Manchester, New Hampshire
General Contractor in Manchester, NH
Crimson Maple Construction is a residential general contractor based at 405 Hanover St, Manchester, NH 03104. Flooring, tile, drywall, paint, trim, doors, windows, siding and roofing, for the older houses and town-houses of southern New Hampshire.
“I’m a General contractor that can do anything from frame to finish.”
Devin Ouellette, owner
- Based in
- Manchester, NH
- The work
- Frame to finish, residential
- Call or text
- (603) 722-3344
Most people looking for a general contractor in Manchester have a house that is older than they are. Devin describes the homes he works in as “There mostly town-houses older 1800-1900s homes”, and anyone who has opened a wall in one knows what that means: floors that are not quite level, plaster where you expected drywall, and a door that was hung a century ago by somebody with their own ideas about square.
That is the work this company is set up for. Floors and tile, walls and paint, trim, doors and windows, and the siding and roof on the outside, from the framing to the last coat. The business puts it in fewer words on its own page: “Local crew. Clean sites. Straight quotes.”
Thirteen services, four groups
What we do
Floors, walls and finish
Flooring, tile, drywall, painting and trim. Devin names drywall repair and paint as the work people ask for most, and flooring and tile as his most profitable work. Most of the photographs on this site are this kind of job: plank floors, bathroom tile, patched and re-hung walls, wainscoting.
Openings and structure
Doors, windows and framing. A new opening in a wall, a pair of French doors hung and cased, new closet doors trimmed in, a house framed and wrapped. This is the “frame” end of “frame to finish,” and it is where an older house usually shows what is behind the plaster.
Outside the house
Siding and roofing, plus the decks, steps and shed doors that turn up in the job photos. Southern New Hampshire winters are hard on the outside of a house, and the exterior season is short, so it pays to call before the leaves start to turn.
Winter and urgent work
Roof snow removal, ice-dam clearing and emergency repairs are on Devin’s own list of services. When a heavy snow year sets in, every roof in town needs clearing at once, so it is worth knowing who you would call before the first big storm.
From the job photos
Down to the joists, and a new floor
Drag the handle. On the left, the old floor is up and new plywood subfloor is going down over the joists. On the right, light grey wide-plank flooring runs to the window. The company posted the two photographs together.
A subfloor that flexes or has soaked up water ruins any finish you lay over it, which is why the flooring work in an older house so often starts underneath. The guide to choosing a floor for a New Hampshire house covers the rest.
How the business describes itself
“Local crew. Clean sites. Straight quotes.”
That line is from the company’s own Facebook posts, and it is the whole pitch. The page on how quotes work says what to send so a straight quote is possible, without pretending a number can be given before anyone has seen the job.
Frame to finish, and where it stops
The service list runs from framing through to paint and trim. Just as useful: what is not on it. Devin does not do foundation work or pour concrete pads, and he says so up front. More about Devin and the company.
No license to show, and why
New Hampshire has no statewide general-contractor license. That surprises people. The page on New Hampshire contractor licensing explains what the state does license, and what to ask any contractor for instead.
Where we work
The business is based in Manchester. The towns Devin lists first are Newton, Londonderry, Hudson and Manchester, and the wider list takes in Bedford, Derry, Nashua, Pelham, Salem, Raymond, Weare and Henniker, north to Concord and Laconia and west to Hillsborough and Bennington. His own words for the radius: “I would service anywhere from southern Maine to Massachusetts.”
The full list, and what it means for scheduling a job further out, is on the service area page.
Questions people ask first
- What kind of work does Crimson Maple Construction take on?
Residential work, from framing through to the finish: flooring, tile, drywall, painting, trim, doors, windows, siding and roofing, plus winter roof snow removal, ice-dam clearing and emergency repairs. Devin’s own summary is “I’m a General contractor that can do anything from frame to finish.” Two things are not on the list: foundation work and pouring concrete pads.
- Which towns do you work in?
The base is Manchester. The towns Devin names first are Newton, Londonderry, Hudson and Manchester, and the list runs from Bedford, Nashua and Derry out to Concord, Laconia and Winchester. His own description of the radius is “I would service anywhere from southern Maine to Massachusetts.” Give the address when you call.
- How do I get a price?
Call or text (603) 722-3344, or email crimson.maple.construction@gmail.com. The business’s own advice on Facebook is short: “Message us a photo — we’ll get you a number.” A photo of the room or the problem, the town, and when you would like it done is enough to start the conversation about an estimate.
- Is Crimson Maple Construction licensed?
New Hampshire does not issue a statewide license to general contractors, so no builder in the state can honestly show you one. Trades such as electrical and plumbing are licensed separately by the state. What to ask any contractor instead, including us, is set out on the page about New Hampshire contractor licensing.
More of them on the questions page, and the longer explanations in the homeowner guides.
Manchester, NH
Start with a photo and a phone call
Call or text (603) 722-3344 with a photo of the job. If it is on the service list, ask how it would go and what happens next.