Deb Paine Inc.

Deb Paine Inc. — also filed under Deborah Paine, Inc. — is a design-build general contracting and custom-home firm based in North Truro, on the outer Cape. Houzz's profile for the company, matching its own phone number and website, says Deborah Paine owned and ran it since 1983, working design-build projects across Truro, North Truro, Provincetown, Wellfleet, Eastham and Orleans, with nine documented Houzz projects and 63 shown on BuildZoom. The most important thing to know: a July 2025 obituary in the Provincetown Independent reports that Deborah Paine — called “a custom home builder and general contractor known for her expertise in historic restoration” — died on June 25, 2025. Local zoning and historic-district records show the firm was still filing permit applications on clients' behalf as recently as 2023 (a kitchen and staircase remodel in Truro, several Provincetown Historic District Commission certificates approved), but nothing in the public record confirms whether the business has continued taking on new work since her death. Beyond the obituary's praise for her restoration expertise, there isn't a body of customer reviews to draw on — Houzz shows zero reviews, and Google carries just a single unreviewed five-star rating. On credentials, Houzz lists Certified Green Professional, Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist, NARI, lead-safe-firm, and OSHA-certified-crew designations, plus a Construction Supervisor license number (CSL 54304); none of that is independently verified here, and BuildZoom separately lists that same construction-supervisor license, along with a Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor registration, as inactive. Given the owner's death and no confirmation the business is still operating, anyone considering Deb Paine Inc. should call directly first to confirm it's active, who would actually run a job now, and the current status of its state licensing before signing anything.