Modern Yankee Builders

Nov 2023

Modern Yankee Builders did a multi-room remodeling for us. They were involved from the conceptual phase (the beginning), through planning, all the way to the end. It was a great experience from beginning to end, everything was fantastic from the design ideas to the professionalism and punctuality, and of course the work itself was beautiful. (And Joe is a great guy, important if he's going to be around your house for a while). A few years later now (2017-first project was 2013), we've had Joe back to do a massive remodeling project for us, we demoed an entire floor of my house, studs, floor, and exterior wall included. We rebuilt a family room and master bed/bath in the...read full review

Nov 2023

My husband and I purchased an old colonial home in Rhode Island the end of 2021. She was built in 1740, so we can actually call her old. Discovering she was a tavern during the American Revolution made it extremely important that we stay true to that time period and equally important, bring her back to her glory. She was in remarkably good shape, but the exterior shingles were worn out and needed to be replaced. The interior is still all original. The floors, doors, windows and blacksmith hardware are all original. Some wood has been painted over but that can be fixed. Previous owners did some DIY projects on the exterior that needed to be reversed. It was time to bring...read full review

Nov 2023

I am a retired architect and found myself totally and utterly stumped when it came to solving a serious siding problem I was having with my wife’s and my 225 year old personal residence. When we purchased our house about twelve years ago we undertook a major interior and exterior renovation and restoration which included the replacement of the exterior siding. Unfortunately the siding didn’t hold up well.I couldn’t fully explain the reason for the siding's deterioration or a possible solution and a number of qualified persons/builders I spoke to couldn’t as well.I met Joe Cracco / Modern Yankee Builders at an event unrelated to building but happened to mention...read full review