Arlington Masonry

Steps and stairwells are what people call Arlington Masonry for. A homeowner writing in June 2026 got home to find their stairwell finished; another in May 2026 called the estimate for a stairwell restoration fair; a third that same month described good communication throughout the work on their property's stairwell. The company is based in Arlington and, by its own account, has been working since 2021 under a third-generation mason with more than 27 years in the trade. Its site describes family ownership and a job list running from brick and stone repair to patios, walkways, steps, chimney repair and rebuilding, driveway and asphalt work, and foundation and basement repair, for Arlington and Greater Boston. Thirty-two Google reviews go back to 2021, and the older ones carry the most detail. A June 2023 customer listed a run of overdue repairs — a new set of stairs, chimney repointing and several problems around the foundation — scheduled promptly and finished ahead of schedule at a fair price. In a January 2023 review, a homeowner described a front stoop where the thin cut stone was replaced and the granite slabs on top repointed. A March 2022 reviewer had a walkway and tread repaired within 48 hours of the first inquiry; two months earlier, another had an emergency concrete repair in the basement quoted the day they called and finished the next. A December 2021 review describes a bluestone stair fixed at the entrance of four Cambridge condos. Price comes up nearly as often as the work itself: reviewers from 2021 through 2026 call the estimates fair, and a November 2022 customer said the chimney quote came in below two others. Several also mention the site left tidy at the end. The dissenting voice is a 2★ review from September 2023, from a customer with an Arlington house with a lot of concrete steps, who wrote that they had not appreciated the company's behavior toward them as a customer. One practical thing to sort out first: the phone number on the BBB profile is not the one on the company's own website, so confirm which line reaches them. The Better Business Bureau grades the business A-, citing how long it has been operating. For stonework close to the house — a staircase, a stoop, a patio, a chimney that needs repointing — the 2026 reviews line up with the job. Pin the scope and the price down in writing, and confirm licensing and insurance before the crew starts.