Gowdy Group Design Build, LLC

A homeowner who hires Gowdy Group Design Build is usually taking on something bigger than a single room — a 24x24 addition, a bathroom torn down to the studs, a new house built from the ground up. The Southborough design-build firm is run by principal Ted Gowdy, who says he has spent 20+ years designing, permitting, building, and remodeling single-family homes, and it says it works a MetroWest territory running from Southborough and Northborough west to Westborough and east to Newton and Wellesley. Its six reviews are all five stars, though they run from 2017 to 2020: a 2018 reviewer called a full bathroom remodel — torn down to the studs — "top quality with meticulous attention to detail," with steady communication about the options along the way; a 2020 reviewer described a 24x24 addition that involved working through a wetlands issue with the Conservation Commission and called the finished space beautiful. Other reviewers from 2017 and 2018 called Gowdy professional and timely with estimates on a new-home build and another remodel. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, #204266, is active on the state registry, and Houzz and BuildZoom also list a Construction Supervisor license, CS-111073, for the company. The Better Business Bureau gives it an A+ rating, has accredited it since 2020, and lists the company as in business since 2008. It's a fit for a homeowner planning an addition or a full-room remodel who wants one firm managing the design, permitting, and subcontractors — worth confirming current pricing and timeline directly, since the specific reviews on file predate 2020.