Sixteen reviews on file, every one of them five stars, and the same first name runs through nearly all of them: Matt. Bean Landscaping and Construction works out of Danvers and covers the North Shore, and the company says it has been at this since 2013, pairing lawn work with the heavier hardscape and construction jobs.
The stone is the through-line. Writing in July 2025, one homeowner walked through roughly 480 square feet of paver patio, a fence surround and low-voltage lighting, all built to a layout they had reviewed beforehand; another that same month described a retaining wall rebuilt from the ground up. A 2023 customer listed a new walkway, granite steps and lit railings, and said Matt Bean was the most professional contractor they had hired in years. The newest account, from July 2026, covers front steps and a deck remodel — two meetings to talk through ideas, product suggestions matched to a budget, then the build.
Speed comes up almost as often as craftsmanship. A homeowner writing in May 2025 said other companies had quoted "prices through the roof" for a patio they clearly did not want to touch; Bean took the job, and once the snow melted the crew was in and out in four working days, even rerouting the sprinkler system on the way. Another May 2025 review described a muddy yard turned into new sod and two patios inside a week, and a 2023 customer had a half-acre lot regraded, loamed and seeded.
One thing worth pinning down is scope. A 2023 review credits the company with an entire backyard pool project — digging the hole, setting the pool, plumbing, electrical, pavers, stone work and landscaping — so if your job crosses into licensed trades, ask who actually performs that portion and confirm it with the state. The written history is also concentrated: it opens in early 2023 and runs to July 2026, with the bulk of it posted on Google rather than spread across several platforms, so there is less independent corroboration than the star count suggests at a glance.
For a patio, a walkway, a retaining wall, granite steps or a yard rebuilt from the dirt up, this is the kind of outfit those reviews keep describing — a small crew with the owner on the job. Get the design and the material spec in writing before anyone breaks ground, and settle up front who handles any plumbing or electrical the project needs.