These are high quality and primarily local (to the Boston, Massachusetts area) resources we believe you will find helpful.
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Two distinct organizations operating at the same location.
Tags is both a comprehensive hardware and housewares store, with convenient hours and free parking in Porter Square, Cambridge. Their customer service is excellent.
White St (Porter Square Shopping Center), Cambridge, MA, (617) 868-7711, Hours: Mon-Fri: 8am-8pm; Sat: 8am-8pm; Sun: 9am-7pmThe best place to purchase plumbing and heating supplies and parts. This is where your plumber goes to obtain hard to find parts. They're extremely knowledgeable and patient.
33 Grove St, Watertown, MA, (617) 924-2840, Hours: Mon-Fri: 6:30am-4:30pmMatt Nelson and his crew have been my first-choice plumbers for years. They're honest, dependable, and do good work. What more could you ask for?
217 Norfolk St, Boston, MA 02124, (617) 436-5229An excellent neighborhood hardware store with a good selection of products including paint, and good service.
622 Mount Auburn St, Watertown, MA 02472, (617) 924-6122, Hours: Mon-Fri: 7:30am-5pm; Sat: 7:30am-5pmAn excellent lumber store with an excellent selection and good service. Family owned and founded in 1841. They carry FSC lumber.
110 Arlington St, Watertown, MA 02472, (617) 923-1480, Hours: Mon-Fri: 7am-5pm; Sat: 8am-12noonJohn Leeke is a preservation consultant and an excellent source of information on maintaining old buildings. He's also a speaker and author of several books, including "Save Your Wood Windows", the best book on repairing windows I've seen.
Our Home Improvement Contractor license number is 147777.
You must meet these regulations when selling your home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Excellent resource on remodeling or renovating a home with lead-based paint as well as additional information about lead.
The list of Massachusetts licensed Lead-Safe Renovation Contractors. From that page, click on Lead License Lists, then Licensed Lead-Safe Renovation Contractors for the PDF file, search for Avest in Cambridge (the list is in alphabetical order by City) to view our license information.
An excellent Aging-in-Place checklist for your home.