Carpentry & Built-Ins in Somerville, MA
Built-ins, window seats, mantels and trim for Somerville homes, in a city where multi-family houses cover over a third of the land.
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Built-ins, window seats, mantels and trim for Somerville homes, in a city where multi-family houses cover over a third of the land.
On a Somerville local-register property, any change to an exterior feature visible from a public way needs a Historic Preservation Commission certificate. Porch trim and entry doors fall in that net. Built-ins inside the house don't.
Since July 5, 2023, Somerville accepts historic district applications only through Citizenserve, not by email or paper. We help pull the application together so the carpentry isn't waiting on paperwork.
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Construction hours: 7 to 7, Saturdays 9 to 7
Somerville bars noisy construction tools and equipment before 7 a.m. and after 7 p.m. on weekdays, and before 9 a.m. and after 7 p.m. on Saturdays and the days after Thanksgiving and Christmas. Noisy construction isn't allowed on Sundays or Massachusetts legal holidays. [1]
Local historic district certificates
Somerville's local historic district properties are listed address by address in the city code. Changing an exterior feature visible from a public way on one of them needs a Historic Preservation Commission certificate first. Paint color, storm windows and storm doors are excluded, and applications go through Citizenserve. [1][2]
One statewide building code. Massachusetts uses a single building code for every town: 780 CMR, now in its tenth edition. Your local building department enforces it and issues the permits. source
Dig Safe before digging. State law requires notice to Dig Safe at least 72 hours before digging, not counting weekends and legal holidays. That includes holes for deck footings. Call 811. source
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No. The Historic Preservation Commission reviews exterior features visible from a public way. Built-ins, mantels and window seats inside the house are outside its reach.
Where this information comes from.
Local rules change. We link the official pages so you can check the current version, and we confirm what your job needs when we come look.
- 1.Licenses & Permits (Citizenserve), City of Somerville
- 2.Somerville Code of Ordinances Ch. 9, Sec. 9-116, Noise disturbances
- 3.Somerville Code of Ordinances Ch. 7, Art. II, Historic Districts (Secs. 7-16 to 7-28)
- 4.Somerville Code of Ordinances Ch. 12, Sec. 12-77, Construction dumpsters
- 5.Somerville Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 Update (MAPC) (Census-era figures (2019 ACS, 2020 census); land use is MassGIS 2016 as quoted in the plan.)
- MATenth edition of the MA State Building Code (780 CMR), Mass.gov
- MAM.G.L. c. 82, § 40A (excavation notice)
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