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Delaney Builders, Inc describes itself on Houzz as a full service custom home building and remodeling firm located in Orleans, Cape Cod, founded in 1968. In a 2016 Houzz review, a reviewer said Delaney Builders built two vacation/2nd homes for them in Orleans, MA: a 3 bedroom/4 bath house built in about 2003/04 and a 4 bedroom house built in 2012/13. The reviewer was living in CA during the first build and in Hong Kong during the second, visited the site 3 times and 2 times, and credited the planning and communication skills of Don and MaryAnn. A 2016 review describes a 2,200 square foot new vacation home in Eastham, MA, completed on time in 9 months. That reviewer says Delaney Builders connected them with an architect, that Don and his team fussed over items such as the outdoor shower, screen porch, roof deck and shiplap wall, and that change orders were handled honestly and transparently. In another 2016 review, a reviewer had Don draw up plans for a sunroom addition and called the room beautiful, sunny, roomy and quiet. A reviewer building a house for the first time wrote in 2016 that Delaney was fair on the pricing of change orders and attentive to the quality of work done by subs. A 2016 review says all deadlines were met and there were no budget overages. In a 2017 review, a reviewer who got an estimate from Mary Ann and Don for a whole house renovation in Eastham called them very professional, but hired another builder who could get to the project sooner on a more flexible schedule. A 2020 Google review called them very reliable, with high quality work at a fair price.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Delaney Builders, 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
Very reliable. High quality work at a fair price
Mary Ann and Don were very professional in working with us on an estimate for a whole house renovation in Eastham. They came highly recommended and references loved them. We hired another builder who would get to our project sooner and on a more flexible schedule.
Our building experience with Delaney Builders was a pleasure from day 1. Don and his team were professional and extremely knowledgeable. The quality of their work was outstanding. All deadlines were met and there were no budget overages. Highly recommended for anyone considering a new home or renovation.
Delaney Builders have built two vacation/2nd homes for me in Orleans, MA. The first was a 3 bedroom/4 bath, built in (approximately) 2003/04, at 6 Lobster Lane. The more recent home is a 4 bedroom, 5 and 1/2, built in 2012/13, at 26 Deer Run. The truly amazing thing is that, while building the first house, I was living in CA, and only visited the site 3 times during construction, and while building the second house, I was living in Hong Kong, and only visited the site 2 times during construction. I loved the first home, and I love the second one even more, and I believe this is only possible because of the excellent planning and communication skills of Don and MaryAnn. Even while living over 10,000 miles away, I always felt 100% informed. Building a home is one of the most complex, intricate and detailed projects most people will ever take on. There are hundreds of decisions to be made. Delaney Builders have been building (as well as adding onto and renovating) homes for a long time, and they are very good at getting you the final result that you want. Their guidance, communication skills, workmanship and adherence to both budget and timeline are top notch, and long after you move in and are enjoying your new home, they are very accessible and responsive if you have any issues or questions. With no reservations, I highly recommend Delaney Builders.
As with all established contractors, one expects a prompt competent attention to the project. Delaney met those expectations. In addition, I found them fair when it came to the pricing of change orders. I also found them attentive to the quality of work done by subs as this would reflect back on Delaney's reputation. Finally, having never built a house before, I was somewhat anxious but ended up having a lot of fun.
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