Our association with Ron and Frank from Cornerstone Builders
began in 2003 when both were working for another contractor. My mother-in-law, who was alive at the time,
really like the “boys” (Ron and Frank).
When it came time in 2007 to do some work in the kitchen and bath and
replace the remaining windows in the house (except for one in the kitchen), we
learned that Ron had formed Cornerstone Builders and Frank had gone with
him. While we received bids from window
companies, we contacted Ron about the kitchen and bath work. We also asked him to include a price for the
window replacements. Ron provided us
with the best price, and we knew the quality of work that would be done.
Mother passed away in November 2010. We had gone over our plans to do further
remodeling. (Mother knew what our plans
were and only requested that we wait until she was gone. She did not want to be here during the
construction). In November 2010 Ron
came in, saw what we wanted, gave us a price and we gave him the go-ahead. We wanted to totally redo the main floor and
add a laundry area so that the house would really become ours. The house was built in 1886 by Gloria’s
great-grandfather and has always been in the family.
On December 6, 2010 the work began! I offered my ideas and the changes started to
take place. We had movers remove all the
furniture as every room was being affected with the exception of the kitchen,
which later turned out to be affected as well.
Things happen when a house of this age (126 years) undergoes a
remodel. From plumbing changes,
insulation added, windows, doors, etc, everything changed. Working with Ron and Frank was a real pleasure. They were given a key day one and we were
gone most, or at least a great deal of the time. We trusted them as family and if a problem
arose, they had our cell number.
Throughout the process, things were changed and added. The result is beautiful. The “boys” treated our home, as they worked
on it, as if it were their own.
As time progressed and the house was completed, we decided
that since Ron had given us a very good price on siding, we would have the
house re-sided and the porch enclosed.
(We could have forgotten all the previous remodeling as we now “LIVE “on
the porch!!!) Throughout the process,
some things needed tweaking, and Ron and/or Frank would offer suggestions. In the end, they all turned out to be the
right move.
Should you read this and would like to see the
transformation, please feel free to see the work that was done. We have had people stop and say how nice it
turned out and felt it made a great addition to the neighborhood. We would be glad to open up our home, if you should
desire to see the work of Cornerstone Builders.
We are pleased and proud of the work that Cornerstone Builders has done
for us.
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