iCornerstone, Inc.

Richard was fantastic to work with and helped bring our idea for a new master suite to life.

iCornerstone was a great PARTNER in helping design our project. Richard Connolly was outstanding and understood our needs and concerns and put all those goals into the drawing to aid us in building our project. He was very punctual and professional and I could not recommend him enough for any project that you may need a fantastic person to help you in your design needs.

I attended Richard’s class, Planning Your Remodeling Project, spring 2023. His class provided comprehensive information on the process and planning required to achieve a successful renovation project. He granted us free access to the educational material and some of the planning tools (others are only available to his clients), on his company’s website. This served as the foundational info for his class presentations. He is a passionate subject matter expert and the class was interactive. He also brought in guest speakers, local professionals, with experience in supporting their customers in various aspects of their renovation projects.

Richard has an incredible wealth of information and resources to share. He helped make sense of the remodel process and helped put together a plan of action for my projects.

My wife and I were looking to have an addition built on our 2 bedroom / 1 bath home back in the winter of 2022. After a phone conversation with Richard, we decided to have him come out to the house. He was very clear with the iCornerstone process, and the benefits of using this process. He is meticulous in measuring and understanding the existing structure. There are no guesstimates and all cost projections are based on the actual materials and labor needed to complete the work. Having such clarity regarding costs before any work begins is not something I've seen in this industry prior to this experience. It was certainly a welcome change. We now have plans for a home addition and complete control over the project. We decide the scope and can customize the plan to our budget. We are grateful to have worked with Richard, and highly recommend him!

I was very happy with all the work that Richard did for me. He had lots of knowledge on all the work that I was trying to get done. Extremely helpful and goes that extra bit so the project is done on time. I would highly recommend him and use him again.

It was wonderful working with Richard. Initial uptake and comprehension of the project parameters were quick and thorough. Response to questions and tweaks to the plan were effected without delay. Great communication style and consistently good attitude. Would work with him again in a heartbeat. Hire this guy, you will not regret it!

Richard is a wonderful person to work with. Great communication and very easy going. He knows his stuff! He was able to accomodate the design needed for additions in my 1949 Cape Cod style home, as well as redesign on the interior. He lived more than an hour away, but was willing to travel out to my home for measurements! This was a huge plus. He was able to coordinate the printing of blueprints, so I could pay for them and have them sent to my home, since he lived a distance away. I would highly recommend him to anyone, in need of an architect, for a project, on an older home. He was such a pleasure to work with!

Along came Richard who provided us with drawings that are computer-generated and easy to modify. He is also familiar with professionals in the area to help us know who to contact. Richard turned it all into “bite-size” pieces. Without his work we’d be trying unsuccessfully for the “whole enchilada!”

Before speaking with Richard I wasn't getting very far. Contractors were not calling me back and the few that showed up didn't want to do the work. Richard broke down the entire process for me and explained specifically what I needed to do. Richard was such a great help that not long after I got a contractor to fix my roof and now we are in the process of fixing my front door and porch.

It went really good. They were very professional. They are always contacting people back. They are on time and very easy to deal with.

He came and he did an awesome job. He was very professional and he is nice guy. He is detail oriented and very easy to work with. He made few adjustments and got in touch me in numerous occasions to make sure everything is okay.

Great! Did a thorough, professional job. We were very pleased with the finished product. Looks fabulous!!

Rich was very professional and super responsive to questions we had. His program shows actual pictures as to how the design will look - which is brilliant, since at times it's hard to imagine how something will look, when just seeing it on paper. His work ethic and responsive truly shows he cares about his customers! Although the actual construction will not happen for a while, we can't wait to see the design come to life.

Richard was extremely helpful providing a demonstration of his software and his approach to the process. He visited our space and took detailed measurements and put together very detailed, professional plans. We are using the plans to help us secure the proper town approvals to proceed with our project. He answered all of our questions and was incredibly responsive. I would recommend him to others - he's a great expert to work with!

My wife and I were considering having some remodeling done to our house but we were not sure how it would all work. A friend recommended we hire an architect or draftsman to help with the ideas. We submitted the request through Angie's and found Richard from iCornerstone. We live in Tyngsborough and he came to our house from Weymouth and spent the day measuring everything in the house and provided us with an outstanding renderings and diagrams of our house from all the floors. We didn't have any original drawings and neither did the town wit details. Richards work was exemplary and nothing short of outstanding. He really knows his stuff and he kept in contact the entire time. We asked for the changes and he made them to a second diagram with a 3D layout we could show to the contractors for the remodel. I highly recommend Richard and iCornerstone for any of your needs.

Great! Richard was able to take the vision I had in mind and transfer it to paper down to every last detail. I needed to get a variance from the city of Boston and he went with me to the building department for the hearing. He helped with building permits, communicating with the building inspectors, organizing deliveries and securing parking, which is not easy to do in the city. The specifications he created for the entire project were precise and very detailed. This turned out to be incredibly helpful when a new electrician took over mid-project and was able to pick up exactly where the first electrician had left off. The quality of the work done by the subcontractors Richard hired for me was exceptional - I would highly recommend each and every one of them. The project was delayed quite a bit because of building restrictions in the city of Boston due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but when work was able to resume, each subcontractor got to work as quickly and efficiently as possible. Richard is an excellent communicator with me and the entire team. He is constantly communicating behind the scenes, keeping to a schedule as much as possible and making sure I am aware of the plan at all times. He has also connected the team through his innovative platform called iCornerstone - where each team member can follow along with the progress of the project without having to be on site. Not to be forgotten and probably most important of all is that Richard is a genuinely kind, thoughtful, caring and warm individual - it has been a pleasure to work with him on this project and I am delighted with beautiful and comfortable space he has created for me.

I hired Richard for the design and specification work. Richard is an open, honest, conscientious and reliable person. His knowledge of the building industry and general contracting is amazing. He has a lot of experience to build upon. Highly recommended!!

very friendly and professional. New suppliers and professionals to enable us to complete or project. kept us up to date every step of the way.

I have worked with different contractors before but Richard is on a different level. I do not usually write review but in this case I feel obligated to write one given how wonderful he was. Not only was he hardworking, he was kind and would go to any length to make sure the needs of his clients are met. Our work with Richard started last March, we wanted an extra space for guests and the initial plan was to finish a room on top of our garage. Given my bad experiences with previous projects, I wanted to be careful in choosing a contractor. So I came on Angie’s list and was reading through different reviews for different contractors. When I got Richard’s, I liked all the reviews but what really got me hooked was the single negative review on his profile. I read through Richard’s rebuttal and knew right away we found the right person. I appreciated how he explained in details (without being defensive or sounding angry) what the issues with that project were. I reached out to him immediately and even though he was on vacation with his wonderful wife (who I later met) he responded right away and we were able to fix a time to meet. He met with me and my husband at the house and he explained in full details how he works from designing down to completion of the project. We explained to him what we wanted and he promised to give us a quote in few day which he did. Given how much the initial project was going to cost, Richard suggested that it would be cost effective to finish the basement instead. And thank God we took his advice, now not only do we have an extra room for our guest, we also have an extra living area and an extra bathroom. Richard carried us along all every step of the way, he was always asking for our opinions and always making sure that our needs were met. From design, to permit (which required multiple visit to the city hall), to hiring sub-contractors, I never for once had any regrets. We had few bumps on the road, but Richard was there to calm our anxiety and to provide solutions. Cost was well willing our budget. I have never seen anyone worked so hard for his client. This man worked harder than any 30 year-old around. We are very happy with the final product and would definitely hire him again. As I have told him jokingly that I hope he does not retire any time soon.

I called Richard to help me and my mother with our basement, which was damaged by water. She and I did not agree on what had to be done or the order, and she had been talking with contractors, which only confused her more. Richard advised me to contact the building department rst to make sure that the repair work would meet code for insulaon. He said that our insurance company probably did not allow for closed cell insulaon, which is very expensive compared to ba!s, so we will probably need to rele our claim. He then sent me a checklist, two chapters from his book that related to the insulaon, and referred me to two subcontractors. I have communicated with him by phone and email, and he responds almost immediately, something most contractors never do. Richard met with us to discuss our next steps so that we would know what to do and did not charge us for his me. Without his guidance, we probably would have go!en nowhere but frustrated. I know from another Angie’s List review of iCornerstone, that Richard is a good-hearted person who wants to help people, especially when they seem to be without resources. Richard is kind, generous, thoughtful, and respectful, and I wish that he could do the work for us, but he had other commitments and no longer does physical work for his clients. It’s sad because they rave about his skill, experience, and ethics. I was fortunate to meet a true professional who was only interested in helping me and my mother see our way through a difficult situation.

The project is still in progress, but Richard is patient. His persistence, intelligence and passion seem self-evident and working with him is truly a pleasure. He has this youthful ambition I only wish I could emulate... a true academic at heart!

iCornerstone provides a high level of professionalism with close attention to details and design of the project. There is always close communication through email, text, conversation and Dropbox. Knowing exact specifications of your remodel will allow you to reconfigure the project, its cost and scope if needed .

Back in August of 2017 my hot water tank went. It had destroyed my 2 yr old daughters bedroom and my bathroom. I have been trying to find contractors to come to my home to give me an estimate on how much it would cost me to have it done. I had several come and looked at it and said we will be in contact with you. Not a single contractor got back to ud. I have had not hot water since this happen. I found Richard on here. Told him my sorry on what was going on and this guy drove from Weymouth to wareham the next day. Walked with my husband and contacted me the same day and walked me through what was going to happen. then he told me about this Dropbox app that we were going to use so we could communicate on everything. I could literally see everything he was changing or doing to. I how highly recommend him for other people. I would also higher him again for myself in the future. Thank you very much Richard

The six week course included the Milton building inspector, an architect, and a case study of three bids from general contractors that the class compared to professionally prepared labor and material specifications. The contractors had the specifications but still did their own thing, and their bids were ridiculously low and did not include kitchen cabinets, an upgraded heating system, bathroom fixtures, for example. The class was well organized, and Richard provided excellent materials, including an online version of his book, How To Avoid Building Or Remodeling ****. He is knowledgeable, organized, and passionate about his work, but the course was not an advertisement for his company. In fact, the class had to prod him to tell us about iCornerstone! If you want insight into the building and remodeling industry and have a project in mind, I highly recommend taking Richard’s course or contacting him. He stresses ethics and avoiding conflicts of interest, something you do not hear often in this business. Thanks to Richard, I feel confident undertaking my project.