Triple-deckers, brownstones, and colonials older than the country, all standing up to New England winters: Massachusetts gives its trades no offseason. These rankings aggregate the highest-rated businesses from every TopRated city directory in Massachusetts.
Triple-deckers, brownstones, and New England winters give Boston's plumbers, roofers, and HVAC pros no offseas...
New England's second-largest city runs on triple-deckers and Victorians, and its winters give roofers and furn...
Office of Public Safety and Inspections - Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registration is the relevant authority. Massachusetts requires HIC registration for residential contracting at or above $1,000, and a separate Construction Supervisor License for anyone supervising the structural work.
Licensing threshold: $1,000 or more for residential work.
Mass.gov's professional license verification covers HIC registration. Check a license here.
Signed a contract at your door and had second thoughts? Federal law (the FTC's Cooling-Off Rule) gives you 3 business days to cancel most door-to-door sales over $25, no reason required - Massachusetts follows the same 3-day window for home-solicitation sales.
To report a problem: Massachusetts Attorney General - Consumer Protection, file a complaint here. The Home Improvement Contractor Guaranty Fund can pay homeowners for losses from a registered contractor's poor or incomplete work, up to statutory limits.
Winter (December-March) is the hard season - nor'easters, ice dams, and burst pipes in the region's older housing stock. Spring brings the cleanup and re-roofing that follows.
Facts sourced from published state statute, the licensing board's own site, and government tax pages current as of this writing; treat as a starting point, not legal advice, and confirm anything material with the board or agency directly.
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