We hired Reading Asphalt to replace our driveway last month. They were quick to respond to my…read moreinitial inquiry and the owner came out to provide an estimate shortly thereafter. We were given plenty of information about the process, and what to expect while the work was being done. The job was completed on time, with no surprises. The guys were polite and friendly. One item of note: right after the final paving was completed the foreman walked up the street to get caution tape to stretch across the mouth of the driveway. In the few minutes he was gone, a plumber who was lost drove his truck onto our brand new new driveway (unbelievable). The foreman turned right around and brought back his guys with the rolling machine and smoothed over where the truck had driven. I was very relieved. Thank you Reading Asphalt! Our driveway looks great and I will definitely recommend you!

Not overly impressed ..had driveway done 400 ft 5 yrs ago 25,000.dollars it's all cracked not sure…read morewhat to do with it..

I hired James and his company to repair my retaining wall and Walkway…read more They were a pleasure to work with. Impeccable work. Professional and on budget. Highly recommend

Absolutely appalling experience. What started as a small quote turned into a $45,000 nightmare,…read morewith the price constantly increasing throughout the job. We feel completely misled and taken advantage of. I would strongly advise anyone considering this company to get everything in writing and think twice before hiring them.

Eduardo is excellent: On time, superb workmanship and quality, fair price. Don't hesitate to hire…read moreEduardo for your driveway work.

These guys are real professionals, they did my driveway and the communication was great they had…read moreall the right equipment and did exactly what we discussed. I would use them again. Excellent job!

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 tenants emailed me to tell me that Stefano's was showing up at the property and basically…read moredriving around on their riding mower over a dead lawn. I received no phone call or notification from Stefano's about the fact that they have been for over a month "mowing" a dead lawn, or even that my lawn was dead in the first place and might need to be reseeded. To be fair, the tenants should have told me about it earlier, but it isn't their job. Stefano's is the company that I pay thousands of dollars a year to specifically to take care of this lawn!!!! For context, I have been using Stefano's landscaping since 2015, so 7 to 8 years now. Initially, when the company was smaller, they offered a customer friendly service that was attentive to individual customer needs. I live in the Montreal area and have relied on Stefano's landscaping to take care of the lawn for my property in Wakefield, MA, year after year. When I contacted them to ask why they had not advised me of the problem with the dead lawn, they blamed me for not watering the lawn, and that weekly mowings were a take it or leave it proposition whether or not the lawn is dead. They were completely insensitive to the fact I didn't know the lawn was dead, and that THEY DID KNOW and didn't advise me. Because they forced me to choose between weekly mowings or nothing, this left me no choice but to cancel the service. However, I thought it would be fair that they take responsibility for the many weeks they have now spent giving the lawn "services" consisting of driving to the property then driving around on a dead lawn without notifying me. Their response was to accuse me of being dissatisfied for wanting bi-weekly instead of weekly mowings (which was NOT the issue), accuse me of being inconsiderate for taking up other customers' time slots, and that they had after all "done things" on the property. Baffled by this response, I pointed out that this would result in a negative review online, after which they accused me of threatening to leave a negative review in retaliation for not receiving free "services" and that the owner of the company would contact their lawyer to sue me over this. IF IT IS NOT CLEAR FROM THE ABOVE, TO AVOID A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE, I WOULD RECOMMEND STAYING AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!

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.

We searched a long time for the right contractor for our front railings. Jeff and Riccardo were…read morefantastic. They provided detailed estimates and were able to answer all our questions. They also adjusted on the fly and we able to make a custom solution for us with beautiful wood railings with aluminum balusters. We've gotten multiple compliments from friends how sharp it looks. We have two small kids and were very concerned to be going into winter without railings (we are 33 steps from the street). Jeff was able to squeeze us in before the end of season. Riccardo and his team were out in the freezing temps finishing the railings. Everything came out great; communications were smooth throughout; and cleanup was perfect. I'd highly recommend this company - we plan to use them for home improvement projects in the future.

Great company re-roofed my garage in hours. I want them to do my house. Very customer oriented…read morecompany.

William was very responsive during the planning process. The project was executed in half a day and…read morewe are happy with the new roof. Very reasonable price. Thank you!

I just had my driveway repaved and widened by AJ Proia and they did a great job! Tim is a great…read moreperson to deal with, was prompt for the initial quote and the actual job. He had the best price out of all the quotes we got. Communication was very easy via email and he had no problem scheduling our job months after the quote was given. His team arrived on time and got right to work and my driveway looks so much better now. We've gotten a lot of compliments on it already. Definitely include this company when doing your research.

They did an outstanding job. I had a single car wide driveway and they made a new double wide it…read morecame out as I wanted. They called to let me know when they would start and they were true to their word.

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.