First Call Masonry & Foundation

First Call Masonry & Foundation is a Westwood outfit built around foundation, chimney, and masonry repair — the kind of call you make when water is getting into the basement or a chimney won't draft right. Its listed territory runs from Westwood and Norwood through Dedham, Canton, Randolph, Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, and Framingham. The company says its roots go back more than 30 years as a family trade, with the current owner trained by his father's masonry business and later completing five years of advanced training at the City & Guilds Trade School. The last six months back that history up: six reviews, none negative. One family needed a chimney fix to stop water reaching the fireplace, and project manager Pat walked them through the cause with photos before quoting a price they called reasonable — the crew then showed up on the day and time promised. Another hired the crew for basement waterproofing and masonry repair this spring and came away satisfied with both the estimate and the result. That pattern — strong marks for foundation cracks, chimney venting problems, and masonry work — runs back to 2024 across both Google, where 32 ratings average 5.0, and Angi, where all 7 reviews do the same; only one rating in that whole stretch dips to four stars. A couple of things are worth a question before booking. Better Business Bureau records show the operating corporation was only formed in October 2024, a one-year-old entity behind a company that markets three decades of family experience — worth asking how the two connect. Its Massachusetts home-improvement-contractor license, No. 213679, checks out as active. And one review sitting on the company's own Google profile names a different business, "The Chimney Sweep Spot, Inc." — a mismatch worth flagging if you're specifically hiring for chimney work. For foundation leaks, chimney trouble, or general masonry in the Westwood/Norwood corridor, the reviews and license both hold up — just confirm which entity and crew will actually show up given the naming overlap.