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Bob's Home Works is a Worcester-area general contractor whose listed work spans light carpentry, interior painting, kitchens, and baths. A December 2025 Houzz review describes a kitchen completed on schedule, with the customer calling the work beautiful and the contractor pleasant to work with. The written history is mostly older HomeAdvisor reviews from 2015 through 2017, alongside that newer Houzz account. Those homeowners commonly mention professional, clean work and estimates being honored; one 2016 review praised the quality and organization, while another from April 2016 complained that the contractor did not show up daily. A January 2016 reviewer also called the rate of $100 per hour excessive, so price and scheduling are worth discussing up front. The directory profiles do not line up perfectly: HomeAdvisor's listing describes Bob's Home Improvements in Mantua, with 16 years of experience, while Houzz places Bob's Home Works in Worcester. Confirm that the company, address, and estimate are the same business before booking. This looks most useful for homeowners seeking painting, light carpentry, or a kitchen or bath project who want a written scope and schedule. Ask who will perform the work, how the hourly or project price is calculated, and what timeline the estimate covers.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Bob's Home Works. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Finished floor area of the rooms in scope — not wall area.
Estimated range
$6,000 – $9,000
Typical painting project around $7,500
Beautiful work done on schedule. Pleasant and easy to work with. My kitchen is beautiful and functional. I couldn’t be happier!
Bob called me the same day as my search on Home Advisor and offered to come out to see the scope of work and give me an estimate (and it was a Saturday!) One well know roofing company that I called (not on Home Advisor) never even returned my call. Bob was professional, timely and did a great job.
If I could, I would give the company and the professional a ten star rating. I was very pleased with the work the professional did for me which was quite challenging. Bob was very courteous, friendly, and clean. The professional stuck with he price or estimate that was initially given to me. I was very satisfied with the work, I would use them again.
Honest and very organized and clean up after the projects. Very nice Owner and workers.
Did not show up daily. Excuses that he was busy
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2 changes recorded — last scanned Aug 28, 2026.
Furniture-grade refinishing5.0
Own carpentry crew5.0
Fixes rot first5.0