Macpherson Mechanical

Most of what people hire Macpherson Mechanical for arrives in a box. A dishwasher from Lowe's, a dryer that needs a gas line run to it, an oven that has to be fitted into existing cabinetry — Scott Macpherson does the hookup, and in customer accounts he shows up as the installer a retailer sent rather than a contractor the homeowner went looking for. The Quincy company is run by Scott and Steven Macpherson, and BuildZoom counts 1,252 permitted projects under its name. When those jobs land well, they land fast. A homeowner writing in December 2024 described a gas line and shut-off valve fitted for a new dryer at a rate they called reasonable. A 2021 customer said that after Lowe's failed to deliver the necessary gas lines, he drove to the store, picked them up himself and hooked up the dryer the same visit. A 2019 kitchen faucet swap and a 2017 water heater pump read the same way — in and out, clean. Two accounts should slow a homeowner down, and both are from late 2023. One customer wrote that a dishwasher drain hose was secured with electrical tape and too loose a clamp, slipped off about six weeks after the install and caused significant water damage to the ceiling below; the reply, they said, was a 30-day warranty and no accountability. That same autumn another described sawed hardwood floors, a butchered cabinet base and chipped countertops during an oven installation. A third customer, in early 2021, was satisfied with the install itself but said six calls about follow-up work went unreturned. The written history runs from 2011 to December 2024, all of it on one BuildZoom page, so there is nothing current to set against those 2023 complaints. BuildZoom also lists a string of Massachusetts licence numbers for the company — an electrician licence, plumbing entries, and two separate home improvement contractor registrations it marks inactive — none of which was confirmed against the state registry here. If what you need is an appliance connected on a firm date, that is the work this company does most. Put the scope, the warranty term and who covers damage in writing before anyone starts, and check the licence status with the state yourself.