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Quinn Construction is the family business Newton and Brookline homeowners call when a water or sewer line needs to be dug up and replaced — run by Chris and Doug Quinn out of West Newton, with the company's own site dating the business to 1996, nearly 30 years in. Every detailed review on file describes the same category of work: a water main or sewer line swap, usually finished faster than expected and with minimal disruption. A 2026 review described Chris scheduling a water-line job earlier than promised, then crew lead Kyle opting to lift a section of sidewalk slab instead of digging up the customer's lawn. Another 2026 review of a sewer pipe replacement noted Chris quoted more reasonably than a competing bid, didn't try to upsell, and finished the full job — including cleanup — in a single day, despite the household losing use of its toilet and plumbing for the duration. A 2025 review described a combined sewer-and-water-line replacement in Newton handled with clear pricing options and direct coordination of the city permitting. An older 2021 review described replacing "antiquated" waterlines in an old house, on estimate and on schedule, with the crew handling the city paperwork themselves. Several reviews come from repeat trade partners rather than one-off homeowners — a concrete company that has hired Quinn for multiple projects, and a survey/civil/structural firm that has collaborated with them on several residential jobs. There's no complaint in the written record. For a homeowner facing a water or sewer line problem specifically, the pattern here is a crew that handles the city-side logistics directly and looks for ways to minimize property disruption.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Quinn Construction Corp. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000
Quinn Construction just replaced a water line to my house this week. It was a very positive experience. Chris Quinn came for an estimate a couple days after my call. He also responded to all texts promptly. After I paid the city for their part of the work, Chris scheduled the work for a few days later, much earlier than expected. The crew showed up right on time. Kyle headed the crew and ran the heavy equipment. Initially, the plan was to dig up a 5 foot by 5 foot section of my lawn. Kyle was creative and instead lifted up a concrete slab from the sidewalk. After he dug the hole and pulled the old pipe, the city replaced it with copper. Kyle then refilled the hole and skillfully replaced the slab of concrete. It looks untouched and there was only minor damage to the verge. What a big relief after expecting major damage to the lawn. My water was also only off for about 3 hours.1 Again everyone was a pleasure to work with, but especially Chris and Kyle. I highly recommend them.
Worked with Chris and team on a water main replacement, they’re pros in work and communication. Would recommend and will work with again.
I highly recommend Quinn Construction!! We needed a sewer pipe replaced and Chris was professional, knowledgeable and great to work with from start to finish. He was transparent about the pricing, didn't try to upsell us, and was much more reasonable than another quote we got. Day of the job, Chris and his guys were here for a full day, keeping us apprised of what was going on at each step. They finished the whole job in one day (which was much appreciated considering we were without use of our toilet, laundry, dishwasher, etc!!), including cleanup, and were just generally really pleasant to work with.
Chris and his team were very professional and the work was performed safely and quicker than I expected. Highly recommend this company for all your construction neeeds.
Great group of hard working guys. Clean and professional, happy to have them do the job. It’s good to see a nice local family run business still doing well.
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Established 4.3 rating
Sustainability focus5.0
Insurance-coordinated fire and flood rebuilds4.7
Held to quoted price despite added scope4.5
Flooring specialty3.3
Multi-trade condo work4.1