I am not sure what these reviews reflect but I had quite a different experience. To start my patio…read moreproject I called about 7 contractors because lately only so many call you back. My correspondence with Jackie their office support was fantastic comparing against others. She was quick on email and I had an appt booked for an estimate within a week or two as it was spring and the weather was getting nice. Joey showed up, took a video, and I had my estimate in hand in a day. He listened to exactly the look and product I wanted used. It was not an easy cookie cutter patio. Their price was in line with the other 3 estimates I got back for the same project. The project started fast because it was going to be a 4 day job so they fit it into a slot of space they had. Within another week or two they had the crew come excavate my backyard patio area and demo my walkway that was concrete and needing replacement. The excavating team was about 5-6 guys and they worked quick to go deep for the patio. Next day they were installing the paver I chose which was a Unilock Copthorne paver. It had to be hand blended and I wanted a herringbone pattern. The backyard patio was a 90 degree herringbone and the walkway was a 45 degree herringbone. Both came out fantastic. His guys were so good especially the ones they are blending and wet sawing all the edges. They work so well together and their team is really professional. I would highly recommend them for your backyard needs like patios, walkways, bbq, fire pits, hardscaping etc.

Do not hire this company. They didn't complete their job, and over priced. I was introduced to the…read moremanager over seeing my brick walkway. I never saw him again. I made them tear it up and redo it. I have pictures how they laid the brick originally. Also in my contract said they were supposed to put polymeric sand down to hold the bricks in place. They put down play ground sand which is like salt.. Beware!!

Final update to this review. See attached text messages…read more I'm no longer communicating with this business based on their consistent broken commitments and unfinished work.

We hired Tony and his team to replace our decades old driveway. Their price was competitive with…read moreother estimates, but their communication was superior, always prompt and accurate. The work was completed exactly as promised and the new driveway looks spectacular!

TLDR summary: Good price, good communication, good job done. Would use again and would recommend…read more Details: I phoned or used the web contact page for 12 different local landscaping companies. Only a few got back to me and came to review the job. Of the few that made the cut and provided pricing, I selected Stefano's after seeing multiple recommendations for them in our local town's FB group. I dealt with Nick Amoroso. He was quick, efficient, answered all my questions and provided a reasonable quote when he said he would at the price we discussed. He also was around the building site on multiple days to discuss the project progress and review the work. When the work was done, he did a final review with me. Nick dropped off multiple samples of pavers so my wife could choose the color. He then picked them back up several days later. The morning of the job, the guys arrived early, introduced themselves and started work. They were efficient, polite and made minimal mess and cleaned up after themselves at the end of each day. In order to install the patio and walkway, they used a bobcat and a jackhamer to remove the old patio which had a 8 inch concrete slab under it. They also had to rip up irrigation systems and disassemble fences and underground downpipe water dispersal systems. They did all that and replaced the missing sections with new parts as they laid the new pavers. They did an excellent job. They even added new mulch to the garden beds next to the new patio and reseeded the areas on the edge of the walkway. I would use them again.

I had a wonderful experience with Stefano's. They planned and installed a new patio, fencing and…read morelandscaping throughtout my yard. Jesse Shrewsbury came up with a very nice plan for my project and made great suggestions as we went along. I was very pleased that I got to personally select the shrubs along with Jesse at the nursery. Additonally, I'm sure they would have made the right selections for me if I didn't want that level of participation. Jesse was on-sight everyday and communicated with the team throughout the day to make sure no detail went unchecked. The team was truly a pleasure to work with. Everything was as promised, done in the timeframe that was stated, and surpassed my expectations.

The Lawnmark Plus truck broke our storm drain cover and its pavement when their inexperienced…read moredriver backed into a part of our driveway which was clearly too small for their heavily loaded, huge truck. You can see the photos online under Google Reviews. After 2 months of waiting for them to repair this, like they had mentioned and finally getting an answer that they won't do anything after we had to call them repeatedly & they would not talk to us directly, we wanted to find someone who could repair the damage before winter. Firstly, it is very hard to find anyone to quote the job. One vendor, with the most reviews on Google took 3 weeks and still finally quoted a crazy amount. I could probably build a new driveway 3 times over at that cost. Next guy, came quickly and quoted half of that crazy amount - which still made no sense. Finally, I came to Yelp at the end of the line, and asked for quotes, not expecting much. Of all the vendors who replied, Ben was the only one who was prompt, very responsive, and came quickly to do the quote. Then, we agreed to repair just what was needed and replace the cover with a metal one. The install date came quickly, and he went over & above to try and get the work done as estimated - including finding a metal cover, because in a few days time, they were sold out everywhere. We could not afford to pay more for the metal cover he did find, but he was gracious enough to cover the remaining amount himself. Pretty unheard of compared to the lawn company who had 0 customer commitment, responsibility or ethics. I wish we could have covered the total cost of the cover he did find, but not at this time. We just could not afford it. The work was done well. It is a solid, cast iron storm drain cover that should last a very long time. It is heartening to see young people do work in these areas where it is very hard to find anyone in the new generation doing these jobs. Hopefully, in the coming year, our situation will improve and when we do our driveway, I look forward to hiring Ben to redo it, as it is getting old. Other vendors should see and learn from his work ethic. This is how you get customers and customer loyalty. He is like the only other vendor I have found in the Greater Boston Area who put customer satisfaction above everything else. That is what we need in these times, where many of us are going through hard times, and we need more kindness and understanding around us. Well, Christmas is not that far off!

My review of Statewide Masonry &Construction and the waterproofing job I hired them to do work…read morestarting 10/10/2023. The owner Ben Cawley came out looked the Job over. I showed Ben the places where water comes starting at chimney base on west side of house around to the front side to the garage. Ben did go up on the roof to check the Chimney and mentioned that would need work. I took him down to the basement so I could show him exactly where the water comes in as the last heavy rain storm made a mess. There is a room underneath the garage I showed the places where water would enter. Back outside he told me what he was going to do and how, I am retired and have worked construction so I am familiar with what had to be done. Dig around foundation, dig out the two attached to house planters, front porch landing, cut the concrete and asphalt in front of garage Told me he would give me three estimates, Chimney side and front. The whole house foundation and the chimney work. I received emailed invoice with the three proposals. I went with front wall and right side only and chimney repair. Date was set for 10/3/2023. I was contacted by Ben later to change to 10/10/2023. I told him then to take the chimney out of the picture he was fine with that. This information is important as it will show in the next part. 10/10/23 Ben arrives with his crew they start working I sign the contract all seemed fine. When they got to the planters ran into problem. At one time the house had a walkway around the front and the planters were built on top so they would have to chip through the concrete to access the foundation. Good move canceling the chimney work, four grand to cost. They needed a hose for the concrete saw I let them use one. At another time I check and the side concrete landing was cut but not chipped. I asked Ben when he was going to get to the garage. He said the garage was not included, told we talked and I told him not to get the garage, I told him there was no way I would not include the garage, he was mistaken, He insists I told him to stop there. I told him again he was mistaken. The concrete is cut, side is dug, planters dug to concrete to be chipped I tried hard not to lose it. Told me on the contract he brought that day had "area discussed" those two words were not in the email with the proposals. See Pics. I told him again there is no way no how I would not include the garage. I am feeling like I am in a bad contractor joke. That is five grand added to the cost. I did the grin and bear it the best I could. Creditability has now entered the picture. That is, it for that part. The job is moving along and the last day got here, I hear them arrive. After a bit I go out to look, you will see the picture with a blue tarp. I started a landscaping project before this water situation. And I dug and screened the dirt I am putting new lawn is this part of the yard. Well, they wanted to fill the planters and without asking, and not knowing what it was for, they used it to fill the planters, Ben thought nothing of it apologized. Now the aesthetics for the house the concrete squares you see laying on the ground didn't get placed back and would have gotten tossed with the rubble If I had not gone out and had them saved. Now for the slate walkway to front porch, some pieces had to be moved to dig pulled them out no one took a picture. They did sort of get them in place just not very well, see pictures. I had three blue tarps I did not notice missing till the next day. I had to rake a lot of debris off the lawn, empty the planters as that is not how I fill them. That is why the concrete squares were in place there. 8 wheelbarrow loads from one planter with a lot of debris in it and on the other that had dirt from under tarp I shoveled to the ground that I cleared to seed. I posted a review similar to this one. Ben contacted me on how to make it right It. I told him to come clean the concrete spay stains from the concrete saw off the house. I went out there today10/25/2023 with a bucket of soapy water scrub brush and hose. Scrubbed the siding and the concrete not working to good, hole behind downspout not filled with concrete and now I have standing water where the concrete was cut and filled but not leveled and the expansion joints on the concrete landing need to be sealed see pics. The slate walkway is in disarray where the slate was removed and put back is sunken and not stable. Three pictures are of the room below the garage where we used drylock paint trying to stop some of the leaks. no way would I not have included this. Work was very unprofessional. A lot of damage. 10/26/2023 out to Lowes to get backing foam and Self Leveling Sealant for the expansion joints. J.P.L Again look at the pictures. Judge for yourself

Couldn't say enough about Don and his crew, showed up promptly and got to carefully removing the…read moreold driveway then installing a beautiful new one. We are so pleased with the results. Very reasonable pricing as well!

Metro Paving did a wonderful job on our driveway! Two years later and it still looks great. I am…read moretrying to figure out how often to redo the seal coat but whenever that will be I will be calling Metro Paving again. Reasonable price too!

We had our driveway paved, as it had a binder layer laid but never the actual asphalt. Sean…read moreprovided an accurate estimate, and the team was on time, attentive to detail, careful to not disturb the plantings as they did the work. They made sure to leave everything in order and cleaned up upon their departure. The brothers have clearly been at this for a long time, and are attentive to the precision and care this work requires.

The guys were personable and professional however what I asked for just wasn't done. I had a small…read morestep and landing put over existing steps and we agreed they would replace "kick board" or base that was rotted, they just put new steps over it so I'll have to have someone else remove their work to replace the rotting board. I asked the day they finished as I wasn't home the day they installed and they said it wasn't necessary and would have to remove whole thing to do it, I'm not an A hole so I just agreed to pay the 3k because they were good people and I didn't want to inconvenience them but now knowing I'll have to remove everything just to replace that piece of wood is not sitting well with me. Overall it doesn't look great to me and I expected more for that price. I gave 2 stars instead of 0 because the 2 brothers were very professional and seemed like good guys. They were the most expensive quote and I decided to use based off reviews , photos and how great the owner was in person. I hate giving good people 2 stars but I have to be honest .

I live in South Florida and hired Nelson to go to my son's house in Salem for the yard was over…read moregrown with weeds. I found out from talking with my 3 very young grandchildren on the phone that they can't play in yard and it wasn't safe anymore. Was overwhelmed for my son to handle and he didn't want me to worry. Nelson sent me a video and I cried. The workers came in the same day cleared the whole yard and all around the house. It's now a safe place that they can even be proud to have friends come play with them.

Did a great job on a messy property. Super easy and pleasant to work with. They also worked quickly…read moreand communicated regularly.

Highly, highly recommend! Working with Wollaston Development was an absolute delight. They took my…read moretired-looking home and gave it a major glow-up: beautiful landscaping, a smart irrigation system, and a functional & stunning paver patio that's perfect for get-togethers or relaxing. They also applied white stucco, which turned out phenomenal and instantly modernized the exterior and made it feel charming. From the very first meeting to the final walkthrough, the team was friendly, communicative, and professional. Every crew member--whether planting shrubs, laying patio pavers, putting down sod, installing irrigation lines, or applying stucco--showed genuine care and impeccable attention to detail. If you're looking for top-notch landscaping, hardscaping, or a full exterior renovation, Wollaston Development is the crew you want on your side. They made the whole process easy, fun, and the results speak for themselves!

I am beyond pleased with the beautiful new patio Wollaston Development created for me. From the…read moreinitial design phase to completion, Mike and his team were professional, courteous and very receptive to any questions or ideas I presented making it feel like a collaborative project I am very pleased with the quality of Wollaston's workmanship and would definitely recommend them for your new project. Thank you Mike and crew!!