Valentim General Construction, Corp

Five hundred and fifteen permits, and not one customer review. That is the shape of Valentim General Construction, Corp, a Swampscott company at 232 Robert Rd whose BuildZoom profile names Anner Amaya, Erivaldo Valentim and Marcos Valentim as its owners. The volume is real and recent. BuildZoom's permit records show roughly 223 jobs in the past three years out of 515 all told, mostly plumbing with home additions second, at a typical permit size of about $4,500 — small-ticket work done often rather than a handful of large projects. What is missing is any account from the people who hired them: BuildZoom states plainly that it has received no reviews. Licensing is the thing to settle before calling. The Massachusetts registry shows a home improvement contractor registration in this company's name, number 191706, and it has expired; BuildZoom lists that same registration, plus a second one numbered 169334, as cancelled. That matters here because the company takes on home additions, which is exactly the work HIC registration covers. BuildZoom also lists an active Massachusetts plumber licence (17292), a plumbing business licence (4764) and a construction supervisor licence (CS-111596) — but those are the directory's claims, not confirmations from the state. For plumbing work, the permit history is the strongest thing going for them, and it runs deep. For an addition or any home-improvement contract, ask for a current HIC registration number and check it with the state's Office of Consumer Affairs before you sign anything.