BASED IN PRINCETON, MASSACHUSETTS
ARM Construction is based right here in Princeton. Home additions, ADUs, kitchens, baths, and custom stonework for Princeton homeowners, built by a fourth-generation builder who works in this town every week.
ARM Construction & Management Inc is based in Princeton, at 131 Houghton Road. That is not a marketing detail. On a project that runs three to six months, the difference between a contractor who lives in your town and one who is managing your job from twenty miles away shows up in how often the owner is actually on site, how fast someone gets there when something needs a decision, and whether the crew arrives before the day is half gone.
Andrew Mercurio is a fourth-generation builder who started in masonry and grew ARM Construction into a full general contracting company. He holds Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License #CS-093044, issued in 2011, and the company holds Home Improvement Contractor Registration #153199. Both are active and verifiable through the Commonwealth. We know the Princeton Building Department, we know the town's bylaws, and we know what the houses here are built on, because we have been under a lot of them.
Princeton homes tend to be older, larger on land, and further from the nearest anything, which shapes the work. Home additions and in-law suites are common here because lots are big enough to build on and families would rather expand than leave a property they chose deliberately. Kitchen and bathroom remodels in the town's older colonials and farmhouses are their own kind of project, since plaster, uneven floors, and systems installed across several eras are usually part of the job. And custom masonry and stonework belongs in Princeton in a way it does not everywhere, given the fieldstone walls and older foundations that are already part of the landscape here.
We also handle sunrooms and four season rooms, garage and basement conversions, whole home remodeling, decks, siding, and flooring. One company, one point of contact, from the first walkthrough to the final inspection.
Princeton sits on and around Mount Wachusett, which at 2,006 feet is the highest point in Massachusetts east of the Connecticut River. That elevation is the single biggest thing that separates building here from building in Shrewsbury or Grafton. Princeton gets more snow, more wind, and a longer winter than the towns below it, and the ski area on the mountain averages around a hundred inches of snowfall a year for a reason.
It shows up in the details. Roof structure and snow load design matter more here. Flashing, ice and water shield, and ventilation detailing have to be right, because ice dams are not a rare event in Princeton, they are an annual one. Wind exposure affects siding and roofing choices on the more open properties. And the construction calendar is genuinely shorter, since foundation work is harder to schedule at this elevation between December and March. A contractor who builds in Princeton regularly plans around that. One who does not tends to promise a start date the weather will not allow.
Three things about Princeton properties that change how projects get planned, and that homeowners are often surprised by.
Almost everything here is on private septic and a private well rather than town sewer and water. Massachusetts sizes septic systems by bedroom count under Title 5, which means any project that adds a bedroom, including most additions and nearly every ADU, has to be checked against your system's rated capacity before design starts. If the system cannot carry it, the project becomes a septic upgrade plus an addition, which is a different budget entirely. Well capacity matters for the same reason when you are adding bathrooms.
Princeton also has its own municipal utility, the Princeton Municipal Light Department, rather than one of the large investor-owned utilities. If your project needs a service upgrade, and older Princeton homes frequently do once you add a modern kitchen or a second unit, that goes through PMLD. Knowing how that process works and how long it takes is the kind of thing that keeps a schedule intact.
Third, lots here are large and many are wooded, sloped, or wet in spring. Site access, drainage, and Conservation Commission review near wetlands are all real considerations on Princeton properties in a way they are not on a quarter-acre lot in the city.
Every project that changes the footprint or the structure of a house in Princeton needs a building permit, and the Building Department enforces both the Massachusetts State Building Code and the town's zoning bylaws. Depending on scope you may also need electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits, plus Conservation Commission review for work near wetlands, which on Princeton's larger wooded lots comes up more often than people expect.
We handle all of it. We pull the permits, coordinate the inspections, and deal with the town, so you are not the one filling out applications or sitting through a meeting. Knowing a building department is not a shortcut around anything. It just means the paperwork is right the first time and the inspections get scheduled instead of forgotten.
Princeton is our home base, and we work throughout the surrounding area. Sterling sits directly east and shares much of Princeton's housing stock and septic situation. Holden is just south and is the largest of our neighboring towns. We also work in Worcester, Shrewsbury, West Boylston, Boylston, Leominster, Westborough, Northborough, Southborough, and Grafton.
What Our Customers Say
I can't say enough good things! I needed a small finish job done at the last minute, and Andrew made it happen quickly and without any stress. The craftsmanship was perfect and everything looks amazing. I'm extremely happy and would recommend him to anyone!
Andrew and his team are detail-oriented. They are skilled and helped me understand the process of renovating my kitchen. Fantastic communication & high quality service! I am so lucky to have them and recommend them to anyone! When they built my deck, it was so fast & efficient! Call Andrew, you won't regret it
Andrew replaced a garden window in my kitchen, and a sliding door. He did a meticulous job, and went above and beyond to accommodate some special requests that I had. His attention to detail and willingness to do whatever it took to make me happy didn't go unnoticed. Will definitely use him each and every time!
Here is what Princeton homeowners ask us most. If your question is not here, call us at (774) 249-0221.
Yes. ARM Construction & Management Inc is based in Princeton and works throughout Worcester County. Andrew Mercurio is a fourth-generation builder who holds Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License #CS-093044, and the company holds Home Improvement Contractor Registration #153199. Being based in town means Andrew is on Princeton job sites regularly rather than managing them by phone from another county.
Yes for most projects. The Princeton Building Department enforces the Massachusetts State Building Code and the town zoning bylaws, and any addition, structural change, or conversion of unfinished space into living space requires a building permit. Depending on the project you may also need electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits, and work near wetlands requires Conservation Commission review. ARM Construction handles the permitting and the inspection schedule with the town as part of the project.
In most cases yes. Since February 2, 2025, Massachusetts allows one accessory dwelling unit by right on lots in single-family zoning districts statewide, with no special permit and no zoning hearing. The practical constraint in Princeton is almost never zoning. It is septic. Nearly all Princeton properties are on private septic systems, and Massachusetts sizes those systems by bedroom count under Title 5, so an ADU that adds bedrooms can exceed your system's rated capacity. We check that before design starts.
Princeton sits on and around Mount Wachusett, which at 2,006 feet is the highest point in Massachusetts east of the Connecticut River. Higher elevation means more snow, more wind exposure, and a longer winter than the lowland towns nearby. That affects roof and structural design, flashing and ice dam detailing, and the construction calendar, since foundation work is harder to schedule here than in Worcester or Shrewsbury. It is one of the reasons a contractor who works in Princeton regularly builds differently here than a company driving up from the city.
ARM Construction & Management Inc
131 Houghton Road
Princeton, MA 01541
(774) 249-0221
Licensed and insured in Massachusetts. MA CSL #CS-093044 | MA HIC Reg. #153199
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