To begin with I don't write many reviews. But I had to because of how amazing this experience was…read morewith William. It is long but you will see shy he saved us from the very reak threat of a chimney fire.... My wife and I had him come out to clean our fireplace because a bit of smoke was coming back in when we were burning. After a quick 10 minutes, I could tell how knowledgeable he was. I asked him to take a look at the chimney from top down and tell us what he thought since we know we're gonna be in this house for at least 20 years. I also had lingering feelings the work done by prior sweeps was not adequate. He showed me what he found and answered every question I had: -outside top chimney needed some re-pointing on the bricks. -concrete wash on top had some cracks needing to be patched -concrete around brick at the base of chimney needed to be replaced. The concrete was the incorrect kind and was breaking down the brick overtime instead of reinforcing it. Through throughout all of this, he was also taking pictures to show me what I couldn't see such as when he was up on the roof with the gaps in the brick mortar. He then gave us an incredibly fair price for each of these items and laid out what his priority would be. We ended up having him do all of the work. He showed up on time, worked hard, cleaned afterward. Unfortunately, we still had an issue where some smoke was coming in. He came back the next day and took another look..... If you are not familiar... chimney sweeps clean from the bottom usually. So there didn't seem to be any need to look from the top. However, when took things off, he saw a level 3 creosote buildup. THIS IS THE STUFF THAT BURNS HOUSE DOWN. He removed it. ********* He saved our house and here's why...... We've been in this house for eight years, had two other chimney sweeps who created half of the problems he had to fix: 1) previous sweep repointed the chimney poorly and didn't seal it. Within 3 years, mortar was bbreaking up. 2) the cement around the base of the chimney that was the wrong kind --- put on by another sweep. This wrong kind of cemnent- $15 /bag/. The right kind William used, $50/ bag. I doublecheced all of this and he was correct. 3) before our buying the houyse, a line was put into the entire chimney, EXCEPT THE TOP 4 FEET. This is where the creosote kept building up and building up. It was such a siolid mass, William thought from the bottom he had reached the damper. It is such a relief to know we now have a safe chimney. And it is so frustrating those other sweeps did such shoddy work. William Britt should be the only chimney sweep you ever go to.

I had a hard time getting a chimney sweep or chimney repair contractor come to remove a bird's nest…read morefrom my chimney cap. After about 3 weeks of calling people, I was able to get 2 companies to come out only to be charged for estimates and told to call to schedule the work at a future date. The estimates were ridiculously high. Will Britt, on the other hand, come out quickly and promptly removed the nest, cleaned the flue, and showed me pictures of the flue, all in about an hour and a half. His fee was more than reasonable. I only wish I had found him sooner and called him first.

They installed our new front walkway and did a really great job.Was very reasonably priced.read more

Candido and his team did an incredible job with our walkway. Very attentive to every detail, very…read moreprofessional..highly recommend for any work you need!

I had them put a french drain in my basement over the past summer. I have always had water when it…read morerains heavy, just enough to be annoying (unless it was bad rain, then more). They were great, neat, quiet, efficient, and did a wonderful job. The patch is level, and the entire french drain is working as prescribed. This work actually (likely) saved my house this winter with the BIG THAW. DL Foote and Sons have done other work for the company I work for and everything is done professionally and extremely well.

redid our front stairs. it's been about two years and they are all cracked and need to be done…read moreagain.

I recently hired complete paving and masonry for a 3rd job on my property…read more In 2022 they replaced my asphalt driveway and edging, they removed all the landscape timbers and replaced with stone and new asphalt. then in 2025 the front walkway they removed all bricks and landscape timbers and replaced with a paver walkway and matching stone edging. Yesterday the crew was here for the recent job of removing concrete landing step ( which started to fall apart during the winter) and replacing it with a granite step. We are very happy with all the jobs. Gerry and the crew were quick and efficient. Do not hesitate to ask for a quote and trust in this company.

Jerry and his team are amazing. The process to help us with some masonry work to expand the…read moredriveway was smooth, beginning to end. I reached out to him via Yelp and he responded promptly. He came to visit in no time to look at our need. He was very courteous and helpful. I did not know what I really wanted and he was helpful in suggesting ideas to help. He sent me a quote that was reasonable and after approval, he started with his crew on the work and finished ahead of time. His communication was great and his crew was really friendly. The finished project exceeded our expectations and fit our needs. Thank you very much Jerry and crew. If you have any paving or masonry work, do not hesitate to reach out to Jerry and you will glad you did.

Joe Falco was incredible to work with. He provided an extremely reasonable estimate, was prompt in…read morereplying, answered all questions, and walked us through our front stair repair and long walkway installation before starting work promptly. The quality of his workmanship is phenomenal and the finished project is superb. I would recommend Joseph Falco, Jr Masonry without hesitation for your next masonry project and will be preemptively providing his name to friends.

He came and did some excavator work on my small driveway and made it so it could fit more cars and…read moredid an amazing job on it. He cleaned up after himself leaving no mess or hassle. And all together did good work, and I was very pleased by the Job.

Corey and his brother were very prompt, explained everything in depth, and went right to it. Was…read morenot a big project but they treated it with all the same professionalism you would hope for when it comes to tradesmen. Would absolutely work with him again.

Got a quote from them and, though went in a different direction, I had a great experience…read more The owner himself followed up, was flexible in timing. He clearly had a skilled eye and showed his expertise. He also knew Mass code well. Moreover, he was able to give me quotes on prices in real time -- no waiting or nagging for a quote! -- which was a pleasant rarity. He followed up one week later to see if I had any questions without being pushy. Good middle of the road prices for what would likely be high quality work. I'll be calling on them again in the future for any hardscape and masonry needs.

I had my stair treads secured and the top portion of my porch redone (brick, sandstone). Price was…read moreequivalent to other contractors. Stairs were completed in a day. Two people who were on site were very nice, cleaned up afterwards. About a month later I noticed a joint cracking. Company promised to come back out in a month which they did. They fixed that joint and patched a few small other areas that I didn't ask about originally (no extra charge). I would recommend this company for any masonry needs.

This company...if I can call it that, is nothing more than a front for the thief, Rich Bollea…read more I invited him to look at the project, and he gave me a verbal price. I asked to provide his contractor's license, and a written estimate, as well as insurance. Turns out he has no license, no insurance, and uses several fake addresses for his business address. You can do the math. Stay away from South Shore Chimney Experts unless you want to get ripped off.

We've been using the chimney at our house to burn fires for 8+ years with no issues and passing…read moremultiple inspections. After a recent inspection from South Shore Chimney, I was told we could never use it again (exposed piping) and we need to put in a wood burning stove, which conveniently, they install, and had a brochure handy. I hired a different business to re-do the inspection. This time I researched reviews and found someone highly reputable. In the end, the chimney needed minor repair and a sweep. In my opinion South Shore Chimney is huge scam company. Use at your own peril.

fool boss rude poor quality work and over priced do not bother with this company there's better…read moreoptions

Horrible, Mr. Spero never obtained a permit for the wing walls to my basement as promised. The wing…read morewalls were crooked and he refused to fix the many problems. The guys that he hired were nice but not skilled in masonry work. Did not clean up after their work.

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.