Over the last decade, there’s been a huge trend of multiple generations of one family deciding to share a home. Usually it’s aging grandparents moving in with their adult children and grandchildren. Other times it’s …
Last week our own Bill Farnsworth was interviewed for a great story on home renovation trends that appeared in the Boston Globe. After a year of spending more time at home than ever before – …
Tom Talcott, owner of HVAC contractor T.J. Talcott & Son in Townsend, goes way back with Custom’s Bill Farnsworth and Scott Blain. In fact, the three first worked together on Custom projects in the early …
The year 1990 saw the reunification of Germany, Margaret Thatcher resigning as prime minister of the United Kingdom, the beginning of the Human Genome Project … and the founding of Custom Contracting. Okay, so Custom …
Julie and Joe Gibowicz’s Sudbury farmhouse was built in 1810 and expanded in 1860. With its long history and charming period details like posts and beams, wood floors and brick fireplaces, the couple has been …
Over the course of our 30 years in business we have worked on tons of mudrooms. Some were additions and some were renovations of existing space. There are endless possibilities that we explore with potential …
Recently we posted a blog on kitchen sinks. Now it’s time to take a look at the bathroom. You may think that in a smaller space, particularly in a guest bathroom, that it might be …
Home organizing is a hot topic, from interior design shows on HGTV to photographic inspiration on Pinterest to The New York Times‘ Best Sellers list. The subject dovetails with a question our clients often ask: …
Kitchens have long served as the hub of the home. Today’s kitchen renovations are fully embracing that identity, with the kitchen island evolving from a place for basic meal prep to a multi-functional center …
We’re often asked what makes our company so successful, makes our system so effective and sets us apart from the competition. The short answer is our production team and our teamwork, from concept to construction. …
Since we’re all at home these days, many of us are wishing we were getting more activity. It made us remember one of the coolest projects we’ve ever worked on. This gym is fantastic and …
Many homes in Arlington and nearby communities are perched on hills, which can present some interesting challenges during major renovations. This factor came into play in a recent project we completed for Belmont’s Lisa and …
