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Project Spotlight: All New Kitchen and Baths, Weymouth

By Craig Guido / May 29, 2020 / Comments Off on Project Spotlight: All New Kitchen and Baths, Weymouth

This Weymouth homeowner came to us after living for many years in her house.   The kids had moved out and it was time to get the kitchen and bathrooms she always wanted.  Almar helped guide her through the design, selections, and remodeling of 2 full bathrooms and a kitchen.  We started with the bathroom remodels. …

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Project Spotlight: Small Changes Big Reward

By Craig Guido / April 21, 2020 / Comments Off on Project Spotlight: Small Changes Big Reward

Sometimes the smallest project can make the biggest impact.   Almar recently got a call from a friend of a client that was looking to improve their ½ bath on the first floor.   They live in a 3 Bedroom 1 ½ bath house, but that one full bath was just not enough.   Having recently remodeled their…

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Project Spotlight: Kitchen Remodel, Hanover Ma

By Craig Guido / January 29, 2020 / Comments Off on Project Spotlight: Kitchen Remodel, Hanover Ma

 This past client had remodeled their kitchen in the early 2000s (with another company).   After their family continued to grow and get older their existing design and layout was starting to stress their family needs.   With the kids getting older and the family spending more time in the kitchen, they felt they needed a new…

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Project Spotlight: Family Room Remodel – East Bridgewater

By Craig Guido / December 10, 2019 / Comments Off on Project Spotlight: Family Room Remodel – East Bridgewater

Almar was very excited to get a call from a past client to come and do more work on their home.  We had previously remodeled their bathroom and they asked us back to remodel an unfinished family room and an existing screen porch. The unfinished room has been built by the previous owner right off…

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Project Spotlight: Milton Kitchen Addition

By Craig Guido / September 24, 2019 / Comments Off on Project Spotlight: Milton Kitchen Addition

This Kitchen Addition in Milton was a great project for a family that was looking to have a more functional and inviting kitchen.   The kitchen in their front entrance colonial house was tiny and tough for making a nightly family meal.   With the help of Beth Borque Design Studios, Almar was able to transform the…

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Getting to know Craig Guido

By Craig Guido / August 15, 2019 / Comments Off on Getting to know Craig Guido

I joined the Almar team in 2004 as a Carpenter and have held several different positions in the company since that time to get a well-rounded view of Remodeling and Sales. In 2002 I moved to Massachusetts from West Virginia where I was born and raised, having studied Communications and Theatrical Lighting Design at West…

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Almar Recognized for over 10 Years for 5-Star Contractor Status

By Craig Guido / August 7, 2019 / Comments Off on Almar Recognized for over 10 Years for 5-Star Contractor Status

The Almar Team was delighted to have a visit recently from Chris Boilard a regional representative from Certainteed Siding Corporation. Chris came by on behalf of Joe Bondi the Vice President/General Manager to present Almar with a plaque to honor our more than 10 years as a CertainTeed 5-Star Contractor. 5-Star Contractors are “an elite…

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Milton 1st Floor Remodel:

By Craig Guido / July 31, 2019 / Comments Off on Milton 1st Floor Remodel:

Sometimes our favorite projects are the kind where our past clients come back to us.  It makes us feel great here at Almar that our clients trust and believe in us enough to trust us with their house twice.  This was the case for our recent Milton Kitchen and 1st floor remodel.   Two years ago,…

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Introducing Build Clean

By Craig Guido / February 20, 2019 / Comments Off on Introducing Build Clean

Remodeling can be an invasive and uncomfortable process to go through, but the finished product is always worth the aggravation. We find that dust is a major pain for any remodeling project and no matter how much you plastic and “dust protect” the reality is that 100% of dust cannot be contained. In an effort…

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Allison named as President of the SSWBN

By Craig Guido / February 6, 2019 / Comments Off on Allison named as President of the SSWBN

The Almar Team is pleased to announce that our General Manager, Allison Q Guido has been named the 2019 President of the South Shore Women’s Business Network. Founded over 27 years ago by six women whose needs were not being met by existing organizations, today’s SSWBN is a thriving network that strives to empower and…

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Celebrating 60 Years

By Craig Guido / January 9, 2019 / Comments Off on Celebrating 60 Years

HAPPY NEW YEAR – Thank you to all the wonderful clients and trade partners who we were lucky enough to work with last year. We are looking forward to another great year of building our relationship with you all. How quickly another year has come a close and what a year it has been. We’ve…

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Hanover Second Story Project Spot Light

By Craig Guido / January 15, 2018 / Comments Off on Hanover Second Story Project Spot Light

You love your town, you love the schools, the neighborhood, the street, but not necessarily your actual house. It wasn’t too bad when it was just the two of you, but your family has grown, and is growing up. So, what do you do? Renovate or Sell and move? This is a decision many of…

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Hanover: Allison named to the SSWBN Board of Directors

By Craig Guido / January 2, 2018 / Comments Off on Hanover: Allison named to the SSWBN Board of Directors

The Almar Team is pleased to announce that our General Manager Allison Q Guido has been named to the 2018 Board of Directors for the South Shore Women’s Business Network. Founded over 26 years ago by six women whose needs were not being met by existing organizations, today’s SSWBN is a thriving network that strives…

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Project Spotlight: Milton Kitchen Renovation

By Craig Guido / August 22, 2017 / Comments Off on Project Spotlight: Milton Kitchen Renovation

The owners of this 1930s Craftsman style home were ready to update and enlarge their small and outdated kitchen. With a busy work and family schedule, they called upon designer Beth Bourque of Beth Bourque Design Studio in Milton to help. Working with the owners, Beth could easily come up with a functional design that…

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Project Spotlight: Hanover Dormer Project

By Craig Guido / July 18, 2017 / Comments Off on Project Spotlight: Hanover Dormer Project

With a second baby on its way this client in Hanover called the Almar team in to help reconfigure his existing Cape style home. The goal was to transform a long single bedroom on the second floor into two separate bedrooms, so that mom & dad could be on the same sleeping level as big…

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