Tigo Builders Inc.

Tigo Builders is a small, owner-led Falmouth outfit — Thiago Chaves runs it personally, with Rachel handling operations — that has built a wide base of business on Cape Cod and the Islands doing additions, decks, kitchens and full exterior renovations. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, held by Thiago Chaves, is verified active, and the company carries an A+ BBB rating. The volume and range of the written record stand out: 30 reviews from 2023 through early 2026 describe everything from a basement slider window swap to full-scope work. A 2024 review from a residential contractor in New York City — who hired Thiago and his crew to restore a vacation home after a major plumbing leak, including a gut renovation of a bathroom, bedroom, closets and hallway — said the work was carried out cleanly and professionally, down to crawling under the house to spray insulation foam, adding "I only wish they worked in Manhattan." Another 2024 review describes a Martha's Vineyard addition that touched nearly every system in the house: two bedrooms expanded, a half bath and full bathroom added, the main bathroom rebuilt, a three-season porch and new deck built, a shed added, the whole house reshingled, and all plumbing and electrical brought up to current code. A separate 2024 review covers a full remodel of a 120-year-old home for aging in place — a new first-floor bedroom, a walk-in-shower bathroom, updated plumbing and electrical, mini-splits, and new quartz kitchen counters. Recurring themes across the reviews are responsiveness and clear communication, particularly for out-of-state and second-home owners: multiple reviewers working with Tigo remotely praised the team for keeping them informed at every step. Pricing transparency also comes up — a 2024 review describes an itemized, lower-than-competitors quote for a three-deck project with no hidden costs or delays. Ratings are consistently 5.0 stars across both Google (26 ratings) and Houzz (5 ratings, though Houzz notes one of those five is from a photography vendor rather than a homeowner). Self-reported, Thiago started in the trades at 21 and has 16-plus years of experience, including fine carpentry work on Martha's Vineyard, before founding the current company in 2019.