D.W. Philpot Company

D.W. Philpot Company is Dan Philpot's Topsfield outfit, working as a general contractor on home additions, remodeling, and kitchen and bathroom work. The one written account on Houzz — a detailed 2013 review — describes Philpot serving as GC on a major addition to a historic Cape-style house: connecting old construction to a new carriage house with a room above, incorporating design changes along the way, and building custom cabinetry that hid a relocated laundry area upstairs. The homeowner singled out carpenter Jonathan Megesy's work as outstanding and described the crew as respectful of the home and the neighbors. It's a substantial, specific account — the kind of project a homeowner planning a similar addition would want to read — but it's now over a decade old, so ask about more recent work before assuming it reflects current practice.