Project Spotlight

“Is Group Building a Good Gamble?” asks the headline of an article in the March 1946 edition of Better Homes & Gardens. The story centers on four houses overlooking upper Mystic Lake in Winchester that …

  It’s always great when homeowners return to us for another job. In this case, we had previously worked on their bathroom…it turned out so well…and they liked the tile so much…that they hired us …

A few years ago, Erica and Selwyn Rabins had growing concerns about Erica’s father, David. A widower, now 80 years old, David was living alone in a two-family home in Medford. Navigating the stairs was …

For some lucky homeowners, their basement offers hidden potential to be converted into prime living space. One such homeowner is Arlington resident, Janet Fidelman who recently worked with the Custom Contracting team to transform an …

In 2009, Arlington resident Janet Fidelman was ready to remodel her cramped kitchen. She had originally purchased the home in 1979, and, all those years later, had decided that it was time for a major …

Ever since buying their Arlington colonial 10 years ago, the owners dreamed of converting the basement into something special. “One thing we’d always wanted to do was to transform the basement into a daily living …

The 1920s Arts & Crafts style home of Justine and Nathan Uhlenbrock has charm to spare. The previous owners had lovingly cared for it for 60 years, but the house needed some updates. When the …

When Waltham’s Dan and Danene Cronin bought their house in 2015, they were thinking ahead. The cape-style home is located on a double lot, so they knew they’d have plenty of room to expand. Last …

When it came to their recent remodeling project, Lexington’s Ian Wall and Julia Weng went big. The work spanned their kitchen, family room, living room, mudroom, former sunroom, master bedroom and more. And in the …

Len and Judy Heinrich rightfully claim to be one of Custom’s longest-tenured clients. We completed our first project for them — a major renovation of their home on Hillsdale Road in Arlington — back in …

Sometimes we need to think outside the box…in this case, way outside. These homeowners needed more square footage, but didn’t have a level lot to work with. Without extending the existing basement, we added a …

Paula and Dan O’Sullivan own something of a rarity in urban Somerville: a farmhouse-style home. They loved the house when they first saw it six years ago, largely because of the two generous porches and …