Local business · Danvers, MALocal business · 73 Poplar St, Danvers, MA 01923, USA
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from CRJ Enterprise Corp. 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
CRJ Enterprise Corp works out of Danvers and describes itself as a home remodeling and construction company — remodels, custom builds, kitchens and baths, additions, new construction and repair of damage. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, number 185262, is verified active on the state registry under the company's own name, which is the one credential here that does not rest on self-reporting. The people who hired the company write mostly about the owner, Carlos, and about carpentry-heavy structural work. A homeowner writing in January 2021 described a 26-foot front porch built with four posts, a new beam, deck, rails, ceiling and front steps, and called the workmanship top notch. In October 2019 a Somerville client said CRJ carried out an extensive single-family renovation and coordinated several subcontractors through it. A January 2020 reviewer credited Carlos with spotting that the roof beneath their deck also needed replacing — something, they wrote, no one else had told them. Reviewers from 2016 and 2017 return to the same theme: the owner runs the job himself, is reachable by call or text, and talks through options before committing. The caveats in that same history are about process rather than craft. The December 2020 client who added a loft door and a second entrance to a bathroom was happy with the finished work but wrote that they were at times unable to reach Carlos or the crew to confirm when workers would arrive, and wanted a clearer schedule set in advance. The October 2019 Somerville client made a related point: not the fastest team, and they would have preferred earlier notice about costs falling outside the agreed contract. The sharpest note is also the most recent — a November 2022 reviewer rated the company half a star, said the contractor was unresponsive, and would not recommend them. Two things are worth knowing about the numbers. Angi and HomeAdvisor each publish a 4.4-star average across nine ratings with an 89 percent five-star and 11 percent one-star split, but they are showing the same nine reviews, so that is one pool of opinion rather than two independent ones. And the written history is dated: the newest account is from November 2022 and the rest were written between 2016 and 2021. That makes CRJ a reasonable call for a homeowner who wants an owner-run crew on a carpentry-led remodel, addition, basement or porch, and who values a contractor willing to walk them through options. Before signing, ask for references from the past two years, agree in writing how the weekly schedule will be communicated, and settle up front how change orders and costs outside the contract get raised.
If we had any idea of the contractor would be so no responsive we would have not hired him and we do not recommend them to anyone.
CRJ completed our very large front porch (26 ft) with 4 posts, a new beam, deck, rails, ceiling, and front steps. We were very lucky to find CRJ Enterprise, Danvers, MA They did a beautiful job completing everything we wanted. In fact, they exceeded our expectations. The quality of workmanship is top notch. Carlos and his crew are really a pleasure to work with. I would recommend them to anyone looking for the ideal contract team. I would describe Carlos and his team as honest, reliable, skilled, professional, courteous, and reasonably priced. William L. ( Medford MA )
We wanted to add a door to section off an area of our upstairs loft and turn it into a room. To do this we needed to move the location of the closet door in that area and also create another door to the adjacent bathroom to allow for two points of access to the bathroom. Carlos was the most professional of the contractors we brought in for an estimate. He was creative in what could be done, offering different options I hadn't considered, and was responsive initially in getting an estimate of the costs. The work took 4-5 weeks between taking things down and moving everything. During the job process, the only issue I had were that at times I was unable to reach Carlos or his workers to schedule the times when they would arrive as these weren't always consistent. It would help to have a clear schedule in advance to prepare ahead of time and coordinate everything as we also have to plan around our jobs and kids. Any minor quality issues I had with the work were addressed by Carlos in a timely manner and I'm happy with the quality of the work. Overall I'm very happy with the end result and would contract with Carlos again. There are some things that could be ironed out but the final product was great!
It couldn't have been better. I particularly appreciated Carlos's careful assessment of our project and his realization that the roof under our deck would need to be replaced as well (no one else told us that), his encouragement to us to ask questions and his responsiveness to the ones we posed, his punctuality and that of his crew, and the care that he took in explaining the pacing of the work, which was sometimes interrupted by bad weather.
CRJ completed an extensive renovation of my single family in Somerville and did a very thorough and well done job. Carlos is a great communicator and coordinated several subcontractors for the project. As expected with such a large endeavor, there were some kinks along the way, but Carlos handled them well, in a timely fashion, and ensured even the small details were taken care of. They aren't necessarily the fastest team around and could be a little more upfront about when there are additional costs outside the agreed upon contract, but there is real care in their work, their pricing is generally fair, and they are a pleasure to work with.
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