
Photo: Back of the addition: taped sheathing with the new windows in place, Lynnfield, MA
Home Additions in Shirley, MA
Waterfront Construction Inc, an owner-led general contractor, offers home additions in Shirley, MA. Shirley is in Middlesex County, about 15 miles north of our Northborough base. Our closest documented addition project is in Needham, MA, about 28 miles southeast.
Parts of Shirley lie in Devens, where building permits come from the Devens Enterprise Commission. Additions in Devens, MA
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Shirley, MA at a glance
- County
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts · 47 places we serve there
- From our base
- About 15 miles north
- Building permits
- Shirley's building department
- Contractor rules
- MA Home Improvement Contractor registration (M.G.L. c.142A)
Nearest documented addition project

Front Porch Addition in Needham, MA
28 mi southeast of Shirley
Our documented addition and other work, by distance:
- Hudson, MA: client review of our bathroom remodel 11 mi south
- Marlborough, MA: client review of our first-floor remodel 15 mi south
- Northborough, MA: client review of our deck and small addition 15 mi south
- Shrewsbury, MA: client review of our kitchen and bathroom remodel 17 mi south
- Westborough, MA: client review of our new siding and windows 19 mi south
- Framingham, MA: client review of our kitchen remodel 22 mi southeast
- Needham, MA: porch addition 28 mi southeast
- Salem, NH: pool deck 28 mi northeast
- Lynnfield, MA: addition and exterior remodel 31 mi east
- Lynnfield, MA: addition framing video 31 mi east
- Mansfield, MA: kitchen remodel 42 mi southeast
Permits and rules in Shirley, MA
An addition needs a building permit from Shirley's building department and must meet local zoning rules such as setbacks. On septic, an added bedroom also needs Board of Health review under Title 5. Since February 2, 2025, one accessory dwelling unit, up to 900 square feet or half the main house if smaller, is allowed by right in single-family zones.
What's included
- Room & second-story additions
- In-law suites (ADUs)
- Sunrooms & porches
- Designer & engineer coordination
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Free and no-obligation. Prefer to talk? Call (508) 816-2726 (Mon–Sat, 7am–6pm).
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