Local business · Plymouth, MALocal business · 108 Buzzards Bay Dr, Plymouth, MA
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Pillar Homes. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000
Two reviews, one month apart in 2025, both for a major multi-room renovation, and they could not disagree more. In August 2025 a customer wrote that Helsom and his team were great — easy to work with, finished on time, and the work still draws compliments. In September 2025 the next customer opened with a single word: Beware. That second account is the detailed one, and it is the one to read closely. It describes a condo remodel that ran past eighteen months, change orders the customer believed were being used to lift the price, mistakes they put down to thin supervision, a worksite that was not kept clean, and no electrical or plumbing subcontractors of the company's own. The reviewer's own advice was to hold back part of every payment until the work is signed off — sensible with any contractor, and worth doing here. The company belongs to Helsom Dias and calls itself family-owned, working out of Plymouth on custom homes, additions, kitchens, bathrooms, decks and basement remodels. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, 211387, is active on the state registry in the company's own name. Angi additionally lists a trade licence number, CS-117296, as the company's own self-report, and notes that Spanish is spoken. Two reviews is not a track record, and a 3.0 average made of one five-star and one one-star tells you the outcome varied — not that it averages out. If you call, get the scope, the schedule, the change-order process and a payment holdback in writing before anything starts, and ask directly who is doing the electrical and the plumbing.
Beware. Have extremely detailed plans and specifications. This contractor makes everything a change order at exorbitant prices. The remodel of a condo unit took over 18mos because contractor takes on more work than team can handle. Many mistakes are due to lack of supervision and his staff does not maintain a clean worksite causing waste and lost materials. He does not have electrical or plumbing subcontractors. His pricing is not transparent and he uses change orders to increase his profit. He takes no responsibility and is difficult to work with. Have a detailed time schedule backed by a holdback from each payment that is released only on satisfactory completion.
Helsom and his team were great! He was very easy to work with. The work all got done in a timely fashion and we now get constant compliments on the quality of the work.
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