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- Not rated by the BBB
- 1 review in the last 6 monthsNo negatives
- 4 customer photosOf completed work
Highlights
- Long deck-building record — no negative review across 15 years
- Transparent quoting — reviewers cite no hidden charges or pressure
- Same named crew — repeated praise across multiple years
- Painting and roofing unconfirmed — no review on file describes that work
Dawson's Precision Painting & Carpentry has built and replaced decks around the Methuen and Salem, NH area under owner Greg Dawson for years, and the reviews describe the same experience over and over: an accurate estimate up front, a crew that shows up when they say they will, and a finished deck that holds up. The specific jobs described span a front-entry deck in 2019 through a full deck-and-porch rebuild with a bay window replacement in 2024, and a new Trex composite deck replacing a 30-year-old pressure-treated one, also in 2024. Customers who compared multiple quotes say Greg's pricing was straightforward with no hidden charges and no high-pressure pitch — one reviewer specifically noted he did exactly what was quoted on a $31,000 job. Crew members named across different years — George, Joe and Alex among them — get repeated praise for being easy to work with and cleaning up after themselves. This is a long, dated record: the most recent written review is from mid-2026, but the bulk of the specific accounts run from 2019 through 2024, with a scattering back to 2011, and there isn't a negative review on file across that span. The company's own site also lists painting, roofing, siding, snow plowing and powerwashing as services and describes itself as Salem, NH-based, serving both states — but none of the customer reviews on file describe that broader work, so it's worth confirming Greg's experience directly if you're hiring him for painting or roofing rather than a deck or carpentry project. For a deck build, replacement, or porch project in the Merrimack Valley area, this is a contractor with an unusually long, consistently positive paper trail behind the same person doing the work.
What does carpentry work cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Dawson's Precision Painting & Carpentry Inc.. 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
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