Chavez Masonry & Landscaping Inc

Chavez Masonry & Landscaping is a hardscaping and landscaping outfit that also takes on general repair work — stone patios, retaining walls, firepits, walkways, driveways, chimneys and fences, plus lawn installs, mulch and snow removal. Its Angi and HomeAdvisor profiles both show 4.4 stars from the same 19 reviews (16 at five stars, three at two stars or lower), and both platforms currently flag the listing as "under review." The written record here runs mostly to 2020 and 2021: back then, customers described a company that showed up on time, held to its quoted price even when extra work came up, and delivered detailed hardscaping — a stone-slab firepit one homeowner called unbelievable, a walkway repair praised for taking the time to get the design right. One 2020 review is more mixed: a first plastering-and-painting job went well, but a second job (gutter pitching and downspout work) hit a "big problem" after the company again skipped a written contract and asked for half the money upfront. More recently, the picture has soured. A 2022 Angi review describes workmanship the customer called completely unprofessional, with the company going silent on calls and texts once asked to fix it. And the newest account on file — a December 2025 Google review, the only rating Google itself shows — reports a roughly $4,000 spring lawn install that had turned to gravel and stone by fall despite watering all summer. What to know before calling: the company's own site and its Thumbtack listing give a Dracut, MA office, different from the Lynn address on file — confirm which shop is actually handling the job. Its directory profiles also disagree on how long it's been in business (seven years in the page highlights, "over 17 years" in the About text), and Angi and HomeAdvisor both currently flag it as under review. Given the gap between the strong 2020-2021 hardscaping reviews and the recent landscaping complaint, ask to see a written contract and recent references for the specific type of work — masonry vs. lawn or landscaping — before signing on.