Rakes Remodeling

Rakes Remodeling is a Holbrook-based general contracting and remodeling business whose customer record splits sharply: genuinely loyal repeat customers on one side, one serious unresolved complaint on the other. A customer writing in August 2025 said the owner, Pat, had been their go-to for home improvement work for nearly a decade, citing reasonable pricing and a free drywall and paint touch-up after a furniture delivery damaged the wall. Another August 2025 review described the crew clearing and repairing damaged gutters and hauling away hazardous debris from a roof that hadn't been part of the original job. A local appliance-store owner, from Hub Appliance, also left a Google review in August 2025 -- not as a customer, but as a referral partner -- saying he regularly sends his own customers to Rakes Remodeling for cabinetry and flooring repairs and describes a good working relationship with the company. Set against that is a Better Business Bureau review alleging significant damage during a remodeling job -- problems with plumbing and fixtures, and work the customer says was never finished. BBB doesn't date the review, and the same profile carries an A+ letter grade despite the company not being BBB-accredited -- both worth asking about directly before booking similar work. A homeowner considering Rakes Remodeling for general home-improvement work like gutters or drywall repairs has real customer testimony to go on; anyone considering plumbing, tile, or tub work should ask pointed questions about that complaint and get the scope and an inspection plan in writing first.