Dube’s General Contracting LLC (Ops Office)

Six of the nine certifications Dube's General Contracting lists are about the outside of a house: James Hardie Contractor Alliance, CertainTeed 5-Star Renovator and Master Roofing Certified, the Vinyl Siding Institute, OSI Winteq window and door systems, and the American Window & Door Institute. That is where this Hudson, New Hampshire company has put its training, though it presents itself as a residential and light-commercial general contractor. The work it advertises runs wider than the envelope: additions, kitchen and bathroom remodeling, siding, roofing, windows, doors, decks, exterior millwork, and interior and exterior painting, across southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Steve Dube founded the company in 2014 and leads it as president, according to its site, which also claims a local Best of award in Nashua for 2019 and 2020. Two more certifications are worth knowing about for an older home: EPA RRP Certified Renovator and EPA RRP Firm, which cover lead-safe renovation, alongside OSHA-30 construction safety training. For Massachusetts jobs the site lists a Construction Supervisor License and a Home Improvement Contractor registration — ask for both numbers and look them up with the state before you sign anything. A reasonable call for siding, a roof, windows or doors on either side of the border, or for an addition where you want one contractor coordinating the trades. The company offers free estimates, so use one: get the scope and price in writing, ask for a certificate of insurance, and ask for two or three recent jobs like yours.