Henryk Nosal

Henryk Nosal runs HN Construction out of Dorchester, the kind of Boston general contractor homeowners call for a leaking gutter, a rebuilt porch, or a full kitchen. The business has been listed with the BBB for 24 years, and BuildZoom's permit records show 43 building permits pulled under his name across Boston, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, and Malden — porches, roofing, electrical work, and gas lines among them. The clearest praise sits in a 2011 review: a homeowner called the work flawless and pointed to Henryk's own habit of walking through priorities before starting, staying prompt, and putting safety first. A 2010 review tells a similar story from a different angle — gutters were leaking and damaging a front porch, the diagnosis was quick, and the quote came in under other estimates for the roof repair and new ventilation. Not every account lines up. A 2010 review describes a kitchen job that went sideways: cabinets went in fine, but a door casing came out worse than before, nails were oversized enough to leave visible marks in the trim, and cleanup after the cuts took two people two full days. Henryk responded publicly to dispute the account, saying the previous contractor had left the space unfinished and that other reviews reflect the work better. Worth checking before booking: BuildZoom's page lists a Home Improvement Contractor registration (182742, issued in late 2025) and a Construction Supervisor license (CS-087976) as current, alongside three older Home Improvement Contractor and Construction Supervisor numbers it marks inactive — and BuildZoom's own listing shows conflicting status for CS-087976 itself, appearing both active and inactive in separate entries. None of these numbers come from our own state-registry check, so confirming current status directly with Massachusetts licensing before signing is a reasonable step. All four written reviews on file date from 2009 to 2011 — real, specific accounts, just dated ones — so asking about recent projects is a fair question before hiring for anything beyond the permit work the record already documents.