LVL Builders

LVL Builders is a Somerville general contractor whose calling card is renovation work for real-estate investors and landlords across Somerville, Medford, Malden, Melrose, and Arlington — full-unit renovations, kitchen-and-bath updates, ADU builds, and porch rebuilds, run by Tyler and Dio (the company operates as Petrolini Home Improvement Inc., doing business as LVL Builders). The reviews are consistently landlord- and investor-facing, and the throughline is speed and follow-through: several 2026 reviews describe porch rebuilds finished on time and on budget — one from permit to completion in under a month — with clean job sites and clear communication. On a rental-unit renovation in Malden, a client had LVL put in a new kitchen and bath on a tight timeline and reasonable budget; another credits the crew with giving real before/after rent comps because they have a broker in-house. A repeat client who has used them for years on multiple projects calls out their investor's mindset — since Tyler and Dio invest in property themselves, reviewers say they steer toward what actually makes financial sense for an owner rather than upselling the priciest fix. Thumbtack lists a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor license for Tyler Munroe and shows the company at 13 years in business; Google and Thumbtack both put its rating at 5.0 stars, from 12 ratings apiece. There's no negative feedback in the record to weigh, and the reviews lean heavily toward one type of client — investors and landlords repeat-booking them across several properties — so it's worth confirming how the process runs for a first-time, owner-occupant renovation rather than a rental turnover.