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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.

My husband and I were so confused about what pavers to use for our back yard in Boston. It is a…read morevery expensive project, and clearly we did not want to make a mistake. We searched and searched and we found Al at Martignetti. It was a 90 degree summer day, but that did not stop Al from showing and explaining all of our options. At the end of our conversation we were able to choose the correct size and pattern to fit our space, boarders and poly sand to finish. Al was amazing! If it wasn't for his client service skills, patience and expertise, we would still be going down that rabbit hole. Martignetti has an expansive selection of stone to fit any project and wonderful team of people to help make your decision easy. Very dog friendly too. Bravo Al.

I've gone to Martignetti's occasionally for years for various items and materials, and every time…read morethe people in the office at the sales desk, including Al, Marco, Corey and Kevin, and in the yard (where materials are loaded) have been helpful, patient, efficient and friendly. Recently we've needed various materials and a number of granite slabs of four different sizes. They were awaiting one particular size of slab from their supplier, and when it hadn't arrived after several days of waiting, they offered to cut down and edge larger pieces that they had, at no extra charge, and did it for us within an hour. Al is my usual contact, and he's a great person, with a great sense of humor. They're often very busy, with lots of customers and the phones ringing, so be patient. BTW, check out the showroom and the materials displayed and stored all over the yard.

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.

Dave and his team are professional and do a great job…read more very prompt and great with communication. We will be working with him again in the future

Good price, quick response, good communication. Got job done quickly and on schedule. Front yard…read moreall cleaned up!

Edgar and his team were excellent with a major tree project at our home. From the responsiveness to…read moremy inquiry to the super affordable estimate to the great results during their day-long visit, the team were pro's and we couldn't be happier. We'll definitely have them back for future tree service needs!

I wish I could recommend Edgar and Sons! He was a nice man!…read more However, after many follow up calls to the owner due to an incomplete job, I was told by his assistant that he was "too busy" to call me back. Ultimately, the job we agreed to with contract was not done to completion, in spite of the assistant's insistence that it was. The owner was not on the job EITHER day and this is important. While the crew came back to attempt to complete the original job ( we appreciated that!), the owner was not there. The result was that the job is currently STILL not what we agreed upon. The owner is not willing to return to finish it. Caveat emptor...just know that if the job is not done according to agreement, you will have trouble reaching the owner and it will not be made right. We really wanted to have a great experience!

Over all they did a good job. I would have given them 5 stars but for the fact that we had to…read morecontact him twice to come up with a start date. Once they were here, we planned out what they were going to do and they did everything within 2 days.

Needed a tree from our city front yard removed which can be trickey in the South End of Boston. Did…read morethe job as promised for a good price. Thank you.

John was fantastic to work with to repair an internal wall and remove a chimney in my 1870s…read moreapartment. He was super responsive and flexible in helping me get approval through my HOA, his team was punctual, the pricing was reasonable, the wall looks great, and the work was completed ahead of schedule. Highly recommend!

We hired Budget Masonry and Construction to repair and repoint our chimney and brick facade, and we…read moreare so happy we did. John and his team were communicative, honest, punctual, and gave us a fair quote. Would highly recommend them!