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Serving Boston and the surrounding metro

General Contractor in Boston, MA. One Team for the Build and the Wiring.

Remodels, additions, and licensed electrical from a single crew, so your Boston project never stalls waiting on a subcontractor. Free on-site estimates.

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  • Licensed & Insured
  • MA HIC #217519 / CSL #122193
  • In-house electrical

Boston, Massachusetts

A Contractor Who Knows How Boston Homes Are Built

Boston is really a set of neighborhoods, each with its own housing. The triple-deckers of Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, and East Boston, the brick row houses of Charlestown, and the brownstones closer to the core each ask for a different plan of attack. Most were built before 1930, which means real character and, behind the plaster, the wiring and framing of their era. That is the kind of home we work on across the city.

When you remodel a kitchen in a Dorchester triple-decker or open up a floor of a Charlestown row house, the surprises are rarely the finishes. They are the knob-and-tube runs, the panel that was never sized for a modern unit, the tight streets that turn material staging and parking into a project of their own. We plan for those conditions before demolition, so the budget and schedule survive contact with an old Boston building.

Boston permitting is its own step. We pull building and electrical permits through the Inspectional Services Department, and on older structures we account for the city demolition delay and, in some areas, landmark review. Because our own licensed electrical crew is on the same team, the rough and final wiring inspections line up with the rest of the build. In a city this dense and this regulated, one accountable crew is what keeps a Boston project moving instead of stalling between trades and approvals.

The Boston difference

Construction and Licensed Electrical, One Crew

Most contractors in the metro sub out the electrical. On an old Boston triple-decker or brownstone, that is where projects stall: the panel upgrade waits on an outside electrician, the ISD inspection slips, and two trades point fingers over who opens the wall.

We keep general contracting and licensed electrical under one roof. When a Dorchester unit needs a 200 amp service or a Jamaica Plain condo needs old knob-and-tube replaced, the same team that framed the space runs the wiring and stands behind the inspection. Fewer handoffs, fewer delays, one number to call.

  • Construction, remodeling, and licensed electrical from one crew
  • Fewer subcontractor handoffs means fewer schedule delays
  • Permits and inspections coordinated through the Boston ISD
  • Licensed and insured in Massachusetts (HIC #217519 / CSL #122193)

Boston General Contractor FAQs

Straight answers before you hire, specific to working in Boston.

Yes. Much of our work is in exactly this housing, the triple-deckers of Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, and East Boston, the brick row houses of Charlestown, and the brownstones closer to the core. These buildings often hide knob-and-tube wiring, undersized panels, and framing that has been modified over a century, so we plan for those conditions before we open a wall.
Yes. We pull building and electrical permits through the Boston Inspectional Services Department (ISD) and coordinate the required inspections as part of the job. Boston also enforces a demolition delay on older structures and adds landmark review in some districts, and we build that into the schedule so approvals do not catch you off guard.
We work across the neighborhoods, Charlestown, East Boston, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, South Boston, and Roslindale among them. Each has its own housing stock and parking and staging realities, and we plan the logistics of a project the same way we plan the build.
Yes, and that is our main advantage. We are a licensed general contractor with a licensed electrical crew in house, so one team runs the framing, finishes, and wiring. On a Dorchester triple-decker or a Charlestown row house, that means the wiring inspection with ISD lines up with the rest of the build instead of waiting on an outside sub.
Yes. We are a licensed and insured contractor holding MA HIC #217519 and CSL #122193. We are happy to share our license and insurance details before your Boston project starts.

Serving Boston and the Surrounding Metro

Mass Services & Home Improvement LLC is based in Somerville, MA, and works across a roughly 30 mile radius of the Boston metro. Mon-Sat by appointment - call to schedule.

Call (781) 475-6392 for a free on-site estimate in Boston.

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