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Renovation Service Areas Around Greater Boston

We plan each renovation around the town’s own permit rules.

We’re based in Stoughton and work within about 25 miles, as far out as Hopkinton. Each of these six towns has its own page, and we work in the towns around them too.

Towns with their own page

Half the houses in each town were built in or before the year shown.

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Where we work

Towns west and south of Boston

We plan additions, kitchens, bathrooms, basements and whole-home renovations from our base in Stoughton. If your town isn’t on the map, call and ask.

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Nearby towns we work in

  • Dover
  • Sherborn
  • Medfield
  • Sharon
  • Milton
  • Canton
  • Dedham
  • Natick
  • Wayland
  • Sudbury
  • Lexington
  • Hingham

Don’t see your town? Put it in the form and we’ll let you know.

Local rules

Building rules in each town

We look into these early, before anything is drawn or priced. Each town’s page has the details.

TownPermitsDemolition reviewEnergy code
HopkintonOnline through OpenGov, since September 1, 2026Structures 75 or more years old, Chapter 125Specialized Opt-in, January 1, 2025
WellesleyOnline through ViewPoint CloudDwellings built in 1949 or earlier, Article 46CSpecialized Opt-in, January 1, 2024
NewtonOnline through NewGovTotal or partial demolition, 50 or more years oldSpecialized Opt-in, January 1, 2024
NeedhamOnline only, no paper applicationsDemolition delay bylaw, Section 2.11.5Specialized Opt-in, July 1, 2024
WestonOnline, plus a Board of Health application for additionsBuildings built by 1945, Article XXVISpecialized Opt-in, July 1, 2024
WestwoodAll applications onlineStructures built before 1911, Bylaw 250AStretch Code; no Specialized Opt-in

Sources: each town’s building department and historical commission pages, the state’s energy code adoption table (DOER, June 2026), and the US Census (ACS 2019 to 2023) for the year houses were built.

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Send us the project, a rough budget and your town, or call the office.

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