J.R. Keaveney Building & Remodeling

Jeff Keaveney built this business on the side while working full time as a local police officer, then retired from the force to run it. That was 2010, and J.R. Keaveney Building & Remodeling has been a sole proprietorship in Upton ever since — kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions, decks, and the custom woodworking he says he learned going to work with his father Steve, a master craftsman. The credentials hold where they can be checked. The Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active and held in the business's own name. Both the BBB and Houzz also list a construction supervisor licence, CS-108960 — a separate ticket from the registration, and the ordinary shape for a builder, though nothing here verified it. One claim doesn't hold. The Houzz profile advertises 'BBB Accredited Service' and says the business is accredited by the Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating. The BBB's own page states plainly that it is not a BBB Accredited Business. The A+ grade is real; the accreditation is not. The HomeAdvisor 'Elite Service' and 'Top Rated' badges sitting beside it are self-listed too. And no one has written a review. Neither the BBB page nor Houzz carries one, and Houzz shows a single posted project — a floor renovation in Grafton — against a typical job cost of $5,000 to $25,000. For a smaller MetroWest job, a deck or a bathroom or trim work, this is a registered contractor with a long local run and an owner who does the work himself. Worth asking about the accreditation wording, and worth asking for two homeowners you can phone, because nothing published tells you how the finished work looks.