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Steve Nutter has been at this since 1978 — 48 years, by the Better Business Bureau's count — running a four-person shop in East Falmouth that does cabinetry, hardwood floors and carpentry. The customer accounts on Google are all from 2019, and all three are five stars. A couple restoring a 100-year-old farmhouse wrote that their hardwood floors were beaten, worn and stained when they brought him in. Another homeowner, who grew up around cabinet makers and framers and had general-contracted four homes of their own, chose him for their hardwood floors. The third, writing in September 2019, called him "a Master Carpenter in every sense of the word" after hiring him to fix a series of errors another carpenter had made. His Massachusetts construction supervisor licence, CS-025727, is active. Houzz lists a stack of flooring-trade credentials alongside it — NWFA certification for installation and for sand and finish, a Bona sand-and-finish certification, and Master Pergo Installer — and the BBB gives the business an A+ letter grade, though it is not BBB accredited. On Google the shop holds a 5-star average from three ratings. For hardwood floors and built-in cabinetry around Falmouth, he is a credible call, and the 2019 accounts describe exactly that kind of work. Ask to see a couple of jobs he has finished recently, and get the scope, the finish and the schedule in writing before anyone starts.
My wife and I purchased a 100 year old farmhouse in need of a lot of work. We came to the point in our project for the beaten worn and stained hardwood floors needed attention. We were not sure if they could be saved but after only a hour or so of Steve and his team being at the house I knew we choose the right team. The 50+ years of abuse and neglect were gone! Before even applying any sealer or urethane I was amazed at how the floors and the house had transformed. Ben, Steve's son had promptly returned the following days to apply 2 more coats of urethane..wow the floors look brand new!!! Steve and his team of craftsman are the best at what they do, they were on time, very fair with price and most importantly a pleasure to work with. Highly recommended!!!
I was raised in a house of Cabinet makers, roofers, framers. My husband and I have had the pleasure of general contracting 4 homes of our own. That experience offered many working relationships with skilled artisans. We choose Steve Nutter to do our hardwood floors in our last home in Falmouth. We were taking on a challenging project 100 miles away from home, family and familiar workers. It quickly became obvious to us that we wanted this gifted gentleman, master of floors, finish, including stair building to be much more involved in our building. Steve made us feel confident and comfortable in an unfamiliar location. His direction was knowledgable, unpressured , and cost conscious! Steve’s pricing was competitive though his finished product was always superior. He successfully, timely and creatively completed our project above our expectation! In a few words Steve is a gentleman, a gifted trades person, creative, competitive and reliable! We have OFTEN referred him to others! Always successfully!
Steve Nutter is a Master Carpenter in every sense of the word. I first encountered his steady hand and keen eye when I brought him in to fix a series of errors another carpenter made. I was amazed watching him work and immediately recognized he didn’t even have to think very hard to solve a problem that completely vexed the carpenter before him. I later moved to California. When we were remodeling our house and installing hardwood floors I flew him out to do the work rather than toss a coin with an unknown. Again, I watched, amazed at he figured out creative solutions to things while thinking on his feet and thought of things that greatly improved my vision for what I wanted to do. I just brought him back to the airport last week after flying him out to Oregon to consult on remodeling a home and adding new floors to an Inn on the Oregon Coast. He saved me thousands of dollars in the process and came up with a plan and found the materials for me and was an absolute pleasure to have with us. I am grateful to have found Steve. He is a rare bird in this world - shows up on when he says he is going to, gives a fair and reasonable estimate and comes in on time and on budget, has a network of people he knows and has worked with for decades of similar caliber, and most importantly does stellar work. You cannot go wrong.
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Steve Nutter and Son Cabinetry & Specialty Flooring. 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.
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$7,750 – $14,500
Typical carpentry project around $11,100
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Came back to fix deck stairs years later5.0
Decks and porches5.0
Custom sheds5.0
Damaged trim and shingles replaced before painting4.3
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