General contractor · Winchester, MA
A Winchester general contractor, founded by Chris Burke — hands-on, and in it for the detail.
East Wood Builders takes on general contracting across the greater Boston area from a shop at 48 Fletcher Street in Winchester. Kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions, decks and porches, whole-home renovations and commercial fit-outs — with Chris Burke on the job rather than behind a desk.
Founded by Chris Burke
East Wood Builders was founded by Chris Burke, a detail-oriented contractor who states 20+ years of hands-on experience — his own figure, and the reason clients name him personally rather than naming a company. Reviewers write about “Chris Burke and his team,” which is exactly how the work runs.
One shop, the whole job
Our shop in Winchester serves the greater Boston area and we offer a full range of home services. Demolition, framing, cabinetry, tile, flooring and finish carpentry are coordinated under one name, so the trades follow in the right order and the standard holds from the first wall down to the last piece of trim.
The clients who come back
The strongest thing about our reviews is not the star rating — it is how often the same households hire us again. One Winchester client has used us several times over five years; another describes the latest job as the third or fourth major project we have done for them. Repeat work is the only review that cannot be faked.
What you can check for yourself
Rated 5.0 on Google
Every review on our Google Business Profile is a five-star one, and each names the actual job — a full kitchen and bath renovation, a finished basement, a custom deck.
Chris Burke, on site
Chris founded East Wood Builders and runs the work himself. Clients name him directly: “Chris Burke and his team built a beautiful deck for my wife and I.”
A real shop in Winchester
48 Fletcher Street, Winchester — one shop, one address, serving the greater Boston area. No call center, no franchise, no second office.
Company: East Wood Builders
Location: 48 Fletcher Street, Winchester, MA 01890
Hours: Mon – Sat · 8:00am – 4:30pm · Sunday closed
Owner: Chris Burke
How we work with you
A free consultation and estimate
Chris comes out, looks at the space properly and tells you what the job actually involves — in writing, at no charge, before you commit to anything.
Accurate budgeting, openly tracked
We budget carefully at the start and keep the numbers transparent as the project progresses, so you know where you stand at every stage rather than at the end.
We leave the site clean
You are living in the house while we work in it. Crews sweep down and keep the site clean — the thing clients mention right after “professional” and “on-time.”
No job is too small
Not every project is a full renovation. We take on the one-room jobs, the repairs and the odd custom piece as readily as the whole-house work.
We work closely with architects and designers to turn a set of plans into a finished house — and where a project has no drawings yet, we will tell you honestly what it needs before anyone starts drawing.
What we stand by
The things our reviews keep saying.
Professional, on-time, clean
“The crew was professional, on-time, and kept the site clean.” — David Lopes, Google. You are living in the house while we are working in it, and we work like it.
Amazing attention to detail
“Their attention to detail was amazing.” — Ken Pruitt, Google, on a custom deck build. The detail is where a project is judged for the next twenty years, so it is where we hold the line.
Responsive and fairly priced
“Responsive, fair price, good quality work fast.” — Hamilton Ho, Google, on a full basement and bathrooms. We answer, we quote honestly, and we keep moving.
One of our favorites
“Chris Burke and his team built a beautiful deck for my wife and I. Their attention to detail was amazing. Pricing was very reasonable.”
★★★★★ — Ken Pruitt, via Google