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Bob Foss Contracting is a Lexington, Massachusetts general contractor whose most visible online history is trouble, not craftsmanship. Two Google reviews and a pair of 2016 news reports leave a paper trail worth reading closely before calling. One reviewer describes being stiffed $6,000 after being subcontracted to spray-foam insulate a customer's house, and says calls and letters afterward went unanswered. Another, from a church that hired the company to reshingle its roof, says a promised 25-year warranty wasn't honored when new shingles came loose years later and the company charged for the repair instead of covering it. The more serious matter is a 2016 Massachusetts Attorney General's grand jury indictment: agencychecklists.com and the Lowell Sun both reported that owner Robert Foss was indicted on four counts of workers'-compensation fraud, accused of misclassifying roofing employees to avoid roughly $120,000 in insurance premiums between 2009 and 2012. Neither report states how the case was ultimately resolved. The company's Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, verified against the state registry, currently shows expired. Its two Google ratings average 1.5 stars. Anyone considering hiring this company should ask directly about the license status, get everything — including warranty terms — in writing, and confirm any subcontractors have actually been paid before work begins.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Bob Foss Contracting. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000
“In March of this year, Robert Foss, the owner of Bob Foss Contracting, was indicted on four counts of worker’s compensation fraud by the Attorney General’s statewide Grand Jury involving misclassifying with roofer employees.”
“The defendant is the owner of Bob Foss Contracting”
“The defendant is the owner of Bob Foss Contracting”
“Robert Foss, 54, was indicted on Thursday by a Suffolk County grand jury on four counts of workers’-compensation fraud.”
This guy burned me $6000 by contracting our company to spray foam insulate a customer's house & never paid. Wont answer calls or letters. He is a thief. Do not hire this guy you will be making the worst mistake in your life. He belongs in jail.
We had Foss Contracting reshingle the roof on our church 18 years ago. Last year, when we called him to replace shingles that blew off, he charged us! Bob does not stand behind his work. So much for the 25 year warranty. I called him again this year because more shingles have blown off. Have not heard back from him. Guess that is because I suggested that he should replace these four at no charge.
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Load-bearing wall removals5.0
Works with crooked houses5.0
One team from design through construction4.5
Historic expertise4.5
Finish carpentry and millwork3.7
Verified state license2.9
Established track record3.5
