Had a fantastic experience working with Alcantara! Marcelino was a great GC who was always upfront and informative about the tasks at hand. We were so impressed with their services that we asked to work with them for some additional work after the initial project was completed. The project involved redoing our kitchen and bathroom. We used a 3rd party to design and purchase the items through them and relied on Marcelino and his team to demo and install the new fixtures, cabinets and appliances! Although there were hiccups along the way (something to expect when it comes to any renovation work), Marcelino ensured that issues were had were addressed promptly. Marcelino was upfront during our initial walkthrough quote and gave an accurate timeframe when the project could be completed. The second phase involved the installation of some recessed lights which was completed within 1-2 weeks. Very happy with the results! There were some minor issues after the project's completion but after mentioning these concerns Marcelino had his team stop by our place with a very quick turnaround time to address our concerns. Overall Marcelino and his team were professional and respectful of our property (made sure to cover our exposed furniture during the painting/demolition phases). Their price was also reasonable for the Boston area. I would strongly recommend Alcantara for any renovation projects you may have! We would use them again for any future projects we may have planned. read more

Carlos does not cut corners, the work moves quickly, and the quality is outstanding. I would absolutely hire him again for future projects.

I am now in control of the family home. I thought the house was ready for tenants. Nope, there were minor and under cover major repairs needed. What to do?? I found Alcantara contractors and Carlos who provided GREAT service without delay. The restoration of three rooms was remarkable!! The costs, the turnaround time, the professionalism were well spent. I highly recommend Alcantara contractors. I know I will use them again and will always recommend them to anyone in the greater Boston area. Kudos Alcantara!! read more

They came by today and helped me with an ac situation and were incredible with it - they were very professional and polite and i would highly recommend them for any work around the house needed. read more

Alcantara contractors installed two new railings on our staircase. We really like my new railings. I can't believe we waited that long to get new ones installed. I would recommend Alcantara for all home improvements. Excellent work! read more

I came across Alcantara's Yelp page while doing a search for some work that I needed done at my home and reached out. I got a reply from Andrea Diniz asking for when they could visit. I replied promptly with my availability and that's where the conversation ended. Prior reviews here mention that people have had this very same problem with Alcantara. Happy to hear that they have enough work but glad that my project was not started and abandoned mid way. Keep this in mind before you call them. read more

The place still looks wonderful!!!!!! This is a good time to update your home You can trust them read more

I hired Alcantara to fix to wooden window sills and to rebuild the crumbing bottom under my kitchen sink in which mice were getting in. Everything looks great and I have not seen any mice! They were professional, on time, good communication and a job well done. read more

Alcantara gutted and rebuilt my kitchen and 1.5 baths and added a mudroom onto my 1930's Colonial. Their crew was professional and respectful of my home. Most notably, they were there every day working. I have been hearing horror stories of contractors just disappearing mid job. Not these guys. My father, an architect, carpenter and retired contractor, was genuinely impressed with the quality of their craftsmanship. I will be calling Carlos and his team again if I have another project in the future! read more

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We bought a new house and found Carlos' company in August of 2020. We initially contacted him to help us paint several rooms in our new home. After seeing his prompt response and attention to detail we decided to get the master bathroom renovated. The project took longer than expected but it was worth the wait. His crew is friendly, responsible, reliable and respectful. They left the house perfectly clean before they left every day. Shortly after he finished that job we asked him to help us reconfigure my husband's office. Another job very well done. We are certainly happy with all of his work and will hire him again if another project comes along. read more

I would highly recommend Alcantara based on our experience contracting them to remodel a very small bathroom in our home, adding a shower. I reached out on Yelp and Marcelino came to look at the space at a scheduled time, went over the details of what we wanted and provided a comprehensive estimate. We were picky and had chosen most of our finishes in advance from places that I don't think they typically use, but that was easily accommodated and worked into the quote. We planned a start date in advance and the crews started right on time. The workers were all very professional, friendly and discreet. The quality of the work is very good, everything turned out just how we wanted it to. All inspections went smoothly, and the project was finished in exactly 3 months. Alcantara was a great group to work with and I would definitely use them again! read more

Prompt response, competitive quote, and excellent work. They did the work without upselling me, as some other contractors tried to do. I'll be calling them again for my next project. Highly recommended! read more

Called up, said to text my address, texted back he got it and said would be in touch. NEVER heard back.

Can I give (-) Review? Called Carlos for large project, he promised to work with us, sent his project manager and told us they will give us price, work with us , after working back and force for months. No response and just wasted our time. Very not professional. read more

I tried twice to hire this company. I first reached out in February. Owner Nathalia told me to be available at a set time which I set aside. I asked for confirmation. She said she would confirm "soon" and never did. She told me this was because THEIR schedule was tight and one of their staff was on medical leave. OK. So I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt and reached out again at the beginning of July thinking my first experience was a fluke. Same deal. They told me a time and then no one showed up. Owner Nathalia C. (Identified as owner on Yelp message conversation) told me it was a short week. If you aren't going to show as a responsible business owner you call or text the client and tell them that you aren't coming and apologize for putting them out. Wasted my time twice. Very unprofessional. read more

I left an earlier review about this condo unit when Carlos and his company first started. We had to start from scratch and it looked like a hopeless situation. After having problems with my insurance choice of contractor I fired them and noticed a card left under my door from a neighbor having work done. I called and he came right over with a plan. We needed To rewire all electric so work had to be done without Electric. I recommended my upstairs neighbors to Carlos and they also contracted with him. First thing was permits and that's not easy. Carlos handled every phase of the work and took charge in a timely manner. We had such trouble getting everyone on the same page. Condo and private insurance, inspections of plumbing, fire,safety,and a mold issue. I had to live in a hotel for many months and many code inspections had to be arranged. Carlos's kept in touch every day and really cared about us. I have to say that losing my home and things were devastating. I had my days when I was really stressed out and felt hopeless. Carlos has confidence and tenacity. He knows what clients like me feel and always had a positive attitude. I mean they were outstanding from beginning to end and treated us with respect. My home owners insurance agent would say Carlos's Is fighting for you and condo funding to finish the job. He's a good business man and honest. He also adds all the little things you forgot about. Being homeless is not fun and I was in a hotel for almost 7 months mostly because of condo funding this project. I'm not sure that would have happened without all of us fighting for the project to be funded. 3 units in the condo complex were completely destroyed. I trusted him and the process. With his men and my insurance agent also the hotel staff I had every kind of support a senior could ask for. My sister is already going to tell all her friends that she knows someone who does small and big jobs for a good price and with a hell of a team. I'm ready to move back home now into my dream house with my dog who also missed home. Carlos would say. "you'll be happy " I am and grateful Hire him and his teams. He'll do the job and do it right I'm a timely manner Thank you Carlos I love it. read more

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We could not be happier with the entire experience working with Carlos and his team on our home renovation! We had always wanted to renovate our attic space and when we found out we were pregnant we knew we had to start ASAP. Carlos came right out to give us a quote and was able to start as soon as we were ready. He even finished a month earlier than anticipated, leaving us plenty of time to nest before baby arrives. His team was incredible and so nice and knowledgeable. They answered every question I had and would make reasonable recommendations to better the space but never pushing to where it was outside our budget. Carlos was super responsive and answered texts right away, always keeping us informed on the status of the project and what was coming up next. Our place looks and feels like a brand new home and we couldn't be happier! We HIGHLY recommend using Alcantara Construction. read more

I reached out through yelp. They asked for my email address and phone number and I never heard from them.

We had our basement remodeled by Carlos and his team and were satisfied with the end result. The pricing was competitive and his team were kind and hard working. Would recommend read more

The workmanship was of a good quality, and all the workers who came in and out for my bathroom remodel were extremely courteous, professional, and made sure to clean up once the job was done. I am rating this as a 3 because of the organization and communication, or lack there of, from the main contractor. Although everyone was very nice, there was little communication of the overall plan or any foreseen delays. we were first told to 4-5 days to install new tiles, fixtures, basin and toilet, shower doors and refinish a tub in about a 3x6 foot bathroom. it took over 10 days and the tub was scratched and the shower door leaked and had to be refinished twice in the process. People would show up unannounced, sometimes for one or two hours, sometimes for a full day. We would have to text and call often to understand what the day's plan was. Despite notifying that we had not planned to be home for a week, the work seemingly continued and we had to alter our plans and stay home for 2 days. Although I am happy with the outcome of the bathroom and the workmanship, the road it took to get there was bumpy. read more

This could not have gone better! Alcantara was very responsive to our inquiry and gave a fair estimate. Two workers came for different aspects of our railing repair job - both were friendly, professional, and superb craftsmen. Matias in particular handled a complex staining job with different base woods extremely well. We will be recommending Alcantara to our neighbors. read more

We needed a bathroom renovated and found Alcantara in our neighborhood doing work. Carlos followed up quickly after our initial query and gave us an estimate. The bathroom came out nice and we got quality stuff. The workers were very professional and made sure to clean up once their job was done. I'm sure we aren't the first customers of any contractor to wish the work had been done in a more timely fashion but it was done to our satisfaction. It is probably due to how busy Carlos and his crews are that the level of communication was not a little better than we wished it would have been but it was always very professional and in the end satisfying. We would use Alcantara again. read more

Carlos and his team were just what we needed to get our small projects done. They arrived and got the jobs done quickly. They did not attempt to upsell us. We were very satisfied. read more

Our basement flooded a bit. Insurance company had a company come out to dry the water and cut out and mildewed wall parts. They ended up taking out a piece out of one wall, and removing a bookcase and the baseboard from three walls. We hired Alcantara to reinstall the baseboard, the bookshelf, and replace the drywall that had been cutout and of course paint. We also had them paint a small child's bookshelf and replace the baseboard in another bathroom and paint that wall. They did great work. Very professional, prompt response from the first call. I had one point person to deal with, Marcelino, who was very responsive and courteous. The contractors they sent in to do each part of the job was professional and nice and worked fast. I also had them clean up a small bit of tile that was damaged and they did an excellent job on that as well. I've already asked for an estimate on a plumbing job I need done. Would've put 5 stars but I did have to ask them to paint the whole wall in the bathroom whereas I hoped that would have been done initially rather than doing a spot treatment, and I had to ask them to paint a wall they accidentally stained by leaning the child bookshelf against it. And again, one mention of my expectation and they met it with no hassle. read more

We were in a rush to find someone who is willing to do a small job and no one could do it. I called Carlos at 7:40am in the morning and told him the last minute emergency situation I have. Carlos really tried to help and it took him 45 minutes to work around with his people and get me a very good carpenter Alex who came at 9:30 am and did a good job! I also saw John 3:16 on their truck and I want to praise God for their willingness to help and great work attitude. Also, very reasonable price and clear explanation of the fee. Carlos sent me screenshot of GPS location and estimate arrival time, which is very accurate. It really saved my day!!! Praise God! read more

Just finished their second project on my house which is a historic building. First project was rebuilding my stairs and second was to rebuild a second story balcony. Once they got the green light they completed the job in record time. Top quality work and very responsive to texts and emails. I will definitely use them a third time but hopefully nothing goes wrong with my house for a while... read more

We just finished a kitchen renovation with Marcelino and the Alcantara team. We had requested estimates from a number of contracting teams, and decided to award the job to the Alcantara team as they were responsive, listened closely to our needs, and gave great advice about options that we could move forward with. Marcelino supervised our entire project and it was a pleasure to be working with him through each part of our kitchen update - even when things had to be adjusted along the way, he was very thoughtful in explaining the situation and the recommended options that we could choose from. The Alcantara team were extremely tidy and took care of our home very well throughout the whole process, and our new kitchen looks fabulous and much more functional than it was before. Our project was completed on time, within budget, and we will call them again when we have another home renovation planned. read more

Carlos and his team are great to work with and are true professionals! All the work was done on time and at a very fair price. The craftsmanship and quality of the work is great, and all team members were very pleasant to work with throughout. Every crew member left my place cleaner than when they showed up and everyone felt very trustworthy. Great experience and a relief to finally have found a reliable contractor in town! read more

We had a fence dividing our neighbor's and our fence that was blown over. After months of having no one call us back, we eventually found Alcantara. Carlos got back to us same day, saw the fence the next day, and Alcantara had it done within a week. They even came back to add some reinforcement screws the following day, even though the problem wasn't visible and they could have easily ignored it. (the drill they brought wasn't strong enough and they had to use a different one). The team that came was very professional, and they did a great job. read more

Carlos and his team were extremely professional, communicated well, and did an excellent job (with a quick turnaround too!). We had Carlos and team replace our outdoor stairs. He came out and did a consultation first, talked us through a couple of options and even suggested that we didn't need to do as much as we thought - which we really appreciated as it saved us money! Would 100% recommend Carlos and Alcantara Contractors and will definitely use them again read more

I have used Alcantara multiple times to repaint our rental apartments. They have always done superior work for a reasonable price. I highly recommend them! read more

Carlos, the owner, brought many suggestions to the table and spent the time trying to work within a budget at the same time bringing in the much needed updates. He discouraged some items that would have just made him money and was honest about costs. The workmanship in respecting the elements of an old home showed in repairing and restoring glass doorknobs to their prior elegance while still bringing modern touches to our home has been an amazing transformation. Small detail items didn't go unnoticed such as to where to center the bathroom vanity which makes a difference for the size constraints in our small bathroom. He's responsive on calls and was willing to work with us when we changed our mind or added extra work. The carpentry and painting skills of his crew are incredible. I'll never paint again now that I've seen what a quality paint job looks like. read more

Carlos has done a number of renovations for me and is currently working on another.. It is such a pleasure to have a contractor that listens and works hard to fulfill your vision. When hiring Alcantara, please expect fair pricing, open dialogue throughout the entire project and SUPERB work. You will never have a restless night when you hire Alcantara he is someone you can trust to get the job done and done right.. read more

I would recommend working with Alcantara again - Carlos definitely is a professional and knows his business very well. The team that came to do the repair work (I had a leak that impacted both an interior and exterior wall) were also extremely courteous and friendly, and also very knowledgable. The only reason I would not give them 5 stars would be that Carlos is a hard person to get ahold of - likely because he's extremely busy since a good contractor is hard to find! If you are willing to be patient, and work with him, you will not be disappointed. I would call him again for any other work in the unit. read more

We found Carlos Alcantara through a realtor, who recommended him highly from his work on her own home. We had a great experience with Carlos and co. throughout our basement renovation. He handled all aspects of the project , and his crew was always friendly, knowledgeable and professional. They transformed the outdated, dingy space into a bright and welcoming one--and stayed within budget. We truly appreciate their work! read more