John was amazing with my stairs. He really cared and communicated well with the project. I will be…read moreusing him again for sure!

I am extremely grateful for John and his crew at Tough Build Masonry for the work they work they…read moreperformed on my home. I had noticed that a support column on my porch had been leaning and buckling outward. Upon further investigating the issue it turned out that the extent of the damage was greater than appeared on the surface as the post had completely rotted through, the wall had pulled away from the deck and the foundation underneath had crumbled. Despite the amount of work involved, John remained honest and fair as he provided me with several options and worked with me and my budget to get the best result possible to meet both my expectations as well as his high standard of quality. I am beyond pleased with the final outcome! They managed to get the entire side of the porch torn down, the foundation properly repaired and then have it all rebuilt and tied back into the existing stairs and porch within just a few days. If you are in need of any masonry, carpentry or decking work I can't recommend Tough Build Masonry enough. They were honest, hard working and kept me in the loop throughout the entire process. I absolutely intend to call them in the future for any projects. Thank you, John!

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

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!

Excellent quality work Good communications…read more Recommend and highly recommend .......... High quality work Excellent and good to work with ......

Absolutely outstanding work! Great price,above and beyond service. You will not be disappointed…read morewith Superior Hardwood Floors. Cliff is very polite,personable and professional and you cannot get a better price for the skill and workmanship provided.

We have used Cliff and his team to refinish the hardwood floors in our main living area. They did…read morean exceptional job and we are thrilled with how the look. He is professional, friendly, efficient and reasonably priced. It shows that he lives what he does and takes pride in a job well done. I highly recommend Cliff , you won't be disappointed!

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.

It's now about 10 months since Zine came out to meet me. I reached out to him about 5-6 months ago…read moreabout when his company can do the job right. He said that he was dealing with a family tragedy. I understood that. Now it is months later and I haven't heard back. I'm cool if he took time but I have had to reach out to him every time to get his crew to come do the job right. I don't think I should be chasing him. I'd be OK if he gave me a date for work but he hasn't. I think I hired him Fall 2024. He started work in Spring 2025. I've posted some new photos of issues. I'm posting ones that are easy to see on camera. There are various places where tapping on the stucco returns a hollow knock. Frustrating.

Amazing experience with PMP! We hired them to install a paver patio w/ fire pit and couldn't be…read morehappier with how everything turned out. From the start, Leo arrived exactly when he said he would to take his initial look at our project. In addition to providing us a competitive quote on-site, he also provided us some suggestions for our project design that we did end up using. We were so pleased and impressed with him, we hired him on the spot. Fast forward to the patio install itself, once again everything went great! The craftsmanship and attention to detail is top notch. These guys also worked their tails off. Despite it being 90+ degrees, they worked tirelessly the entire day and were able to complete our patio ahead of schedule! To our surprise, they even took the time to backfill the disturbed area next to the new patio with loam and even spread some seed on it for us. Leo and Regiane were great communicators throughout the project and the patio is perfect. A+ all around! Will highly recommend them. Additionally, living in the age of Covid, the staff took all safety precautions necessary, including wearing masks whenever they were unable to stay socially distance and always when meeting with us on-site without prompting which we greatly appreciate.

Needed to install granite steps to our front walk. PMP's workmanship is excellent and at a very…read morefair price. Will have them back next spring to work on our pool deck. Highly recommend

Great attention to detail. Systematically removed & disposed of old carpet, quieted floor ply…read morenoises, installed my purchase of new wood flooring. The existing baseboard was glued so we kept it on and added three-quarter round trim. The existing jam was flush cut so we could still tuck boards underneath detailed areas. It was a clean job. It came out beautifully... as per images! They communicated well and worked together with me on a strategy change before we got into it fully!

They came out for a quote and were very nice and gave a reasonable price for the work. I wanted to…read morehire them but I wanted to get the floors done ASAP and they weren't able to schedule for another 2 weeks later than I wanted. A good sign for their business that they are busy and booked. I'll keep them in mind the next time I need floors worked on!

Alpha was fairly great from start to finish. The only issues I had were the times they were to…read moreshow up. For the measurement, the guy was about an hour and a half late, I had to call him on a Saturday morning and basically remind him to come over. For the installation itself, the guys were EARLY and complained to my wife that they had been waiting while she was in traffic coming home from work. That's why we set a time in advance, sillies. Other than that, it was a really great experience at what I considered a decent price point. $27 a square foot installed was the special they were running on some certain slabs (with a minimum of 40 sq ft). It's not like they were ugly ones that they just wanted to get rid of, we are enamored by the beautiful colors that come out of the slab we picked out. Now, that price didn't include a few things which at first I was a bit miffed at but after awhile, it made sense. Most people want to replace their sink, another $250. The cutout for it costs $200 and demo/removal costs another $200 unless you want to save on that and do it yourself. It all adds up so keep that in mind. All in all though, I ended up with granite counters in my galley kitchen for less than $2k, even after all of those pricing add-ons, which is going to significantly increase the resale value in a few years while we enjoy them in the interim. Don't forget to check-in at the store for another $50 off from Yelp! Everyone I dealt with at the store itself after going back numerous times for all that we wanted to pick out, get the quotes and pay the bill were really nice. The English of the installers wasn't the best but it's not like we had to deal with them for more than an hour while they were there. Pro tip - get your own plumber in advance for the unhooking and hooking back up of the faucets, they are likely cheaper than those offered by Alpha.

I would like to preface this review by stating I am a young homeowner who works very hard for her…read moremoney and to be able to invest in nice things. When paying for top quality, I expect top quality in terms of materials and in customer service, unfortunately, neither of which I received at Alpha Granite. I chose an expensive quartzite stone, and I was really excited about it. After spending two years renovating the first floor of my home these countertops were to be the icing on the cake. I paid just shy of $8,000 on these once beautiful countertops. Fast forward to installation day. The guys who did the install were very kind and meticulous. No complaints with the stone placement and install. I did ask them if there was anything I needed to know about caring for the stone. They assured me it was durable quartz and to just avoid placing hot items directly onto the surface. In the following weeks, almost immediately the stains started appearing. "Water rings" from anything containing oil. When I emailed asking for advice I was told they would try to help but that I should have done my "due diligence" as a customer. I found this to be insulting as I have cared for these surfaces, constantly wiping them down and making sure they look pristine. I felt like I was being blamed. Various oil is commonly used in the kitchen, and within a month there were 5 patches of SERIOUS stains. I tried to remove them with baking soda, putty, and nothing. They are there for good. I emailed alpha again and they offered me a "sealer" which costs $600 and that they would "look to see what could be done" about the stains. I was upset because at $8000, one would think the countertops would be protected from staining, especially since I asked if I needed to do anything specific for the quartz. I responded and said yes let's do that (the $600 sealer)... I was willing to do anything, even pay more to make this not keep happening. I was upset because I was never told about this sealing service before, I asked to speak to the business owner and he did return my call. He said he would "try to help" but he would have to order a special stain remover and he would call me back when it arrived. That was the last I heard from Alpha Granite. Never got a call back, follow up email, or even an apology. I have waited 8 months to see if they would ever get back to me and nothing. I have never written a negative review in my life but I am so disappointed as I feel like my $8,000 investment into the value of my home has been ruined beyond repair. I am just truly sad and would never wish this on anyone. If you are looking for countertops I would suggest you look elsewhere so this doesn't happen to you :(