Rob Potter

Rob@ThresholdBuildingCo.com · 413.522.7949

Owner, Thinker, Chief Chisel Sharpener, Grillmaster

Rob Potter has been around building his whole life. The son of a craftsman builder and timberframer, some of his earliest memories are of hanging around his father's shop - sweeping up plane shavings, holding the other end of the board, hammering a few nails into a piece of scrap. His mother would tell you that he knew from the time he was a toddler that building was his life's work.  

Rob has worked on some of the oldest houses and barns of Western Massachusetts, carefully restoring and bringing them back to life. It is these old buildings that inform his sense of place and deep love for the beauty of historic architecture and design. An avid reader and critical thinker, Rob can often be found digging through stacks of old books, crunching numbers, figuring out just how they put that curve in that cupola roof he drove by.

Rob has an appreciation of hand tools, an exacting work ethic, and an artist's eye that brings balance to his New England sensibility. Equally at ease behind a desk or a router table, working either a sharp block plane or an iPad, Rob brings a breadth of experience to both the field and the office. A people person and a good listener, he is committed to the core principles of communication, collaboration, and craft. Indeed, it is not only the best way to build, but his way of approaching life.

Rob lives in Shelburne Falls with his wife Marissa and his children Aida and Jonah. He has an old house that he never finds enough time to work on, and enjoys cooking and sharing good food. A fitness enthusiast, you can often find him pushing through a hard 5am workout, swinging around heavy things, or practicing the elusive freestanding handstand.