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Orleans Carpenters operates out of 8 Commerce Dr in Orleans, MA, and has been under family ownership for decades. A 2012 local news feature reports that Paul and Beth Dixon took over the business more than a quarter century earlier, from a couple who originally started it to teach a trade to at-risk youth. Beyond that history, the online record is very thin. Google shows only two total ratings averaging 5 stars, and the single retrievable review reads simply "This is not a place," which does not describe any carpentry work and may be a comment about the map listing rather than a job the reviewer hired them for. No other review platforms, directories, or licensing records surfaced anything usable. There isn't enough verifiable feedback here to say what customers consistently praise or where problems have come up. This is a business with a real, decades-long local history but almost no documented online footprint. Anyone considering Orleans Carpenters should ask directly about current licensing, insurance, and recent references, since the public record doesn't offer much else to go on.
“More than a quarter century ago, Paul and Beth Dixon took over Orleans Carpenters from a couple who had started the business to help troubled youths learn a trade.”
This is not a place.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Orleans Carpenters. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A typical single-level deck is 12×16 — about 200 sq ft.
Estimated range
$7,750 – $14,500
Typical carpentry project around $11,100
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Added 1 new comment, added 1 new photo, established 2.9 rating
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