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John A. Buttaro, Inc. is a Woburn, MA general contractor run by principal John Buttaro, who says he's been a carpenter for more than 38 years — 26 of them self-employed as a builder, framing contractor and finish carpenter — after earning a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Western New England College and teaching a high school vocational program for five years. The company's website lists kitchen and bath renovations, additions, new home construction, and exterior trim, siding and window work across towns including Woburn, Winchester, Lexington, Acton, Stoneham, Wakefield, Billerica, Burlington and Concord. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active (#106209). BuildZoom and other directories also list a Construction Supervisor license (#CS-019638) and an Electrician license (#21044) for the company. BuildZoom's permit history shows 78 permits for the company, with recent activity concentrated in electrical work and new construction. The written record runs from 2017 to 2025. In a 2017 Houzz review, a customer said John and his team redid their kitchen and upstairs bathroom and were "thrilled with the results," calling him professional, creative and responsive. Another 2017 Houzz review described "their relentless pursuit of perfection" and said the team "won't leave you until you are satisfied with the job." A December 2025 Google review described a full siding replacement with Hardie Plank, plus new windows and doors, calling the work "top notch" and John responsive. A September 2025 review described a home addition with an accurate quote and quick work, though it also mentioned a few early issues. A June 2023 Google review, by contrast, said the company made an appointment and never showed up, calling it "very irresponsible." BBB gives the company an A+, accredited rating and describes customers as pleased with its project management and the crew's courtesy on site. Sources disagree on how long the business has been operating — BBB and Houzz put it at 52 to 54 years, HomeAdvisor and Angi say 46 years, and the owner's own bio describes 26 years self-employed as a builder — so treat any single figure with caution. This is a strong fit for a homeowner planning a kitchen, bath, addition or exterior project — confirm the current status of every license listed, and ask directly about scheduling reliability given the 2023 no-show report.
We had a great experience working with John and his crew. They replaced our siding with Hardie Plank, all our windows, and doors. They went out of their way to make our existing window treatments work with the windows. Their work was top notch plus John was responsive and easy to reach. We would definitely work with them again!
John and his crew are very professional. He has a great team of subs-contractors that are fantastic. We did a home addition with John and his team and his quote was pretty accurate and did a great job of getting the work done quickly. A few issues from our initial architectural drawings crept up along the way and John was able to come through with some great resolutions. We'd definitely work with John again in the future.
Made an appt never showed up. Very irresponsible
I have worked with John and his dedicated team many times over several projects and I am always amazed by their relentless pursuit of perfection. If you want a over the top contractor that won't leave you until you are satisfied with the job... look no further. No words can express the level of craftsmanship, budget minded and personalized service that you will have here with John.
John Buttaro and his team redid our kitchen, upstairs bathroom, and more. We were thrilled with the results. Professional creative, thoughtful and responsive are good words to describe them. John has a knack for listening to what you want and making it happen. His team takes great pride in doing high quality work, we would work with them again in a heartbeat!
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1 change recorded — last scanned Sep 8, 2026.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from John A. Buttaro, Inc. 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
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Trim and repairs5.0
Rotted railings and loose rails fixed5.0
Wainscoting, columns and built-in finish carpentry4.1
Commercial track record3.3
Owner personally guides ADU permitting3.7
