Ashley Corporation

Ashley Corporation runs construction management out of 101 Elm Street in Marblehead, and the company says it has been at it since 1989. The projects it puts forward set the range: a Marblehead Neck house renovation, work at the Piano Craft Guild, a commercial-to-residential conversion in Cambridge, and a commercial campus. It describes itself as handling everything from high-end home renovations to full commercial operations, with typical job costs stated as $25,000 to $10 million. That is a wide band, and it means the same firm quoting a kitchen is also chasing commercial work — worth asking who would actually run your job and how much of their year is residential. Its Houzz service list runs to roughly 48 items, from kitchens and additions through masonry, slate roofing, chimney construction and basement waterproofing. Treat a list that long as a menu rather than a specialism, and ask what they self-perform versus subcontract. No one has written a word about them. The Houzz page carries no rating and states outright that it has no reviews, and a licence number is listed there without any state check behind it. Ask for that registration number directly and confirm it with the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs, since the number shown does not match the usual home improvement contractor or construction supervisor format. For a large Marblehead or North Shore renovation where construction management matters more than a single trade, they are worth a conversation — the company says references from current and longtime clients can be provided, and with nothing written down, those references are the only track record available.