J. Rose & Sons Inc. | Somerville, Mass.

James Tull says adding a new porch on to his old home proved to be no problem for J. Rose & Sons.

"They did a complete front porch demo and rebuilt it for a 100-year-old home," Tull says. "They did beautiful work and had attention to details so that we could keep the classic Victorian look, but with modern durable materials so that it will last.

"Jon [Rose] did most of the work himself and he took obvious pride in a job well-done. He gave us exactly what we wanted in the end. He is very good at listening and he had a lot of good suggestions."

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