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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Ground Up Home Imprvmnt-Construction. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000
Google shows this Methuen remodeler at 3.7 stars from 3 ratings. In a February 2025 Google review, a homeowner who had an attached garage built described a string of problems: a 32-inch door to the kitchen where the specs called for 30 inches, a garage roof built too low and finished in light grey next to an existing charcoal-black roof, a backyard left sloping over a foot with water building up six inches along the back of the garage, and an electrician brought to the house without a license or insurance. The same customer called the owner a chronic liar, wrote that Julien quit when asked to show that electrician's license and insurance, that they got a building permit and finished the job for almost half the cost, and that Julien created what the customer called a false $8,000 invoice with no detail. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, #150175, is active. BuildZoom lists 7 permitted projects for the company, mostly in Methuen with one in Arlington: kitchen and bathroom renovations, a basement remodel, a detached garage, vinyl siding replacement, and deck and porch rebuilds, with one Needham basement-remodel permit listed as suspended. BuildZoom names Julien Plourde as the owner.
I had an attached garage built and the owner lied about everything and anything from day one. He said the concrete person raised his cost $5K in July and he never spoke to the the guy until September. He brought an electrician to my house without a license and insurance and actually lied about the guys name. He installed a 32 “ wide door to my kitchen while my specs and designs stated 30”. When i asked him about it, he said they don’t make 30” fire doors, which is a lie. He is a chronic liar. He built my roof too low causing the door from the garage to the patio to be so low, he ruined my level backyard, making it slope over a foot and causing water to build up six inches along the whole back of the garage. He said he couldn’t match the roof perfectly, so okay. Except my roof was charcoal black and he made the garage roof light grey and it looks ridiculous. When I wouldn’t let the electrician work without showing his license and insurance, Julien quit stating he was mentally and physically sick from my questioning his outright mistakes. I got a building permit and finished the job for almost half of the cost and he created a false invoice, without any detail , stating there was no detail for an $8,000 invoice. NO DETAILS??? Don’t trust this guy- he’s a chronic liar and will say anything he thinks that you want to hear. Everything out of his mouth is contrived.
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