General Contractor — Roslindale, Boston MA

General Contractor in Roslindale, Boston MA

Porch columns and sill trim take the damage here, particularly on the shaded Arboretum side where nothing dries out quickly. We replace what's gone and consolidate what's salvageable before any coating.

Services

General Contractor Services in Roslindale

Carpentry Repair in Roslindale

Trim, doors, porches and structural wood — We repair the wood before we paint it. Painting over a rotted board is a one-season fix.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle carpentry repair in Roslindale.

Wood Rot Repair in Roslindale

Fascia, sills, casings and corner boards — Cut out the rot, treat with epoxy consolidant where the piece is salvageable, replace it where it isn't.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle wood rot repair in Roslindale.

Siding Repair in Roslindale

Clapboard, shingle and fiber cement — Damaged courses replaced and profile-matched, then primed on all sides before they go up.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle siding repair in Roslindale.

Trim Installation in Roslindale

Baseboard, casing, crown and millwork — Installed, caulked and painted as one job so the finish lines up with the walls.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle trim installation in Roslindale.

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On the Ground in Roslindale, Boston

What General Contracting Work Here Actually Involves

Colonial Revivals, Victorians, gambrel-roofed two-families and a good number of 1920s bungalows. Wood siding is the norm, with heavy trim detail on the older houses.

How Contracting Work Is Scoped

What a Contracting Quote Has to Account For

What drives the price

Carpentry pricing is mostly about what is behind the surface, which nobody knows until it is open. We price the known scope firmly and carry the unknowns as a written allowance rather than a vague contingency, so a rot repair that turns out to run further than the visible damage does not become an argument halfway through.

How the work is sequenced

Repairs come before finishes, always. There is no point painting trim that is going to be replaced, and no point replacing trim while the flashing above it is still letting water in. We work from the water source down: flashing and drainage first, then the substrate, then the carpentry, then the coating.

Where it usually goes wrong

The common failure is cosmetic work done over an unresolved cause. Filler over rot that still has a moisture path behind it will fail again in a season, and the second repair costs more than the first because the damage has spread. If we find a source we cannot fix, we tell you before we coat over it rather than after.

How long it takes

Carpentry runs on material availability as much as labour. Stock trim and standard dimensional lumber are immediate. Matched profiles for older houses can take weeks to source or mill, and we flag that at the estimate rather than discovering it mid-job.

Our Work

Recent Work

Exterior paint failure across clapboard before scraping and priming
Failing clapboard paint down to bare wood before preparation
Window trim carpentry from staging on a multi-family exterior
Our Work

Before & After

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Raised ranch, colour change — before Raised ranch, colour change — after Before After

Raised ranch, colour changeCrew working the transition from the original yellow. Full prep before any finish went on, garage doors and trim picked out separately.

Why Aura

Licensed, Insured, and Based in Allston

Family-owned painting contractor working out of Allston. Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor license #193121, full liability and workers' compensation on every job.

Licensed & insured — verify #193121 on Mass.gov
Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams products
Written itemized quote within 24 hours
2-year warranty on workmanship

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Common Questions

Questions We Get Asked

How much does general contractor cost in Roslindale?

It depends on scope, surface condition and access. We walk the property, measure, and send an itemized written quote so you can see what each part costs rather than one lump number.

How soon can you start?

Estimates usually happen within a couple of days. Start dates depend on the season — spring and summer exterior work books out furthest, so earlier is better.

Are you insured for this work?

Yes, general liability and workers' compensation. License #193121 is verifiable on Mass.gov, and we can send a certificate of insurance on request.
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