Highland Home and Garden, LLC

Highland Home and Garden is a Holliston general contractor owned by carpenter Michael Andrade. Its Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor registration, number 199269, is verified active against the state registry in the company's own name. On his About page Andrade describes starting as a framer in 1999, leaving the trade after the 2008 crash for a mathematics degree and an IT job, then returning to carpentry and launching this business — first in finish carpentry and custom cabinetry, later expanding into general contracting. He also hand-builds Finnish saunas. The work customers describe is unusually varied for a small firm. A 2025 reviewer had a master bathroom remodelled and wrote that it came in on contract, on schedule and at competitive cost, and that the plumbing, electrical and tile subcontractors were among the best he had seen. A 2023 client had a custom shed built and reported the crew was on time, respectful of the yard with their equipment, cleaned up daily, finished on schedule — and that the shed was still perfect more than a year later. Another 2023 client needed grade problems solved before an above-ground pool went in, and described Mike assessing it quickly and returning the next day with materials and heavy equipment. A 2021 Angi reviewer had a custom outdoor sauna built to his own design, and a 2023 Angi reviewer a $30,000 pool house and storage shed for an awkward location. Smaller jobs run through the record too: finished basements, interior trim and mouldings, interior doors, decks and porches. The Angi and HomeAdvisor galleries show a Wellesley salon, a finished basement, three sheds in different sizes, an entertainment centre, trim work and a sauna. Two things to weigh. Ratings are strong — 4.9 from 18 on Google, 5.0 from 7 on the syndicated Angi/HomeAdvisor pair — but a run of four comments posted between April and July 2025 repeat near-identical marketing phrasing about a 'luxury home remodel' and 'bespoke renovations' without describing any actual work, so the substance of the read rests on the specific accounts rather than those. And one 2023 reviewer identifies herself as a Wellesley realtor who refers the company to her clients, which is a professional relationship rather than an ordinary customer's. For sheds, saunas, pool houses, finished basements, trim and bathroom work around Holliston, Hopkinton and the MetroWest towns, this is a registry-licensed owner-operator whose best accounts describe careful site conduct and work that held up. Ask for references on a project the size of yours.