Absolute Improvement, LLC

An old corner fireplace, gone from a condo — walls, ceiling and wood floor rebuilt around the space it left, demolition debris hauled away. The homeowner who wrote that up in September 2025 said Absolute Improvement did the job for a fraction of what the other contractors they called had quoted. Artem Fandin runs the company. BuildZoom records 15 permitted Massachusetts projects for it, at a typical permit value of about $20,101, and scores the firm 100 — the 87th percentile of contractors in the state. The five people who reviewed the company in 2025 all gave it five stars. One in May described a stone patio with railings built at an entrance and finished on time; another said the crew kept them updated, handled unexpected issues without drama and held the schedule; a third said the work came in on time and within budget. One reviewer wrote that he had already hired Artem again for follow-up projects. Three directories carry the business and they do not agree on the basics. BuildZoom places it at a Running Brook Circle address in Ashland, the Better Business Bureau at Cove Way in Quincy under the name Absolute Improvements, and Angi in Needham, serving towns including Arlington, Newton, Brookline and Wellesley. Tenure splits the same way: the BBB counts 8 years in business, Angi lists 11 years of experience. All three list Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration #194915 — Angi with an expiration of May 21, 2027 — but that number comes from the listings themselves, so confirm it with the state before you sign. For a defined project — pulling out a fireplace and putting the room back, a stone patio, a renovation measured in a room rather than a whole house — the people who hired them in 2025 describe the same experience: schedule kept, surprises absorbed, a price under what others wanted. Ask Artem which address the company actually works from, and get the scope written out before the first day.