Equipment hours: weekdays 7 to 5
Malden's noise ordinance lets construction crews run mechanical or motorized equipment on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday work in those hours is allowed only if it doesn't create excessive noise.
[1]Our home base.
Painting and Remodeling Contractor in Malden, MA
We're based at 7 Alcott Park, so Malden is home turf. About half the city's homes were built by 1939, and that shapes how we prep, patch and plan.
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Home base, not just a service area.
DT Painting & Services works out of 7 Alcott Park in Malden. When a Malden job needs a second look or a quick fix, the shop is right here in the city.
The city's draft hazard plan tells a short version of local history: early settlers found the land too rocky to farm, so Malden grew up as a mill and factory town. The houses from that era are still standing. The same plan counts 49.9% of Malden's homes as built in 1939 or earlier.
Old houses mean horsehair plaster, layers of trim paint and basements that were never meant to be bedrooms. We look for that on the walkthrough, price it honestly, and show you where the money matters and where it doesn't.
Malden rules worth knowing before work starts.
Pulled from the Malden city code and city department pages. Ordinances change, so we check the current text before each job.
Historical Commission review of exterior alterations
A building permit for an exterior alteration on a house that is listed on, or eligible for, the National Register, or that appears in a survey on file with the state, goes to the Malden Historical Commission first. Interior renovations are excluded. The Commission has 14 days to decide whether the building is significant, and a building it votes to preserve can face a delay of up to twelve months.
[1][2]Street and sidewalk obstruction permit
Anything placed on a Malden street or sidewalk, a dumpster included, needs a permit from the Public Works Commission plus a bond or liability policy. The Police Chief decides whether a paid police detail has to be on site.
[1]Paint and debris stay out of storm drains
Malden's storm drainage ordinance bars dumping paints, varnishes, solvents and construction waste into the storm drain system or onto pavement that drains to it.
[1]Malden's own wetlands ordinance
Malden protects wetlands beyond the state act. The city ordinance covers buffer zones, land subject to flooding and a 25-foot riverfront area, and it treats rip-rapped river channels as unlined canals. Work in those areas needs a Conservation Commission permit.
[1]Statewide, in every town
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
Site conditions
Water runs under a lot of Malden.
The Malden River used to run open through downtown north of Charles Street. In the 1960s that stretch went into a closed culvert, and near Oak Grove station it runs in an open one. Below Charles Street it's open water again until it meets the Mystic near Wellington.
On the east side, Town Line Brook sits in a concrete channel but still gets tidal flow from Revere. The city's draft plan says those tides push up groundwater, and the Linden neighborhood has the worst flooding in town because of it. The same list flags the Bowman and Durso area, where runoff comes off the ledge in the Mt. View section.
For a basement or a deck, that matters more than any paint color. We ask where your house sits before we suggest a floor or a footing.
What we do around Malden.
One crew for paint, carpentry, tile, floors and decks. Floors covered, dust contained, cleanup every day.
Most requested in MaldenHouse PaintingHouse painting in Malden, inside and out, where about half the homes date to 1939 or earlier. Plaster repair and real prep come before any color.Kitchen & Bath RemodelingKitchen and bath remodeling in Malden, scheduled inside the city's weekday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. window for loud tools and tear-out.Carpentry & Built-InsBuilt-ins, mantels, window seats and trim in Malden, cut to fit older walls in a city where about half the housing was standing by 1939.Basement Finishing & FlooringBasement finishing and flooring in Malden, planned around groundwater. The city's draft hazard plan ties rising water tables to basement flooding.Deck Building & RepairDeck building, repair and staining in Malden, with a check of the city's own wetlands ordinance for yards near the Malden River or Town Line Brook.
A local historic district is being studied.
Malden's Local Historic District Study Committee is looking at possible districts in the downtown and Corey Road areas. Nothing is adopted yet. If you own a house near Corey Road and you're planning exterior changes, ask us to check where that stands.
Malden questions we hear a lot.
Weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for mechanical or motorized equipment, under the city's noise ordinance. Saturday work in those hours is allowed only without excessive noise, so the loud work belongs on weekdays.
Check the city's survey lists. Malden has run architectural surveys since 1977, and the Historical Commission posts the inventories from 1977, 2001-2002, 2007-2008 and 2016-2017 on the city website. If your house is on one, exterior alteration permits get Commission review first.
Yes, with a permit. The Public Works Commission has to approve anything that blocks a street or sidewalk, and the Police Chief decides if a police detail is needed. A driveway spot skips that step when it fits.
They go through the city's online permitting system run by Inspectional Services at 215 Pleasant Street. Once approved, the permit can be printed from the portal or picked up in Room 330, and it has to be posted where it's visible from the street.
Right next door to Malden.
Area not listed? Call 781-866-6546. We travel for the right job.
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.Inspectional Services, City of Malden
- 2.FAQ When Applying for a Permit, City of Malden
- 3.Malden City Code 10.04.020, Noise Abatement
- 4.Malden City Code 4.24, Historic Properties; Delay Before Demolition or Alteration
- 5.Malden City Code 11.08.050-060, Street or Sidewalk Obstruction Permits
- 6.Malden City Code 11.28.010, Municipal Storm Drainage System
- 7.Malden City Code 10.20, Wetlands Protection
- 8.Historical Commission, City of Malden
- 9.Local Historic District Study Committee, City of Malden (Study only; no district adopted.)
- 10.City of Malden 2022 Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan (Draft posted for public comment; census figures are 2019-2020.)
- 11.Local Inventories & Surveys of Historic Properties, City of Malden
- MATenth edition of the MA State Building Code (780 CMR), Mass.gov
- MAM.G.L. c. 82, § 40A (excavation notice)
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