DURABLE REMODELING

Ask around Brockton about who builds decks and the name that comes up is Dean Willette. Durable Remodeling has built and replaced decks and porches for South Shore homeowners since at least 2017, and the same story repeats across nine different review sites: a fair quote, clear communication, and a crew that shows up when it says it will. The company describes itself as a third-generation, family-run outfit working towns like Abington, Bridgewater, Braintree and Easton, with Dean Willette himself handling everything from the first estimate call to the final walkthrough. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active, and the ratings back that up — 4.9 stars across 158 Angi reviews, 4.7 from 33 on HomeAdvisor, and an A+ grade with the Better Business Bureau. The specifics repeat across platforms: Azek composite decking, replaced wood railings, a full porch rebuild on a 120-year-old colonial. Several customers came back years later for a second project — one Google reviewer returned in 2024 for railing work after hiring the company for a different job about eight years earlier. Reviewers also describe window, siding and roofing jobs (the company lists GAF and CertainTeed roofing affiliations), and its own website adds bathroom, kitchen and basement remodeling to its range, though the written reviews are almost entirely about decks and exterior work. One thing worth asking about: a 2026 Angi reviewer described a curt, prying phone call when requesting an estimate for a Dorchester job. An older 2017 HomeAdvisor review is simply marked "completely unsatisfied," with no detail on what went wrong. Dean Willette's own Construction Supervisor license number is posted on the company's website but, unlike the company's home improvement registration, hasn't been checked against the state registry. For a deck, porch, or exterior remodel on the South Shore, Durable Remodeling has a long, consistent paper trail behind it. Anyone considering a kitchen or bath project should ask to see recent examples, since that side of the business has far less written history behind it.