We bought our home last summer, and we've been living with the work done by D.S. Brody for a year now, and it's holding up beautifully. When our house was inspected, the inspector told us nearly everything looked fine-- except when he looked into the bathrooms. He peered his head into the downstairs bathroom, turned to us with a distressing grin, and just asked, "You're gutting these, right? To the studs?" The bathrooms had been basically destroyed by water damage and general neglect, so we hired D.S. Brody to gut the bathrooms to the studs, and rebuilt from scratch. Long story short, they did a superb job, came in at just about the price we were quoted despite some "surprises," and were flexible and professional. A year in, I still couldn't be happier with how the work turned out. Specifics: on top of being entirely gutted, the downstairs bathroom needed the toilet and the vanity switched, the upstairs bathroom needed to be extended into a hall closet, and both bathrooms required somewhat finicky tile work to be completed. Furthermore, we discovered that the pipes going from the basement into both bathrooms and the kitchen were not up to date and needed to be replaced in their entirety. We also had Dominique and her crew replace our back door and put in some small shelves in the kitchen. The icing on the cake was that we were out of state for more than three weeks of the work; due to some poor scheduling, first we were in Japan during demolition and early rebuilding, and then we were in Florida during much of the tiling process. Dominique kept in touch regularly and dealt beautifully with our absence, including through the discovery of the bad pipes, a (briefly horrifying) realization that the upstairs of our house was not actually built on a perfect 90 degree angle, and a multi-week delay of our tile shipment. The finished work looks and functions wonderfully, and we've had no problems whatsoever during this past year. I want to commend not only Dominique but also her crew, particularly foreman Obel, who continuously went above and beyond to get things looking and working just right for us. We would absolutely hire D.S. Brody for any further construction we might need, and strongly recommend them to anyone else in the area. read more

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Although the representative of the first roofing service company was very professional and his proposal very detailed, the estimate from D S Brody & Associate was a little more than half the other price. (Two other companies never responded to my e-mail with needs.) Despite language about my responsibility for additional charges to resolve potential discovery of wood rot, the manager of D S Brody did not charge extra for carpentry in three damaged areas. The team did a great job. Based on a recommendation from a heating service that recently cleaned our heating chimney, I was prepared to have Brody install a metal chimney cap until: that team re-assessed, informed me with a picture of the crumbling top, then the manager recommended two flue pipes embedded with cement as the optimal long term solution. In response to my request, Brody gave a reasonable fixed-price and completed that task within two weeks of the first. read more

We just had DS Brody help us with some ice dams that were causing us to have a water leak in the house. The ice dams were 24 feet up on our house. They came in and broke them up by hand without damaging our slate roof. They aimed to exceed expectations which is always great when working with a company. Dominique was great on communications and very fast to come to help us. We would definitely use them again. read more

she was very very helpful and polite. the price was WAY HIGHER than we needed or was looking for and we found people much cheaper. HOWEVER, she was professional and very polite and spent a lot of time to help us understand. again she was really nice but you pay the price to have her organize and finish the project quickly and done RIGHT. if you have the money CHOOSE HER. if you are on a budget.. go elsewhere. read more

DS Brody just completed a significant project on my commercial property on Moody Street in Waltham. They were awesome. From the moment I made my first call to the owner, Dominique Weyl, to the end of the project, they were incredibly responsive, and their work was top notch, for a fair price. They are neither the most expensive or least expensive general contractor I have worked with, but they are by far the greatest value. They came right away to estimate the project, major repairs after a ceiling collapse, started when they promised, ended when they promised, and charged what they promised. Their work was flawless. I never failed to get a call, email or text message back from the company owner within MINUTES. I highly recommend them for any construction or roofing project. read more

Sorry to rain on the parade, but I had some work (water-proofing foundation and some walkway stone work) to be done on my house in Natick. I called DS Brody 4 times and left 4 messages, but unfortunately never got any sort of a response. read more

​​DS Brody recently ​did several projects for us, including removing a wall, tiling our kitchen floor, patching and staining our hardwood dining room floor, building a wall alongside our basement stairs, and installing built-in shelves under our basement stairs. Dominique was a pleasure to work with -- very responsive, knowledgeable, and helpful throughout the whole process, which was our first major renovation project as homeowners. I work from home in a room right next to where the projects took place, so I was very aware of everything happening each day. Everyone on Dominique's team was professional and friendly. They kept our home clean and livable​ while the work was going on. read more

We hired DS Brody & Associates to remodel our upstairs bathroom, kitchen, take down a wall between the kitchen/dining, redo electrical, install HVAC, and redo all the plumbing. There were some scary things going on with the house that now look beautiful AND safe! Never having taken on a remodel, we wanted to make the right choice not only personality-wise but budget and skill-wise. Dominique impressed us with her communication skills, her honesty, her willingness to help us create our vision, and she/her team are just darn nice people who get the work done in a timely manner. Dominique is not going to sell you a pitch that she doesn't think will happen, and if she has questions about the viability of something she/her team go about it the right way and use the right technicians to get realistic quotes/solutions to complete the job. I really appreciated it when Dominique told me her honest opinion about a paint color I had chosen that turned out not to be a great fit for our kitchen's look. Her honesty and dedication go to show that she really cares about the quality of her company's work and the happiness of her customers. Part of what we wanted was someone who would guide us along this process and help us make choices, which Dominique did. We would not hesitate to hire DS Brody & Associates for another job, and would definitely recommend them. We LOVE living in our house with the new work that has been done. read more

D S Brody and Associates Skilled and reliable contractors don't need to advertise in the home repair websites to drum up business. Their business is word-of-mouth and they are very busy. D S Brody and Associates is one of these companies. They found and fixed our leaky roof and their work is flawless. They show up on time and didn't leave until the job was completed and the area cleaned up. You can pass along that they are the experienced contractors you want for your job. read more

We waited late in the Fall to book some critical EPDM rubber roof maintenance work after having an emergency repair done to our roof earlier this year. This was necessary after high wind dislodged part of the rubber roof. Without any reservation, Dominique and her crew were out to assess our needs within 48 hours. When we called next it was to determine when they could fit this in and how much it would cost. They gave a rational explanation for delaying to Spring one of the items we discussed (where there was no emergency.) The price was rational and they gave me peace of mind that they would be back to do the two days work prior to Christmas week as long as they could come on short notice. (Like everyone else they were indeed booked up and once they had a better sense of the weather they fit us in on a weekend.) We trusted them and they did not let us down. In fact they worked two very long days right to dusk each day. My perception is this is because they are conscientious about their work and genuinely concerned about their clients. They also showed up with all their materials and never left for lunch. In fact we felt so concerned given the cool temps and wind that we made a point of taking them hot coffee both days and soup the second day. And even though we had some other small exterior jobs thrown in and they found some additional work while they were in process they were more than fair. Their explanation- they had allowed for two days in their quote and so they just fit in the extras to that schedule at no extra charge. In fact the end of the second day I felt I needed to tell them it was ok to go. They were still trying to fit in a little non- emergency job I had asked about which could in any case wait and was not part of the original quote anyway. We will be using them in 2012 for some other jobs both small and larger. They have earned our confidence that they will make a fine contracting company for ongoing work in years to come -which incidentally was one of our goals in hiring a local contractor who will be in business in years to come and able to respond fairly and meticulously to both emergencies and routine work. read more

Nothing but professionalism. Dominique came out to our house in a blizzard shortly after a phone call was placed to evaluate the issues we were having with ice dams. The crew was back the next morning to handle, and within an hour my roof was cleared and the ice dams were gone. I will be using D S Brody for the repairs come the spring time. Thank you! read more

This Fall, Richard Oakley repointed a section of our exterior fireplace chimney and reconstructed our main chimney from the roof up. Later when we noticed a leak in our bathroom he discovered a hole in the main chimney in the attic and plugged it with cement. While he was working on the fireplace chimney I asked him about paint peeling on a trim board around a 2nd floor window. When he climbed his ladder to inspect it he found the board was rotted. His wife and partner Dominique bought a board. Richard primed it and later installed it. A couple of weeks later we called him again to have him trim two French doors and two other interior doors. He made quick work of it. Richard is friendly and an all-around handyman. His prices are very reasonable. The only negative is that he doesn't clean up at the end as much as we would have liked. Otherwise, I'd have given him 5 stars. read more

Hi! I called DS Brody because I wanted a remodel of 2 doorways in my condo. Dominique was extremely knowledgeable and understood exactly what was involved in creating the arches that I wanted. She also asked the right questions in terms of my condo association and my rights to remodel in my unit, etc. ie: load-bearing walls... Her crew came, did the work very quickly and they did an excellent job! I love my new archways, they change the whole feel of my home! The price was right, there was very little disruption in my house, they did a huge clean - up & my cats were not traumatized...I am thinking of having my kitchen and bathroom redone at some point and DS Brody will be my first choice to do that work... read more

Dominique and her team finished our basement for us - living room, bathroom and office. As a part of this work, they also assisted us with re-positioning our washer, dyer, etc, in the remaining unfinished/utility area. Dominique, her team and the people she hired for the electrical, plumbing and painting work were all first rate - professional, highly competent, and conscientious. They took real pride in their work and it showed. They also really listened to our needs and tried to accommodate those at every turn - making great suggestions for things we never would have thought of and steering us away from things we really didn't need. Dominique and her team were very committed to getting the work done right and making sure we were satisfied. I am so glad we found her and would hire her again in a heartbeat. read more

Very unprofessional. First, Dominque was a no show for our estimate. When I called to ask what was going on she apologized and said she forgot. She said she would come the next morning at 9am. Well, the next day she called at 8:55 am to say that she would not be coming and that this job was too far away and that she is a very expensive contractor. You would think she would have said this from the beginning. Waltham is not very far from Framingham and the job we needed done is pretty big. Definitely wouldn't go with someone who runs her business this way. read more

Yes they do good work but if you want reasonable customer service go find someone else. They are very unprofessional and do not treat their customers with respect. read more

When I needed to fix our porches (which were at risk of falling off our house!) I must have called 30 different contractors, almost none of whom called me back. When I called Dominique, she came that week to look at the property, and started work the following week. She was fair, noting that the work was not as extensive as a previous contractor had suggested, and offered us an extremely fair price. Her crew worked so hard and were meticulous! At one point in the project she put a beam into the house and realized that because it is an old house there were no supports where they should be. She had her crew add the support that should have been there to begin with, at no extra charge. Each day she updated us on the progress of the project. She told us what steps were next and how close she was to completion. Her transparent communications throughout the process helped me understand what was being done and why. I cannot say enough wonderful words about our experience working with her. I would, without hesitation, use her firm for projects in the future. read more