Bay State Brick and Stonework

Bay State Brick and Stonework is a Mansfield, MA masonry contractor run by owner Mike Hernon, doing chimney, step, foundation and wall work along with broader masonry restoration across the area. Reviews on file run from 2016 through 2020 — Christine handles estimates and calls people back promptly, per one account, and Mike himself shows up by name across nearly every review, described consistently as responsive, professional and easy to work with. The specifics back up the reputation: a 2020 review described an extensive four-story exterior brick building job where Mike kept the customer informed and cheerfully answered questions throughout; a 2017 review described plain cement front steps transformed after the same company had previously repointed the customer's foundation; another described replacing damaged bricks and re-mortaring a section neighbors noticed and complimented. One 2020 review chose Bay State specifically because two neighbors had used them and were very satisfied with the finished work. HomeAdvisor backs this up at scale: a Super Service Award, 4.9 stars from 89 ratings, and 97% five-star. The one thing worth a quick note is that the written reviews on file all date to 2016 through 2020 — there's nothing more recent quoted here, though that's a gap in the written record rather than evidence the business has slowed down. Sources disagree on how long the company has been around: BBB records it as operating since 2007 (about 19 years), while HomeAdvisor lists 1989 (37 years) — a substantial difference worth asking about directly. BBB itself isn't accredited and has too little information to issue its own rating. For masonry, chimney or foundation work in the Mansfield area, the written record — while a few years old now — points to a business that shows up, communicates well, and does work neighbors notice.