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Howland Home Services is a Franklin, MA home improvement and handyman business run by Steve. In its HomeAdvisor and Angi profiles it says its mission is excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. It holds 4.9 stars from 24 ratings on HomeAdvisor and 4.9 stars from 24 ratings on Angi. A 2025 review says he showed up when he said he would, did the job quickly and efficiently, and cleaned up afterwards. In a 2024 review, Steve took apart and built a very large composite deck; the project took less than three weeks, Steve was responsive with straightforward information, and that customer called his quote the best in town. In 2023, Steve rebuilt a deck with composite and replaced windows with sliders for one customer, arriving when he said he would, finishing on time and spotlessly cleaning up. A separate 2023 review said Steve was fair and transparent and worked with the customer through changes to their deck project. In 2020, Steve rebuilt a deck for a customer who called him responsive and reliable with a fair price. In 2019, Steve and his crew built a screen porch in 2 days from start to finish, and Steve recommended an Azek composite to trim the job out; that reviewer said the price was fair with no surprises. A 2018 review said he patched some concrete work that now looks fantastic, and another 2018 customer hired Steve for an entire home renovation project. In 2017, Steve responded on a Sunday by phone, scheduled the work within a week, and took care of a wide range of fixes, some of them a little tricky.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Howland Home Services. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A day rate replaces the task list — usually the better deal once the list gets long.
Estimated range
$220 – $850
Typical handyman visit around $540
Showed up when he said he would. Did the job quickly and efficiently. Cleaned up afterwards.
We had a great experience working with Steve. He took apart and built a very large composite deck for us. Anytime we had questions, Steve was responsive and gave us knowledgeable, straight forward information. The project took less than three weeks. Steve has an easy going style and we actually missed him after the project was over. His quote was best in town. We enjoy our new deck every day and are happy to have finally done it. Thank you Steve and his crew!
There are not ebony stars for me to give to recommend Steve and his team. Our project was finished BEAUTIFULLY, Steve was fair and transparent, and worked with us as we had to make some changes to the project along the way. Our deck is perfect and we are so grateful for having found Howland Home Services.
I would highly recommend Steve for any home improvement project. He rebuilt our deck with composite, and replaced our windows with 6â sliders. He arrived when he said he would, worked consistently throughout the day and finished the project on time. He is a perfectionist and takes pride in his work and the finished outcome. He left my home after spotlessly cleaning up and leaving nothing behind. We are very pleased with our deck and sliders and would 100% recommend him.
Steve did a very professional job - on time - would definitely use him again. NIce to find this company in my local area.
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Custom cabinetry4.7
Small jobs done the next morning5.0
Detailed workmanship5.0