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A hardwood built-in that left a closet able to become a bedroom again: a 2025 customer said Mel hand-crafted and installed hanging and shelf storage, added baseboard, repaired hardware holes and repainted the room. That 2025 customer said Kara helped with painting and color selection, and that Mel supplied quotes with options and pricing ranges. Handy-Mel also took on smaller repairs. A 2026 customer said Mel re-grouted a bathroom after an unsuccessful DIY attempt, repainted baseboards and a heating cover, and cleaned as she worked. A 2025 customer said Mel did masonry repairs on a foundation and was responsive and efficient. A 2025 customer said Handy-Mel replaced front stair railings and posts, handling the assessment, quote, materials discussion and completion promptly. A 2025 customer said Mel and Kara updated a bathroom with a vanity, fixtures, wall and ceiling paint, and a medicine cabinet; Mel worked with the customer's budget from beginning to end. A 2025 customer said Mel completed carpentry and furniture repairs as well as exterior house painting. A 2026 customer said Mel kept the quoted price and start date, accommodated allergies and agreed to additional projects.
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“Mel is the absolute best. If you're on the Noath Shoah and need your joists rimmed or your studs crippled or whatever (I don't know anything about carpentry) she is your hookup.”
When contacted Mel came to the house to see what work we wanted done. She sent us a quote and a date to start. She stuck by both and we feel very lucky to have found her. Her work was professional and well done. She worked around customer allergies to make it a safe and healthy environment. She was flexible in doing several additional projects that we asked to be added on. She was highly respectful of our privacy and needs and we felt very comfortable leaving her to work when he had to go out. We will be having her back in the Spring to do more work as we are very happy with what has been done to date. Would highly recommend her to do work in your home.
A+ work! Mel Installed this wood wrap around our outdated checkout desk, and it transformed the space!
Mel has done several jobs for me and both times I was so pleased with the work. She was punctual, tidy and diligent in the projects. I highly recommend her but mostly I appreciate her.
I hired Handy-Mel to re-grout my bathroom, repaint my base boards, and heating cover. I had tried to re-grout, but used the wrong product and it was a mess! Mel was professional, respectful, non judgmental of my terrible work, and cleaned as she worked! She is focused and worked hard the entire time. This was my first experience hiring Handy- Mel and I felt very comfortable having her in my home. I will be hiring her again and I am making my list! I highly recommend Handy -Mel! Thanks Mel!
We hired Mel to do some masonry repairs on our foundation. She was responsive, efficient and did a great job! We highly recommend her!
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2 changes recorded — last scanned Nov 3, 2026.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Handy-Mel. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A typical single-level deck is 12×16 — about 200 sq ft.
Estimated range
$7,750 – $14,500
Typical carpentry project around $11,100
Came back to fix deck stairs years later5.0
Decks and porches5.0
Custom sheds5.0
Broad remodeling range4.8
