On Point Home Improvements

When a homeowner with a very old wood-shingle house hired Alan Pittsley in September 2023, what stayed with her was being walked around the outside of it: he showed her where the problems were and laid out the different ways each could be handled, made the repairs that were needed, then put on the vinyl siding and rebuilt the front porch. On Point Home Improvements is Alan D. Pittsley Jr.'s sole proprietorship, run from Allen Street in New Bedford. The Better Business Bureau puts it at 14 years in business and grades it A+, though it is not accredited there. Angi and HomeAdvisor both list it as family-owned, and a December 2022 customer wrote about Alan and his brother working the job together. The work is exterior repair rather than new building — decks and porches, gutters, vinyl and wood or fiber-cement siding repaired or partly replaced, doors and windows. The BBB listing adds roofing and remodeling to that. Customers describe the same working style each time. The December 2022 reviewer called the brothers honest and straightforward and said they stayed inside the time set for the project. An August 2022 customer wrote that they were above board and no-nonsense, showed up, and got it done quickly and right. Angi and HomeAdvisor each show 5.0 across 14 ratings, 93% of them five stars. Two things are worth holding in mind. The written history is thin and dated: five customer accounts, and the newest, from November 2023, was posted before the work had even begun — it describes dealing with Alan, not a finished job. And the service lists here are all repair and partial replacement, so if you need a full roof or a whole-house re-side, ask straight out whether he takes that on and ask to see a recent one. He suits an older house around New Bedford needing siding, porch, deck or gutter work from a two-man crew that will explain the options before anyone starts. Get the scope written down section by section — the job customers describe best is the one where repairs turned out to be needed underneath before the new siding could go on.