Murphy Building Co.

Murphy Building Co. is a design-build construction company based in Brewster, on Cape Cod, and it works at both ends of the trade: new residential and commercial construction on one side, renovations and additions on the other. What sets its pitch apart is that the design work stays in house. The company says it provides preliminary design and pre-construction services alongside the building itself, so drawings and planning can sit with the same firm that swings the hammer rather than being handed between an architect and a separate contractor. Its president and owner, Andrew Murphy, is described by the company as having 35 years in the construction industry. Those details come from the company's own description of itself, so treat the tenure and the design-build capability as claims to confirm rather than as an independently checked history. Before signing, ask to see finished Cape projects of a similar size and scope, and ask for a written scope that spells out where the design phase ends and construction begins. Homeowners on the Lower and Mid Cape planning an addition, a whole-house renovation, or a new build who want design and construction under one contract are the natural fit here; ask for direct references from recent clients to fill in what the company's own account cannot.