Leydon Corporation

Leydon Corporation is a Woburn design-build outfit that, on Houzz, presents itself as a family operation — Joe Leydon working alongside his son Connor — carrying a job from drawings through construction: additions, kitchens, baths, basements, decks, even a new house. What's missing is the part homeowners usually lean on hardest. Its Houzz profile shows two posted projects and states plainly that no one has reviewed the company yet, so there is no customer history to read here — good or bad. One thing to settle before you call: the Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration on file for Leydon Corporation, number 187458, is expired in the state registry. Houzz separately prints a license number 46090 for the company, which is that site's own claim rather than anything confirmed. Ask where the HIC registration stands today and get current registration and insurance in writing before any money moves. The company lists 37 Greater Boston towns it covers, Winthrop among them, and a job range that runs from small work up to full custom homes. For a homeowner planning an addition or a whole-room remodel, the design-through-build pitch may fit — but with no reviews anywhere and an expired registration on the state's books, references and paperwork are the first things to ask for.