I appreciated the response and service provided by Luke and his team. There were 3 jobs - replace…read morethe cap on a fire pit, apply polymeric sand on the patio pavers, and replace several leds embedded on edge of the patio. I will definitely request their services in the future.

They did small patio for me, and I'm very happy with the results. Sean we generally very responsive…read moreover text and the work was done quickly and well.

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

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.

My garden around the patio had been taken over by rats. They were burring under the plants and…read moreliving underground and the plants needed to go! I had multiple contractors come quote digging up the whole garden and extending the current patio to cover. Unlike others who came, Ray was the only one who took the time to walk through exactly what I was looking to do and gave a very honest quote. He was able to schedule the work right away and his team showed up ready to go. The project hit an unexpected complication during the work when we realized the rat damage was worst than expect to the patio. Ray informed us and showed us directly the issue then walked through our option and we shifted the project slightly. Ray and his team worked hard over the two days and the project came out excellent! I would absolutely be reaching back out to Roadstone Masonry and Building if any more work is needed in the future. He was professional, responsive, and also a friendly guy and would highly recommend his services.

From the owner: Roadstone Masonry and Building provides masonry, driveway, repointing, concrete, drainage, chimney,…read morefoundation, basement services, and much more to Newton, MA and surrounding areas.

After waiting nine months from contracting they set a date to do our driveway; twice. Both times…read morethey did not show up. Both times they did not contact us to tell us they were not coming. Both times I had to contact them; and when I did they told me they were on another job. Then asked for more time. I should have realized when it took them 3 months to get a town permit; after I stepped in, that this was not the company to work with.

Would not recommend this company to anyone. We needed a…read morecompany to do a patch on our driveway. A guy came and didn't have the right equipment, and tried to say that everything looked great. I had to call the owner who was not helpful and admitted that the patch was not done right. He used a contractor who came again and still did nothing to properly fix the patch. Also, he stained my foundation on our house. Completely wasted my money and time with this company.

i had a great experience with Citywide. Great work, guys were polite and considerate. Final…read moreproduct was better than we imagined.

Excellent work! They were easy to talk to and made sure to write down the details in a quote so…read morethat we wouldn't have any surprises on the job.

Gina was amazing to work with! Very helpful and skilled in her knowledge of design and stones…read more Everyone there super nice and helpful. Their pricing was top notch compared to other places. Will go back for products for a patio and also a walkway.

Was looking for bluestone for a walkway, and stumbled upon Stone Gallery in Newton. A true "hidden"…read moregem - I've driven by them for years with no idea there was such an enormous lot filled with an extensive selection hidden in the back. And if they don't have the size you are looking for - they are happy to order and cut to size and shape for you. Gina was incredible to work with - we cannot say enough good things about this local gem.

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.

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 had an excellent experience with Atlantic Masonry installing our new patio in October. The team…read morewas knowledgeable and responsive throughout the entire process. Zine is great and took the time to answer questions and clearly knew his craft. The final result came out even better than we expected! Despite the harsh winter we just had, the patio has held up beautifully and still looks great. We're looking forward to warmer weather so we can start using it regularly. I would absolutely recommend Atlantic Masonry to anyone considering a patio or masonry project.

Zine's crew first replaced the stucco on my house back in the Spring. It developed cracks and…read morepeeling from the foundation. They came back a second time to redo their work. The same thing happened. Zine decided to return the third time and replace the problematic sections that were separating from the foundation. It is now the middle of October and I continue to have the same issue. He said he'll return and has not yet. He has suggested that I need to paint | seal the stucco. I want to do that but first need to know that it does not separate from the foundation so I don't waste my effort. Update on Oct 24. Zine came out to meet with me today. I now understand we had a miscommunication. He said he is a man of his word and I believe him. I will post photos of the new work and results. It might be in the Spring since the weather is getting too cold for stucco work.