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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.

One of the best in the business! We hired Ben to repair our stone foundation and stone wall at our…read morerental property on Wallis St. He was prompt, professional and takes pride in his work. We then hired him to install a brick patio at our home in Beverly as well. He arrived on time with his two sons. The boys were as professional as their dad. We have a few other projects we will have him come back to do. This is a gentleman of his word, which is a rare thing these days with most contractors. We highly recommend Ben for any of your masonry work.

I selected Ben The Mason to repair / rebuild the fire brick inside a fireplace and chose him…read morebecause of his experience. Inside the fireplace, grout had all but disappeared on the back / angled wall and several fire bricks were loose. Timeline of events: Sent an email to Ben with pictures and a description of the problem on a Friday at 3:12 PM. He called me at 5:15 PM that evening asking if he could visit to see the job and offer me an estimate, he came by at 5:44 PM, and after reviewing and carefully describing the work needed to repair, he offered his proposal which I accepted. AND the VERY NEXT DAY, a SATURDAY mind you, he and his son arrived at 8:00 AM and the job was completed by 3:00 PM. So literally WITHIN 24 HOURS Ben The Mason had responded to my request, came by to see the job, offered a quote, and did the repairs. The entire experience exceeded my expectations, and I am very impressed with the service and craftsmanship provided by Ben The Mason. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

We contacted Justin after the steps of our front walkway began to fall apart. We were familiar with…read moreJustin's company after seeing his signs around town, and we loved his plan for the project. Throughout the entire process, Justin was extremely responsive and his team was efficient and very detail oriented. Our new front steps and walkway look better than we could have imagined and the project was completed in a week. If we have any masonry work in the future, Justin will be our first call!

Justin is based in Marblehead, but I understand he covers a considerably wider geography. He is…read morevery professional and direct. We had leaks in our home's foundation. He came in, understood the situation, and knew exactly what to do. I will send whatever masonry work I have to Justin!!

We just had a great experience working with Eligio to replace an old asphalt driveway on the side…read moreof our house on a sloping retaining wall. Eligio proposed several materials and adjusted them in line with the specific features we were looking for. We wanted a surface that would be both stable under the specific conditions (directly up against the foundation of our house and next to the sloping retaining wall, but also more porous than the asphalt. Eligio and his crew did a meticulous job to make sure the ground was properly regraded to improve water flow away from the house while making the surface more porous (hence the wider spacing between the cobblestones. He also adapted the design so I could have some planting space between the wall and the cobble stone. We were impressed with the crew's diligence and efficiency. Given the particular challenges and materials we were looking for, I consider the price to have been very fair.

Excellent work, great communication; checked with me consistently throughout the project if…read moresomething was unclear & and made good recommendations, and kept me updated throughout every day's work. I'm very happy and will definitely be back if I have any more projects!

We had a masonry issue that we needed fixed quickly. These guys did an amazing, thorough job. I…read morewill definitely use them again. Prices were very reasonable for this type of work. Nice and hard working crew.

Faustino and his team did a fantastic job removing unruly branches all along my property. He was…read morevery quick to respond, gave a fair quote, and was able to come within two days. They were professional, very friendly, efficient, and super tidy - they cleaned up what looked like was going to be a real mess! It was a big job in some very tight spaces, and they did a dynamite job! I look forward to working with them for any future needs.

Chris did a fine job redoing a brick walkway that was mired by dips, broken curbing and an…read moreunsecured border. I would not have believed what a difference it made! All the bricks were pulled up and the highest standards used to reset and set brick. A cement curbing under the brick not only secured brick but provided a means for directing run off water. The brick was also power washed. (Unfortunately, other remodeling elsewhere created dust and dirt on brick afterwards but that will be hosed off.)

They nearly burned down my house! I hired them to install a fireplace in my house. They placed the…read morefire box straight against the beams of the house. Only discovered it when I had a fire and saw smoke coming from outside the fireplace. When a different contractor took out the fireplace, the beams in the walls were scotched and blackened. It's a wooden house, and I had my whole family inside the house that night. They always cemented the chimney cap to the top of the chimney so it could be cleaned.

Patrick came out to fix my foundation in the basement. His quote was more the fair and the work he…read moredid was excellent. He was prompt, responsive and thorough. The foundation looks good as new! I will be calling again when I need a mason!

My chimney cap blew off in a wind storm. I called Patrick Masonry on a Wednesday and they came out…read moreto take a look on a Sunday morning. I was grateful they were able to come on the weekend and a Sunday no less. Despite their busy schedules John was able to fix my chimney cap and repoint my chimney within a week. The price was great and the quick and excellent work can't be beat.

If you need any masonry or landscaping work done these are your guys! They built a beautiful patio,…read morea new walkway, stairs and installed turf. There work is absolutely beautiful and done rather quickly. Our yard was a mess, half dirt, have concrete some rocks and they completely changed our backyard to a place where we want to spend all of our time. These are your guys for any masonry or landscaping work! Oh and the price - you won't find anyone's price better! Highly recommend M&E!

M&E redesigned a formal garden area in my yard by removing outgrown plants with newly purchased…read moreperennials. They also replaced the existing asphalt with beautiful pavers on two walkways in the front of my house. The results are terrific. They are prompt, hard working and reasonably priced. I highly recommend M&E Construction and Landscaping.

I had some work done to freshen up my front stairs and can't say enough about the outstanding…read moreexperience with Thompson & Crowley Masonry. Their quote was very reasonable, scheduling was easy, the team was friendly and responsive, and their work looks great. Highly recommend for any masonry needs!

I had some work done to freshen up my front stairs and can't say enough about the outstanding…read moreexperience with Thompson & Crowley Masonry. Their quote was very reasonable, scheduling was easy, the team was friendly and responsive, and their work looks great. Highly recommend for any masonry needs!