Fernandes Construction

Look at what Fernandes Construction Services actually pulls permits for and a pattern jumps out: siding. Of the nine permitted jobs BuildZoom has on file, nearly all are siding, trim, window and roofing replacement around Dennis, Dennis Port, South Dennis, West Yarmouth, Falmouth and Plymouth, at a typical permit value near $37,400. Its 21 Houzz project sets tell the same story — James Hardie clapboard and Azek trim in Plymouth, Kingston, East Sandwich, Millis and West Yarmouth. The South Dennis company is run by Valdierico Fernandes and describes itself as locally owned and operated, working across 27 Cape Cod and South Shore towns. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, 188922, is active on the state registry under Fernandes Construction Services Inc. Its Better Business Bureau page carries an A+. The written record is where a homeowner should slow down. There is exactly one review on file: a January 2025 note that the siding for the writer's house "was done as promised, on time (even though it was winter) and done well." That is a good sign and a thin one — Google shows a 5.0 across two ratings, and Houzz and BuildZoom have collected nothing. A firm with a couple of dozen project photos and only one written account is not a firm you can judge from the internet alone, so ask for two or three recent Cape references you can actually call. One detail worth raising directly: how long they have been at it depends on who you ask. The company's own material says it has served the area since 2004, while its BBB record puts the business start at September 2017 and counts eight years. BBB also lists a single employee, which sits oddly beside the crew-sized jobs in the photos — worth clarifying who will actually be on your roof. They are the sensible call for a Cape exterior job — Hardie or cedar siding, trim, gutters, windows, or an asphalt roof — where the work is well-defined. Confirm the registration number against the state registry, get the crew and schedule in writing, and ask for those references before signing.