Riversedge Kitchen & Home Design LLC in Stow, MA

We took on a major kitchen remodel (including a pantry) with Mannie when we put an addition on our house. Mannie worked with us through the entire process, from kitchen layout design, to picking the right style and cabinet brand, to the actual installation of all the cabinets. He then did all the under cabinet and in-cabinet lighting. Throughout the process he was both professional and personally engaged, coming by the house to see progress and offer suggestions. He even helped us pick the right paint colors and got us our sinks and faucets. His deep knowledge of construction and building was especially helpful when he laid out all the locations for extra wood “blocking” (and actually put in some) prior to the walls going up to support the cabinets. He even helped us design a new hearth for our fireplace and then ordered and installed the beautiful granite heath stone. Mannie is a pleasure to work with and we’d go back to him when we have another project.

Mannie designed a beautiful kitchen for me. He is easy to work with and very knowledgeable. Mannie also did a great job installing my bathroom vanities. He has a wonderful attention to detail. I highly recommend him and the other Contractors who he has worked closely with over the years.

My wife and I are first time home owners and went down the DIY route. Our first step was remodeling our kitchen and wanted a reasonably priced quality built cabinet. Mannie is a talented designer and was great a taking us through our cabinet and design options. We could not be more happy with the results. Beyond cabinets, Mannie was willing to also share his vast remodeling experience with us and helped us through interpreting building codes for removing load bearing walls and adding on a breezeway mudroom. I would highly recommend Riversedge Kitchen.

I hired Mannie of Riversedge to replace the backsplash in my kitchen. From start to finish he was easy to work with, gave great advice and was very professional. The job took 4 days to complete and his guys were very neat and clean and made sure I could still use my kitchen every night. They did a great job and I'm very happy with the quality of their work. Would definitely recommend.

Manny Afonso (of Riversedge) and his team have completed several projects for us over the last several years starting with a small basement window replacement project. We were very satisfied so we had him do a complete roof re-shingling for us. We followed that up with our biggest project so far, a replacement of our other 22 windows, two doors, front porch, front steps and a complete residing of our 3000 square foot house with HardiPlank siding and PVC trim. This last project included some nice custom trim around our front door and windows. We have received many complements from our neighbors about the changes. Our house has never looked better and Manny has helped us overcome many years of maintenance issues and get our house back under control. Manny has given us excellent advice and recommendations for both his projects and my own DYI work so we have come to respect his judgement and opinions. As the work was progressing it was clear that he was paying attention to a quality appearance and most important to me, the underlying true quality and value of materials and proper workmanship. Manny takes personal and professional pride in his work and not just in the stuff that shows. There was one moment where I had an issue with the siding installation and before I could even bring it up with him, he told me that he was unhappy with it and that was going to redo it. Manny is very accommodating and flexible and will not nickle and dime you when you make minor changes. In fact he is so enthusiastic and proud of his work that you will not only get everything you contracted for, but might get some extra touches along the way. If there is a major change outside the contract, he is very reasonable. When we found termite damage during our siding project it was difficult to estimate the additional work. We trusted Manny to do the necessary repairs and let us know the cost when the extra work was done. The trust was warranted and extra expense was very reasonable and we paid him before returning to the previously contracted work. I do not believe in contentious relationships with contractors so if you are someone who just wants to trust a contractor to provide quality, reasonable priced work then Riversedge Renovation would be a great choice. We have a long list of projects inside the house to complete over the coming years (a kitchen and 3 bathrooms) and once we figure out what is next on the list we will be giving Manny a call.

We have contracted with Riversedge on multiple projects throughout the last 7 years. Throughout the proposal phase Riversedge provides both practical and forward thinking suggestions. The trade-offs are made clear, as are any additional expenses based on customer choice. The work is professional, and the site is kept clean. Any questions during the projects were answered, and issues addressed quickly. I would recommend Riversedge for those looking for quality work done on their home.

Manni has done a couple of projects for us, the first was the remodeling of our kitchen. He was very helpful and listened to us on what we were looking for, he also made suggestions that made our kitchen function better and it look bigger and better. Everyone who comes into our home comments on how great our kitchen looks. Manni and his employees are friendly, understanding and helpful, they are on time and do a wonderful job of cleaning up at the end of each day. They are very professional in all aspects of work and craftsmanship. We have also used Riversedge to add a three seasoned porch which has become an all seasons, which we love. We highly recommend Riversedge Kitchen & Home Design.

Mannie Afonso of Riversedge is the only contractor I will ever use. He has done a significant amount of work at my home and is always professional, thorough and does quality work. He managed to do something no other contractor has done – take the stress out of the renovation. This, since I tend to stress about this type of thing, was huge. I highly recommend Mannie and his company to anyone looking for a new kitchen or significant home remodel. He’s the best.

Mannie and his team installed a large bay window in our house in January 2014. It came out perfect. He did it in January, and yet did it so professionally that we never felt any impact from him doing it in the coldest month of the year. He did a few other small items for us in the most professional manner possible. When Mannie promises you a date about when something is going to be done, it's done on that date and at the price he promised.

We mulled over our screen porch design for about 5 years, meeting with several architects and contractors, but couldn’t pin down what we wanted. Mannie Afonso from Riversedge Renovations came highly recommended by two friends, and sure enough, he was able to walk us through the process of designing and building our dream porch. Mannie’s architectural background is a huge asset; he did our architectural drawings, and we found it very advantageous to have a contractor with this skill. Mannie was patient with all of our questions, new ideas, pictures of what we wanted, and any changes that we made along the way; his goal was definitely to provide us with a product that pleased us in the end. Probably the most important thing to us was that he stuck to the original budget that he quoted us; there were absolutely no surprises or add-ons to the original quote. Our screen porch is gorgeous! His ideas such as keeping the ceiling natural wood, adding the catwalk around the porch and using easy to maintain materials make the space unique and very livable. He has done other smaller projects on our house that we are just as satisfied with, and we intend to work with him on any future projects/renovations. Mannie is professional, honest, reliable, reasonable, and extremely talented.