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Verified record
License Verified198348MA hic · verified Aug 10, 2026
- MA HIC licenseVerified active
- Not rated by the BBB
- 2 work photos
Highlights
- Recent recommendation — customer called service good, prices reasonable
- 2022 complaint — shower installed over rotting wood, job abandoned
Morris Home Services is a one-owner handyman and property-upkeep shop run by Russell Morris out of Gloucester, working carpentry, tiling and remodel jobs across Cape Ann and the North Shore. The record here is thin but pointed. The only detailed account on file, a 2022 review, describes a $5,000 complete bathroom renovation that went badly: the customer said Morris installed a shower insert without leveling it or replacing the rotted wood underneath, then said he was done with the job and wanted full payment, on top of extra hours billed beyond what was agreed. Weighing against that, a recent LinkedIn comment calls the service good and the prices reasonable, though it offers no specifics of its own. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration (#198348) is verified active, and BuildZoom independently confirms the same license. BuildZoom's permit records show just one tracked project in the past three years — a $5,000–$20,000 job from 2021 — putting its builder score in the bottom fifth of the roughly 139,000 Massachusetts contractors it tracks. Given how little independent record exists beyond that one serious complaint, get the scope and payment terms in writing and check recent references before signing on for a larger remodel.
What does handyman work cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Morris Home Services. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A day rate replaces the task list — usually the better deal once the list gets long.
Estimated range
$220 – $850
Typical handyman visit around $540
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