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Murray Renovations is a one-person carpentry and handyman operation run out of Arlington, MA by Nathan Murray, who by his own account handles jobs start to finish and brings in subcontractors only for electrical and plumbing work. The written record here is old, five reviews, all dated between 2006 and 2008, but it is detailed and consistently positive. In a 2008 review, a customer described Nathan exposing and fixing previous shoddy work on an apartment renovation, adjusting scope as the project evolved, and finishing with framing the customer called great quality. A 2007 review recounts a home addition completed over more than six months through a New England winter, with the building inspector reportedly impressed by the framing and how tight the finished addition came out. Two shorter 2007 and 2006 reviews repeat the same themes on smaller jobs: careful, detail-oriented work, fair pricing, and showing up when promised. Both HomeAdvisor and Angi separately show a perfect 5.0-star average across five reviews each, 22 years of experience, and the same two self-reported license numbers, 143107 and 082902, though those are the company's own claims on each platform rather than something checked against the state registry. HomeAdvisor's listing also states the business offers emergency services but not free estimates. There is nothing on file from the last decade-plus, so the honest read is that this track record, while strong, is old; anyone considering Murray Renovations today should ask directly about current availability and more recent work. For carpentry-heavy jobs, framing, additions, built-ins, decks, the historical record points to careful, detail-oriented work at a price customers called reasonable.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Murray Renovations. 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
Called Nathan and scheduled a time for him to come out and perform the work. He was punctual and professional as usual. He spent several hours working, making sure the prep work was done correctly. When he was done, the plumbers work would be very easy. Nathan installed a large wooden plate for which a TV stand would mount to on a wall.
Nothing came very easy on this project. Nathan found himself constantly exposing previous shoddy work that needed to be fixed. I often changed the scope of work as things progressed and Nathan did not have any problem adjusting. He pays fine attention to detail and will not leave anything he was unsatisfied with. He came up with some creative solutions to work around some issues. I was pleased with the quality of work, from framing to finish, and the apartment looks great. He was pleasant to work with and is an honest, hard working contractor. I will be calling him back to do other work on my home.
overall we are very happy with the final results. it was a long project lasting over 6 months. after demolition in January we had to deal with the freezing cold temptress of winter. Nathan Murray worked in the freezing temperatures, some days leaving the house at 8pm while starting at 730am. upon inspection we found existing problems that needed to be attended to. Nathan took care of everything for us. final inspection, the inspector was impressed with the framing and how tight the addition was. I would highly recommend Nathan Murray for any remodeling job. He does not cut any corners, makes useful recommendations, definitely knows his trade. his framing skills are excellent as my friend who recommended him said, his finish skills need a little work but that comes with experience.
Everything was great and his price was great too. Quality is number one with him. He will do what it takes to make sure the job is done properly and of the highest quality. He is a perfectionist and has high attention to detail.
Nathan was responsive and responsible. The quality of his work was excellent and his price was reasonable. He showed up when he said he would and completed the work in a timely manner.
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Shed craftsmanship5.0
Full bathroom remodels4.9
