F E French Construction
Paving & Driveways in Belmont, MA · ★ 5.0 Google rating
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- Address
- 40 Brighton St, Belmont, MA 02478
- Phone
- (617) 484-3000
- Website
- https://fefrench.com ↗
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About F E French Construction
F E French Construction is a Paving & Driveways contractor based in Belmont, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at 40 Brighton St, Belmont, MA 02478. It has a Google rating of 5.0 out of 5. Its website is linked above. A listing here is not a license or insurance check, so verify both directly before hiring.
Service area
Based in Belmont, F E French Construction is within a short drive of Arlington (2 mi), Watertown (2 mi), Cambridge (2 mi), Somerville (3 mi), Medford (3 mi) and Winchester (4 mi). Most Massachusetts paving & driveways contractors work a 25-mile radius, so homeowners in those towns can reasonably ask for a quote.
Hiring a Paving & Driveways contractor in Belmont
Massachusetts has no statewide paving license, but any residential paver you hire must be Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registered, and structural grading or retaining work calls for a Construction Supervisor License. In Belmont, a new or modified curb cut and any cut into the public road or sidewalk go through the Department of Public Works, which issues street-opening and driveway permits and inspects the apron. The town owns the road and sidewalk up to your property line, so widening a curb cut needs sign-off. Local pavers normally pull these permits as part of the job.
Belmont paving runs at the higher end of inner-Boston suburbs — tight lots, narrow streets, shared two-family drives, and steep Belmont Hill grades often force hand-work and smaller equipment. A standard asphalt driveway replacement usually lands in the $5,500–$13,000 range, with constrained access, slope, and full tear-out at the top. Sealcoating a short Belmont drive runs about $300–$650. Concrete runs roughly $10–$18 per square foot installed, and permeable pavers higher again. Access constraints, slope, and apron rebuilds tied to a town sidewalk are the main upward cost drivers.
Massachusetts requires a written contract and a Home Improvement Contractor registration for most residential paving & driveways work; ask for the registration number and check it before paying a deposit.
More on permits, costs, rebates and common questions, plus every other paving & driveways contractor serving the town, on the Paving & Driveways in Belmont page.
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