Boston Wall Repair

Dennis does outstanding work. He is very skilled and resourceful. His proposed solutions are right on target and economical. We feel very fortunate to have a professional who is so reliable and skilled and dependable. Excellent follow through. We have been using Dennis for several years and will continue to rely on him to solve a multitude of home repair problems.

JEO Masonry was fantastic -- Getting access to the wall in need of repair wall required moving a water heater. JEO preferred that I coordinate directly with the Plumber but gave me a great recommendation (W Leblanc plumbing). Due to the plumber's schedule we had to move the work date several times. During the entire process John was exceptionally responsive (we communicated mostly by text message) and flexible. He showed up when he said he would, and did the job very professionally, and was true to his original estimate. I would recommend John in a heartbeat.

initial services were good - then they began to overcharge and under deliver....said the scope did not include an area where it was our understanding it did - then the overcharging began. they had an obsession with being paid in advance

The cleaning service- I have used Crystal Cleaning for over 10 years and love them. They are so wonderful and accommodating. The women were so good to my golden retriever. The house is cleaned top to bottom. The house is immaculate after they are done! I wish I could do every week instead of every 2 weeks! The painting service- Such a great crew. They were so professional and respectful. Placed barriers on my wood floors to protect them as they came in and out. They repaired a huge hole in the wall and you would never know it was there. Their plastering is immaculate. The baseboard was perfectly done. They were so clean and the painting is perfect. I was very impressed. Both of these services are run professionally, punctual, and do a great job. I highly recommend them. Leonard is so easy to deal with and easy to get in touch with which is huge.

The whole experience was great. I was very nervous in the beginning, as this was my first time doing a renovation, but Alessandro and his team were fantastic. The house is very old, built in 1849 with a lot of detail, but nothing phased them, and they knew how to handle everything. Everyone was very professional and friendly, and VERY responsive. Everything they were doing was explained each step of the way. when there was a question or a decision needed, they never failed to call, and Alessandro was always reachable when I had a question. The quality of work exceeded my expectations, and it was done earlier than anticipated. as an example of the quality, the new dry wall made the old floor moldings in the lounge flush with the wall, which I had assumed - they were obviously a later replacement and not very nice. to my surprise, when I got home from work the next day, not only were there new moldings, but they were nicer and a better quality than what was there previously. when I asked about it, the gentleman said "they should match the other moldings in the room". I soon learned to expect a very high level of quality. thanks to them, I'm already planning my next renovation and looking forward to it, instead of dreading it. and of course I'll be using Alessandro and his team. I have already recommended them to anyone who I hear is looking to get any kind of work done. Oh, and their prices are very reasonable, particularly given the quality of both the work and communication. I can't say there were NO surprises, but I can say that every surprise was a good one! If Angie let me give an A+, I would!

This fall, we chose Greg and his team to rebuild our front stairs and repair our retaining walls. The cost of the job was higher than we expected, but we really had no idea what to expect for price in the area of masonry. In any case, after meeting with Greg, there was no doubt that we would choose M-Fal Masonry to do the job. Greg was personable, made great suggestions, and was considerate of our wants and needs when discussing the project. His proposal was well-written and thorough. He was available for communication and responded to our emails promptly. Throughout the project, Greg made recommendations and adjustments as needed so that he could do the best job possible and stay within our budget. He went out of his way to make sure the stone he planned on using was a good match to what we already had and that it was to our liking. It was clear that Greg and his masons cared about the job they were doing. The guys were here bright and early, six days a week until the job was completed. When they were not 100% satisfied with proposed repair of cracks in the cap of our retaining wall, they replaced the whole cap instead at no extra charge. They worked with care and were clearly invested in getting things done right. When the masonry was finished, they cleaned up well, laying down sod and providing grass seed to fix any lawn areas that were affected. The rebuilt stairs and repaired walls turned out beautifully, and I think Greg would have accepted no less! He stands behind his work and his reputation and cares that the customer is satisfied. I highly recommend Greg and his team at M-Fal Masonry. You will get your money's worth and won't be disappointed. Marianne and Wayne H.

This was the second job that I had hired Derek for. I had written a review a few months ago regarding some work that he had done on an addition. As expected his crew did a great job yet again. This time the work I had him do was much more extensive. During the entire project he kept me in the loop and progress of the work. He would consistently double check the work and if he felt the work that had been done was not to the standard he had set he would make sure it was done correctly (me personally any time he came in and had someone redo any work I could not see anything wrong with the work until he would point it out to me and explain why it should be done differently). A++++++++++ yet again guys great job!!!!! Now just get ready to do work on our new house since you fixed up my old house so nicely it sold in 4 days!!!!

Mike's Team of professionals did an outstanding job on our recent home remodel. We purchased our house in 2005 and have been living with a less than optimal Kitchen and Bathroom since then. Old flooring, mismatched counter-tops, dingy drop ceilings and holes in the plaster. We contacted Mike through Angie's list as he had some very good recommendations here. We were not disappointed. Mike came by, assessed the work that needed to be done in our kitchen and gave us a timely quote for the job. We got started right away, scheduling Mike's team to do the work in our Kitchen. Initially we had another contractor doing the work in our upstairs bathroom but that did not work out so we asked Mike if he could take on that job as well. He was glad to do so, giving us a quick and reasonable quote for the work and getting started right away. Mike's paint and plaster team came in (Eddie and his crew) removed the old drop ceiling in our kitchen and half-bath adjacent to the kitchen. The ceilings in this area were plaster/blue board and in horrible shape with large holes and cracks. They removed wallpaper in the kitchen that had been painted over when we first moved into the house. There was a built in Ironing board cabinet in one wall which we had them remove and repair the wall. They repaired the ceiling and walls, and (with assistance from Juan the carpenter on Mike's team) built a frame and blue board box around a Vent pipe that was going from the stove to an exterior wall (this had previously been above the drop ceiling). They did smooth plaster over the blue board and painted the ceiling and walls, it came out great. In the half bath that was built off the kitchen the walls had not been built all the way to the ceiling (just to where the drop ceiling had previously existed) they filled in the space with blue board and built a nice boarder to cover where the two wall types met. In the upstairs bath the paint and plaster team did some moderate wall and ceiling repairs and did a very nice job painting the walls, ceiling and trim inside the bathroom. They did some putty repair on the doors, trimmed the bottom of the doors (to make room for the new flooring we were having installed) and painted them. In that bathroom there is a small closet with a full size door. Mike's carpentry team replaced the shelving in the closet so that the shelves were deeper, then the paint team removed old wallpaper cleaned up the walls and painted the walls and shelves. Another member of Mike's team, Juan, installed a glass and stone tile backsplash in the kitchen between the counter level and the bottoms of our cabinets it came out beautifully. He also installed a similar tile in our upstairs bathroom between the ceiling and the tub/shower insert and a wood trim around the ceiling edge over the tile. We were very please with this work. We had quartz countertops installed from Lowes, Juan removed our old countertops and prepped the space so that the counter installers would be able to do a quick efficient install. Then he remounted our dishwasher after the counters were installed so that it was firmly in place, installing a nice piece of wood trim to cover the dishwasher mounting brackets. Juan installed a new mirror in the bathroom, installed an over-john cabinet, double towel bar, toilet paper bar, hand towel bar and Shower curtain rod. He was an excellent workman, doing beautiful work in a very professional way. He showed me some photos of some other carpentry work he had done, building custom made barn doors for one client and custom built tables for another. Mike's team did a full cleanup after the job, even hauling away all of our construction debris, including two toilets, the old bathroom sink and vanity. Overall we could not be happier with the work that Bauman Remodeling has done for us. We will definitely be recommending them to friends and neighbors. I wish I had the ability here to attach photos, we are so happy with the changes in our home, it feels like we are living in a brand new house. My thanks go out to this team for all their hard work. Jack and Denise Yates

JA Stonewall was a great builder and the wall looks really nice. It is a large retaining wall holding the front yard up above the driveway. He worked well with me on the drainage issues and hiding a sump pump pipe next to the wall. The wall looks 10x better than the old cement block wall. And the price was under 7k when other contractors were asking for 20-30k for the same wall. I feel like I got a great wall at a great price!

Mr. Bautista came out to view this situation, as well as two others, very soon after I contacted him. It was relatively easy to schedule the basement foundation work around our summer travel schedule. Crew arrived early in the morning on the scheduled start date, and completed the job within 3 days, which was the estimated time. The repaired wall looks great! The crew cleaned up quite well afterward. (There's still dust, of course, but not too bad). The crew also repaired an area on an abutting wall, which needed a bit of grouting work, and they reattached a loose limestone tread on the outdoor steps, leading down to the basement. Both of these extras were without charge!! We had two other bids, which were about the same in price. Responsiveness by the others, however, did not compare with Bautista. We are very pleased with the quality of the work and the professionalism of the crew. We're very glad that we chose Bautista, and we plan to have them do additional work for us.

It went well. The point of contact persons was always available to answer questions or address issues. The workers worked very hard, the end product was excellent and the clean up work was very good. The work was started in the time frame that had been proposed and was finished in less time overall than the original estimate. I would (and have already) recommend this company to others and I would use them again.

Exceeded our expectations. The wall is in the front of the house and probably paid for itself with improved curb appeal. The wall is beautiful and complements an existing wall in the front. It's a fieldstone wall and the selection of stones and the way they are put together to make the wall is amazing. The workers and the sub contractors were neat and clean. They did not make any excess noise and were very considerate of us and the neighbors. The masons worked in 100 degree heat and got the job done. Our neighbors complement us on the beautiful wall and the considerate and neat folks that built it. Thanks to Capuano for a great job.

Carlo and his team built a retaining wall for us, to create a new parking area for our camper van, and we couldn’t be happier with the result. It was a tricky project as it was built on a steep bank. Not only did they build a beautiful looking wall, their professionalism, and attention to detail were first class. Carlo was careful to update us throughout the project and explain exactly what they were doing and why. We will definitely be hiring CF Masonry again.

It went very well. The wall was rebuilt with the proper drainage (which our wall did not originally have). Since the same stones were used, the repair work blends in perfectly with the existing portions of the wall. The workers cleaned up at the end of every day.

I have a very old stone walls along/ around my property. The front and side walls were probably built around the time the house was built in the 1940's. The cement between the stones were loose and as a result, the stones were loose and nearly dropping out. The stone retaining wall in the back of the house seems to be failing - it has shifted with a section bowing out . I called several companies to determine the condition and inquired on how to repair the walls, and I received as many different opinions as I did estimates. A few suggested demolishing the walls and rebuilding - which didn't make sense because the walls are standing. Jerry's advice was the only that was practical and a common sense solution. He told me to spend little to repair what is essential and save up to get the walls rebuilt when it fails completely. He said the wall is shifting and failing, but it may stand for years to come. He had his crew re-work new cement in the front / side walls, and it's perfect. I highly recommend Jerry and his very efficient, experienced crew.