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In 2022, a Waltham homeowner asked Moises Rodriguez Garcia about a drywall replacement an insulation inspector had recommended. He explained why it wasn't needed — he could do the job, he said, but it would be money wasted — and the customer wrote that the conversation saved them thousands. MJ Painting and Carpentry runs out of High Street in Waltham, and the name is the work: painting and carpentry, with the carpentry running to the things outside that people stop trusting. A 2023 review describes rails, posts and a gate that had become dangerous coming out and going back sturdier than they had ever been. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active under the company's own name. On Google it holds 5 stars from five ratings, and BuildZoom scores the business 91, which puts it in the top 37% of the Massachusetts licensed contractors that site tracks. A sensible call for exterior carpentry — porch rails, posts, gates — and for painting around Waltham. Get the scope and the price in writing before anyone starts, and ask for a nearby job from the past year you can go look at.
Needed rails, posts, and a gate replaced that had become dangerous. They replaced it and made it sturdier then it ever was. Looks great and will last a long time. 5 stars from me!
Met with Moises about changing the dry wall an insolation inspector had recommended. He spent time to explain to me how the replacement was not needed, and he could do the job, but it was not necessary and I would be wasting my money. He saved my thousands of dollars, literally. You don't find honest people like him anymore. They will always have my recommendation.
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from MJ PAINTING AND CARPENTRY INC.. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A typical single-level deck is 12×16 — about 200 sq ft.
Estimated range
$7,750 – $14,500
Typical carpentry project around $11,100
Renovates century-old structures5.0
Multi-trade condo work4.1
Pool leak two contractors could not find4.5
