' needs are of the utmost importance. Our team is committed to meeting those needs. We welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and deliver you the best service. No job is too big or too small for our experienced team. Call today for a quote.
"They installed a new shower valve in my house in Centerville. They did a great job with short notice at a affordable price. 5Star+ for Harbor Masters Plumbing"
Carl F on July 2022
At Harbor Master Plumbing & Heating, our company is based on the belief that our customers' needs are of the utmost importance. Our team is committed to meeting those needs. We welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and deliver you the best service. No job is too big or too small for our experienced team. Call today for a quote.
"They installed a new shower valve in my house in Centerville. They did a great job with short notice at a affordable price. 5Star+ for Harbor Masters Plumbing"
Carl F on July 2022
Tatra Building Company provides general construction services for Cape Cod and South Shore area. We are committed to excellence, offering years of experience and fast, friendly service. Bridging design, construction and mechanical services, we deliver the best product, value and price. Shop around and then give us the call last, you will be glad you did. From a simple task like new electrical service, water heater or bathroom remodeling, to a new home or business property design and construction. Really..... Superior quality, attention, best price, forever relationship
"These people are HIGHLY professional and do the work RIGHT AWAY! Very reasonable prices! Would hire again!"
Barbara T on December 2024
Tatra Building Company provides general construction services for Cape Cod and South Shore area. We are committed to excellence, offering years of experience and fast, friendly service. Bridging design, construction and mechanical services, we deliver the best product, value and price. Shop around and then give us the call last, you will be glad you did. From a simple task like new electrical service, water heater or bathroom remodeling, to a new home or business property design and construction. Really..... Superior quality, attention, best price, forever relationship
"These people are HIGHLY professional and do the work RIGHT AWAY! Very reasonable prices! Would hire again!"
Barbara T on December 2024
Anchor Building & Designs is a fully licensed and insured Construction company. We are proud to be the Top 1% Massachusetts licensed contractors according to BuildZoom rank. Our company has over 25 years of combined experience on the Cape providing to all costumers the best experience as possible. Our team is totally prepared for any type of construction, from small to high end custom homes. We are proud of our reputation and will be more than happy to connect our new costumers to previous happy costumers. Feel free to contact us anytime for a free consultation.
"Great work start to finish"
Michael S on October 2024
Anchor Building & Designs is a fully licensed and insured Construction company. We are proud to be the Top 1% Massachusetts licensed contractors according to BuildZoom rank. Our company has over 25 years of combined experience on the Cape providing to all costumers the best experience as possible. Our team is totally prepared for any type of construction, from small to high end custom homes. We are proud of our reputation and will be more than happy to connect our new costumers to previous happy costumers. Feel free to contact us anytime for a free consultation.
"Great work start to finish"
Michael S on October 2024
We are a fully licensed and insured general contracting company. Handling all interior remodeling while specializing in kitchen & bathroom remodels.
"Excellent work. Bathroom came out beautiful. Work was done in a timely manner. Prompt & clean!"
Meg M on September 2024
We are a fully licensed and insured general contracting company. Handling all interior remodeling while specializing in kitchen & bathroom remodels.
"Excellent work. Bathroom came out beautiful. Work was done in a timely manner. Prompt & clean!"
Meg M on September 2024
We offer elegant and practical building and remodeling solutions for your Cape Cod home, tailored to your taste and needs. IHS is a fully licensed/insured, family-owned company, with over 20 years of experience in all phases of residential construction. We focus on building lasting professional relationships with our customers, and becoming their trusted go-to contractor for all of their home improvement needs.
"We recently had an “old school” original 1970’s Cape Cod kitchen fully remodeled including adding a slider. Richard did a great job from planning and design (shout out to Hanna on this), to demo, to install, to finish work. Richard was on time, reliable, and not your typical Cape contractor. Super clean at all times and was able to work with us on various hiccups/unexpected stuff along the way. He explained options and the pros and cons of each possible choice. He never upcharged us (unless we asked for something) and was exactly on budget. Very happy with his work and would definitely recommend. We will likely call on him again for our next project."
Kevin H on January 2025
We offer elegant and practical building and remodeling solutions for your Cape Cod home, tailored to your taste and needs. IHS is a fully licensed/insured, family-owned company, with over 20 years of experience in all phases of residential construction. We focus on building lasting professional relationships with our customers, and becoming their trusted go-to contractor for all of their home improvement needs.
"We recently had an “old school” original 1970’s Cape Cod kitchen fully remodeled including adding a slider. Richard did a great job from planning and design (shout out to Hanna on this), to demo, to install, to finish work. Richard was on time, reliable, and not your typical Cape contractor. Super clean at all times and was able to work with us on various hiccups/unexpected stuff along the way. He explained options and the pros and cons of each possible choice. He never upcharged us (unless we asked for something) and was exactly on budget. Very happy with his work and would definitely recommend. We will likely call on him again for our next project."
Kevin H on January 2025
Massachusetts Licensed General Contracting firm, family and woman owned and operated. Whether you would like to remodel a portion of your home, paint - interior or exterior, fix up a room or two, or even build a new home, we are the company for you! We help homeowners to see the true potential in their homes. We collaborate with customers who have an idea, and our designer will help you put your ideas on paper, and then make it a reality in your home. We also have inspection and troubleshooting experience and can provide homeowners with information about problems in the home and solutions to correct them. We offer FREE estimates. Our well established contractors look forward working with you AND your budget to complete your project in a timely fashion. Call today to discuss your home improvement project and schedule an estimate, Mike 774-212-2547. 2023 Roof Special September, October, and November ONLY 1- One day "in and out" 2- Guaranteed 1 year workmanship 3- Lifetime warranty CertainTeed asphalt shingles
"We hired Mike's crew to do a fairly good sized bit of work on our house that began in Dec of 2017 and was completed in May of 2018. -- SCOPE OF JOB -- - Building out an entirely new Full bathroom (with a large walk-in shower) - removing 3 dilapidated balconies, walling over (1) that was internal wall only (yes, it was a balcony INSIDE the house), walling over (1) that was an external wall, and replacing (1) with a large, new pair of double-hung windows - a complete and total renovation of the kitchen, installing all new cabinets and countertops, all new plumbing and electrical, all new tile floor and tile backsplash, new over-range hood vent, and new lighting, etc. - part of the kitchen reno included opening up a load-bearing wall to expand footprint of kitchen a bit, which, naturally, involved working with a structural engineer and dealing with requisite permitting - full demo and removal of an awkwardly installed fireplace and flue (not original to the house), which required patching of the roof above and the wood floor below - running plumbing and electrical necessary to place washer/dryer in the Den - nearly full renovation of 2 full and 1 half bathrooms: the 2 full bathtubs were left, but all had new vanity, sink, floor tiling, toilet, lighting - correcting water damage due to badly installed plumbing and exterior walls by previous owners - patching and completely reshingling part of the roof - putting up new cedar shingling along front and back of house where balconies were removed - fixing/patching damaged parque flooring by using extra "squares" picked up from area to be used for new bathroom - running new electrical circuits, as-needed - dealing with buliding, electrical, and plumbing permits and inspections with the town - a bunch of interior painting: all the bathrooms, all ceilings in the entire house, and a few of the larger rooms - installing 2 new ceiling fans, including one from a 16' ceiling - and probably a few other things I've missed. This was not a small job. -- QUALITY OF WORK -- Let's start with the end. The final product was GOOD QUALITY WORK. There's not a person who's walked into the house who hasn't said, "Wow, they did a great job!" -- and they did. The entire time I felt like they cared about how everything came out as if it was their own house. -- COST -- They charged a fair price. I never felt like they were nickel-and-dime-ing me. I'm sure you could probably find someone to do it a little cheaper, but they provide a really good bang for your buck. - THE INTANGIBLES - I live 250 miles away from the house, which presented a whole host of challenges on this project. I can't imagine having done this with anyone other than Mike's crew. For example, when crap hit the fan after a storm, they were on-site and taking care of things before I even had a chance to really freak out about it. They helped me with receiving items being shipped to the house -- appliances, materials, etc ... and not just taking the thing inside, but actually inspecting the item in question to make sure it wasn't damaged. More than once they caught a damaged item and saved my skin. It was like having someone I trusted on-site all the time. And you can't put a price tag on that. -- WHAT THEY ARE NOT -- They are not designers, so come with plans for what you want to do. I also get the sense that this project was on the larger end of projects that they deal with and, as such, I had to keep on top of the project, the progress, and the incoming invoices. I'm sure if you're just doing a bathroom or just a kitchen reno, or just putting in a new set of windows ... then this doesn't even pop up as an issue. -- AT THE END OF THE DAY -- I would use them again. In fact, I'll probably be reaching out to them soon for a quote on some roofing work ... because it's never done."
David Z on August 2018
Massachusetts Licensed General Contracting firm, family and woman owned and operated. Whether you would like to remodel a portion of your home, paint - interior or exterior, fix up a room or two, or even build a new home, we are the company for you! We help homeowners to see the true potential in their homes. We collaborate with customers who have an idea, and our designer will help you put your ideas on paper, and then make it a reality in your home. We also have inspection and troubleshooting experience and can provide homeowners with information about problems in the home and solutions to correct them. We offer FREE estimates. Our well established contractors look forward working with you AND your budget to complete your project in a timely fashion. Call today to discuss your home improvement project and schedule an estimate, Mike 774-212-2547. 2023 Roof Special September, October, and November ONLY 1- One day "in and out" 2- Guaranteed 1 year workmanship 3- Lifetime warranty CertainTeed asphalt shingles
"We hired Mike's crew to do a fairly good sized bit of work on our house that began in Dec of 2017 and was completed in May of 2018. -- SCOPE OF JOB -- - Building out an entirely new Full bathroom (with a large walk-in shower) - removing 3 dilapidated balconies, walling over (1) that was internal wall only (yes, it was a balcony INSIDE the house), walling over (1) that was an external wall, and replacing (1) with a large, new pair of double-hung windows - a complete and total renovation of the kitchen, installing all new cabinets and countertops, all new plumbing and electrical, all new tile floor and tile backsplash, new over-range hood vent, and new lighting, etc. - part of the kitchen reno included opening up a load-bearing wall to expand footprint of kitchen a bit, which, naturally, involved working with a structural engineer and dealing with requisite permitting - full demo and removal of an awkwardly installed fireplace and flue (not original to the house), which required patching of the roof above and the wood floor below - running plumbing and electrical necessary to place washer/dryer in the Den - nearly full renovation of 2 full and 1 half bathrooms: the 2 full bathtubs were left, but all had new vanity, sink, floor tiling, toilet, lighting - correcting water damage due to badly installed plumbing and exterior walls by previous owners - patching and completely reshingling part of the roof - putting up new cedar shingling along front and back of house where balconies were removed - fixing/patching damaged parque flooring by using extra "squares" picked up from area to be used for new bathroom - running new electrical circuits, as-needed - dealing with buliding, electrical, and plumbing permits and inspections with the town - a bunch of interior painting: all the bathrooms, all ceilings in the entire house, and a few of the larger rooms - installing 2 new ceiling fans, including one from a 16' ceiling - and probably a few other things I've missed. This was not a small job. -- QUALITY OF WORK -- Let's start with the end. The final product was GOOD QUALITY WORK. There's not a person who's walked into the house who hasn't said, "Wow, they did a great job!" -- and they did. The entire time I felt like they cared about how everything came out as if it was their own house. -- COST -- They charged a fair price. I never felt like they were nickel-and-dime-ing me. I'm sure you could probably find someone to do it a little cheaper, but they provide a really good bang for your buck. - THE INTANGIBLES - I live 250 miles away from the house, which presented a whole host of challenges on this project. I can't imagine having done this with anyone other than Mike's crew. For example, when crap hit the fan after a storm, they were on-site and taking care of things before I even had a chance to really freak out about it. They helped me with receiving items being shipped to the house -- appliances, materials, etc ... and not just taking the thing inside, but actually inspecting the item in question to make sure it wasn't damaged. More than once they caught a damaged item and saved my skin. It was like having someone I trusted on-site all the time. And you can't put a price tag on that. -- WHAT THEY ARE NOT -- They are not designers, so come with plans for what you want to do. I also get the sense that this project was on the larger end of projects that they deal with and, as such, I had to keep on top of the project, the progress, and the incoming invoices. I'm sure if you're just doing a bathroom or just a kitchen reno, or just putting in a new set of windows ... then this doesn't even pop up as an issue. -- AT THE END OF THE DAY -- I would use them again. In fact, I'll probably be reaching out to them soon for a quote on some roofing work ... because it's never done."
David Z on August 2018
Welcome to Castro finish carpentry! We have over 12 years of experience on all: *Remodeling (Interior and Exterior) *Decks *Additions framing *Siding *Roofing *Windows *Doors And so much more!! Castro Finish Carpentry is a full insured company located at Cape Cod, on the field over 12 years. Our crew is formed by high capacity craftsman to guarantee a impeccable job, beyond competence and dedication, we preserve transparency to our costumers!! Feel free to give us a call and email for any question!
"The project went very well. From the initial assessment through unexpected issues to completion, the process was smooth and the work was professional and well done. Steve was very responsive and helpful throughout."
Robert G on May 2025
Welcome to Castro finish carpentry! We have over 12 years of experience on all: *Remodeling (Interior and Exterior) *Decks *Additions framing *Siding *Roofing *Windows *Doors And so much more!! Castro Finish Carpentry is a full insured company located at Cape Cod, on the field over 12 years. Our crew is formed by high capacity craftsman to guarantee a impeccable job, beyond competence and dedication, we preserve transparency to our costumers!! Feel free to give us a call and email for any question!
"The project went very well. From the initial assessment through unexpected issues to completion, the process was smooth and the work was professional and well done. Steve was very responsive and helpful throughout."
Robert G on May 2025
With over 70 years of experience in home improvement, Long Home Products is the industry-leading company you can trust to give you peace of mind. We are a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity and treats your home as if it were our own. We are experts in all aspects of roofing, bathroom, window and door projects. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work as well as our commitment to outstanding results. We look forward to building lasting relationships and guarantee your satisfaction!
"Ayden was very kind and insightful. I was happy to meet an incredible worker like that from Long Home."
Alayna L on April 2025
With over 70 years of experience in home improvement, Long Home Products is the industry-leading company you can trust to give you peace of mind. We are a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity and treats your home as if it were our own. We are experts in all aspects of roofing, bathroom, window and door projects. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work as well as our commitment to outstanding results. We look forward to building lasting relationships and guarantee your satisfaction!
"Ayden was very kind and insightful. I was happy to meet an incredible worker like that from Long Home."
Alayna L on April 2025
With over 20 years of carpentry experience, Johnson Home Building LLC strives themselves on customer satisfaction, professionalism and quality craftsmanship. The owner, Timothy Johnson shares his father and grandfathers' passion for construction and helping others achieve the home of their dreams through remodeling projects. Call Johnson Home Building LLC for any of your renovation needs today!
"Tim built us the deck of our dreams. He did a fantastic job. We are high maintenance and he answered all of our questions throughout. Very responsive. Highly recommended."
Jeffrey V on April 2023
With over 20 years of carpentry experience, Johnson Home Building LLC strives themselves on customer satisfaction, professionalism and quality craftsmanship. The owner, Timothy Johnson shares his father and grandfathers' passion for construction and helping others achieve the home of their dreams through remodeling projects. Call Johnson Home Building LLC for any of your renovation needs today!
"Tim built us the deck of our dreams. He did a fantastic job. We are high maintenance and he answered all of our questions throughout. Very responsive. Highly recommended."
Jeffrey V on April 2023
You'll need an expansion tank if your home has a closed water system, which is standard in newer homes or those with backflow preventers or pressure regulators. Expanding hot water has nowhere to go in closed systems, creating potentially damaging pressure. The expansion tank provides space for this expanded water, protecting your plumbing system and water heater from premature failure. Many local building codes now require expansion tanks, and some water heater warranties may be voided without one.
For a standard 50-gallon water heater, a two-gallon expansion tank is sufficient. This sizing assumes normal household water pressure between 40 and 60 psi. If your home has higher water pressure (60 to 80 psi), consider upgrading to a slightly larger tank for added protection. The expansion tank's purpose is to accommodate the increased volume that occurs when cold water heats up, which is proportional to your water heater's capacity.
Watch for signs like dripping water around the tank, fluctuating water pressure throughout your home, or unusual noises in your plumbing system. A properly functioning expansion tank should feel light when tapped on the bottom—if it feels heavy or waterlogged, the internal bladder has likely failed. Other indicators include frequent triggering of your temperature and pressure relief valve, visible corrosion on the tank, or unexplained increases in your water bill, suggesting hidden leaks.
Most expansion tanks have a service life of five to 10 years, though some may last up to 12 years or more with proper maintenance. Factors affecting lifespan include water quality, system pressure, installation quality, and tank construction. Hard water areas often see shorter lifespans due to mineral buildup. Regular maintenance checks can help identify potential issues before complete failure. When your water heater is due for replacement, it's wise to replace the expansion tank simultaneously, even if it hasn't failed yet.
A 30-gallon water heater needs an expansion tank if your home has a closed plumbing system. The need for an expansion tank is determined by your plumbing system type rather than water heater size. Even smaller water heaters create thermal expansion when heating water. If your home has a backflow preventer, pressure regulator, or check valve on the main water line, you have a closed system that requires an expansion tank. Check your local plumbing codes, as many jurisdictions now mandate expansion tanks regardless of water heater size.