Woodcat LLC

Woodcat LLC is a Somerville general contractor run by Benjamin Dryer, working on remodeling and renovation projects in the city. Three Somerville building permits sampled by BuildZoom show the range: a $310,000 complete interior renovation converting a historic-designated two-family into a single-family home in 2018, a $180,000 buildout of a 150-seat theater space the same year, and a $40,000 repair replacing a water-damaged exterior wall and reinforcing its footing in 2017. Word of mouth on Reddit backs the scale of that work. In an October 2025 r/Somerville thread, a fellow contractor working alongside Woodcat on city projects called Ben and Shellie's remodeling work high-end, and another commenter in the same thread pointed to their familiarity with Somerville's permitting process. A separate 2024 r/boston thread comparing local contractors for a custom build-out described Ben as doing solid, high-end work with no corners cut. One thing worth confirming directly: the state registry confirms Woodcat's Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration (#188963) has expired — BuildZoom's listing gives an expiration date of 11/2/2025, though it's also inconsistent about the license itself, describing the same number as a General Contractor license in one place and a Home Improvement Contractor license in another, and separately noting it was at one point cancelled. For a bigger renovation or historic-property project in Somerville, the permit history and word of mouth point to real capability — just confirm the license is current before signing anything.