Handrahan Remodeling

Forty-six years in business, by the Better Business Bureau's count, and a millwork shop of its own: Handrahan Remodeling is a Hingham company doing general home remodeling with a dedicated custom millwork and cabinetry division, led by president Mike Handrahan. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, 104740, is active. The BBB has accredited the company since 2007 and grades it A+, and on Houzz it holds 5 stars across eight ratings, along with three Houzz Awards and two badges. It also turns up as a member of the Hingham Chamber of Commerce. For a South Shore homeowner planning a remodel where the cabinetry carries the room — a kitchen, a run of built-ins, a paneled study — the in-house millwork is the reason to call this shop rather than a general builder. Ask which parts of the job the millwork division builds itself and which go out to subcontractors, and settle the schedule, the allowances and the change-order process in writing before demolition starts.