DiOrio Builders and Designers

DiOrio Builders and Designers is a family-run shop out of Quincy — Derek DiOrio is president, James Kim runs day-to-day work — that takes on the kind of job most homeowners dread doing themselves: gutting out a decades-old basement, patching a deteriorated foundation wall, or coordinating carpentry, masonry, roofing, and siding all under one crew. That range reads closer to a general contractor's than a single-trade specialist's. Its Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor license (HIC #175660) is active with the state, and the Better Business Bureau has the company at an A+ after 14 years in business, though DiOrio hasn't sought the Bureau's accreditation. On HomeAdvisor, one account describes a basement that was "a dusty mess" with peeling walls before DiOrio gutted it, sealed the foundation, and left the air upstairs noticeably better. Elsewhere, a homeowner recalls getting a detailed, itemized contract with a firm timeline before a similar basement build-out — the kind of paperwork that matters when sizing up a quote. Buildzoom scores the company 98 out of 100, though that figure comes from an older listing and shouldn't be read as current. One thing worth asking about directly: DiOrio has not pursued BBB accreditation, which isn't unusual for a shop this size but is worth a question if third-party vetting matters to you. Beyond the BBB grade and the state license check, there isn't yet a verified star rating from a major review platform here to weigh against these individual accounts. For a gut-basement job, an addition, or a remodel that touches several trades at once, DiOrio is a reasonable call — just confirm current insurance coverage and ask for the same kind of itemized, dated contract the reviews describe.