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- Licensed Cape Cod general contractor · MA MA MA CSL CS122588 · HIC 217100
General Contractor • Cape Cod, MA
Compass Home Group is a licensed general contractor in Cape Cod, MA offering kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, masonry and hardscaping, deck building, siding, home additions and new home construction.
We work with Cape Cod homeowners on single room remodels, whole house renovations and new construction. The company is owned by Ivan Junior, who holds Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License CS122588. Compass Home Group is registered as a Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor, number 217100, and holds a 5.0 star rating on Google. Every project carries a written one year workmanship warranty.
This page covers Compass Home Group's full range of general contractor services in Hyannis and across Cape Cod.
MA MA CSL CS122588 · HIC 217100 · 5.0 star Google rating · One year written workmanship warranty
5.0
★★★★★5.0 on Google
Massachusetts license
MA CSL
#CS122588
State registration
MA HIC
#217100
Homeowner protection
$25,000
Guaranty Fund Protection
Workmanship
1 Year
Written Warranty
Home Remodeling
Compass Home Group is a full scope general contractor. One licensed company handles the framing, the plumbing rough, the electrical, the tile, the cabinets and the finish carpentry on the same job. Homeowners are not left coordinating four trades who each blame the other one.
That matters more here than in most markets. A homeowner in a 1955 Cape came to us for two bathrooms and ended up with a half bath converted into a full bath, because the layout was the real problem and the tile never was. Open the wall in an older Cape home and the framing behind a cabinet run is rarely what anyone expected.
We work out of 47-4 Warehouse Rd in Hyannis. Ivan Junior is on site with his father and his brother.
Our Services
Full kitchen remodels covering layout, framing, plumbing, electrical, cabinets, counters and tile. Cape Cod kitchens are often small, chopped up and closed off from the rest of the house. One licensed crew handles the job from demo to final punch list.
Kitchen remodeling in Cape Cod
Bathroom rebuilds that address water damage, failing tile, soft subfloor and poor venting before anything cosmetic goes back in. Adding a bathroom does not increase septic design flow under Title 5, so most Cape Cod bathroom projects do not trigger a septic upgrade.
Bathroom remodeling in Cape Cod
Retaining walls, paver patios, driveways, walkways and stone steps, built on a compacted base with drainage behind the wall. Sandy Cape soil moves. A patio, a wall or a path that settled did not settle because of the stone. It settled because of the base.
Masonry and hardscaping in Cape Cod
Decks built for coastal exposure, wind load and the freeze cycle. Standard hardware rusts out here within a few winters, so coastal decks get stainless and hot dip galvanized fasteners and properly flashed ledgers. Permitted and inspected in your town.
Deck builder in Cape Cod
Cedar shingle, clapboard and fiber cement siding, installed new or repaired after storm damage. Most Cape Cod siding failures start behind the siding, in a water resistive barrier that was never installed correctly. We correct the barrier and the flashing first.
Siding contractor in Cape Cod
Room additions, second stories, finished basements and attic conversions, plus the finish carpentry that makes them look like they belong in the house. An addition that adds a bedroom increases Title 5 septic design flow, at 110 gallons per day. The board of health comes before the framing.
Home additions in Cape Cod
Ground up construction from foundation to final inspection, run under Ivan's Construction Supervisor License. Building on the Cape means clearing the town, the board of health, and in many cases a historic district committee or conservation commission before a shovel moves.
Home builder in Cape CodCompass Home Group holds a 5.0 star rating on Google across 19 reviews from Cape Cod homeowners.
Compass completed kitchen cabinets, interior rooms, bathroom vanities, exterior work and a full primary bathroom renovation. The work was completed well and on time, with responsive communication throughout every project.
Praised Ivan’s communication, the talented tradespeople, the fair proposal and the team’s ability to stay on schedule during a complete 1970s bathroom renovation. She would gladly work with Compass again on a kitchen project.
Compass Home Group was professional and easy to work with. The skilled team delivered beautiful results on time and within budget, earning a strong recommendation for any type of home improvement project.
Refinish or Rebuild
Refinish when the cabinet boxes are structurally sound and the layout already works. Replace when the layout has to change, the boxes are water damaged, or the kitchen needs to move. We tell you which one your kitchen actually needs before you spend anything, even when the answer costs us the bigger job.
| Compare | Cabinet Refinishing | Kitchen Remodel |
|---|---|---|
| Best when | Boxes are solid, layout works | Layout changes, boxes are damaged |
| Kitchen out of use | Days | Weeks |
| Layout can change | No | Yes |
| Plumbing and electrical move | No | Yes |
| Who does it | Compass Painting | Compass Home Group |
Refinishing is handled by Compass Painting, the Junior family's painting company, which sprays cabinet doors and boxes in a 3,600 square foot finishing shop instead of in your kitchen. If the answer is a full remodel, that is Compass Home Group. Same family, two licenses, and you get an honest answer either way.
Project Planning
Interior work runs best from fall through spring, when second home owners are off the Cape and the house can be taken apart without disrupting the season. Exterior work runs spring through fall, once the ground has thawed. Permitting is the part homeowners underestimate, so the planning starts earlier than the building.
| Project | Best window | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen and bathroom remodeling | Fall through spring | House can be out of use. Second home owners are off Cape. |
| Decks, patios, retaining walls and driveways | Spring through fall | Footings and base work need thawed ground. |
| Siding | Spring through fall | Dry conditions for the water barrier and flashing. |
| Home additions | Plan in winter, build spring through fall | Septic and board of health review comes before framing. |
| New home construction | Plan in winter, break ground in spring | Town approvals take the longest lead time. |
One thing Cape Cod homeowners consistently underestimate: getting the approval is often slower than doing the work. North of Route 6, exterior work visible from the road runs through the Old King's Highway historic district committee and needs a Certificate of Appropriateness. Coastal lots may go through the town conservation commission. Anything that changes bedroom count goes to the board of health under Title 5. A summer start date usually means a winter phone call.
Homeowner Guide
Massachusetts issues two different credentials, and they are not interchangeable. A Construction Supervisor License covers structural work and requires passing a building code exam. A Home Improvement Contractor registration is a separate state registration. Ask for both numbers and check them yourself in the state Contractor Hub. It takes under a minute.
A homeowner who pulls their own building permit in Massachusetts gives up eligibility for the state Guaranty Fund, which covers up to $25,000 on an unpaid judgment against a registered contractor. A contractor who asks the homeowner to pull the permit is moving risk off their books and onto yours.
Massachusetts law requires home improvement contracts over $1,000 to be in writing. That written contract is also what makes a homeowner eligible for arbitration and for the Guaranty Fund if the job goes wrong. A handshake and a verbal number leave you with no path forward and no protection.
Cape Cod adds layers most of Massachusetts does not have. Exterior work north of Route 6 goes through the Old King's Highway historic district committee. Coastal lots may go through the conservation commission. Anything that changes bedroom count goes to the board of health under Title 5. A contractor who has never sat in those rooms will underestimate the schedule.
Verify credentials, permits and written terms before work begins
Our Process
We walk the space, look behind the surfaces where we can, and talk honestly about what the budget actually buys. Nobody signs anything that day. If refinishing is the smarter call than replacing, we say it.
Everything comes back in writing. What is included, what is not, what it costs and when it happens. A price given before anyone looks behind the tile is a guess, and guesses turn into change orders.
We pull the permits. The town building permit, the board of health when Title 5 applies, and the historic district committee when the work is visible from a public way.
Ivan, his brother and their father are on site. One point of contact for the whole job. Every project carries a written one year workmanship warranty, and if something we installed fails, we come back.
Project Proof
These are real projects from Google reviews left by Cape Cod homeowners. Compass Home Group holds a 5.0 star rating on Google.
JP came to us for two bathrooms in a 1955 home. The half bath became a full bath, which in an older Cape means solving the layout and the plumbing before anything cosmetic happens. The drop ceilings came out and were replaced with sheetrock.
via Google
David started a kitchen refresh himself and got stuck on the butcher block counters. Our crew took over, finished the counters in one day and left the kitchen clean. He finished the floor and the paint himself.
via GoogleWhy Choose Compass
Ivan Junior holds Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License CS122588. Compass Home Group is registered as a Home Improvement Contractor, number 217100. Both are active and searchable in the state Contractor Hub.
The Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor Guaranty Fund compensates homeowners up to $25,000 for an unpaid judgment against a registered contractor. That protection only exists if the contractor is registered and pulls the permit. With an unregistered contractor it does not exist at any price.
Ivan works with his father and his brother. The family has been painting and finishing homes on Cape Cod since 2009 under Compass Painting, which still runs today with eleven employees. Compass Home Group is the licensed construction company that grew out of that work.
Every project carries a written one year warranty on our workmanship. Not a handshake, not a promise on a phone call. In writing, in the contract, before the job starts.
MA MA CSL CS122588 · HIC 217100 · One year written workmanship warranty
Areas We Serve
Compass Home Group works across Cape Cod from 47-4 Warehouse Rd in Hyannis. Most of the work sits in Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis, Mashpee and Falmouth. We also take projects in Sandwich, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Harwich, Orleans, Wellfleet and Provincetown, plus Plymouth over the bridge. A large share of the homes on the Cape belong to owners who are not here year round and are managing a renovation from somewhere else. That changes how we work. Photos, updates and straight answers, not silence between site visits.
FAQ
Compass Home Group offers kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, masonry and hardscaping, deck building, siding, home additions and new home construction. All work is performed under Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License CS122588 and Home Improvement Contractor registration 217100.
Yes. We pull every permit the project requires, including the town building permit, the board of health when Title 5 applies, and the historic district committee when the work is visible from a public way. If you pull your own permit, you lose Guaranty Fund eligibility.
Cabinet refinishing is handled by Compass Painting, the Junior family's painting company, in a 3,600 square foot finishing shop in Hyannis. Compass Home Group handles the remodel when the layout, the plumbing or the cabinets themselves need to change.
If the addition adds a bedroom, yes, it can. Title 5 calculates septic design flow at 110 gallons per day per bedroom, so a new bedroom increases the load. A new bathroom does not. We check with the board of health before any framing goes up. See home additions in Cape Cod for the full process.
Yes. Ivan Junior holds a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License, which is what a full home build requires. New construction on the Cape clears the town, the board of health, and in many cases a conservation commission or historic district committee before construction starts.
Start the Conversation
If you are still working out what your project actually involves, that is normal, and it is the right time to call. We come out, look at the space, and tell you what the house needs before anyone talks about a number. Ivan Junior and the crew work out of 47-4 Warehouse Rd in Hyannis, MA 02601. The consultation and the estimate are free.
Last updated: July 17, 2026
