M.E. Construction

M.E. Construction is Michael's own shop — owner-operated, and he describes himself as an independent master carpenter with 26 years in the trade. The work is the range one carpenter can carry across a house: carpentry and aluminum trim, replacement windows, siding and gutters, decks, kitchen and bathroom work, tile, painting, and repairs after a storm. The service area is a tight one — Manomet, Plymouth, Sagamore, Duxbury, White Horse Beach and Cedarville. One thing to settle first: the Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration listed for the business, #167399, is held in Michael Ellis's name and the state register shows it expired. Ask him whether it has been renewed before you sign a contract for residential work. For a Plymouth-area homeowner who wants the same carpenter on the trim, the deck and the window swap instead of a crew rotating through, M.E. Construction fits the job. Get the scope and the price in writing, ask for proof of liability insurance, and check that registration.