Remodeler — Scituate, MA

Remodeler in Scituate, MA

Interior work in Scituate is shaped by what the buildings are. Shingle-style and cottage-form houses along the shore, antique colonials inland, and postwar and newer homes through the middle of town. Coastal homeowners who have learned the hard way that exterior maintenance here is a shorter cycle.

Services

Remodeler Services in Scituate

Kitchen Remodeling in Scituate

Cabinet refinishing, walls, trim and drywall — Most kitchens don't need gutting. Refinished cabinets and fresh surfaces get you most of the way for a fraction of the cost.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle kitchen remodeling in Scituate.

Bathroom Remodeling in Scituate

Vanities, walls, ceilings and trim — Moisture-rated products throughout, because bathrooms punish anything less.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle bathroom remodeling in Scituate.

Cabinet Refacing in Scituate

Doors, fronts and hardware — New color and hardware on sound boxes. Days rather than weeks, and no demolition.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle cabinet refacing in Scituate.

Accent Wall in Scituate

Feature walls, shiplap and wainscoting — One wall done properly changes the whole room. Colour, panelling or millwork.. If you want the detail, here's how we handle accent wall in Scituate.

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More on this trade generally: Remodeling across our service area.

On the Ground in Scituate

What Remodeling Work Here Actually Involves

Shingle-style and cottage-form houses along the shore, antique colonials inland, and postwar and newer homes through the middle of town.

Most of our remodeling work here is for coastal homeowners who have learned the hard way that exterior maintenance here is a shorter cycle.

Direct storm exposure

Minot, Sand Hills, Humarock and Cedar Point take northeasters head on. Coating life on exposed elevations is dramatically shorter than inland.

Salt and fastener corrosion

Salt attacks coatings and fasteners together. Exterior carpentry needs stainless or hot-dipped fasteners or the repair fails before the finish does.

Wind-driven rain

Rain arrives sideways here. Caulk joints, end grain and window heads are the first failures and need checking every cycle.

How Remodels Are Sequenced

What a Remodel Actually Involves

What drives the price

The demolition is cheap and the finishes are expensive, which is the reverse of what most people expect. What moves the number is how far back you go — refinishing existing cabinetry is a fraction of replacing it, and moving plumbing or electrical past the wall it currently sits in changes the job category entirely. In Scituate specifically, the work is mostly shore-side shingle houses and inland colonials, and some of the harshest salt exposure in Massachusetts shapes how we schedule and stage it.

How the work is sequenced

Rough work first, finishes last, and inspections between. Demo, then any framing, then mechanical rough-in, then close-up and skim, then primer, then cabinetry and fixtures, then final coats. Skipping ahead to finishes because the space looks ready is how a job ends up being partly redone.

Where it usually goes wrong

Two things sink remodels. The first is deciding finishes late, because a cabinet or tile lead time can stall a site that is otherwise ready to move. The second is discovering something behind a wall that changes scope, which is why we open exploratory access early rather than at the point of no return.

How long it takes

A cabinet refinish is seven to ten days. A bathroom is three to five weeks depending on tile and fixture lead times. A kitchen is longer and depends almost entirely on cabinetry delivery. We give the realistic version at the estimate, not the optimistic one.

Our Work

Recent Work

Painter working a corridor in an occupied building
Yellow colonial with blue shutters after exterior repainting
Failing clapboard paint down to bare wood before preparation
Our Work

Before & After

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Apartment building corridor — before Apartment building corridor — after Before After

Apartment building corridorOccupied building, worked in sequence so residents kept access throughout. Walls, ceiling, chair rail and doors.

Why Aura

Licensed, Insured, and Based in Allston

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

Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams products
Two-year workmanship warranty

Estimates in Scituate

Free written estimate, normally inside 24 hours.

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Common Questions

Questions We Get Asked

Is refinishing worth it over new cabinetry in Scituate?

If the boxes are solid, yes — you get most of the visual change for a fraction of the cost and days instead of weeks. If they are swollen particleboard, we will tell you it is not worth it.

How long will my kitchen be out of action?

Three to five days typically. You lose the doors, not the kitchen — the boxes stay usable throughout.

Do you handle the whole room or just the cabinets?

Whole room where it makes sense. New cabinet fronts against tired walls, ceiling and trim still reads as a dated kitchen.
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