Orr Homes LLC

Doug Orr started building young. A 2008 newspaper piece already described him as a residential home builder and the owner of Orr Construction and Orr Homes, LLC in Lexington, and as a 1999 graduate of Minuteman Technical High School. The company describes itself as family-run and owner-operated — Doug on site for every project alongside his wife Nicole — building custom luxury homes and taking on large-scale expansions, historic restorations and home maintenance. Its Houzz profile lists new home construction serving Lexington. The Better Business Bureau grades the LLC A+ and puts it at 19 years in business. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active on the state registry under Orr Homes LLC, and the company's own site lists Construction Supervisor Licence CS 088387. For a ground-up custom house or a large addition on an older Lexington home, this is a small family shop whose owner says he is on every site rather than a production builder. Ask to walk a recently finished house and speak to that homeowner, and get the allowances, the schedule and the change-order process written into the contract before anyone breaks ground.