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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.

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.

I have done some work with with them and they are excellent! In a industry dominated by big…read morecorporations who only care about the bottom line BG is a breath of fresh air. Honest and fair priced

We had a crack in our basement wall that needed injection. They recommended a strap in addition to…read morethe injection for a reasonable fee, were courteous, helpful, and detail oriented. BG did a great job in a short turnaround. Highly recommended! Peace of mind at a good price. Thank you!

We had a masonry issue that we needed fixed quickly. These guys did an amazing, thorough job. I…read morewill definitely use them again. Prices were very reasonable for this type of work. Nice and hard working crew.

Faustino and his team did a fantastic job removing unruly branches all along my property. He was…read morevery quick to respond, gave a fair quote, and was able to come within two days. They were professional, very friendly, efficient, and super tidy - they cleaned up what looked like was going to be a real mess! It was a big job in some very tight spaces, and they did a dynamite job! I look forward to working with them for any future needs.

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!

We just had a great experience working with Eligio to replace an old asphalt driveway on the side…read moreof our house on a sloping retaining wall. Eligio proposed several materials and adjusted them in line with the specific features we were looking for. We wanted a surface that would be both stable under the specific conditions (directly up against the foundation of our house and next to the sloping retaining wall, but also more porous than the asphalt. Eligio and his crew did a meticulous job to make sure the ground was properly regraded to improve water flow away from the house while making the surface more porous (hence the wider spacing between the cobblestones. He also adapted the design so I could have some planting space between the wall and the cobble stone. We were impressed with the crew's diligence and efficiency. Given the particular challenges and materials we were looking for, I consider the price to have been very fair.

Excellent work, great communication; checked with me consistently throughout the project if…read moresomething was unclear & and made good recommendations, and kept me updated throughout every day's work. I'm very happy and will definitely be back if I have any more projects!

One of the best in the business! We hired Ben to repair our stone foundation and stone wall at our…read morerental property on Wallis St. He was prompt, professional and takes pride in his work. We then hired him to install a brick patio at our home in Beverly as well. He arrived on time with his two sons. The boys were as professional as their dad. We have a few other projects we will have him come back to do. This is a gentleman of his word, which is a rare thing these days with most contractors. We highly recommend Ben for any of your masonry work.

I selected Ben The Mason to repair / rebuild the fire brick inside a fireplace and chose him…read morebecause of his experience. Inside the fireplace, grout had all but disappeared on the back / angled wall and several fire bricks were loose. Timeline of events: Sent an email to Ben with pictures and a description of the problem on a Friday at 3:12 PM. He called me at 5:15 PM that evening asking if he could visit to see the job and offer me an estimate, he came by at 5:44 PM, and after reviewing and carefully describing the work needed to repair, he offered his proposal which I accepted. AND the VERY NEXT DAY, a SATURDAY mind you, he and his son arrived at 8:00 AM and the job was completed by 3:00 PM. So literally WITHIN 24 HOURS Ben The Mason had responded to my request, came by to see the job, offered a quote, and did the repairs. The entire experience exceeded my expectations, and I am very impressed with the service and craftsmanship provided by Ben The Mason. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Although I'm a landscape professional, I seldom need hard to fine materials, so have only been here…read more2 to 3 times over 30 years. I needed thin brick. I went to the office and told him what I needed and showed him a sample. He double checked for me the right product and checked to see if they had it in stock. I thought I would have to order it since it's a pretty obscure product, but they indeed had it in stock. I showed the pink slip to the yard employee, he quickly grabbed the concrete bag and told me to drive up to the shed. He grab the brick from the shed and off I went. It was just a fast as driving through the McDonald's drive through. These guys are awesome. Jim, Blue Chip Landscape.

Excellent service. From the receptionist who answered the phone and helped me with the order to the…read moredriver who delivered. Well done. I did business twice with this company and I will highly recommend them. I am a home owner, I took a DYI project and the lady on the phone was super helpful.