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"Amazing! I purchased a tiny 200+ year old cottage. Before I made the offer, we had a structural engineer look at it, as it was crooked and quirky, as cottages tend to be. He said all was sound, and gave me a list of remediations for the structural GC to make. We made an offer the next day based on that, and based on the tiny size, the GC felt comfortable making the remediations without plans. When it came time for structural inspection, the town said given we had not used plans, they wanted an engineer to take a look post work. The original engineer refused, saying they only offered post-remodeling inspections for owners whom had hired them as structural architects. I called AJA, and he came out the next day... a total lifesaver as we were holding up the whole project for sign off. He did a thorough inspection, giving a few small, additional recommendations, which we made. We passed the next inspection with flying colors. Because the house is old and quirky, it was not only the home inspector, but also the town commissioner on hand. AJA was quick, communicative, and professional. They were thorough, but not trying to upsell. Happily recommend them to all!"

"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."

"Contacted them in march, they were quick to get back to me to see the job and make a proposal. I wanted steel rather than the more common laminated wood beam, they were happy to accomodate this. I had to clear all my stuff out of the basement so that they could work, this delayed my acceptance of the contract until I finished . When they began it took about a 2 weeks to complete. They first put up 2 tempoary support walls, removed the basement staircase and put it off to one side, then poured the footings for the post.When the concrete was ready it took 1 day to lift in the beam and put the post under it. A great improvement over what was there when i bought the house.


October 2015, I am still pleased with the steel beam."

"Contacted me promptly and came to my home to gather info. Had hand-sketched drawings with engineering stamp 2 days later. Affordable price."

"Adam was great. Professional, expert-level structural engineer. I would highly recommend him."

"OLD FASHIONED CONTRACTOR PROFESSIONAL VALUES FOR ANY HARDSCAPE, LANDSCAPE OR MASONRY PROJECTS Macauley Brothers Landscape has maintained old-fashioned work values in their approach to their clients and their work. If you need top quality hardscape, masonry or landscaping work done, there is no better choice than Macauley Brothers. I have managed several residential and commercial renovation projects and communicated with numerous contractors over the decades, and Macauley Brothers stands out, because of the superior qualities of their ownership, their office management, their crew chiefs, and their workers. Pride in a job well done with customer satisfaction is a top priority for Macauley Brothers, as if your home was their home. Starting with their responsiveness, reasonableness, and honesty in discussing with you their creative proposals to address your goals; and continuing through scheduling, prepping, completion and billing; you will be impressed with their transparency and follow through . .even when they are very busy. They actually listen to their clients’ requests and provide a cost effective and creative way to meet your objectives if possible within your budgets. As with any business that relies on weather conditions and manufacturer suppliers, there will inevitably be delays and unexpected challenges. But you can be confident that Macauley Brothers will be straight forward with you in trying to minimize the problems from these issues. As the customer, you will be treated with respect, which is why they will become your hardscape, masonry and landscape company of choice through the years, as you improve and renovate your homes., and move to new ones How do I know so much about Macauley Brothers? Because they have done a wide range of challenging hardscape, masonry and landscape projects for two of our family homes in Newton and Brookline over the past 4-5 years. The outside areas of both homes have been totally transformed by Macauley Brothers, substantially enhancing their curb appeal, usability and value. Neighbors and strangers passing by have consistently stopped to praise their work and the impact on the neighborhood. Their fist job was to demolish and rebuild with designer manufactured blocks an engineered retaining wall that was as high as 10’ at its highest. Most other masonry companies were too small, too large or too intimidated to even make a proposal, but Macauley Brothers installed a magnificent wall exceeding engineering standards that has received praises from the engineer and the City of Newton. Macauley Brothers has used a smaller retaining wall to regrade a side yard where they have installed artificial turf to create an amazing playground area for our grandchildren; have created new paver patios, repaired flagstone patios and walkways, and installed beautiful fencing around each. A crumbling front staircase and landing build on a crescent of a hill have been rebuilt by Macauley Brothers into an inviting and impressive durable front entry. In both homes, they have installed beautiful paver and natural stone walkways, patios and landings in striking patterns; applied granite or block steps into the side of a steep hill; and placed cobbles to add style to an asphalt driveway. When possible, they will repair masonry that does not require replacement. Macauley Brothers took construction ravaged front and backyards in Brookline and restored their prior beauty with installed Sod and landscaping. In both houses, the landscaping recommended by Macauley is always appropriate from as aesthetic perspective, as well as suitability for the region, climate, soil condition and sun exposures. In short, if you have a hardscape, masonry or landscape project that is important to you or your family, it would be a mistake not to hire Macauley Brothers if they are available and interested in your project. If you have to wait a few weeks for their schedule, I know that it will be worth the wait."

"These guys were totally awesome. They arrived early, listened to what I wanted done and did an excellent job of repairing my roof, replacing all my missing shingles. I would absolutely hire them again !!!!!
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"Workmen were courteous and diligent. Took a few days, as planned. Wall is now a year old with no problems."

"As I previously wrote I contracted for Marco Polo to do some what I believe was pretty basic work; to paint the exterior of my cedar siding two story home and to do update my 30x20 foot deck. Marco Polo was hired because of the personal recommendation I received about the quality of their work and statement that their pricing was fair. In fact they were very competitive to the other estimates consider for the job. However the true value of their work was revealed after being on site and the prep work was being started two major issues were brought to my attention; the first was my cedar siding had rotted out and I was able to put a pencil into my exterior wall with no effort. The problem was that the original builder of the home failed to put a weather barrier on the underlayment plywood; over time water and snow eventually rotted the plywood away. Marco Polo immediately began to cost engineering solution for me to effectively repair the damage and to make the home better than when I purchased it. The second issue were their true value came to bare was during the repair of my deck; in addition to my desire to make my deck look better I seemed to think that it was settling on the far corner and need “a few boards” to raise it to its previous level . Unknowing to me, my deck was sinking in the soil and given just a few more months my entire deck would have collapsed. Marco Polo was able to immediately provide me with a solution to permanently level my deck once again; they “jacked” the sinking support pillar and with cinder blocks and support beams and poured a solid concrete footer to serve as a “foundation for the support beam; this was ingenious and saved me thousands of dollars in repairs and saved my grill getting destroyed from collapsing with the deck. The remainder of the job had no other issues was completed on time and no other change order’s other than the two (2) requirements I had to address and were unknown to myself or Marco Polo. I personally would have them do any job on my home or that of anyone I know including my mom’s home. They are truly a wonderful company to work with, honest and understand their work ."

We have just heard from Angie's that you are in need of building design services. We are architects who work in the Metro Boston area and would be happy to assist you in your building design needs. Please call Steven Petitpas at 617-323-6081, the company's founder, at your earliest convenience to arrange a walk-through of your project. \n\nAll residential projects are fixed fee & most projects can be done between $4,900 & $5,900. Please visit our web site www.Boston-Architect.com and fill out a service request form.\n\nMassachusetts only permits registered architects licensed by the state to perform architectural design services. Only a licensed professional can legally be called an Architect. Our Massachusetts architectural registration is #8391, which can be verified on the board of registration Mass web site.\n\n\n