Bennett Masonry

Bennett Masonry is Mike Bennett, and homeowners write about him by name. The company says he has been building stonework on the South Shore since 2002 — patios, walls and walkways — working out of Hanover. The work is hardscape masonry rather than general landscaping: bluestone and paver patios, fieldstone and retaining walls, brick and stone walkways, granite steps, fire pits and outdoor fireplaces. It says it takes jobs both directly from homeowners and alongside landscape architects, garden designers and general contractors, and it names a service area running from Hanover and Hingham out to Newton, Cambridge, Plymouth and Duxbury. The written record is small but consistently good. A homeowner writing this month describes a tear-out and rebuild that came out exactly as wanted; in a January 2009 review, a customer called Mike meticulous about refacing a fireplace hearth and said he would recommend him to anyone. Its Houzz page carries one posted project and no reviews. Two things are worth knowing before you call. The company's addresses differ across listings — Hanover on its own site, 330 Circuit Street on Angi, and a Cambridge address with a Rockland zip on Houzz — so confirm where you are dealing with. And with only a handful of published accounts across two decades, ask to see finished patios or walls near you and speak to those owners; a mason's portfolio is easy to visit in person. For a stone patio, a sitting wall or an outdoor fireplace on the South Shore, this is a small owner-run shop whose whole trade is that work.