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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Ambiorix Ortega. 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
Ambiorix Ortega is based in Marblehead, MA, and holds Massachusetts home improvement contractor license 174755, active on the state registry. In 2016, he replaced lots of rotting trim and took care of some things outside the scope of the original job. That same year, he installed 29 square feet of backsplash tile with a difficult pattern plus crown molding trim around the cabinets, and the job was done in one day. In another 2016 job, he installed an outside railing in less than two hours and cleared a gutter. In 2017, he and a colleague fixed doors. In 2019, he came down in an emergency situation, agreed to do plastering work the following day, and left the house very clean. Also in 2019, he built a second-story 12x10 composite deck with glass railings, then gutted and renovated a kitchen in October 2019. In 2020, he fitted uncommon-size doors in an old house, with additional pieces of custom wood made to provide a snug fit. A 2024 review rated his work 3★ and called it an adequate job.
He did an adequate job.
He did an adequate job.
Did nice enough work on installing doors, window trim, and baseboard, having him quote doing the countertop and tiles in the kitchen.
Great craftsmanship. Good price, job done in a timely manner. Project done on in old house with uncommon size doors which scared some contractors away but not him. Additional pieces of custom wood and installation around the door were made to provide a snug fit.
Best in the business! Ambiorix is skilled, responsive, and pays attention to the finest details. He built me a second story 12x10 composite deck with beautiful glass railings early in 2019. He did such a great job I hired him to completely gut and renovate my kitchen in October 2019 and he impressed me even further. His talents in every aspect of construction are incredible. My wife and I could not be happier with our deck and kitchen. He is a great guy who is a pleasure to work with. Thank you Ortega!
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Quick turnarounds4.5
Full additions and gut renovations, on schedule4.2
Finish carpentry4.0
Several jobs for repeat customers4.0
