Brian Coate

Brian Coate works out of 77 Roosevelt Ave. in Marblehead, trading as Brian Coate Construction, with Brian A. Coate named as the owner. That address and a phone number are close to everything published about him. There is no customer history to weigh. BuildZoom, which carries the only profile, states plainly that it has received no reviews for the business, and the 90 printed beside his name there is a permit-derived score BuildZoom itself explains as meaning only that someone is licensed or registered — not a rating from anyone who hired him. What to sort out before calling is registration. BuildZoom lists two different Massachusetts home improvement contractor numbers against the name, #129402 and #174435, and reports both as inactive, saying the state showed each cancelled at some point. Neither was confirmed against the state registry, and directories attach these numbers to the wrong business often enough that they settle nothing on their own. For a small Marblehead job from someone based in town, he may be the right call — but you would be hiring on a conversation and references you gather yourself. Ask which registration is current, and check it directly with the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation before any money changes hands.