Nichols Carpentry

Nichols Carpentry works out of 42 Hampden Street in Swampscott, with Charles Nichols named as its owner. The trade is straightforward residential carpentry: framing, cabinets, finish carpentry, deck repair, and door and window work. Massachusetts registry records confirm the business was registered — Home Improvement Contractor registration number 152421 stands in the name Nichols Carpentry — but that registration has expired. BuildZoom's listing puts the expiration date at 27 August 2008 and says it checked again in March 2026 and still found it expired, with no active licence on file. That is the first thing to settle. Ask whether the registration has since been renewed and get the current number to check against the state registry, particularly for any job that needs a permit. The BuildZoom listing carries no customer reviews either, so ask for recent local references and addresses of comparable work.