AQM - Adam's Quality Masonry

Adam's Quality Masonry (AQM) is a masonry and chimney contractor based in Wakefield, MA, serving Wakefield, Medford and the wider Greater Boston area. Self-reported as founded in 2006 by Adam, whose family includes masons from Italy, the company is owner-operated and holds an active Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License (CS-111702, registry-verified). The written record is deep and long-running — 159 reviews from 2019 through 2026 across Google and HomeAdvisor, including 16 in the last six months — and centers overwhelmingly on stonework: custom granite and bluestone front steps, retaining walls, chimney rebuilds after storm damage or general repointing, and full-scale demolition-and-rebuild projects on patios and walkways. Reviewers across multiple years describe similar patterns: a responsive first quote, often over text with photos, a crew that shows up on schedule, and finished stonework reviewers describe as blending seamlessly with the surrounding property. Several homeowners describe using the company for more than one project. One notable pattern in the record is the company standing behind its work after the fact: in a 2026 review, a homeowner described mortar going soft on a set of steps three years after the original job, and AQM returning to fix it at no charge. Other reviewers describe Adam personally researching unusual problems — a 2025 review described him visiting the town water department to understand a crawl-space issue before proposing a fix. Before booking, it's worth getting a detailed written estimate rather than relying on a verbal understanding of scope: in a 2022 review, a general contractor who subcontracted the company for a project described poor project management, with items assumed to be included in the price turning out to be separate change orders. For a homeowner planning stone steps, a chimney rebuild, a retaining wall, or a patio or walkway project, AQM's licensing and its long, specific, largely consistent track record make it a reasonable one to interview. Worth confirming a detailed written scope and price before work begins, given the one account of scope disagreement.