If I could've given 0 stars, I would've. I was trying 2 get estimates from 5 different masonry…read morepeople 4 a big job. 1). It took Forde Co OVER A WEEK just 2 answer an email. 2). Martin made an appt 4 a Fri afternoon & I was making a decision that wk, so I cancelled a different contractor (electrician), in order 2 move things along. 3). Fri came & went with NO CALL/TEXT/EMAIL WHATSOEVER. Maybe they're gd masonry workers, but their customer services suck bitime. DON'T BOTHER booking an appt w them. Keep looking until u find someone who appreciates that your time is as valuable as theirs. Part 2 - update Now I feel terrible about what I wrote. Life happens & I obviously slipped thru the cracks when your assistant tried 2 reach customers. It's not your fault cuz stuff like that is bound 2 happen. It ended up being me. Guess I was tired of interviewing potential masonry people. Your company had 5 stars & my hopes were up. Wishing your family only the best.

Called, said to text my address and said would stop by later in the day, NEVER did and NEVER calledread more

Since this was my first chimney sweep experience, I suppose this review is unqualified. Anyhoo…read more.. I thought these guys were great to work with! From my first call in, Brian was engaging, informative and very helpful in reviewing the process and pricing. The tech team that showed up were also polite, informative and thorough in their work. They took their shoes off before coming in, laid down drop clothes around the fireplace and had a vacuum running the whole time. When they left it was like no one had ever come. Their standard package is a Level II cleaning, which includes sweeping and running a digital camera up the chimney to take footage of the chimney's condition and capture any damage. The whole treatment ran just under $300 and I was told when I called that most places charge anywhere from $400-$600 for a Level II inspection. Since Billy Sweet does that as their standard practice they discount it down. The tech also recommended and quoted up repairs, which they can also do. It wasn't a hard upsell(say like at Jiffy Lube) and he was pretty detailed about what was going on. I'd defintely recommend using these guys. Their territory ranges from N. Shore down to at least W. Roxbury.

I have used them before maybe 20 years before they did an excellent job putting in a liner in the…read morechimney and they did a thorough check out today and help me uncover a gas leak problem which has been bothering us for a long time so on 2 points I really appreciate them and highly recommend them

TJ and his crew tore out a very tired front steps (wood) and a brick retaining wall. Replaced with…read moregranite block steps and cobblestone wall. Absolute pro's. The job is solid and attractive. And he did it right before Easter. Nice and early in the season. I'd highly recommend. Thanks.

Today TJ finished his second project for us and did another terrific job. He did our front brick…read moresteps in the spring time and tiled our kitchen and foyer in the winter. He is consistently the best price in town but more importantly he is corteous, friendly, reliable and meticulous. He seems to make a point of over-delivering. He is the best VALUE in town. I would recommend TJ for any masonry or tile job. He had a team of people to support him with our tile job and they worked like a machine. First TJ adds value with input on stone, grout and trim. He arrives as scheduled to a) rip up our multiple layers of old flooring, b) add the appropriate height backerboard to get our tile to the proper height, c) lay tile so we could walk around our kitchen and hallway as he worked, d) grout and e) clean-up. This was no easy assignment - more than 300 sf of tiling with some crazy cuts to our flooring that stretched from our front entry foyer to our hallway and into our kitchen.

Can't recommend these guys enough. Kevin and John did excellent work on our stone foundation. It…read moredefinitely wasn't an easy job (it required crawling into small spaces). Also had them recommend and complete work on my crumbling chimney base in the basement. Thanks again guys. Pros: fast quote, great communication, flexible on timing, respectful of property, experienced pros, great work Cons: none

Renaissance Masonry recently repaired loose and damaged bricks in my home's foundation. Kevin and…read morehis team were excellent; they were punctual, provided a clear estimate, and communicated their work effectively. They did a fantastic job with the repointing and sealing. I highly recommend them and would definitely work with them again!

To say we are happy with our new front walkway would be an understatement. Sal was incredibly easy…read moreto work with due in large part to his promptness and attention to detail. He guided us through some decision making about materials and placement of our new walkway, began work a day before he was expected to start and created a truly beautiful product. He was very meticulous and did all of the work himself. We would absolutely work with Sal again.

Let me just say if you want something done the way you would actually do it yourself but for…read morewhatever reason you can't then Sal is the guy for your job! I had him re grout my patio then clean and seal it plus some fire pit work and I could not be happier with the results. My patio looked brand new by the time he was done with it like it was installed the day he finished! What I was really impressed, with and this is hard to find these days, is the fact that he literally does the job like it's his own patio! On top of that he is very professional and clean! No sign of any mess left behind and on top of that he's very easy to communicate with and responds in detail with any questions you may have! Of all the jobs I have hired people for throughout the years Sal is by far the most positive experience I have had! I will definitely be hiring him for any service I need that he covers down the road and I highly suggest you do to!

Edgar and his team were excellent with a major tree project at our home. From the responsiveness to…read moremy inquiry to the super affordable estimate to the great results during their day-long visit, the team were pro's and we couldn't be happier. We'll definitely have them back for future tree service needs!

I wish I could recommend Edgar and Sons! He was a nice man!…read more However, after many follow up calls to the owner due to an incomplete job, I was told by his assistant that he was "too busy" to call me back. Ultimately, the job we agreed to with contract was not done to completion, in spite of the assistant's insistence that it was. The owner was not on the job EITHER day and this is important. While the crew came back to attempt to complete the original job ( we appreciated that!), the owner was not there. The result was that the job is currently STILL not what we agreed upon. The owner is not willing to return to finish it. Caveat emptor...just know that if the job is not done according to agreement, you will have trouble reaching the owner and it will not be made right. We really wanted to have a great experience!

I found this con man through Angi's list/HomeAdvisor. I received a call from Joe shortly after I…read morerequested a few quotes through Angi's list for a plumbing job. There's a leak somewhere in my kitchen that caused damage to our hardwood floors. Joe reached out to me and talked me into canceling my booking through Angi's list and doing business with him directly. I should've known right away that he wanted me to do that so he can overcharge me for services that he still has not been able to fix. We hired him in December 2021 and the issue still persists. His solution was basically trial and error. He charged me $500 to replace a pipe under the sink which I could've probably done myself. On top of that he charged me $575 to remove the mold infested dry wall in my basement and paint it with red mat. He offered to do the job of removing and installing my hardwood floors as well. He kept trying to find out how much money I got from my insurance so that he can overcharge me for the job. He gave me a very vague quote and contract that doesn't specify how much he'll charge for labor. I was very naive and trusting because I didn't shop around for quotes from other contractors. Joe took advantage of our kindness and trust especially after we've told him that we've already been taken advantage of by a previous plumber we hired. Anyways, we hired him for the job of ripping up our downstairs hardwood floors and installing the new floors. He quoted me $6,573.50. He charged me $2,586 for hardwood floors from his "distributor" plus $393.86 for "shipping". The materials arrived nearly two months later and it's half the thickness of the original hardwood floors we're replacing. Joe tried to prop it up using a bunch of underlayment which he tried to extort more money from me by charging me $350 when I found the same exact one he's trying to sell me at Home Depot for $15.99 a roll. From there, I started investigating more because something didn't feel right. I called home depot and found out that he originally paid $1,574.69 and no shipping. He picked it up down the street from my house. He overcharged me $1,405.17 for cheap low quality materials. I told him to return the materials, give me my money back so I can order the materials myself from the original place where my builder got it from. After we picked up the materials, he then attempted to extort more money from us and increased his prices yet again. We finally found out how much he's trying to charge us for labor which is $14 sq ft. I started looking around and requested a few bids from other legit flooring companies. I received bids between $3.75 sq ft to $7 sq ft for nail down hardwood. I was told that my contractor was overcharging me which I already knew at this point. He picked up the new hardwood floors I purchased, left it outside in the cold and rain and took off for the day because he didn't bring his tools to the job. What kind of contractor doesn't bring their tools to the job?! Anyways, he emailed us a new contract when he got home. This time he's trying to charge us $11,460 for a 490 sq ft install. The audacity to continue to extort more money from us! Unbeknownst to him, we've already discovered his con. That was the final nail in the coffin. By the way the new floor I purchased cost way less than what he overcharged me for the cheap thinner low quality engineered click lock wood. We were fed up and confronted him and told him everything we know and showed him receipts. He didn't take it well because he resorted to threats and attacks. This man is a liar and a conman. He price gouged and overcharged us for unfinished work and left nails and staples all over the floors which is dangerous. He left all the old hardwood floors outside my house and the new one to get ruined with the cold and the rain. This man doesn't know what he's doing. Hire a legit contractor not a handyman who claims he knows how to do anything. He has not fixed or completed any project we hired him to do. We lost all our money to him. We returned the materials he purchased from home depot for a fraction of the price we paid for and only got a store credit. Please do your research before hiring this conman. I have no recourse to get my money back because he talked me into paying him through Venmo which now I know why. This man has a long history of chargebacks from other victims of his fraud. Also, he was supposed to start his job on a Monday and complete by Wednesday but he arrived late, worked for a couple of hours, took a three hour lunch, came back and called it a day. On Tuesday, he didn't even bother showing up. Wednesday he showed up late, took 3 hour lunch and left early again. Thursday he picked up the new floors I purchased, dropped it off and left for the day because he didn't have his tools with him. This guy shows up whenever he pleases and leaves early. He's got the worst work ethic I've ever seen.

John was fantastic to work with to repair an internal wall and remove a chimney in my 1870s…read moreapartment. He was super responsive and flexible in helping me get approval through my HOA, his team was punctual, the pricing was reasonable, the wall looks great, and the work was completed ahead of schedule. Highly recommend!

We hired Budget Masonry and Construction to repair and repoint our chimney and brick facade, and we…read moreare so happy we did. John and his team were communicative, honest, punctual, and gave us a fair quote. Would highly recommend them!

Cant say enough about this team! Excellent communication, experts at their craft- replaced our…read morewalkway and we mixed use of old cleaned up brick along with new, as surface area increased- great match, added cobblestone and granite. Polite and pleasant team, exceptional value very fair price.

Jerry brings top notch service…read more My condo building had some water leaks in the basement, so we needed to waterproof the basement. Originally, I thought patching the inside of the basement would suffice. I found Complete Paving & Masonry on Yelp, and reached out; Jerry responded very quickly and was able to come by to provide a visual inspection and a quote. He recommended that work needs to be done on the outside in order to fix the inside. We took a walk around the outside and he provided points of what work needed to be done. Essentially, he recommended to dig up the dirt around the foundation; patch and seal the foundation; put in some gravel and then cover it up with dirt. This would help prevent water from leaking through the foundation into the basement/garage. After conversing with my fellow condo neighbor, we hired Jerry's team to do the work. Within a week, they were able to come on site and start the work. It took them 4 days to do the work (original quote was 3-5 days). Jerry and his team did a magnificent job. They went above and beyond the original estimate's work at no extra charge to improve the water flow surrounding the condo. They also did some additional patch work on the outside of the condo. When the job was completed, Jerry walked me through everything his team did and why it was done, so I was able to understand the reason for the work. Jerry is friendly, honest, and provides top notch service. I highly recommend his team for any mason work.

We asked for an estimate for some masonry work. A representative from the company contacted us and…read morewe set up a time for them to take a look. They came on time, looked over the situation, and suggested a couple of approaches. Then they said they'd contact us with some estimates and some photos of similar jobs. That was October 6. Since then, we haven't heard a word, even though we wrote and called them.