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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Chilton Development Company, Inc.. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000
Chilton Development is a Hanover-based custom home building and remodeling company. The business describes itself as family-owned, founded in 1994 by Randy Bern, who still leads it as president. In 2016 reviews on Houzz, clients described Randy Bern personally on site throughout a complete home renovation, always available to consult through the project. A kitchen designer's 2016 review described a ten-year working relationship across many new-construction, addition and renovation projects, calling the finish work consistently top quality. Another 2016 review described large custom projects, including a 13,500-square-foot home and a multi-building waterfront property in Mattapoisett with two guest houses and a boat house. Its Massachusetts home-improvement-contractor license, No. 178926, is active on the state registry. A 2022 Google review raised a road-behavior complaint about a company driver rather than the construction work, and a 2016 review said the electrician and painting crews weren't quite as strong as the rest of the team. For a full custom build or a major renovation on the South Shore, this is a longstanding, owner-led outfit with a deep, dated track record — worth asking directly how subcontractor trades are handled today.
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We used Chilton to project manage and be the lead contractor on a complete renovation of a new house. The work was completed on time and on budget with all the workmanship being of a very high standard. Randy Bern (the owner) was present on site frequently and always available to consult through the project. We have no hesitation in recommending Randy and his team at Chilton.
I highly recommend Chilton Development. I am a kitchen designer and have been working with them for the past ten years on many projects. I have worked on many new construction, additions and renovation projects. They have an extremely high attention to detail and the finish work is always top quality. I am always impressed with the home designs, every project I have done with them has been absolutely beautiful! Randy Bern is very easy to work with and always has creative ideas for spaces. You'll be in great hands if you choose Chilton Development for all your construction needs!
I recently used Chilton Development for a construction project on a new building I moved my retail store to. Randy, our G.C. from Chilton was great to work with. They came in on budget and over delivered on their promise of the completion date. I would highly recommend them for your next project as I would hire them for my next one.
Very professional and flexible. Randy has great design ideas and does much of his own drawing, which reduces the cost of having an outside architect and enables quick turn around to consider multiple versions of design before finalization. The team is very professional and courteous. My neighbors were very complimentary during construction of both the process and the group of men working on my home. The quality of work is high with attention to detail, especially mill work and custom details. The electrician and painters were not of the same high quality as the rest of the team. The bulk of the work was performed within the budget we had established... change orders and costs related to unexpected conditions were communicated quickly. Overall rating is high and I would recommend to others.
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