Raf's Construction Company, Inc

Raf's Construction Company works out of Woburn and its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, number 190086, is active — the state registry lists the holder as RAF'S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., the company itself, not a similarly-named third party. Rafael Nepomuceno runs it, and the permit trail is small but recent: eight permitted jobs, seven of them in the last three years. Two are in Marblehead — a master bathroom remodel with a second bath update and closet work on Auburndale Road in 2023, recorded complete, and a second-floor bedroom extension on Overlook Road in 2024. Others sit in Brookline, Lowell, Somerville and Middleton, in a band from a $4,450 deck repair up to a $60,000 kitchen-and-bathroom addition. The customer record is one line long. A Thumbtack reviewer, Jean B., wrote in June 2025: "Best contract I work so far very recommend." That is the entire written history — one five-star rating, no detail about the job, and no reviews anywhere else. Not a bad sign, but not enough to tell you how this crew handles a schedule, a change order, or a problem. Two things are worth raising before you call. The 2024 Marblehead bedroom-extension permit is recorded as suspended, and a 2021 Somerville permit was rejected with the note "failure to provide requested documents" — both are worth asking about directly, since permit friction is the kind of thing that stretches a timeline. Separately, BuildZoom lists a second credential for the company, a construction supervisor record with no number attached and an expiration it gives as February 2026; that one is the directory's claim and was not confirmed with the state, so ask for the number and check it yourself if your job touches structure. One more note on the paperwork: Thumbtack shows the company self-reporting three employees and 25 years in business. Nothing corroborates the 25 years — the permit history starts in 2019 — so treat it as the company's own claim. The registration is real and current, the recent work is homeowner-scale remodeling and additions, and there are two finished Marblehead jobs behind them. With a single review on file, ask for references from the 2024 and 2025 jobs and get the scope and permit responsibilities in writing.