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Typical your area range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Blackdog Design/Build/Remodel. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Cabinets are roughly 30% of a kitchen budget.
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$23,000 – $35,000
Typical kitchen remodel around $29,000
Blackdog Design/Build/Remodel runs kitchens, bathrooms, basements and whole-house remodels through a designer, a project manager and a lead carpenter, and customers name all three. The Salem and Nashua, NH company says it was founded in 1989 by Dave and Brenda Bryan and is named after their Black Labrador. It holds 4.6 stars across 60 Google ratings and 4.7 across 19 on Houzz, and in August 2026 Reddit commenters on r/newhampshire recommended it, one describing a complete gut and rebuild of a kitchen and two bathrooms. In a June 2026 review, a customer said the company tore an old do-it-yourself basement down to the foundation and rebuilt it as living space. A January 2026 customer described a master suite built and a large chimney replaced by a gas fireplace, with lead carpenter Sebastian on site every day and the job finished exactly on schedule. A July 2024 kitchen customer said the project manager met on site weekly and the work finished on schedule and on budget while they lived in the house. Several customers are repeat clients. In a February 2026 review, a repeat customer said one tile subcontractor had reliability and quality problems, and the company brought in a different tiler in a reasonable time. In July 2023, a reviewer said a scheduled visitor arrived 25 minutes late with no apology and no follow-up, and an October 2023 caller said their calls were picked up and hung up. An October 2025 customer mentioned a three-year warranty on the work. It is BBB-accredited with an A+ grade.
“Thirded! Really fantastic work by Blackdog and felt very taken care of.”
“We just did a complete gut & rebuild of our kitchen & 2 bathrooms using Black Dog Builders and they were awesome. Zero complaints.”
“Jane Face of Blackdog Design/Build/Remodel, in Salem, stepped in to create a true family hub with plenty of storage, room for easy meal prep and space for family, friends and lots of kids to easily gather.”
“Bryan ended up naming the company Blackdog Design/Build/Remodel, which serves residents in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.”
We had our basement redone with Black Dog and we are very happy with how the project went and how the basement turned out! Donna and Bennet helped us manage this project. We ended up completely demoing the old DIY'd basement to the foundation and built out the basement to extend our living space and make the laundry/utility room a lot more comfortable. We were really happy with the builders; they were professional, courteous, and very skilled. The project went smoothly and we are now fully enjoying the new space! Definitely the best group we've had the chance to work with so far in the New England area. We'll be looking forward to doing another project with Black Dog in the future.
Black Dog was excellent from start to finish!
If you want things done right call the dog......black dog !!!!!!
We really enjoyed working with Blackdog. Our designer, John, was incredibly knowledgeable, thoughtful, and most importantly patient through our twists and turns of design preferences and timing. When we ultimately pulled the trigger on the project, the team was thoroughly professional, overdelivered on timing expectations, and did a fantastic job. Bree was a stellar project manager and made sure that everything came out as planned and tied up any loose ends. Blackdog was more expensive than some alternatives, but the professionalism and peace of mind that the job was turnkey, done quickly and to perfection made it clearly the right choice - and we're thrilled we made it!
We have used Blackdog Builders for two projects. The first was a full kitchen and laundry room renovation completed 1.5 years ago and another was a smaller job remodeling a home office space last summer. Our designer for both projects was Jane, who was a pleasure to work with. During the design phase of the project, we provided Jane with a general vision of how we wanted to transform the space and a handful of specific requirements. Jane easily understood our vision and walked us through all the detailed design decisions, accompanying us to look at tile, sinks, faucets, and cabinets. Jane made an overwhelming process of making design decisions extremely manageable. For all of our projects, we are incredibly satisfied with how the designs on paper manifested into rooms in our home that we love spending time in. We had different lead carpenters on each project and they were both great guys who were reliable and easy to communicate with. For the most part we thought the subcontractors brought in by Black Dog were great (electricians, painter). We encountered a reliability and quality issue with one subcontractor hired to do the kitchen backsplash tiling. We appreciated that Black Dog brought in a different tiling contractor in a reasonable time frame. We also had a good experience working with the project manager from Blackdog. He was very effective at preparing us for different phases of the project and explaining issues as they arose throughout the project, especially ones that required us to make decisions.
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