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A selection of homes we've designed, built and remodeled across Greater Boston and Eastern Massachusetts.

Additions

Room, second-story and in-law additions, shown start to finish.

Dutch colonial rear addition & new siding Jul – Oct 2019

Concrete foundation forms set for the new rear addition — 1. Foundation forms setJul 2019

Rear addition first floor framed and wrapped against the existing house — 2. First floor framed and wrappedJul 2019

Two-story addition framing rising at the back of the house — 3. Second story risesJul 2019

New gable wall framed and sheathed — 4. Gable wall framedJul 2019

Two-story rear addition framed beside the original gambrel house — 5. Addition framing completeJul 2019

New siding and replacement windows going on the house — 6. New siding and windowsAug 2019

Finished Dutch colonial with new siding, windows and trim — 7. Finished frontOct 2019

Side view of the finished Dutch colonial and rear addition — 8. Finished, side viewOct 2019

Two-story rear porch addition Mar 2022

New two-story rear porch with black railings and white skirting on a Victorian home — 1. Finished porch, side viewMar 2022

Close view of the new porch, upper deck and stairs — 2. Finished porch and stairsMar 2022

Cape dormer & rear addition Jul – Nov 2022

Original roof opened up and tarped as the addition begins — 1. Roof opened upJul 2022

New gable end framed above the existing first floor — 2. New gable framedJul 2022

Three new front dormers framed and wrapped on the Cape — 3. Three dormers framedAug 2022

Front wall stripped of old siding down to the board sheathing — 4. Old siding strippedAug 2022

Side wall sheathing being repaired and replaced — 5. Wall sheathing repairsAug 2022

Three new dormers wrapped in housewrap — 6. Dormers wrappedAug 2022

Side of the house fully wrapped with ladders in place — 7. Whole house wrappedSep 2022

Crew installing gray siding and trim on the dormers — 8. Gray siding goes onSep 2022

Rear of the house with new gray siding and white trim — 9. Rear addition sidedSep 2022

Sunroom windows and side entry with new siding — 10. Sunroom and side entrySep 2022

Front of the Cape with new siding, roof and dormers nearly complete — 11. Front nearly completeOct 2022

Finished Cape with three dormers and gray siding, seen from up the street — 12. Finished, seen from aboveNov 2022

Three-story multifamily with stacked porches Jun – Jul 2023

Three-story house with new gray siding, white trim and bay windows — 1. Siding and trim completeJun 2023

Front of the three-story house with stacked white porches — 2. Front with stacked porchesJun 2023

Rear of the house with three levels of white porches — 3. Rear porches completeJul 2023

Split-level gable addition & exterior remodel Abington, MA · Dec 2023 – Apr 2024

Split-level house before remodel, with old cedar shingle siding — 1. BeforeDec 2023

New front gable bump-out and entry portico framed and sheathed — 2. New gable and portico framedJan 2024

Addition wrapped in housewrap with new windows installed — 3. Housewrap and new windowsFeb 2024

New entry portico with white columns and black shingle roof — 4. Portico columns and roofFeb 2024

Front entry portico and gable bump-out nearly framed out — 5. Entry and bump-out take shapeFeb 2024

White and charcoal siding being installed — 6. Siding goes onFeb 2024

Exterior siding and trim nearly complete — 7. Siding nearly completeFeb 2024

Finished split-level remodel with gable bump-out, portico, siding and roof in Abington, MA — 8. FinishedApr 2024

Second-story addition Dedham, MA · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025

Original one-story bungalow over a garage before the addition — 1. BeforeNov 2024

Original exterior walls stripped down to the framing — 2. DemolitionFeb 2025

House in winter with dumpster on site, ready for the addition — 3. Site set up for winter workFeb 2025

New second-story walls and gable framed above the existing house — 4. Second floor framedFeb 2025

Crew framing the new second-floor walls — 5. Framing the walls and gableFeb 2025

Full two-story structure sheathed — 6. Sheathing completeMar 2025

Front porch and balcony framing on the new two-story house — 7. Porches framedMar 2025

Side elevation with housewrap and navy siding starting — 8. Housewrap and siding beginApr 2025

Front entry and porch framing with new windows installed — 9. Front entry framingApr 2025

Navy siding, white porch railings and new front stairs complete — 10. Porch and stairs completeNov 2025

Finished two-story addition with navy siding, front porch and balcony — 11. Finished frontNov 2025

Side view of the finished two-story home — 12. Finished side viewNov 2025

Kitchens & Baths

Kitchen remodels, bathrooms and primary suites, oldest first.

Two-tone kitchen remodel Jan 2020

L-shaped kitchen with dark cherry base cabinets, white uppers, stainless range hood and mosaic backsplash — 1. New kitchen

White pantry cabinets with built-in microwave and stainless French-door refrigerator — 2. Pantry wall

Kitchen with granite island Oct 2020

Gray cabinets, glass mosaic backsplash and granite island — 1. Finished kitchen

Granite island with bar stools and French doors beyond — 2. Island seating

Marble-look bathroom Abington, MA · Feb 2024

Bathroom stripped and prepared, with the new tub set — 1. Before tile

Large marble-look tile tub surround with a recessed niche — 2. Tub surround finished

Kitchen with waterfall island Apr – Jul 2024

Gray shaker cabinets and white quartz waterfall island installed — 1. Cabinets and counters in

Slab backsplash, pendant lights and appliances going in — 2. Backsplash and fixtures

Finished kitchen with brass pendants, quartz counters and stainless appliances — 3. Finished kitchen

Close view of the quartz island with gold veining — 4. Island detail

Kitchen with marble waterfall island Nov 2025

Open room with shiplap wall, ready for the new kitchen — 1. Before cabinets

White cabinets and a bold marble-look waterfall island installed — 2. Island and cabinets in

Kitchen and bath remodel Dedham, MA · Feb 2026

White shaker kitchen with a black-veined quartz waterfall island, slab backsplash and glass pendants — 1. Finished kitchen

Waterfall island with glass pendant lights over it — 2. Island and pendants

Full view of the kitchen with shiplap island and open shelving — 3. Full room

Kitchen with white shaker cabinets, waterfall quartz island and glass pendants — 4. Island detail

Marble-look shower with black-framed sliding glass door and niche — 5. Second-floor bath shower

Quartz vanity with matte black fixtures, framed mirror and LED light bar — 6. Second-floor bath vanity

Whole-house renovation Dedham, MA

Gray shaker kitchen with a slatted wood island, brass globe pendants and slab backsplash, open to the living room and deck — Open kitchen and living room

Quartz island with white stools, tall pantry cabinets and stainless refrigerator — Kitchen island and pantry wall

Island with built-in microwave, open to the dining area and front entry — Kitchen, dining and entry

Living room with a wood-slat feature wall and linear electric fireplace beside the kitchen — Living room with slatted fireplace wall

Double vanity with marble top, brass faucets and heated towel rack in marble-look tile — Primary bath vanity

Curbless marble-look shower with brass fixtures and a black-framed niche — Walk-in shower

Double vanity, tub with glass panel and floor-to-ceiling marble-look tile — Hall bath

Glass shower, barn-door vanity and lighted mirror — Lower-level bath

Bright bedroom with new hardwood floors, recessed lights and large windows — Primary bedroom

Finished basement living area with recessed lighting and new flooring — Finished basement

Open basement with dining nook, opening to the stair hall — Basement and stairs

Decks

Decks, porches and outdoor living, shown start to finish.

Composite deck with two-flight stairs

Back of the house before, with the old narrow wooden stairs and landing — 1. Before

Pressure-treated framing for the new stairs and landing on concrete pads — 2. Stair and landing framing

Deck joists framed and composite decking going down — 3. Joists framed, decking begins

New stairs with white risers and lattice skirting, posts in place — 4. Stairs and lattice skirting

Gray composite deck boards with a brown accent border — 5. Composite decking installed

Upper deck fully decked with accent border, ready for railings — 6. Upper deck decked

Two-flight stairs with brown treads and white lattice skirting — 7. Stairs and skirting complete

Close-up of two-tone composite stair treads with picture-frame borders — 8. Stair tread detail

Looking down the finished stair treads — 9. Treads from above

Finished gray composite deck with brown accent board and white railings — 10. Finished deck surface

Finished stairs with white railings, two-tone treads and lattice skirting — 11. Finished stairs

Finished two-level composite deck with white railings and lattice skirting — 12. Finished deck

Finished composite deck and two-flight stairs from the side yard — 13. Finished, side view

Finished deck and stairs from the yard, with a crew member — 14. Done

Pool deck

Raised composite pool deck with white vinyl railings and stairs to the patio — 1. Finished pool deck and stairs

Pool deck railings and braced post framing seen from the yard — 2. Railings and support framing

Corner of the pool deck with white railings — 3. Corner view

Composite decking and white railing at the pool edge — 4. Poolside railing detail

Front stairs & porch decking, multifamily

New front stairs with white vinyl railings being installed on a triple-decker — 1. New stairs and railings going in

Close view of the new stair railings and composite treads — 2. Railings installed

Gray composite decking and white railings on the front porch — 3. New porch decking

Finished front stairs with gray composite treads and white railings — 4. Finished stairs

Finished front stairs seen from the sidewalk — 5. Finished, from the sidewalk

Three-story rear porch rebuild, multifamily

Rear porches before, with rotted framing and the old ground-level deck removed — 1. Before

Jackhammer and tools at the old porch footing excavation — 2. Breaking out the old footings

3. Video: digging the footings

Crew digging deep footings for the new porch posts — 4. Digging new footings

New three-story rear porches with white columns, trim and railings — 5. Three new porches built

Finished rear porches with new stairs, composite decking and white railings — 6. Finished with new stairs

Corner detail of white trim, lattice skirting and gray composite decking — 7. Skirting and trim detail

Two-story front porch rebuild, triple-decker Dorchester, MA · Jan 2019

“Ransford did a great job on our triple-decker front porches. He was very communicative and timely with the project. We are all very happy with his work and look forward to working with him in the future.”
Thomas Y., the owner · Thumbtack review, January 2019

Old porch decking rotted through to the joists — 1. Before: rotted decking

Crew prying out the rotted porch beams and joists — 2. Tearing out rotted framing

New pressure-treated posts and joists for two stacked front porches — 3. New porches framed

Porch framing complete with the new stair stringers in place — 4. Stair stringers set

New composite treads and white risers, with temporary handrails — 5. Stair treads and risers

White columns and railings installed on the first-floor porch — 6. Railings and columns

Finished two-story front porches with white railings, columns and lattice skirting — 7. Finished

Covered porch & composite deck Jun 2019

Old painted wood deck and stairs before the rebuild — 1. Before

Pressure-treated joists for the new deck going in beside the house — 2. New deck framing

Rafters and LVL beams framing the new covered porch roof — 3. Porch roof framing

Covered porch framed and braced, with the lower deck framing complete — 4. Porch and deck framed

Finished covered porch and composite deck with white stair railings — 5. Porch and deck complete

Brown composite deck with picture-frame border and white railings — 6. Composite deck and stairs

Finished screened covered porch and wraparound composite deck — 7. Finished, full view

Side view of the finished porch, deck and stairs — 8. Finished, side view

Entry deck with stairs Jun 2020

Small entry deck with white railings, composite stairs and lattice skirting — Finished entry deck

Back door landing Sep 2021

Gray composite landing at a French door, before railings — 1. Composite decking installed

Finished landing with white vinyl railings — 2. Railings installed

Side view of the finished back door landing — 3. Finished, side view

Rear landing with stairs Aug – Sep 2022

Rear landing and stair framing at the back door — 1. Framing

White railings, trim and lattice skirting installed — 2. Railings and skirting

Finished rear landing with stairs, railings and lattice skirting — 3. Finished

Composite deck on a colonial

New deck frame with posts set against the house — 1. Framing

Brown composite decking with white vinyl railings being installed — 2. Railings going in

Finished deck stairs with composite treads and white railings — 3. Stairs and railings

Finished composite deck with white railings and lattice skirting — 4. Finished

Mahogany deck

Mahogany deck with wide stairs and white railings — Mahogany deck

Roofing & Siding

Roofs, siding, windows and full exterior makeovers, oldest first.

Bungalow re-roof Jul 2020

Old roofing stripped down to the boards on a bungalow, with tarps protecting the yard — 1. Tear-off

New gray architectural shingles installed on the bungalow and its dormer — 2. New shingles on

Flat rubber roof Sep 2020

Flat roof with new insulation board fastened down — 1. New insulation board

Flat roof deck prepared for the rubber membrane — 2. Ready for membrane

Black EPDM rubber membrane installed across the flat roof — 3. EPDM membrane installed

Colonial re-roof Sep 2020

Crew installing new shingles on a white colonial — New shingles going on

Cape with twin dormers re-roof Sep 2020

Cape with two front dormers stripped to the roof deck, yard protected with tarps — Tear-off complete

Mansard Victorian new siding Sep 2020 – Jan 2021

Three-story mansard Victorian wrapped in Tyvek housewrap — 1. Housewrap

Blue lap siding and white trim being installed over the housewrap — 2. Blue siding goes on

Finished blue siding with white trim on the mansard Victorian — 3. Siding complete

Rear wall being wrapped and sided, with a new deck platform framed — 4. Rear section

Gambrel re-roof May 2021

Crew stripping the old roof on a brown gambrel house — 1. Crew on the roof

Gambrel roof stripped to the boards and ready for new underlayment — 2. Down to the deck

Ranch re-roof & housewrap Jun 2021

Old shingles torn off a ranch roof onto protective tarps — 1. Tear-off

New gray architectural shingles with roof vents installed — 2. New shingles

Finished shingle roof with vents and clean edges — 3. Roof complete

Ranch wrapped in Tyvek ready for new siding — 4. Housewrap for new siding

More exterior projects

Split-level home with new charcoal and white siding, roof and windows — Exterior remodel: roof, siding & windowsAbington, MA

Cape-style home with new gray siding, shingle roof and dormers — New roof & siding

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