Dormers, second stories, bump-outs, and load-bearing work. Additions are structural work — which is exactly what a Construction Supervisor License covers, and what most remodelers have to sub out.
Massachusetts requires a Construction Supervisor License for structural work and for pulling the permit on it. Plenty of remodeling outfits hold only a Home Improvement Contractor registration, which covers finish work — so when the job involves framing, load paths or a roofline, they either sub it out at a markup or ask the homeowner to pull the permit themselves.
Not yours. A contractor who asks you to pull your own permit is moving the liability for their work onto you, and it also means the inspector has no licensed party to hold accountable. Walk away from that.
Framing, mechanicals and finishes under a single scope and a single number. No general contractor markup stacked on top of a structural sub's markup.
The usual way to turn an unusable attic into real bedrooms. Roofline, headroom and how the new load reaches the foundation are what decide cost.
Doubling the footprint without touching the lot. The first question is always whether the existing foundation and framing can carry it — we check before we quote.
A bigger kitchen, a real primary bedroom, a mudroom that works. Smaller footprint, faster schedule, still a permitted structural job.
Opening up a closed-off first floor. Needs a proper beam spec and a real load path — this is the job most often done wrong by unlicensed crews.
Sagging floors, failing sills, rot at the foundation line, storm damage. Older Merrimack Valley housing stock produces a lot of this.
If you're adding space for a family member, an ADU may get you more — and Massachusetts now allows one by right. See the ADU page before you decide.
Sometimes yes, sometimes only with foundation and framing reinforcement that changes the economics. It comes down to the existing foundation, the framing, and the load path down to it. Anyone who answers that question without looking at your house is guessing.
It turns on foundation and site conditions, whether the existing structure carries the load, how far mechanicals have to run, and what your town requires. The free on-site estimate exists so you get a written number instead of a range that moves later.
Usually yes for a bump-out or dormer, often no for a second story once the roof is open. We'll tell you honestly at the estimate rather than after you've signed, because it affects your budget as much as the construction does.
Additions run months, and permitting timelines vary by town. A written schedule comes with the estimate.
Not always, and we'll say so. Matt is also a licensed Massachusetts real estate agent with RE/MAX Encore, so we can compare what the addition costs against what it's likely to add in value — and tell you when moving beats building.
Yes. We pull the permits rather than asking you to, supervised by Matthew Moisan under Construction Supervisor License CS-119855, and we handle inspections and any site plan review the town requires.
Free on-site estimate, same business day response, and a straight answer on whether your house can carry what you're picturing. HIC #212044, supervised under CSL CS-119855, building in Massachusetts since 2011.
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