AQM - Adam's Quality Masonry

Adam's Quality Masonry, working out of Wakefield, carries a Google rating of 5.0 from 182 ratings and a 4.9 from 21 more on HomeAdvisor — a spread across 159 reviews since 2019, with the most recent 18, posted since February, all positive. The name that runs through nearly every one of them is Adam himself: reviewers describe him personally showing up for estimates, staying in touch through the job, and standing behind the finished work. The range of work is wide — chimney rebuilds after storm damage, retaining walls, patios, driveways, front steps, and foundation and crawl-space repairs. In a 2024 review, a homeowner who'd spent roughly a thousand dollars on pest control for mice and rats getting into their basement said Adam was the one who actually diagnosed and closed the entry points. In a 2022 review, a customer described a re-bricking job where Adam's crew, managed by Jose, found more damage behind the original brick mid-project and worked out a repair strategy on the spot rather than stopping the job. One customer's stairs needed a warranty fix three years after the original job — in a 2026 review they said Adam's team came back and repaired soft mortar for free, thanking the customer for the chance to make it right. In a 2020 review posted to HomeAdvisor, a customer called the experience a breath of fresh air after a string of unreliable tradespeople, describing Adam fixing a faulty downspout left behind by a prior contractor along with the main patio and retaining-wall job. There's one clear exception to the pattern: a 2022 review from a general contractor who subcontracted AQM described poor project management, undisclosed change orders on items they'd expected to be included, and being told the company was fully insured only to find its workers' compensation coverage had lapsed. It's worth confirming current insurance directly before a job starts, especially on a larger or subcontracted project. For chimney, patio, retaining-wall, or driveway masonry, this is a company with a deep bench of repeat and referred customers and an owner who tends to show up personally. Get a detailed written estimate up front and confirm insurance is current — the one negative account on file traces to both.