Highlight Masonry & Design

Highlight Masonry & Design is a Framingham outfit built around patios — the kind of yard-defining hardscape jobs that show up in nearly every one of its Google reviews. Charles Hall runs it as a sole proprietor, and customers who hired him for paver, brick, and bluestone patios keep coming back to the same two things: he shows up on time and he explains the plan before he starts digging. The reviews stretch from 2023 through this spring and tell a consistent story. In a 2025 review, one homeowner had a 24x22 paver patio finished in under a week at a fair price; another, the same year, watched Charles and his crew solve a drainage problem that had bothered their yard for years while installing a new patio. A 2024 customer had custom outdoor masonry tiles laid under a porch with a walkway and LED strip lighting, and a 2023 review described a smaller job — just a walkway and wall — not long after the business started. The most recent review, from this spring, covers a bigger scope: expanding a back patio, adding new fencing, and putting in a dry well. Across jobs of very different sizes, the same details recur: Charles or his crew clean up after themselves, keep customers updated as the work progresses, and are willing to work around an unusual request — one homeowner supplied their own reclaimed bricks for a project, and Charles built around them. One thing worth checking before booking: the company's BBB profile confirms its identity and four years in business but shows no accreditation, no letter grade, and no license number on file, so ask directly about licensing and insurance. This is a strong call for a patio, walkway, or masonry repair project where clean work and steady communication matter; confirm timeline and materials up front given the range of jobs the reviews describe, from a weekend patio to a full yard overhaul.