Teheen Construction

Teheen Construction is a carpenter's shop first. Houzz files Michael Teheen under Woodworkers & Carpenters, and its service list reads like one: trim and crown molding, wainscoting, built-ins and bookcases, cabinets and vanities, fireplace mantels, interior and exterior doors, plus decks and pergolas. The written accounts are few and they are old. In a January 2021 Google review, a homeowner described Mike and his crew repairing and replacing portions of a rotting foundation, putting in long days to make the new one solid. A 2020 reviewer said the crew turned up early and kept the site clean and organized, and that when taking a house apart threw up the usual surprises, Mike laid out the options rather than just the bill. A 2018 customer had an outdated bathroom demolished and rebuilt and praised how the whole job was coordinated. A Houzz reviewer that same August said Michael sticks to budget and timeline and stays available for questions. Against that sits one 2016 Google review of the sharpest kind: showed up late, worked half days, charged $4,000 more than quoted, and did work the customer called subpar. It is ten years old and it is the only account like it, but it names a figure, and it is why a short run of five-star write-ups does not add up to a five-star company here. The paperwork is thin in both directions. BBB has not rated the business — it says it has insufficient information — and publishes no complaints and no reviews. It records a Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards licence number, 149787, running to February 2027, but that is BBB's own record rather than a verification. BBB also files the company under 'Hardware Sales', plainly the wrong category for a construction business. Michael Teheen owns it, BBB puts it at three employees, and it belongs to the Ipswich Chamber of Commerce. Best suited to finish carpentry and built-in work on the Cape Ann side of the North Shore — the stated service area runs Ipswich, Hamilton, Topsfield, Rowley, Wenham, Essex, Manchester, Boxford, Danvers and Beverly. Since the newest written account is from January 2021, ask for a couple of 2025 or 2026 references, and get the change-order terms written into the quote.