Minglewood Homes Inc

Minglewood Homes is a Chatham-based general contractor, and the clearest evidence of its standing comes from a very specific place: historic preservation. The company's restoration of the Leander Gould House, a project owner Tim Smith carried out with architects Zibrat & McCarthy, won a Chatham Preservation Award, and a community newsletter interview described the multi-year effort in detail. Tim Smith, a Chatham native, says he founded the company in 1993 (BBB records a 1997 start instead) and has been building on Cape Cod for three decades. The one detailed customer account on file is from 2020: a homeowner described Smith walking through an unfinished basement with a clear vision for the finished space, and being surprised by how much he ultimately built out — storage, a finished basement, and more. Google shows a 4-star average from 4 ratings, and the Better Business Bureau gives the company an A+ grade. Smith is also active in the Chatham community outside his contracting work — Cape Cod Times reported he personally donated the cost of the stone for the town's Revolutionary War monument. Houzz lists the company's work as spanning new construction, historic renovation, additions, general remodeling, basement remodeling and accessory dwelling units — a broad range consistent with both the award-winning restoration and the basement project described above. There isn't a deep written review history to draw on, and BuildZoom's own listing is inconsistent about licensing (it shows a 'verified license' badge while its own detail section says none is required), so it's worth confirming licensing and getting references directly. For a homeowner considering a historic renovation or a substantial addition in Chatham, Minglewood's preservation-award work is the strongest signal on file.