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Do I need to Upgrade my Smoke Detectors?

By Allison Guido / December 11, 2020 / Comments Off on Do I need to Upgrade my Smoke Detectors?

Having working smoke detectors in your home is not only important for your safety, but also is required by Massachusetts codes. 

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Why Do Contractors Use Subcontractors?

By Craig Guido / September 4, 2020 / Comments Off on Why Do Contractors Use Subcontractors?

Why Do Contractors Use Subcontractors? To allow specific people who specialize in a certain project area to do what they do best.

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Family Room Remodel in East Bridgewater

By Craig Guido / December 10, 2019 / Comments Off on Family Room Remodel in 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 help with a family room remodel in East Bridgewater including an an existing screen porch. The unfinished room has been built by…

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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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Hanson: Allison named as one of the Nation’s top 40 Under 40 Remodelers for 2017.

By Craig Guido / June 6, 2017 / Comments Off on Hanson: Allison named as one of the Nation’s top 40 Under 40 Remodelers for 2017.

On behalf of the Almar team, I am pleased to announce that our General Manager Allison Q Guido is being honored by Professional Remodeler Magazine as one of the Nation’s top 40 Under 40 Remodelers for 2017. Allison joined our team full time in May of 2002, after graduating from West Virginia Wesleyan College. She…

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Project Spotlight: Quincy Bathroom Renovation

By Craig Guido / November 30, 2016 / Comments Off on Project Spotlight: Quincy Bathroom Renovation

Bathrooms are a great space to make improvements to, because they are used so often. According to Remodeling Magazine 2016 Cost versus Value Report homeowners in the Boston area could recoup as much as 67% of the project cost when they go to sell the home. Almar recently finished a bathroom renovation in Quincy Ma.…

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