The Beginning of Thomas Buckborough & Associates
Thomas Buckborough founded the company with a passion for quality craftsmanship and innovative design. Starting as a small renovation firm, TB&A quickly earned a reputation for thoughtful, high-end home transformations in Acton and surrounding areas.
First National Award Earned
Thomas Buckborough & Associates received its first Contractor of the Year award for Universal Design, recognizing the firm’s early commitment to accessible and thoughtful design solutions.
Recognized as One of Remodeling Magazine’s “BIG 50”
TB&A was listed among the top 50 remodeling firms in the nation, a prestigious honor that celebrates innovation, business excellence, and customer satisfaction.
First “Best of Houzz” Award
TB&A earned its first Best of Houzz award, reflecting the firm’s growing influence, client satisfaction, and beautiful project outcomes recognized by the design community.
Leading the Industry in Acton & Greater Boston
Today, Thomas Buckborough & Associates is one of the leading design-build firms in Acton and Greater Boston, serving clients who want a remodeling experience defined by collaboration, innovation, and superior craftsmanship.
Thomas Buckborough
Owner
Thomas Buckborough founded Thomas Buckborough & Associates at age 25 after gaining hands-on experience with a range of carpenters, contractors, and builders. From the beginning, he believed design and construction belonged together and that homeowners deserved integrity, commitment, and genuine care throughout the process.
Today, Thomas is most proud of the values that continue to guide the company, the relationships the team builds with clients, and a culture that remains open to learning and improvement. He sees remodeling as both a creative and collaborative process, balancing design, construction, and each client’s needs and priorities.
Outside of work, Thomas enjoys cooking, food and wine, craft cocktails, travel, and learning to play the piano.
Carl Ellis
Production Manager
With more than 20 years of experience in production management and quality control, Carl helps keep our projects moving thoughtfully from design through construction. His role centers on supporting field staff, maintaining production schedules, monitoring project budgets, and helping guide quality-control decisions while staying closely connected to the project’s plans and design intent.
He especially enjoys solving challenges in the field and collaborating with clients during construction. With more than 15 years of experience managing a remodeling business and a Construction Supervisor License, he also brings a strong perspective to project development.
Outside of work, Carl enjoys spending time with family, working on projects around the house, playing darts or golf, and vacationing in Maine and Florida.
Chris Pfaff
Pre-Construction Manager
Chris helps guide our projects from design into production. His work includes developing project budgets, coordinating permitting with local municipalities, creating construction schedules, and preparing each project for a smooth handoff to the production team.
Chris has experience estimating homeowner insurance claims, running a small millwork company, renovating and selling homes, and working in preconstruction for residential remodeling. He also served for 12 years on his town’s Planning Board, giving him valuable insight into the municipal side of building and renovation projects.
He enjoys seeing a project move from concept to reality and knowing the finished home will better support the way a family lives. Outside of work, Chris enjoys woodworking, camping, fly fishing, backpacking, skiing, traveling, and cheering on Boston sports teams with his wife, Deb, and their three sons.
Brandy Platt
Interior Designer
Brandy brings more than 10 years of residential design experience to the team, with a focus on interior design, finish selections, and the details that help bring a project together. She holds an associate degree in Interior Design & Architecture and enjoys helping clients make choices that feel personal, cohesive, and true to their style.
One of her favorite parts of the process is getting to know each client and exploring design directions together. She also enjoys discovering new products and materials and finding thoughtful ways to incorporate them into a home.
Outside of work, Brandy enjoys reading, hiking, attending local community events, and spending time with animals, especially dogs. And, as she’ll happily admit, coffee helps keep it all moving.
Bryce Roberts
Architectural Designer/Project Developer
Bryce focuses on the project's overall design, from form to functionality. He brings over 10 years of experience in the construction design industry, including working on-site and designing a variety of spaces for different needs.
He especially enjoys knowing that he helped create a space that truly fits the homeowner's needs and vision.
Bryce enjoys spending time with his family and working on personal house projects as well.
Aaron Pacyna
Lead Carpenter/Project Manager
Aaron has over 30 years of residential construction experience. He especially enjoys finish carpentry.
His favorite part of the job is seeing the joy on a homeowner's face as their vision comes to life.
Aaron is involved in volunteering for and organizing the "Aiming for Zero" charity, which aims to end veteran suicide.
Paul Maigatter
Lead Carpenter/Project Manager
Paul focuses on giving homeowners the best possible experience during the project. He has 20 years of carpentry experience and is OSHA-certified. His favorite part of working with a homeowner is understanding their vision, especially for unique spaces.
Paul enjoys spending time at his family's lake home in Maine as well as music and football Sundays.
Tony Maree
Lead Carpenter/Project Manager
Tony has over 26 years of construction experience. He enjoys seeing the tangible results of the remodeling process and especially likes tackling new challenges.
Outside of work, Tony likes cooking.
Keone Monte
Lead Carpenter
Keone has been involved in construction for 30 years. He has held his Construction Supervisor License since 2003. He enjoys all aspects of construction and making sure everything runs efficiently.
Keone spends a lot of time at his teenage sons' hockey games. He also enjoys muzzle-loading and bow hunting.
Leah Hawley
Interior Designer
With over 10 years of experience and a degree in Interior Architecture & Design, Lisa loves to work closely with clients to bring their vision for home to life. She especially enjoys the relationship between form and function.
She enjoys travel, museums, nature, and experiencing different places and cultures through food.
Hamish
Team Mascot
Hamish has been with Thomas Buckborough & Associates since 2021. He comes to work 3 days a week and likes to keep tabs on what everyone is doing. He particularly enjoys meetings when everyone is together in one room and he can grab a bone and relax.
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What Our Clients Think
"We are very pleased with our new kitchen! Thomas created a plan that worked well for us, and gave the kitchen the updated and warm look we were looking for. We were very happy with the quality of the work and excellent communication throughout. On time and on budget. Lead carpenter (Jon) was a pleasure to have on the job every day, and did a great job in minimizing the impact on rest of our home. Subs were first rate. And when we couldn’t vent the exhaust fan out the roof, and there were issues with the long run to vent out the back of house, the TBA team persisted and went the extra mile to resolve the issue. Called in an HVAC Co. to make it right. Much appreciated for an unanticipated problem. Highly recommend TBA!"
What Our Clients Think
"We had a very good experience with TBA in the remodel of our kitchen. I thought having a local designer and a locally available team was a real advantage. It allowed them to quickly respond to scheduling opportunities and keep the project moving on time and on budget. I also thought their on-the-ground team was very strong and that they were very good at communication throughout the project, with standard weekly updates. Overall, we were very happy with both the process and result."
What Our Clients Think
"I wanted to say thank you for helping us design our dream kitchen. We are still acclimating to this new beautiful space and love it more each day. Thanks to you your team the job went smoothly. We would highly recommend TBA to others."
What Our Clients Think
"We bought our house with one big flaw - a cramped, dark kitchen. We had a vision for how to address this, but it was a tall order, including pulling a chimney out of our house. Thomas and his team did a great job translating our loose dream into solid plans, and his company did a fine job turning that dream into reality, on time and budget! I'd recommend his company to anyone looking for remodeling work!"
What Our Clients Think
"If there were a day to give Thomas Buckborough more than five stars, I would do so. We first met him in 1995 when he was newly in business and took on a kitchen renovation (with some side jobs) for us. Since then, we have worked with him on at least five other projects, and each one has been completely successful. He and his crew just finished gutting and updating a bathroom.
Thomas is a skilled designer who listens to our thoughts and then improves them. Every single one of his crew, through the years, has been competent and delightful. We had another bathroom renovation going on during the pandemic, and they managed that with care and attention to safety.
I could not recommend him more highly."
What Our Clients Think
"We have worked with Thomas Buckborough & Associates on several projects over the past eleven years. We have always found Thomas to make excellent design recommendations and to deliver exactly what we requested on time and on budget. Phone calls are returned promptly and questions are quickly answered. Recently Thomas and his team remodeled our kitchen. They always showed up as promised; completed tasks with a minimum of disruption; and came up with excellent solutions to all of the challenges that an older home provides (for example, walls being out of square or discovering hidden behind the wall prior electrical work that had not been done to code and needed to be brought up to current code). They did a beautiful job. Their attention to detail shines through. We couldn’t be happier."