Arcady's Carpentry

Arcady's Carpentry is a Watertown, family-run kitchen and bathroom remodeling business built around one craftsman — Arcady (also spelled Arkady or Arkadiy in reviews) — who the company describes as a master furniture and cabinet maker with 30 years of experience. Reviewers describe him doing entire projects personally, from design and measurements to carpentry, plumbing, electrical work and installation, a versatility multiple customers specifically call out as rare in the trade. The written history is deep for a small operation — 24 reviews from 2021 through late 2025 — and full of specific, hands-on jobs: a custom kitchen gut renovation in a 175-year-old East Boston brownstone that other contractors wouldn't even quote, a hot-water sink leak diagnosed and fixed the day after Arcady thought it over overnight, cabinets modified to fit a taller fridge with cuts invisible to the eye, and a late-night bidet installation finished after the town unexpectedly shut off the water. Several customers came back for a second or third project — one hired him again for a bathroom after a kitchen remodel he'd done back in 2018, another had him return for a first-floor bathroom right after a kitchen job that exceeded expectations. Not every recent account is glowing. A November 2025 review said initial voicemails went unanswered, and that getting an actual estimate was still dragging on two weeks after a callback finally came — a genuine responsiveness complaint, though it describes the sales process rather than any completed work. Houzz shows a 5.0 rating from 4 reviews along with 2 Houzz Awards and a Houzz Badge, and the company's own site adds flooring, IKEA cabinet installation, and painting/wallpaper work to its kitchen and bath specialty. For a kitchen or bathroom remodel, especially one needing hands-on carpentry and cabinetry work, Arcady's Carpentry has an unusually specific and consistent written history behind it — worth a call, though given that one recent complaint, it's worth following up more than once if you don't hear back quickly.