Sparks Construction

Gary Sparks started this Norwood general contractor in 1983; his son Scott, a carpenter, runs it now, and the company describes itself as family-owned and operated, working across Greater Boston. The work is whole-house general contracting rather than a single trade: kitchens and bathrooms, additions, decks, basements and full home remodels, plus the exterior end — window replacement, siding and exterior doors — along with flooring and tile. Its Houzz profile, which shows four projects, lists licence number 099757. The company also says it holds a lead paint removal certification and an OSHA safety certification. Two things to pin down before you sign anything. Check that licence number yourself against the Massachusetts register, and ask for the names and numbers of a few homeowners whose kitchens, baths or additions the crew finished in the last year or two. Sparks suits the multi-trade job — a kitchen taken back to the studs, an addition, a basement finished — where having one outfit coordinate the whole sequence matters more than hiring a specialist. Get the scope, the schedule and the payment stages in writing before work starts.