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Built From Scratch is a Boston carpentry-and-remodeling outfit run by Alex Newman, whom Houzz's profile describes as a third-generation carpenter, designer and construction manager. Thumbtack lists the company's self-reported history at 38 years, with six employees and 43 past hires; the service list leans hard on woodwork — bathroom and kitchen remodels, additions, decks, porches and finish carpentry — alongside general contracting. The five reviews on file run from 2015 to 2019, and each one describes hands-on carpentry — a custom built-in storage bench, kitchen cabinet mounting, countertop and backsplash work, general problem-solving around the house — with customers in a 2015 review and a 2019 review both calling the work professional and reasonably priced. Thumbtack's own current rating tells a more mixed story than those five reviews alone: it shows 4.0★ from 22 ratings, including 18% one-star, but the platform doesn't display any one-star review text, so what's behind that share isn't visible. No license verification exists here beyond Houzz listing a license number (190575) for the business, which hasn't been checked against the state registry. And there's nothing documented since 2019 to confirm how recent work holds up. Worth asking directly about that one-star share and for references from recent jobs, since everything on file predates 2020.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Built From Scratch. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A typical single-level deck is 12×16 — about 200 sq ft.
Estimated range
$7,750 – $14,500
Typical carpentry project around $11,100
Alex and his master carpenter Bob helped me create a beautiful built-in storage solution with bench. The amount of time and effort that went into making this a reality was amazing and it truly came out beautiful. Custom trim, cabinets, bench, and other details look amazing. He and Bob did a great job. They also helped me reinforce some floating shelves so that I wouldn’t have them collapse later on down the road. All the work was totally worth it.... see for yourself
We recently hired Built From Scratch because of the top tier professionalism in the estimate process and quote. Alex sent us a very detailed quote along with video and pictures to show us what our final project would look like. He answered all of our questions and gave us honest answers. He worked with us on budget for the multiple projects we have going. So far we are very happy and can’t wait to see the finished result
Took off countertops and backsplash. Also, he cut down a bar height counter to counter height so we can make it into a breakfast bar. The work was very reasonability priced and well done. I would hire again.
Alex was very knowledgable and helpful with problem solving a few odd jobs around the house. I am already planning on hiring him again for some larger renovation work.
Kitchen Renovation- Alex did a wonderful job helping to custom mount my new kitchen cabinets. He also helped to modify a few cabinets we needed help with.He was very professional and pleasant to work with. I would definitely recommend Alex to anyone with carpentry needs.
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Takes on repairs others declined5.0
Shed craftsmanship5.0
Works with crooked houses5.0
Rescues stalled projects5.0