Boston Pergola Builders

The finished product was just what we had hoped for. Joe was very helpful in guiding us through the project

We hired Archadeck to build a cedar pergola over our existing deck. The finished pergola has an approx. 13x13 ft footprint. A photo is available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/katn77/20411798638 Larry, Jim, and carpenters Mike & Zach were all great. I'd agree with other reviews that called them "intense" - they are very detailed and thorough, and are very attentive to the homeowner's vision/needs/etc. They had scheduled us for October, but when other projects got delayed, they moved us up to August and completed the whole thing in just over 2 days. Mike did beautiful work, and they were very careful about adjacent landscape plants and completely cleaned up the work space. The trade off was cost - this was more expensive than other bids, but we feel it was worth it.

Looks like a different place! Although the patio was enlarged, the design does not make the garden look smaller

Greg was a delight to work with. Always highly professional, he came when promised, gave us good advice, was accommodating, kept us informed of progress as well as delays due to inclement weather, and the price was reasonable. A crew of 3 to 4 people worked on the job, which allowed them to finished it in about a week. They did a fine job.

They knew what to do in all different kinds of tasks. They were very competent. They were friendly and willing to discuss all the details. Prices were reasonable.

I worked with Sandro and Color Matters Painting on several exterior projects and a minor repair on the interior that resulted from water damage. Living in New England the exterior of a home takes a beating and needs near constant repair. I recently had the roof and windows replaced in our home and needed to tackle the last project. Much of the trim around all the windows, dormers and chimney had been severely water and snow damaged and needed to be replaced. Sandro and I walked the whole house and worked out most of the repairs needed. He marked everything he could see and would change order anything that was missed. I also decided to stain the whole house along with changing the color of the trim to match the replacement windows. Sandro was quite busy, so we had to delay the start for several weeks, but he started the project on the agreed upon day and finished the exterior staining/trim painting project in a few weeks. After completion I decided to have him also repair our deck and stain the back and front decks and the pergola. As mentioned his team also repair a minor plaster hole that result from a bathroom remodel done a year before by another contractor. Sandro and his team were very professional. Communication was prompt and kept me update on any changes to the scope of work including detailed changes to the quote as necessary. Nothing was a surprise at the end of the job. I would recommend Color Matters Painting for anyone looking to do interior or exterior repair and painting. The work was top notch. I will definitely hire again should it be necessary.

Uga took charge of the quote and immediately inspired confidence when he took the time to inspect the house, pointed out areas of rotted wood, explained the options available, and gave a reasonable quote. I liked his attention to detail--he included the painting of our mailbox post and indeed, his crew came through with great work. We had to wait a few days past scheduled for the crew to finish a prior job, but when they started they worked steadily, putting in long days and the project went quickly. Gleydson, who oversaw the crew was extremely responsive and any concerns we had were taken care of within 24 hours. The crew was very hard working, kind, and cleaned up every evening for the next day. The carpentry work was well executed as was the painting. We were very pleased with the results and would definitely contract with Painting Plus again.

Great job. Design was just as we pictured, Saved us money by shopping around for the best price on materials. Kept our entrance clear and put back temporary boards each night so we were not inconvenienced during construction. Kept the job site very clean.

Claudio was amazing. He immediately attacked the job with a professionalism and passion I have never seen in construction. The pergola is in Ipe wood.. The hardest wood there is. Claudio loves to work with wood and although Ipe can be difficult to work with he is able to handle it with no problems. Claudio's drive to perfection is unprecedented. He wants to do it right the first time and after consulting with me with the options he implements the solution without fail. During the process Claudio had many ideas how to make it better than the original and in the end it certainly was. Claudio says he builds his work like art and that his name lives on after he is gone. In this case I believe it will.. I could not have found a better person to do this job.

Great! Cliff Wagner is reliable, he communicates well, his work is excellent quality, and his prices are reasonable. His skills cover a wide range of needs. For example, he has helped us with smaller projects such as adding design-appropriate handrails in an angled stairwell and installing a custom pull-out shelf in a kitchen cabinet -- as well as larger projects like replacing a custom basement window and building a transparent roof over an attached, outdoor pergola. Cliff is very easy to work with. He is knowledgeable and creative — willing to spend the time finding the right solution for challenging home repairs or improvements. We feel lucky to have Cliff available to help us keep this 80-year-old house in shape and working well.

Luis is very professional and enthusiastic. He also cares about doing a good job. It is sometimes hard to schedule with him -- perhaps because he's in such high demand.

We've lived in this house for 30 years, so we've had it painted many times. I've never wanted to re-hire the same painter until now. Greg was very professional and frendly from the original estimate to the final payment. The most impressive thing was how Greg and his team responded to the inevitable surprises found when doing the prep and repair work. They didn't keep trying to raise the price, they constructively looked for ways to fix the problems. I was concerned that the amount of carpentry was too much to expect from a painter. Other painters that bid on the work required bringing in separate carpenters to do the work. Greg was the only painter that felt comfortable doing the carpentry work as well. The work included major repairs on a deck, major repairs to a pergola and major repairs to an interior wall before it could be painted. Greg's team did the carpentry and the painting to my wife's high level of standards. We would look forward to hiring Greg's Painting again.

We hired Socelvic to paint the exterior of our house. In addition, there was considerable damaged and rotten wood on the deck and pergola over the deck as well as on various places on the house which needed repair prior to painting. Considerable carpentry was done by the crew to perform the repairs, some of which were rather high up on the house and near the edge of the roof. The repair work appears to be very well done. Painting was done following (or in some cases during) the repair work. We are well pleased with the result. The paint job was done far better than a previous paint job on the house and deck/pergola some years prior to this project. The work was performed during a severe heat wave in July. Nevertheless, the crew was diligent and worked steadily throughout the project in spite of the heat. Overall, I would say that the crew was excellent. In addition to their hard work, they were neat (cleanup after the project was good) and friendly, and responded to the few suggestions we made. The project was not inexpensive. But the house is not small, significant repairs were required, and the work was well done, so we are not complaining about the price. Not sure how their price compares with others -- some other contractors we contacted either did not respond, or provided estimates we thought were unrealistic, or had other issues. Hopefully, we won't have to do this again any time soon. But I would be happy to have them back should the need arise.

This was our second time using Natural Path, and the experience was just as positive as the first. We asked Tom and team to look at two independent projects as part of this job. The first was to create a patio landing area at the foot of our deck stairs. The twist was that in this area, we had the cover to our septic tank so we needed to have access. After a little brainstorming, Tom came up with a creative solution to have the cover topped with a circular piece of granite that is easily removed when necessary. And the compass design makes it a bit interesting. This was another good example of the creative design work that Tom does. The second project was a bit more involved. The team put in a 27x14 patio and installed wooden pergola that has created a great outdoor living space. This included mounting the posts on granite footers, as well as including a decorative circular design in the stonework. I have referred Tom to many others based on their strong work. I think what sets them apart is that their level of service is well above others. From the design to the finished product, they are thorough and have a keen attention to detail. Every day they showed up on time. Every day the work area was cleaned up. Every day they communicated on where they were in the project and what the next steps are to properly set expectations. Across the customer comments, people are correct to praise Tom on his work, but it goes beyond him to his team. They are all professional and put in the extra effort (even on hot weekends) to finish the job on schedule. The work effort goes across the team which makes them good to work with.

The crew was very professional and hard working, constantly checking to assure proper slope of the pavers away from the house. They left the work area very neat each day, and totally restored and re-seeded any lawn area that was disturbed. The weather delayed the start, being very rainy, and then they had some very hot days to work, but completed the job in the promised time frame.