Jeff Watson Associates

Jeff Watson Associates is a Rockport, MA remodeling and carpentry contractor; on its Thumbtack profile the business says it has over 30 years in business. Thumbtack shows a 4.3-star average from 56 ratings. In a 2021 review, a customer with a home built in 1769 described a job that started as enlarging a kitchen window. Jeff recommended taking out a larger section of the wall and rebuilding it, and Jeff and Bob chiseled out uneven parts of the top of the fieldstone foundation, filled the gaps between the stones with mortar and rebuilt the sill using pressure-treated lumber. That 2021 customer also wrote that it sometimes felt like one would be observing or supervising while the other was doing the work. In a 2024 review, a customer said Jeff diagnosed that a bathroom fan problem was not with the fan itself, did not install the replacement he brought (nor charge for that part) and resolved an issue with the ductwork instead; that customer was charged only what the initial estimate quoted. A 2021 review describes rebuilding front stairs, with Jeff suggesting the risers be reinstalled with composite and the work done on time and budget. In a 2026 review, a customer thanks Jeff and his crew for replacing their deck with exactly what they wanted. In a 2021 review, a customer who contracted to have one room remodeled was given an estimate of 6-8 weeks; work started 2 weeks later than expected, was not completed for 5 months, and cost overruns ran about 25 percent over the original estimate. That 2021 customer called the quality of the work fine but said they would never hire again. In a 2017 review, a customer said the deck enlargement was well built and kept to the contracted budget, but each part was often delayed and the project finished well after their expected end date.