DS Construction and Maintenance, Inc.

DS Construction and Maintenance, Inc. works out of Watertown, run by Dilson Santos, and its written record centers on masonry — paver patios, stone walls, walkways — from jobs done back in 2018 and 2019 that Angi and HomeAdvisor still show today. The five-star run on those two directories (34 ratings, 97% five-star) comes almost entirely from that earlier stretch: reviewers describe Dilson personally supervising his crew, showing up daily, and building patios with features like a fire-pit area and raised garden beds. One 2020 review called him "always there to supervise his men"; a 2019 review credited him with a full paver patio and gate installation the homeowner called "phenomenal work." More recently the picture is thinner and mixed. Google shows just 4 ratings averaging 4 stars. A 2025 review praised a back-porch renovation as professional and thorough, and a 2023 review noted the company promptly returned an accidental Venmo overpayment. But another 2025 review described a different experience — work that was "ok, not too bad, but also not great," followed by a major leak a couple of months later and trouble reaching Dilson afterward. Before booking, it's worth asking how the company handles a callback if something leaks or fails after the job, since that's the one specific complaint on record. The bulk of the evidence points to a small, hands-on outfit best suited for patio, walkway and masonry work, with directory profiles also listing maid-service cleaning.