Iannelli Custom Contracting

The job one family described in December is the one nobody wants: a structural rebuild of the ceiling in the middle of their house, while they were living and working in that room around the clock. They wrote that Iannelli's crew ran it from demolition through to the finish work. David Iannelli owns the company and is the contractor on the job. He started it in Wilmington in 2017 and has four employees; its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active on the state registry, and the Better Business Bureau grades it A+. The work is carpentry-led — the company says it specialises in high-end finish work and custom design — and extends through remodels, additions, decks, fences, finished basements and painting. The custom carpentry is what customers describe in the most detail. A 2022 client had a walk-in closet and a headboard built, with a barn door made from reclaimed wood, and said the work area stayed clean and organised throughout. Another that autumn had a front porch and its historic details restored, done quickly and under budget. A customer writing in November 2024 lists a closet buildout, built-in shelving and a front door installation that had been giving trouble. The company is also a certified Andersen window installer: one homeowner was referred to them by Andersen in 2022 to fit a sliding patio door, and another had four windows, a slider, a front and storm door and interior painting done the same year. Old houses come up again and again. A customer in July 2024, with a house the previous owner had let go, had new-construction windows fitted and structural problems dealt with, and said the crew ran into big surprises on the way. A 2023 client's 1980s condo, left in poor condition by years of neglect and smoking, was demoed to the studs. Another in July 2024 said they sorted out something a previous contractor had failed at three times. On Reddit last October, a commenter in r/Somerville said David Iannelli was the contractor for their store in Davis Square and called the company reliable. Two of the credentials on the Houzz page are self-listed — Lead Safe Certified Contractor and BPI Building Analyst Professional, with a Phius Certified Builder claim on the company's own site — and that page also claims BBB accreditation, while the BBB's own profile records the business as not accredited even as it grades it A+. Ask to see the certificate if your job turns on one. For detail-heavy carpentry, a window and door package, or a remodel in an old house where something will be wrong behind the plaster, this is a small crew whose customers keep coming back for a second and third project. Agree the scope and how changes get priced before demolition starts.