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.

Tom S., Beverly MA…read more We had Armando & Team at our residence in Beverly to replace our Brick and Limestone front stairs. They did a Fantastic Job !!!!! Armando is very Skilled and his Team is Exceptionally Talented !!!!! We are Very Pleased with the results. We Highly Recommend AJ Masonry !!!!! We have already discussed a couple of other projects with Armando.

I hired AJ Masonry to rebuild a crumbling retaining wall that separates my back yard and the lake I…read morelive on. The project took about a week to complete, which was faster than initially expected, and the quality of the work was exceptional. I've been an architect for 30 years so I've inspected a lot of construction work and I can honestly say that the retaining wall exceeded my expectations in every way. I expected to get a replica of the original wall but got something far better in both appearance and quality. The team of masons were courteous and finished the project without skipping any days. They also cleaned up every day and left my yard cleaner than they found it when the project was finished. All of my immediate neighbors have complimented me on the wall and I expect to get many more when boating season on the lake begins next May. I solicited multiple bids for the wall project and selected AJ Masonry because they were the most informative and responsive to changes related to the Lynn Conservation Commission and Building Department. They were not the lowest bidder, nor the highest, but they were worth every penny. I can highly recommend them without hesitation.

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

I recommend A1 masonry. I give him the highest ratings for efficiency, quality of work showing up…read moreon time estimate right to the penny. I would hire them again to do any masonry work that I have. I can't speak highly enough of them

Just had my chimney cleaned and inspected. I am so impressed with this company's service and…read moreprofessionalism. I have used several companies in the past who always try to upsell me on unnecessary repairs. The homeowner is at a disadvantage, not knowing how to sort out these recommendations. Northeast Chimney is thorough and honest, giving peace of mind. Very pleasant folks.

Good people nice family own business. They know what they do when they know what they're talking…read moreabout. They were prompt efficient, and would recommend.

Peter was professional, timely and reasonably priced. We hired him to rebrick and point our…read morechimney and add a cap. He was neat and very detail oriented. He takes a lot of pride in his work which absolutely showed with the finished product. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Peter.

Peter and his staff were a pleasure to work with. Peter is professional and obviously knows his…read moretrade well. He made the process of repairing our chimney easy. I would hire him again in a heartbeat.

I loved the work they did and they were very friendly and professional and very high quality. i…read morewould really recommend ive never experienced better service! The value was amazing and you get a great result for the price.

American Made just finished a gorgeous patio for us. Truly excellent, top quality work done quickly…read morefor a reasonable price! Jim is a straight shooter who knows his business and provides great customer service. We've done a lot of renovations over the past few years, hiring tons of contractors, and Jim is one of the few who did what he said, how we wanted it, and completed the work when he said he would. Can't recommend him highly enough!

I am so grateful to have found James and Keystone. I had contacted 5-6 other masons, some of whom…read morereturned my calls, some of whom visited the premises, but all of whom ended up ghosting, presumably because my project was too small. James assured me that no job is too small, he was always available, he provided a written quotation and a ten year guarantee. His colleagues completed the work early, on the brink of bad weather, repointing the interior walls of our fieldstone basement, which had been shedding mortar and paint for more than five years. It looks great, and I am delighted. C Page, Waltham

Two leaky chimneys (previously 'fixed' more than once) needed serious repair, but then due to…read moreadvanced rot the job quintupled in price and became a partial and full rebuild including work 3' under the roofline for one chimney. Gulp! James's crew worked for days in the heat and did what appears to be a fine and handsome job. Not being a mason I can't really evaluate their work, although it has poured since, and all is well, not the case before. Nice guys and dependable as to schedule. Everything on handshake; I will ask for at least some minimal paperwork and guarantee.

LB Projects repaired & replaced two staircases for us. They did the work promptly & well & the…read morestaircases are beautiful. We'll hire them again. Thank you!

Lio did an amazing job and helped me with a weird problem I had that was too big of a job for a…read morehandyman and too small of a job for a general contractor. Specifically, he helped us run a pipe from a boiler room through the ceiling and through an outdoor porch, involving some complicated coordination and sealing. He was professional, friendly, on time, and overall just a great person to work with. I would recommend him to everyone and will definitely go back to him in the future. The whole process, which I had already spent a year trying to get done with other contractors and various services, was completed quickly and efficiently. Thanks!