Best Metal Construction Company Cambridge Near Me

Wes Mason: Positive:Professionalism,Punctuality,Quality,Responsiveness,ValueVery Professional Staff. Very competent. Becky P is the lady to know!

Arge Nego: Outstanding responsible honest contractor. Definitely one of the few good ones. What we liked the most was their transparency, they will explain everything to you. As to price they claim their price is real, meaning it is what the project will truly cost (as opposed to contractors with better prices who miss or under-price items and charge you later). Quality depends on what you want or need, we had projects with various finishes and they delivered. We always got what we asked for and feel they helped avoid unnecessary costs. During the project sometimes we felt we were being overcharged but after talking to other contractors I do not think it was true, probably our own paranoia of protecting our money. They do a good job overall. We built a 3200+ sqft house (plus a 1200+ sqft basement) in a lot of 5+ acres with them and also did several remodeling jobs in our home over four years). We hired them as builders so they followed plans, do not expect architecture or design unless you hire those services. Not their fault but I didn't like that if something was missing or wrong in the plans then it was more money but understand they had to spend a lot of extra time figuring things out for us. Not much was their fault but even those small things (a bathroom fan was really noisy) they stood by their work and corrected it at no cost, this was really nice.From our experience I hopefully can pass something along for others to benefit from it.(1) Listen, they know what they are doing. Doesn't mean all is good. Specifications or plans can have issues. They are not responsible for plans but if they catch it they will let you know, an architect is the key. We forgot to revise provisional tiles so they installed the ones in the plans which we hated, had to pay to fix that...hated that but not their fault.(2) We made mistakes (such a waste of money) I thought a lot about this and some things went wrong because (A) we tried to over-optimize our investment (too cheap and second-guessed them too much), (B) we interfered (didn't know construction but with an engineering background thought "How hard could it be?"), (C) we didn't include all specifications from the beginning (e.g. no kitchen or bathrooms details and near the end of the project more money was needed), we should have taken the time to specify everything (tile we want, where it goes, siding we want, etc.), an architect would have helped A LOT here) so make SURE you include ALL you want because the contract is king (it will look more expensive at first but will eliminate surprises, be honest with yourself about your real budget), and (D) we tried to save money by not hiring an architect (WORST MISTAKE of all, the company offers this through partners) so for your own sanity and peace of mind hire the whole package to run the project (architect, engineering, etc.) because if you get them to only build they will not be responsible for anything else (e.g. you will be responsible for any architectural/engineering/design related/caused problems/mistakes/omissions and you may be stuck paying $60k of extra landfill because you didn't provide house elevations).They were reasonable but because delays cost money they were strict on payments. We looked at other contractors and Patagonia Construction seemed better about how they are on top of things. I may be wrong but other contractors would have been more expensive and stressful because of added costs during construction without us changing anything, not to be confused with changes we caused (e.g. not hiring an engineer to survey the land for elevations even though they told us we needed it...how dumb is that). They use a serious AIA-based (American Institute of Architects) contract we felt protected us from a lot of things (other contractor's contracts are ridiculous), it will not let the company leave the job unfinished and more, very professional.

Max Asterlin: or are connected to them via other businesses.3. The review by Agre is showing pictures of the Upton house. The Upton house was purchased by Patricio and Christine Feder. They sold the house to Iris in the fall of 2019. Therefore, the post from Agre is likely false because they were never an owner of that house.4. Aditya is somehow related to Unmesh Gandhi (an owner of Patagonia

Tamara B: BUYER BEWARE! Do not select Patagonia if you are looking to build a new, custom home. We, unfortunately, did and found out that they deceived us. There are so many problems that we had with Patagonia in the short time we worked with them. The problems are too numerous to list here, but I will give a sampling. We have confirmed that several of the homes on their site were actually built by another construction firm out of Boston. During contract negotiations, they showed us multiple sample homes to demonstrate their quality of work. Incredibly, we later found out that they lied to us and walked us through homes that they did not even build. Also, to further trick us into signing a contract with them, they gave us their WIVES as references and did not disclose their relationship. Almost immediately after the project started, they submitted multiple change orders that we discovered were consistently 300% higher cost than other providers we found on our own. The final straw came when Patagonia claimed that they had received approval from the town on the successful inspection of the foundation hole. We later learned that the town had NOT approved the hole and had explicitly rejected it. Despite this, Patagonia managed to very timely charge us for the "work performed." The "digging" of the hole was the last thing that Patagonia "did" for us. We are so thankful to not be working with them. I am sure you will see a number of highly positive reviews conveniently pop up after this is posted, but beware that these reviews are likely not legitimate. They played the same game with the Better Business Bureau, who found a number of their reviews on BBB website to not be credible.Edit: As predicted, mostly fake positive reviews were posted following my review. All of the pictures posted from the different reviewers were from the Upton house (the one house Patagonia showed us that they built) that is owned by Iris Noon (who did legitimately post). So, below is a picture of the foundation hole that Patagonia said was approved. I would post the comparison picture of the foundation hole that actually got approved, but I don't want people to think Patagonia had anything to do with the high quality work we received and have ultimately built our house upon. I should add that Patagonia put a Mechanic's Lien on our property to try to prevent us from moving forward. We paid Patagonia for the "hole" pictured and then Patagonia put a lien on us for another $116K for "work performed". That would mean that it cost Patagonia approximately $200K to dig a hole that was not even approved.

Christine Feder: Excellent custom home contractor/builder. Very professional and transparent way of operating, usually those that work like this are 10-20% more expensive. They only build so you need your own architect, they have architect & engineer partners which was nice for us that had none. Very communicative, responsive and honest which is hard to find. We found their price excellent for what we were getting.They built a large custom home of about 4000 sqft for us in a lot with a very difficult to clear thick forest and an extremely uneven terrain that was hard to level yet did an amazing job. Also had a very long 200ft driveway and several conservation department issues that appeared in the middle of the project to be resolved and they supported us every single step of the way. They were part of a team including an engineer and ourselves but as mentioned before they are builders and when we needed them to go to a town meeting they were there (they charged for the meeting but it was more work so it was fine, I'm not a freeloader and appreciate the extra time and effort). It was a really tough project that they did very well and others turned down or gave us crazy prices. They also did several remodeling jobs for us over the years. Quality is good but they build to specification so it depends on what we were requesting them to do. If you need "economical" construction just ask your architect to specify whatever that is on the plans. Many things are by code so I guess you cannot save there but since finishes range from cheap to crazy expensive they just followed whatever we requested. They always respected our wishes in terms of quality and cost and the execution was very good. They were always on top of the project, just make sure you hire an architect as well -your own or one of their partners- because they are only responsible for building and you need someone knowledgeable to design things. You may also need engineers and they can also help there through partners. They are not going to design things for you and it is better to have all planned out at the beginning of the project so there are no surprises. They do handle unknown issues well but if you have incomplete plans or allowances are not enough you could end up paying a steep bill for unplanned or unspecified items. NOTE: I'll try to help others understand this, ir was hard for me at first, an allowance is a ballpark guess of how much what is NOT specified could cost, if it's not enough you pay the difference out of pocket, e.g. if you do not know exactly the flooring you want an allowance gives you a ballpark.Overall we are very happy with their service, no complaints. Almost all issues with the project were not their fault and the few that were they corrected. What we liked the most is how fast they act on everything. Having a contractor that picks up the phone every time we call was important to us, they answered every single email and phone call the same day, probably 99.99% of our calls were picked up or returned within minutes. We will keep using them again for sure.Services:Remodeling,Exterior painting,Drywall installation,Refurbishment

aditya naik: We were looking for a place to build a house and didn’t have much knowledge about the process. Patagonia helped us in all the preliminary work that we needed to get going starting with scouting for a lot giving us insights on process as we proceeded. We ended up staying in a condo in Boston downtown but I would certainly recommend them to anyone building a home.

Joe Bai: Patagonia Construction was very professional from the onset. They showed up to bid our project when they said they would. Their bid was thorough and well justified. The price was very competitive.Workers showed up when promised and left our house presentable at the end of each day. The crew was respectful and very hard working. Our job proved to be bit more complicated and larger than anticipated. Patagonia handled the additional building supplies and man hours as quickly as humanly possible.At the end of the project our home was left spotless. The quality of the job has greatly enhanced our home.

Tyler Di Gioia: Extremely professional individuals who have gone above and beyond when quoting out a project for me. It was a pleasure working with the project manager and would highly recommend to anyone looking for a solid working relationship with a contractor.

Greg Farber: We were hesitant going in - we had bad experiences with contractors in the past. Even shopping for a contractor for our project, we felt that most companies didn't value our time, or our job.Not so with D&R!Our project was not a major renovation, but we were never treated like the job was "too small." We had some flooring re-done in our basement, some custom shelving and a closet installed, and some minor touch up repairs done on the exterior of our house.From the day Eric was scheduled to come out for the estimate, we knew these guys were different. Not only did Eric show up on time for the estimate (when does THAT happen?), but he called about 5 minutes beforehand concerned that he might be late.We felt that after the meeting, the quote and pricing he offered were fair and put down a deposit. We never felt pressured to proceed, and we were provided all information we requested: evidence of proper licensing, insurance, a fully complete legal contract, etc.When the job began, the workers were as punctual as Eric was on day one, and were courteous. We also found the crew to be careful and detailed to do the job right. We never felt uncomfortable with them working in our home, and they were flexible on timing and agreed to some minor tweaks and changes to the project as the need arose.Thanks for doing a nice job!

Lorrie McAllister: D &R Construction did a great job on our small bathroom remodel. The contractors were courteous, conscientious, and had great communication about the project. I would not hesitate to consider them for future work on our home.

Emiliana De Assis: Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness,ValueI contracted United Remodeling Corp. for a renovation my husband and I have been wanting to for a while. Everything came out more than what we expected. They were responsible, good timely manner, and professional. I’ll definitely recommend them to my friends and family.