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A screened-in sun porch went well enough that the same homeowner came back for all three of their bathrooms. That 2020 review says much of what there is to say about this Northampton-area contractor: outdoor carpentry first, then the rest of the house. The work customers describe is mostly things you can walk on — decks, porches, a veranda rebuilt down to its walls and floors, the interior stairs to a basement redesigned. An April 2025 review covers three years of work on one ranch-style house. A 2021 homeowner wrote that the deck he ended up with looked better than he had imagined. The Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration (#152921) and the construction supervisor licence (CS-110343) are both active on the state registry, and BuildZoom documents 12 permitted projects in the Northampton, Amherst and Florence area. Written accounts run from 2018 to 2025, and three of the six land on the same habit: telling you where things stand. A 2020 customer whose porch was rebuilt at a good price was updated from bid to completion; another, writing in 2018, was kept informed every day on progress and timeline. Additions, kitchen and bath remodels, and interior or exterior painting round out the listed services. For a deck, a porch or a bathroom around Northampton this is a straightforward call — settle the start and finish dates in writing before the first day.
I have an extensive experience with Finn's builders (Chris, James, and Kenny) Over the last 3 years they have revamped my ranch style house with innovative ideas, and expert solutions: rebuilding walls and floors of a veranda, redesigning the interior stairs to the basement. They painted and re-organized the garage. They installed Anderson windows in 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms They repaired a walking shower, came up with a clever solution for an uncomfortable shower system. Likewise, they installed electrical outlets and lighting in the living rooms and painted 3 rooms with maximum efficiency and minimum fuss. I like their working style and their ingenuity. I rely on their team for keeping my house in shape and my mind at peace. I recommend them without reservation.
I didn't just get 1 person, I got 3 working on my projects since he came with his 2 brothers which made the project go much faster. I had an idea about what I wanted but he helped design the deck and added beautiful details to make it look better then I had imagined! They worked straight through the heatwave we unfortunately were hit with right on the dates my deck construction was scheduled for, and though I would have understood if they had said they needed to push back the project until the heat wave broke, they just came earlier in the morning each day to be able to still complete the work within the time I had been told! Very impressive. They also stayed true to the price they originally quoted me even though once getting into to project realized that it was going to take a lot more work since the parts of the old deck which they thought could be reused actually needed to be completely redone from scratch… which they said was not my fault so they were not going to change the jobs cost after it had been agreed to, which I thought was very honorable and refreshing. I am very pleased with the final results and absolutely am happy to suggest them for any deck work you might need. They also cleaned up after themselves and were very attentive to the details I wanted them to match to the original houses look. My home was built in 1880 and I wanted it not to look like a random addition but part of the original plan. They did a great job!
Great Contractors to work with very professional and efficient.
After completing our amazing screened in sun porch (which we spend all our time in now), we hired James and Chris Finn to do all 3 of our bathrooms! They are fantastic. Kept me updated and involved every step of the way and continued to help with other things around the house. Quality beautiful and affordable bathrooms from top to bottom! We will next use these guys to redo our decks!
James and Chris Finn were fantastic to work with. They did a quality job rebuilding my porch at a good price. Friendly guys who are great at updating you from bid to completion. Couldn't be happier... and we hope to work with them again!
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from James Finn. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000
Back porch rebuild4.1
Custom desk construction3.9
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