Antonio, Luis, and the entire BRAUSA crew were incredible to work with. They had the utmost…read moreprofessionalism and attention to detail. I would recommend them to ANYONE!! We were trying to paint thinking our walls were drywall, then we realized they were plaster and that we were in over our heads. BRAUSA came in and fixed everything up beautifully, patching the plaster and making our walls smooth again. The house looks brand new with the trim work and caulking too. They got the job done (about 1000 sq foot) in less than a week which was so helpful. They also updated our electrical outlets and light switches, coincidentally fixing a doorbell that apparently hadn't worked for decades. Seriously AMAZING! I will definitely be using them again for future painting projects.

I hired them to renovate my bathroom after Luis told me they had a licensed plumber and an amazing…read moretile guy. Well, the plumber and tile guy were one and the same and the day they were starting the tile, they opened up a brand new tile cutter out of the box and started reading the instructions. They used a piece of cardboard as a spacer, so as soon as it got wet, the spacing started to get funky. I also laid out a mock-up on my kitchen table of how each row of tile was to line up that they completely disregarded after the first wall was done. I came home for lunch one day and they had installed the bullnose upside down! They also used the wrong blade for the tile cutter because all the cut edges are raggedy. I'm going to have to pay someone to redo most of it one day, which will involve me replacing the expensive Italian tiles. Aside from the horrible tile work, the window casing looks like it was put together with scraps of trim and they painted everything with a roller and didn't full nail holes before doing so. They also damaged the new tub when installing the drain and damaged some tiles installing some fixtures. The drain line to the sink was installed too high, so until we can get a plumber to come in and repair it, we had to bend the metal and tape it all together temporarily just to get the drain to open and close all the way. Finally, we keep finding set screws on the floor and fixtures keep coming apart (faucet handles will come off in your hand, towel bars come loose from the wall, etc). I never pick the cheapest contractor but Luis and Antonio assured me I'd be pleased with the final product. It looks like I did it myself and I am not handy!

The floors in our 125 year old Victorian home now look amazing, thanks to Ozzy and his team! He was…read moreso easy to work with, responsive, timely, professional and thorough. He was willing and able to work on a very tight timeline with our move in date just a week or so after I contacted him. They refinished the floors of our entire house, 2 stories and the stairs. Ozzy's professional knowledge and advice to not stain our floors, but rather let the natural wood shine through was spot on and I'm so glad we went with him and took his advice! This man knows floors and the pictures speak for themselves!

Wow! We have been so incredibly impressed by Ozzie and his team. We were moving from Boston to…read moreHarvard and had about 6 weeks between closing and when we had to move to do a bunch of work on the new house. Ozzie did so much more than just the floors for us. Every time we mentioned another project, he quickly would say "we do that", and indeed he and his workers not only did the work, but did it quickly, with high quality, great communication, timeliness and of course a great price. Just to summarize what they did: 1) Sanded, stained and new poly on all of the wood floors (a lot of square footage). We did provincial stain with satin finish poly and they are gorgeous. 2) complete interior painting of all walls, ceiling, trim, doors, closets 3) sanded and refinished the kitchen cabinets to make the tired old wood cabinets have a completely new life.. (this is an incredible option to quickly and inexpensively give your old kitchen a completely new feel). He used a different white enamel and removed all the knobs and hinges and then reattached everything for a very custom look. He also did the same for the first floor bathroom and it looks AMAZING. 4) put down new slate tile in the kitchen and bathroom (previously was older linoleum). The dark grey natural stone looks beautiful with the white counters and new paint job. 5) installed new backsplash subway tile. Overall we could not be happier. His price was. Fantastic, and Ozzie is a genuinely good guy with a great crew. We will absolutely continue to work with him on future projects and have recommended him to my brother and fiends already.

I had falcon refinish my garage floor after a major fire when the original burnt down. I was…read morepleasantly surprised how nice it was transformed from ugly Mrs to beautiful glory. Jordan and Donga went above and beyond on my job. Jim F.

I recently had antique wood floors in my Back Bay apartment restored by Falcon Flooring. Yee, the…read moreowner is a talented craftsman. A previous tenant had caused damage by leaving terrible dog urine stains, ruining a large patch of wood. Yee was able to remove and restore it with wood he had saved/collected from previous jobs on other turn of the last century homes. Then he sanded the entire room and applied latex varnish, leaving my floors looking as good as they did before the damage, if not better. I highly recommend this company.

I called Blessed painting and Barreto came to look at the job the next day. I then received my…read morequote later that afternoon. It seemed fair and he was using Benjamin Moore paint so we hired him. Barreto got the job done in two days when we were out of town a week later. He did a great job and we have no complaints. I would hire him again.

Avoid this company at all costs, you will be left with a half finished job. If you're thinking…read moreabout hiring Barreto and blessed painting, in a word, DON'T. You will be messed around for weeks, delayed and ultimately disappointed. Working with this guy is the height of frustration. But, lets be fair and present a balanced review; Let me start with the positives - Called Barreto on a Wednesday, he picked up and arranged to meet me that night, at 530pm. He arrived at my house at 5pm, early, a good start! - Barreto started the work in good faith with no payment upfront. - The bid that Barreto came in with was at the upper level of competing bids. We needed a new ceiling hung and plaster applied over the sheetrock. Although he was coming in on the high end, he could start that saturday, so we agreed on the price, shook hands and ill see you saturday @ 8am - The two guys that arrived at 8am were pleasant enough. They laid down their protective equipment (they used my plastic and painters tape though!) for the floor and off they went cutting and installing the ceiling. After a quick break, they started plastering the ceiling. They started at 8am and they were done by 130pm, it looked good. excellent! That's were the positives ended. Lets get to the negatives and the real reason you should look elsewhere, anywhere, for a painting contractor. After the ceiling was installed, I spoke to Barreto about painting the ceiling, the walls, prepping and painting all the trim work. He gave me a price, it was good, the lowest bid that we have received. I gladly accepted his offer and he said when the plaster is dry his guys could come back and finish the job. This was October 8th. what happened between 8th October and 3rd November was 20+ text messages, phone calls, emails to Barreto, the majority which were ignored. All i was asking was "when can you come back to finish" and i would receive a response "i'm busy, sorry" "we are busy, we will get back to you" "we are busy until January, you can get another company to finish it if you like". JANUARY!!! WTH????? no one is that busy. After much thought it became obvious that he had underbid on the cost estimate for the painting and didnt want to commit to it. The painting, with all the sanding and prep work, was a two day job, easily. He was willing to offer one day of work for the quote he had bid. This wasnt going to work, he didnt want to do the work because he had underbid on two guys working 16 hours on a job and wouldnt make any money, and i wasnt willing to let him rush the job, compressing two days of work into one day. It would have looked terrible, rushed and unprofessional. Overall, i think Barreto and blessed painting are kinda shady. At one point he asked me to "leave your door open, you dont need to be there when we are painting" who in their right mind would leave 2-3 virtual strangers in their home for 8 hours? no one, i dont care who you are and how trusting you are. So here we are the job half finished, the ceiling has imperfections that i will now have to pay someone else to deal with and will have to contract another company to actually come and finish the paint job. I simply wouldnt hire Barreto or recommend him to anyone. There are literally dozens of painting contractors in the Boston area, i went to Blessed painting and Barreto because of the 4 star reviews on YELP. However, if you look closely, you'll see that no one has reviewed his company in over a year and i can only assume people are having the same bad experiences with him. Look elsewhere, trust me.

Metropole Contracting just completed a 600 sq foot renovation in our condo on Beacon Hill, Boston…read more I couldn't be happier with the final results of this company's work. We had a major electrical update that was an initial hindrance to getting the job underway and Randolfo's handling of this was professional and kept us moving ahead. I had several ideas that Randolfo didn't think would work well and I appreciated his input and took his advice. A job well done! Thank you Randolfo and Paul and your team! Gail H.

Metropole was a dream to work with for our interior paint job in Charlestown. Responsive, on time,…read moreclean, detail oriented. The work came out better than we could have imagined. Will definitely be using them again for painting and other contracting services. Highly recommend!

I've used D C Wood Floors several times in the last 10 years to install and maintain new oak floors…read more(red oak upstairs, white oak downstairs) in my two family house in Cambridge, including front and rear stairs. I specifically requested Bona HD Traffic satin (water-based polyurethane) finish because it is a commercial tough quality and does not go orange/amber with age. It also does not off-gas VOCs, cures faster than oil based, and the satin finish looks great and wears well. It took several coats (seems thinner than oil-based poly) but I got a gorgeous floor. Rafael's work was careful and thorough and I was very pleased. He has also expertly repaired the occasional water stain damage and pet caused damage to the floors.

Da Costa did a great job on my floors . My hardwood is…read morebeautiful again He was on time and finished the whole house on the time he promised he would. Great price as well .

Well done rehab of garage door set. Great communication, friendly and professional.read more

I had the front stairs outdoor carpeting and railings replaced by Jose Nieves from Genesis building…read moreg services. He was excellent! He arrived on time and completed all work and clean up in a timely manner ! We will hire him again!

BATHROOM REMODEL If you are looking for a construction…read morecompany that is reliable, does exceptional work, and makes each job a priority; KNT is a great choice. Their work exceeded expectations and stayed on target with costs. Communication was exceptional throughout the process. They were friendly, reliable, and made our little bathroom a priority. The workmanship and attention to details were great. He even mentioned things he could do to give us a bigger space within the bathroom itself. I am in love with our new bathroom.

Nguyen and his team finished our basement. The room is just what we wanted. What I liked best about…read moreNguyen was that he explained everything so that I could understand. We also received daily updates which I appreciated. Nguyen and his team were professional, courteous, and kept the mess to a minimum. We would recommend KNT.