Regional · Woburn, MARegional · 215 Lexington St 2nd floor, Woburn, MA 01801, USA
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Seaver Construction. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A typical single-level deck is 12×16 — about 200 sq ft.
Estimated range
$7,750 – $14,500
Typical carpentry project around $11,100
Seaver Construction has been building out of Woburn since 1985 — 41 years, 26 people, with Scott L. Seaver as president — and its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, #106694, is active on the state registry. The Better Business Bureau has accredited the company since February 1988 and grades it A+. The permit record shows what they actually build. BuildZoom lists 260 projects at a typical permit value near $549,000, spanning new single-family homes in Arlington, a two-story addition to a Plymouth fire station, and the conversion of Danvers offices into simulation labs plus a veterinary-science building addition. The company calls itself a commercial and residential general contractor and construction manager working across eastern Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and southern Maine; Houzz puts its typical job between $50,000 and $2 million. Homeowners writing between 2007 and 2013 describe careful planning and considerate site conduct. A 2012 client praised the carpenter's neatness installing windows on a September-to-October run and said every question came back answered quickly. Another in 2012 recalled a $38,000 kitchen that went so smoothly they hired the company again for their bathrooms. A 2007 homeowner named project manager Julio Serrano and noted the crew reinstalled her toilet each evening so she was never without one. The complaints in that same older record are equally specific, and they cluster around schedule and supervision. A 2006 client said a four-to-five-month project ran past eleven months and that a basement wall had to be rebuilt three times because the drawings weren't followed. A 2008 reviewer gave three stars, saying Seaver's own crews were good but the electrical, flooring and painting subcontractors were slow and messy while the project manager lost track of them. A 2015 account, about work done years earlier, alleged material shortcuts on roofing and windows. On HomeAdvisor, 69% of ratings are five stars and 19% are two. The newest word concerns a jobsite rather than a finished house. In May 2026 two neighbours of a build at 93 Hathaway Circle in Arlington left one-star reviews describing trash and debris across lawns and driveways through months of construction and nails in the road that caused flat tires, saying repeated calls went unanswered. A 2023 one-star account alleged shoddy work the company declined to put right. For a commercial or institutional client, the permit history, the DCAMM certification Houzz lists and the four-decade run are substantial. For a homeowner, this is a firm praised for planning and craft and criticised for schedule and subcontractor supervision — so before signing, pin down in writing who your project manager is, how subcontractors are held to schedule and quality, and what site housekeeping and daily clean-up you can expect.
We have been dealing with ongoing issues from Seaver Construction for several months while they build a house across from our home, and the experience has been extremely frustrating for our family and neighbors. The construction site has repeatedly been poorly managed. Workers regularly left trash throughout the street, and nails were left on the road multiple times, causing flat tires for us and other neighbors. We and others had to replace tires because of this negligence. The noise and disruption have also been excessive and inconsiderate. On several occasions, they scheduled dumpster/container swaps on weekend mornings around 7:00 AM. The backup alarms and truck noise woke our entire family, including our young children, and caused our dog to bark nonstop. Weekend mornings became stressful instead of peaceful. What made this worse is that after the first incident, I called to complain and asked them not to schedule these loud operations so early on weekends. My concerns were ignored, and the same thing continued happening. During the winter, construction trucks also dumped a large amount of snow across our driveway, blocking access to our garage. No one came to clean it up, and it delayed our entire day. I understand construction causes inconvenience, but this went far beyond normal disruption. The company showed very little consideration for the surrounding neighborhood and seemed to lack proper supervision and site management throughout the project.
Their construction project at 93 Hathaway Circle in Arlington left trash and debris strewn across the neighborhood, on neighbors' lawns and driveways, through out the entirety of their months-long build. Called several times, and no one addressed the concern. Can't trust them to pick up their trash, but you can trust them to build your house? Edit: The company's response below is untrue. I picked up the trash myself from my lawn, my neighbors lawns, and the surrounding area, and then left it on the project's doorstep as a souvenir--several times. Dana Tower - you sent someone to investigate the day after I left this publicly available negative review--weeks after my initial calls--which tells me it had its intended effect. Either you are presenting false information in an attempt to save face, or your investigation skills need improvement--much like your project management. I have the relevant call logs and outdoor camera footage that you may add to your very thorough investigation. I will not be calling you to discuss this further :)
Attentive, reliable, and truly customer-focused. They listen carefully, communicate consistently, and deliver exactly what they promise—on time and with great attention to detail. A professional team you can trust from start to finish.
I would highly recommend Seaver Constructions for whatever your next project may be. They are very professional and reliable!
Some of the most shoddy work I've ever seen. I've had all different types of tradesmen and handymen come in to repair the work, and each one asks who did it originally, and says it wasn't done right the first time. He also refused to make it right, then called me up to chew me out for reporting him to the B.B.B. I've heard from several other clients of his the same thing. Do yourself a favor, DO NOT use Seavsr.
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