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Carpentry By Chris is a Salem carpenter whose Thumbtack page lists 11 years in business, with a perfect run of 14 reviews at five stars. Its written record runs 2019 to 2021, and the recurring theme in it is fitting new work into difficult existing structures — a 2020 review describes turning a "simple" front-door installation into a careful fix for a 120-year-old house with crooked walls, while another from the same year credits Chris with reflashing windows and replacing storm windows at a reasonable price, communicating clearly throughout. A 2019 review recounts a creative repair on a fence and gate, and a January 2020 review mentions custom cat doors built into solid-wood doors. Thumbtack's own listing adds trim work, framing, furniture assembly, and deck or porch repair alongside general carpentry. There isn't a written account newer than 2021, so it's worth confirming current availability and pricing directly before booking. Carpentry By Chris is a fit for carpentry and handyman-scale jobs — door and window repairs, fence fixes, trim and framing work — rather than a full room remodel; ask about recent projects to see how the work has held up since.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Carpentry By Chris. 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
If I could Highlight all 5 Qualities to describe Chris, I would've. I give his work quality an A +++, he was very professional, always on time and responsive and what I loved the most is his follow up process. I ordered a countertop and due to Covid we waited a little over a month to receive it. Chris was very patient and never failed to check in on the status! Our experience with Chris was Incredible and we will definitely be using him for future projects! Thanks Again Chris!
Chris did a great job reflashing our windows and replacing the storms. He communicated very well, kept us up to date as needed, and his work came out great. Price was reasonable too. Looking forward to hiring him again for one of the never ending projects on our house.
My "simple" new front door installation was not so simple on my 120 year old house with crooked walls. Chris did an amazing job accommodating the structure to make it look beautiful. He is a highly skilled carpenter and I would definitely use him again.
Chris installed "cat doors" for my home. The doors were very old solid wood. He was able to make it look professional and clean. Chris was great at communicating and scheduling. He went the extra mile to ensure everything was good to go. I will definitely use him again for future projects
Chris was great! He showed up on time and was creative in the way he was able to repair our fence and gate. I would absolutely hire Chris again and recommend him for other repairs.
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Handles roofing, painting, carpentry, decks, additions4.5
Historical restoration care4.4
Attic-to-suite conversion4.4
Custom carpentry3.8
