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I interviewed a few masonry companies for repairing spalling brick in my basement. Some wanted to…read moreparge the walls, which was not what I wanted. Some quoted me fairly high prices for the repair, but Martin Forde offered me the best, and most reasonable cost for the job. During our interview Martin struck me as a competent, and fair mason and he is responsive by email, which are valuable traits in a contractor. We scheduled the job, and he and his team showed up right on time. The first thing I learned is that Forde masonry may not have a full time staff. Martin definitely came out to my job periodically to deliver materials, but the masons who did the work were actually two latinos who seemed to be day laborers. They were competent, and very polite as I asked questions in my broken Spanish, but that makes accountability a little more difficult. That became a problem when I was in the basement with another contractor, and I saw one of the mason repairing a hole that was two withes thick. He was just repairing the outward face that I could see, but leaving a whole in the second layer. I asked him about it, so he dropped some mortar into the hole, a few bricks, and kept on with his repair. Yes, it visually looks fine and I would not have noticed if I were not watching as the hole was getting closed up, but that is not what I expect when I hire a professional mason to repair my walls. My job is done though, and I hopefully will not need masonry help for a while. Most of the issues I had are easily fixed with a little more attention to detail, and oversight, so I would encourage others to give Martin a chance if you need masonry help.

Peter was professional, timely and reasonably priced. We hired him to rebrick and point our…read morechimney and add a cap. He was neat and very detail oriented. He takes a lot of pride in his work which absolutely showed with the finished product. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Peter.

Peter and his staff were a pleasure to work with. Peter is professional and obviously knows his…read moretrade well. He made the process of repairing our chimney easy. I would hire him again in a heartbeat.

Maurice did a terrific job installing a stone walkway extension and repair of our existing granite…read morestairs and paviing stones on my patio which settled and were uneven. He responded to our request for quotations quickly and provided me with a detailed and very cost effective quote. He performed the work perfectly, quickly and had great suggestions for the details. We couldn't be happier with the outcome and heartily recommend Masonry By Maurice for your project. He's a great guy who takes exceptional pride in his work.

Maurice did some beautiful masonry work for me. I have to say right from the beginning it was…read morenothing but a pleasure to work with this company. The person that answers his phones is so sweet and helpful. She was able to have Maurice call me back that same day. An appointment was set up for him to come out to see my property, and within 24 hours I was sent my free estimate. I had gotten other estimates from other companies and I saved a thousand dollars and he did an amazing job. Within 3 days he did over my front stairs and added a beautiful path. I would recommend him to anyone that asks. Thanks Maurice for the amazing job

We had a great experience working with John and his crew. They replaced our siding with Hardie…read morePlank, all our windows, and doors. They went out of their way to make our existing window treatments work with the windows. Their work was top notch plus John was responsive and easy to reach. We would definitely work with them again!

John has always come through whether it was a repair , large or small, or a new addition…read more I always trust he will do the right thing

I had a great experience working with Trust Contractors and highly recommend them. Fast response,…read moreaffordable, thorough work, and total peace of mind. They were incredibly quick (responding within the first 45 mins of my Yelp request ) to respond when I discovered a water leak coming from outside. Since the source wasn't obvious (potentially an ice dam, roof issue, etc.), I really appreciated how quickly and thoroughly they assessed the situation. They were able to identify both how far the water had spread inside and pinpoint the exact source of entry from outside. Once the issue was identified, they moved fast to fix it properly. After repairing the exterior source, they took extra precautions inside, treating the affected area to prevent any potential mold, installing new insulation, replacing the ceiling and smoothing everything out, and finishing with a clean paint job. You'd never know there had been an issue as it was repaired well. Jean, in particular, was fantastic to work with. He was very accommodating to my schedule, acted with urgency throughout the entire process, and made a stressful situation feel manageable. He clearly explained the plan, the reasoning behind each step, and made sure I felt confident that the problem was fully resolved. Overall, a smooth, professional, and high-quality experience from start to finish. I wouldn't hesitate to use Trust Contractors again.

Worked with Jean to repaint our house along with a few differing installs. Jean and his team went…read moreabove and beyond in an extremely short time frame. Would highly recommend working with him and his team. Great experience!

Working with Masonworks has been a roller coaster. They are very, very good at the masonry aspect,…read morebut we had a negative experience with everything outside of the excellent stone walls and patio they built for us. They have built beautiful flat stone walls for us in our front and back yards. We were very impressed with them after the first job they did for us in our front yard a few years ago, so we did not even look at other companies when we wanted to spruce up our backyard this year. The garden walls they built in the backyard were once again beautiful. However, as a gardener, I was disappointed and frustrated by the following things: - Our contract included 50/50 loam compost for the new garden beds. During the job, we caught them filling the beds with the grass they had pulled up from our old lawn and asked them to stop doing that. - When I went to start planting, I found that the garden beds had only a layer of new soil but that my shovel quickly hit a lot of big rocks and uncovered old soil, debris, and trash. - They completely trampled and destroyed my established perennial garden, which was located in a garden bed above where the new beds were built. They also broke several pavers in a little garden path I had and removed them without replacing them. - They recommended microclover for my lawn and seeded it for us as part of the contract, but it grew in quite spotty despite us maintaining it properly with daily waterings. I contacted them about the first issue and their initial response was to tell me that the stones I was finding were part of the wall construction - this was not the case. They had someone come out to take a look and concluded that the soil did need to be replaced, which they finally did. It is much better now, though I still have found some large stones in it. However, in the process of solving that issue, they caused the second one - many of the perennials that my mother and I had worked to plant over the past four years were totally destroyed. They offered me a credit to compensate for the loss, or the option to have them reinstall new flowers, but by that point I just didn't want them near my garden anymore so accepted the credit. I didn't bother contacting them about the spotty lawn - I threw down some grass seeds yesterday to try and fill in the gaps. While I appreciated that they did eventually take steps to resolve the issues, I found it quite frustrating to have to keep reaching out just to get them to do what they really should have done in the first place. They never did a final walkthrough as I've seen other contractors do. No apology for destroying my garden. They have a Benjamin Franklin quote, "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten" - I definitely felt some of that bitterness throughout this process. My conclusion is that they are really excellent masons but do not understand or respect gardens. If you hire them, be prepared to have to deal with that.

Fantastic experience with Junior and Bruno at Masonworks. On time, on budget and great outcome!…read more Highly recommend.

I reached out to Arlington Masonry and Paving about an issue we were having with our brick…read morebrownstone; namely, water leaks due to a poor job done previously. Miles was quick to respond and come over for a review of the job, and to provide an estimate. He did not rush through the visit, taking time to explain what needed to be done (grinding out and replacing the mortar and repointing). We received a few estimates, and elected to choose Arlington based on the reasonable cost and the communication and customer service we received from Miles. Our choice was the right one - Miles and his team were totally reliable, beginning the job ASAP (a big plus for us due to approaching winter), and finishing it in a timely manner. Miles was *always* available by phone to answer questions, and also came to the job site every day to check in with us and the progress being made. The crew was diligent and did an excellent job. We are so pleased with the work done by Miles and his team and will not hesitate to use them again in the future. I wholeheartedly recommend them.

#Chimney restoration I would highly recommend this company…read moremiles Is very friendly and professional they arrived on time and left the place very tidy Newton MA

LB Projects repaired & replaced two staircases for us. They did the work promptly & well & the…read morestaircases are beautiful. We'll hire them again. Thank you!

Lio did an amazing job and helped me with a weird problem I had that was too big of a job for a…read morehandyman and too small of a job for a general contractor. Specifically, he helped us run a pipe from a boiler room through the ceiling and through an outdoor porch, involving some complicated coordination and sealing. He was professional, friendly, on time, and overall just a great person to work with. I would recommend him to everyone and will definitely go back to him in the future. The whole process, which I had already spent a year trying to get done with other contractors and various services, was completed quickly and efficiently. Thanks!