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Affordable Built-Ins is a small finish carpentry and custom built-ins shop, working on projects like dressers, bookcases, bars and mantles. In a 2018 review, a customer described hiring the business to build a custom dresser fitted around a baseboard heater in a tight bedroom spot, calling the work knowledgeable, the price reasonable, and the finished piece something they'd use again. A 2017 review, shorter but positive, said the crew was terrific and easy to recommend. Since then, BuildZoom's permit records show 38 completed projects, and Houzz lists photos across three project categories, with a 5.0-star average from BuildZoom's two customer ratings. Better Business Bureau gives the company an A+ rating, and its BuildZoom profile lists two Home Improvement Contractor licence numbers for the business. For custom carpentry work -- built-ins, bookcases, bars and mantles -- the dated but detailed reviews and a deep permit history point to an experienced, small-shop operation.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Affordable Built-Ins. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A typical single-level deck is 12×16 — about 200 sq ft.
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$7,750 – $14,500
Typical carpentry project around $11,100
I used Affordable Builders, Jeff Thomson to build our custom dresser that would be placed in our Master Bed Room under a window and between two walls. Jeff met me promptly and was very knowledgeable about building this type of dresser. One problem we faced was dealing with a baseboard heater on the back wall that this dresser would block so he needed to make provisions to allow the heat to radiate. Jeff was easy to work with, listened to my input and made great recommendations and his price was very reasonable where others bids were too high. Jeff did a great job and I was more than happy with the finished product and would highly recommend his company and will most likely use them again. Regards Stephen M Hardy
Thompson builders did the work at my home. They were terrific and I would highly recommend them.
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