Subcontractors Corner: HVAC Specialist Tom Talcott
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 ’90s. Tom spent 20 years as an independent contractor before serving 11 years as an account manager with F.W. Webb […]
Live Larger With a More Organized Home
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: “How can I add more living space to my home?” We’ve answered the challenge many times, expanding living space by […]
Kitchen Islands: Bigger and Better
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 for activity and entertaining. Expanding in Size and Function In recent years, more of our clients have expressed a […]
CCI Management Memo – Teamwork From Concept Through Construction
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. Project Coordination The first step in […]
Client Spotlight: The Gibowicz Home
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 very careful in their approach to remodeling. The Gibowiczes first hired Custom for some smaller projects soon after purchasing […]
The Best Home Gym We Ever Built
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 we’re sure it’s getting a lot of use right now. Of course, when you think “gym,” you’re probably picturing lots […]
Evolution of the Bathroom
For our great-great-great grandparents, nature’s call meant braving the elements for a trip to the outhouse. Today’s bathrooms have radiant heat floors, smart technology and tile chic enough to serve as the background for your teenager’s Instagram selfies. So how did we get here? The progression of the bathroom tracks with advances […]
CCI Management Memo – Be Proactive About Doing Your Homework
Thinking about doing a major home renovation, like a big addition? Picking the right remodeling firm for the project is a critical part of the process. But before you even go down that path, you need to do a little research. Or in some cases, a lot of research. The fact is, larger projects often […]
Client Spotlight: The McElroy-LeRoyer Home
Aging in place — the ability to stay in your home as you get older — is very much on the minds of homeowners these days. And more and more, it’s something that we’ve been accounting for in our projects at Custom. Arlington’s Richard McElroy and Ann LeRoyer offer a case in point. They’ve lived […]
CCI and Local Remodeling Association Collect Toys for Tots
The Custom Contracting Team always looks forward to our monthly meetings of the Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (EM NARI). We all agree that the December membership meeting is the most exciting of the year as we welcome United States Marine Corps Reserve members Peter Manning and Kevin Crowley. […]
Preserving Historic Details In a Home Renovation
We started writing about a historic home renovation and addition that we’re working on last week. One of the things that was most important to the homeowners was to maintain the historic detail found in their circa 1810 home while expanding and updating it. To the greatest extent possible we saved as much of the […]
Adding on to an Historic Home
We’re so excited about a project that we’re working on in Sudbury that we couldn’t wait till the project was completed to start telling you about it. The original farmhouse was built in 1810 and expanded in 1860. The historic home features gorgeous post and beam details, wood floors and several brick fireplaces – all […]