Mark W. Quigley General Contracting

Mark W. Quigley General Contracting is a one-name operation in the best sense — homeowners across Newton and Waltham keep coming back to Mark himself, project after project, for whole-house renovations, additions and the kind of finish carpentry that respects an old house. He says he started the company in 1986 after already spending a decade in home building and remodeling, a claim a 2017 magazine interview with him repeats almost word for word, and one several long-time clients independently back up, describing five- and six-project histories with him going back years. The written record runs from 2017 through this February and doesn't waver. This February, a client described a full house renovation with Mark on-site directing the work himself. In 2024, homeowners had a neglected attic converted into two bedrooms and a bath, a roof leak two prior roofers had missed diagnosed and fixed alongside exterior carpentry work, and a patio door repaired with an added fix meant to head off future problems. Reviews from 2022 and 2023 describe gutters and fascia replaced on a century-old garage, doors matched down to period-correct hardware, and a full bathroom renovation. One client who has hired him repeatedly for both large and small jobs at their Waltham house called the results "very good, on the whole" in a 2021 Houzz review — more measured than most, but still a satisfied repeat customer rather than a complaint. His Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration checks out as active against the state registry, and the Better Business Bureau lists him under carpentry, general contracting, and major and minor building repairs — which lines up with what the reviews describe: less a big-crew production shop, more a hands-on generalist who's personally on-site. He's the call for an older Newton or Waltham-area house that needs careful, historically-minded work — a renovation, an addition, a repair a previous contractor couldn't solve — rather than a fast, high-volume remodel. Because he's this central to the work himself, it's worth confirming his own schedule up front before booking.