Alpine Woodworks, Inc.

Alpine Woodworks is a one-person shop in Salem built around architectural millwork — reproducing historic mouldings, curved work, doors and windows, custom kitchens, built-ins, mantles, wainscot, and coffered ceilings for older New England houses. Owner Richard Laperchia says on LinkedIn that he's been doing this since 1990, thirty-five years of restoration and fine cabinetry work; the Better Business Bureau's own file puts the company's start date closer to 1997, so treat the longer tenure as the owner's own account of his career rather than a verified fact about the corporation. The clearest praise comes from a homeowner who hired Alpine to replace missing millwork on a 200-year-old house and called the result detailed, fine craftsmanship — exactly the period-accurate work the company markets itself on. Google shows a perfect five-star average, though it's built on only six ratings, and the BBB lists the business as A+ with 29 years on file and no complaints logged. Salem's Chamber of Commerce also lists it as a member. One thing worth asking about directly: a permit-bond tracking site shows the company's contractor bond as cancelled. Nothing else here — not the BBB file, not the reviews — points to trouble, so this reads as a single, unconfirmed flag rather than an established pattern, but it's worth confirming current bonding and insurance before signing anything. For a homeowner restoring period trim, replacing historic mouldings, or wanting real millwork and cabinetry rather than a stock kitchen remodel, Alpine looks like the right kind of specialist — just verify the bond status and get current references given how few independent reviews back the five-star average.