Howell Custom Building Group
Kitchen & Bath Remodel in Lawrence, MA · ★ 4.3 Google rating
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- Address
- 370 Merrimack St Suite 405, Lawrence, MA 01843
- Phone
- (978) 989-9440
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About Howell Custom Building Group
Howell Custom Building Group is a Kitchen & Bath Remodel contractor based in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, at 370 Merrimack St Suite 405, Lawrence, MA 01843. It has a Google rating of 4.3 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 Lawrence, Howell Custom Building Group is within a short drive of Methuen (3 mi), North Andover (3 mi), Andover (4 mi), Boxford (6 mi), Haverhill (6 mi) and Groveland (7 mi). Most Massachusetts kitchen & bath remodel contractors work a 25-mile radius, so homeowners in those towns can reasonably ask for a quote.
Hiring a Kitchen & Bath Remodel contractor in Lawrence
The Lawrence Inspectional Services Department issues building permits, with separate plumbing, electrical, and gas permits required for fixture relocations or new gas-range hookups. Standard residential permits typically clear in one to two weeks. Following the 2018 Merrimack Valley gas incidents, the city and the gas utility have tightened gas-permit review and required inspections for any gas-line work — expect more scrutiny than in other Massachusetts cities on gas-range and water-heater relocations. The pre-1978 housing stock places nearly every kitchen and bath job under EPA RRP lead-safe rules.
Lawrence sits 15–20% below Greater Boston pricing. A mid-range bath remodel typically lands $14,000–$26,000, with high-end gut jobs running $30,000–$45,000. Kitchens usually fall in the $28,000–$52,000 range for a full mid-range remodel, with custom-cabinet projects in South Lawrence single-families pushing $70,000+. Big cost variables include the prevalence of knob-and-tube wiring and galvanized supply lines in pre-1940 triple-deckers, cast-iron drain stacks running through all three floors, third-floor demo access in Tower Hill, and gas-permit scrutiny tied to the post-2018 gas-system overhaul.
Massachusetts requires a written contract and a Home Improvement Contractor registration for most residential kitchen & bath remodel work; ask for the registration number and check it before paying a deposit.
More on permits, costs, rebates and common questions, plus every other kitchen & bath remodel contractor serving the town, on the Kitchen & Bath in Lawrence page.
Services listed
Howell Custom Building Group is listed for 4 trades in Lawrence: Decks & Porches, Kitchen & Bath, Roofing and Siding.
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