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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Cabral Carpentry & Painting. 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.
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$7,750 – $14,500
Typical carpentry project around $11,100
Cabral Carpentry & Painting is a West Roxbury outfit run by Donna Cabral doing kitchen and bath work, porches, decks, carpentry repair and painting across Suffolk County. Its Massachusetts construction supervisor license (CS-115617) is active, verified against the state registry. The company's own site says Donna Cabral has worked in the area for over 20 years and started the business in 2016, though BBB's file lists the business as started in late 2017. Reviews on file are sharply split. Several describe strong outcomes: a 2024 review from a repeat client called both the carpentry and painting teams 'experts in their craft'; a 2023 review described a rescue job after another contractor ghosted the homeowner, with corrected woodwork and help settling on paint colors; a 2023 condo refresh done before a sale was called professional and fast; a 2023 masonry chimney repair on a historic house was called excellent and reasonably priced; and a 2022 bathroom renovation was credited to Jason Cabral as responsive and fair. But two detailed BuildZoom reviews raise real concerns. In a 2021 review, a customer said Donna Cabral charged a 57% deposit — above the one-third cap Massachusetts law sets for home improvement contracts — and made repeated demands for more money before the job was finished. In a 2025 review, a customer alleged the company took a $27,000 deposit and left three bathrooms framed incorrectly, with structural framing done off a professor's drawings by someone who never visited the site. A 2024 Google review separately described repeated hang-up calls from Donna Cabral's cell number after a missed callback, calling the response unprofessional. A West Roxbury recommendation thread from February 2026 split the same way — one homeowner reported fair pricing and great work, another said only that the experience was bad, with no detail given. BBB gives the company an A+ grade with no complaints on file, which sits at odds with the detailed complaints logged elsewhere. Worth a call for porch, deck and interior carpentry or painting work, where the track record is strongest; given the deposit and framing complaints, get a contract that spells out the payment schedule and framing scope before signing anything.
“We’ve had a bad experience with Cabral 🤷♀️”
“They’re super local to west rox I have had great experience with Donna Cabral and Cabral Carpentry. Pricing is very fair and does great work.”
Donna Cabral is THIEF, LIAR and her crew does NOT know what they are doing. Donna gives me an estimate that has the wrong total on it. Then she starts the work, but periodically will leave a job to start another one. Her crew installed indoor wood on an exterior porch. She stole $27K from me and left me with 3 bathrooms framed incorrectly. Her crew sabotaged my property. Jason Cabral framed underneath the stairs using his professors drawings who never was on-site to frame under the stairs. If you want your money STOLEN, and No ACCOUNTABILITY she your gal. Dona is a THIEF. She took my siding and sheetrock down, and said she did not have to replace them because it's not in the contract. She takes care of her puppy better than her JOBS. Donna will find a Change of Order every week so she can pay her guys. If you want a CLOWN hire her. She is chasing her tail to fund her business.
We are big fans of the whole Cabral team! We've worked with them on a number of projects now both with their carpentry and their painting teams and they are all fantastic. Experts in their craft, I can always trust them to make smart recommendations and produce high quality work. They're communicative, on-time, and on-budget. Cabral has been great to work with as repeat customers and cares as much about their clients as they do their work. We're very happy with our recent house painting job and would definitely recommend!
Professional response. 🙄 It says alot. Maybe show concern that you were disruptive and unprofessional and address it accordingly. Called months ago to have some work done, left a detailed message but never received a call back. Apparently my number was stored though because I have received several "prank" calls from Donna's cell number. Common courtesy is to say that you have the wrong number not hang up when someone answers the phone. This happened so many times that I was forced to just block her phone number. Not returning a potential customer's phone call is one thing but this is on another level.
After another contractor ghosted me, Donna and her crew saved the day by picking up right where they left off at a moment’s notice and completed this beautiful paint job, corrected a bunch of deteriorating woodwork and even helped us make up our minds about color choices when our first choices didn’t look right. The workers were friendly, hard working, tidy and thoughtful about their approach. Thanks, Donna & Crew!
Prepping a condo for sale that needed an extensive refresh throughout the unit. Donna Cabral, and team, were highly professional and the work was transformative. Very happy with the entire process and the speed at which upgrades were done. Special shout out to Jason for innovating on the fly when problems arose,
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Takes on repairs others declined5.0
Shed craftsmanship5.0
Works with crooked houses5.0
Rescues stalled projects5.0
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