Ground force masonry and construction

Ground Force Masonry and Construction is a masonry and waterproofing contractor listed at 74 Prescott Street in East Boston, with Angi and HomeAdvisor placing the business in Dedham. It shows a 2.3-star Google average from four ratings and a 1.8-star average from seven ratings on Angi and HomeAdvisor, where five of the seven are one-star. The written reviews split sharply, and the complaints follow one pattern. In September 2024 a Google reviewer warned that the company took an advance payment, left the job incomplete or delayed, and raised the price mid-project; another Google reviewer in August 2024 said the price quoted before the work was not the price asked afterward and called the crew unprofessional, and a September 2024 two-star review summed up nice work at the start and disappointment afterward. A June 2023 Angi reviewer described the same price creep plus a hose left running after work that peeled the overlay off a wall, which then cracked and peeled again after completion with no response to repeated calls. Another June 2023 Angi reviewer was charged $500 more than agreed and said the owner repeatedly promised to drop off a refund check and never did, and a May 2023 HomeAdvisor reviewer called him unreliable with no communication. The praise, when it comes, is about the finished masonry. A September 2024 Google reviewer said the team transformed their backyard with a stone patio, placing every stone with precision and accommodating design preferences. Two May 2023 Angi reviewers called the work outstanding and top-notch, one noting the crew showed up on time and finished early and calling them the best contractor they had worked with. Before hiring, get the full price, payment schedule and scope in a signed contract, keep the advance small, and put any change orders in writing — mid-job price increases are the most repeated complaint across three platforms, and two reviewers described unfinished or failed work with no follow-up. For a homeowner who wants a stone patio or masonry repair and is willing to manage the job tightly, the finished work has real fans; for anyone who needs a contractor to hold a quoted price and answer the phone afterward, the written history argues for looking elsewhere.