Build-It Brothers Solutions, Inc.

Seventeen Google reviewers, twenty-two on Angi, and the same two first names keep coming up: Al and Guillermo. Build-It Brothers Solutions works out of Waltham and is the crew people call for hardscape — paver patios, retaining walls, bluestone walks, concrete steps — with carpentry, fencing and yard work bolted on when the job needs it. Its Better Business Bureau page carries an A+ and accreditation. The written history runs from 2021 to 2026 across five sources, and it is unusually consistent. A homeowner writing in June 2024 described the crew re-laying an elevated patio's settling brick and adding waterproofing against the house — then, a year later, coming back at no charge to reset the bricks that had shifted around a downspout. Another, in November 2025, listed front steps, a walkway, a back patio, a shed, plantings and a raised bed, all from the same team. A 2023 reviewer had them fix a foundation and fit a new bulkhead. The recurring notes are punctuality, a written proposal detailed down to materials and colour, and a clean site at the end. Two things are worth raising on the call. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, number 205900, is on the state registry under this exact company name but has lapsed — the Better Business Bureau records the same number with an expiration date of 6 July 2026. For general contracting and remodelling work in Massachusetts that is a live question, not a formality, so ask where the renewal stands before signing anything. And the only real complaints in five years are both about what happened after the main job: a December 2025 reviewer said the owner promised to come back and fit a screen-door lock and never did — while still saying the work itself was good — and a December 2022 reviewer's patched ceiling cracks reopened within the year. Platforms disagree a little on the score, too: Google sits at 5.0 from 17 ratings and Angi at 4.9 from 22, while Thumbtack is a more moderate 4.4 from 7. If you want a hardscape or exterior project handled by a small owner-run crew that shows up, explains the choices and cleans up, this is a strong shortlist entry. Confirm the registration status and pin down anything you want finished after the main crew leaves — put the punch list in writing.