Essex Design Build

Essex Design Build works one stretch of Massachusetts coast: the North Shore and Gold Coast, from Marblehead and Swampscott up through Ipswich, Newburyport and West Newbury, with Boxford, Danvers, Middleton and Methuen inland. Kitchens, bathrooms, room additions, exteriors, open-concept living spaces and the restoration of Deck Homes — older houses with character are the stated focus. Two people are named as running it. Joe Dellanno is the design principal; the company says his career runs to more than forty years and that he founded a separate firm, Design Solutions Inc., back in 1994. Gordon Gauntlett is named as the design-build specialist coordinating trades on site. Worth keeping those two things apart: the forty years belongs to the principal's career, and the 1994 date belongs to a different company, not to this one. Everything above comes from the company's own website. No customer reviews, no directory profile and no state licence record turned up against this business, so there is nothing independent yet to weigh its work against — which is why no rating is published here. If the coastal and historic-home focus fits your house, this is a reasonable firm to call. Before you sign anything, ask for its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration number and proof of insurance, and ask for addresses of two or three finished projects in your own town.