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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from McKinnon Painting & Carpentry Inc. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Cabinets are roughly 30% of a kitchen budget.
Estimated range
$23,000 – $35,000
Typical kitchen remodel around $29,000
McKinnon Painting & Carpentry is a small Boston crew — Jeff, Rob, and a rotating handful of names customers mention repeatedly — that's taken on a striking range of jobs since 2021: crown moulding and custom shelving, full kitchen and bathroom remodels, a 1,100-square-foot patio with a curved sitting wall and pergola, and fascia and drip-edge repairs on a historic home. The specific jobs read as genuine and varied. In a February 2026 review, a client described Jeff stepping in mid-project to finish a stalled third-floor renovation after a falling-out with a previous general contractor. A 2025 review described fixing a range hood a prior contractor had botched, a 2024 review described correcting a framer's mistakes on a basement remodel, and a 2022 review described guiding a family through a six-month renovation that started as a simple partition-wall quote. Worth flagging before hiring: a cluster of five-star reviews posted between January 2024 and February 2026 — including three posted on the same day in February 2026 — repeats near-identical sentence templates and stock phrases ('more than a painting and carpentry company,' matching mentions of free estimates and liability insurance) rather than describing a specific job, the kind of pattern that shows up when reviews are written to a script rather than left independently. Separately, a 2023 review describes a job that was never finished after the customer paid upfront, with the contractor unresponsive for about a year; the reviewer said the company had reported their post as spam to get it taken down. None of that erases the volume of specific, varied work described elsewhere in the record. Ask to see a couple of recent projects in person and get a firm written schedule and payment terms before any money changes hands upfront.
I couldn’t be happier with the work they did! everything was completed with exceptional attention to detail and craftsmanship. The team was professional, punctual, and kept the workspace clean throughout the entire project. The final result exceeded my expectations, and I would absolutely recommend their services to anyone looking for high-quality work.
We needed custom shelving and some woodwork for extra storage, and the team did a great job. They listened to what we wanted, gave helpful suggestions, and made everything fit perfectly. The work was clean, professional, and finished on time. Very happy with the results and would gladly use them again.
Jeff was recommended through a community network when we were having challenges with a different GC for a home renovation project (finishing third level) and considering replacing the prior GC. Jeff stepped in to take over from the prior contractor, and from the moment he was engaged, Jeff was communicative and helpful, keeping us in the loop on progress and scheduling. Jeff listened to understand our vision and intention for the space, but was also not afraid to offer suggestions from his own experience to help achieve the best outcome. With our whole family, including two young children, living in the home while the project was ongoing, Jeff, Rob, and the rest of the team were conscientious of our space, cleaning up every day and coordinating with us for the more disruptive portions of the work. Overall, Jeff did everything in his power to make an awkward transition as smooth as possible and left us feeling like we had a collaborator and partner for our project; we are glad we transitioned to him to finish out the project, and we will certainly look his way for any future projects in our home.
our place needed custom shelving and woodwork for storage and our experience with them was all good cuz they listened and made it fit right and this carpentry service felt REALLY GOOD.
my dad needed deck repair and refinishing to make it safe again and this service handled it great tho boards were rough at first and the carpentry service made it look WONDERFUL.
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Established 3.8 rating
Custom cabinetry5.0
Sustainability focus5.0