Boston Demolition & Removal, LLC

Andrew Nardone's crew doesn't just tear things down — they clean up so well that one reviewer said she was "truly shocked" at how spotless her basement looked when they were done. Based in Peabody, Boston Demolition & Removal handles the teardown work that clears the way for someone else's renovation or new build — sheds, garages, ceilings, basements — across the Boston Metro and North Shore. The reviews line up almost entirely one way: 154 ratings on Google average a full five stars, and a weighted read across 75 of them holds at 0.91 on a scale that tops out at 1. In just the past six months, 29 reviews came in and none were negative. The specifics repeat themselves — a shed wired for electricity and a concrete outdoor fireplace taken out "quickly and cleanly," a two-car garage down in a single day, dining- and living-room ceilings stripped out "neat, careful, prompt," and a basement ledge pulled with what one client called transparency and hard work from start to finish. When a garage started collapsing toward a neighbor's property, the crew got there fast enough to stop the damage. One client brought Andrew in mid-project after an original pool-removal contractor left them hanging, and came away praising the follow-through and communication. Another, describing a home just lost to fire, called hiring the company one of the best decisions made during "such a heartbreaking time." A general contractor with nearly four decades in the trade called it the best demolition company he's worked with. BBB's file on the company shows an A+ accreditation and lists two Massachusetts license numbers on record — a construction-supervisor registration (CS-120705) and a home-improvement-contractor registration (184559) — though that's BBB's own listing, not an independent verification. For a shed, garage, collapsing structure, or interior gut-out that needs to come down cleanly and on schedule, this is a company reviewers keep calling back for repeat jobs. Get the scope, timeline, and price in writing before work starts, and confirm the license numbers directly with the state if that matters for the job.