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Local business · South Boston, MALocal business · 616 E 3rd St, South Boston, MA 02127
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JMS Masonry & Restoration is a South Boston masonry contractor run by John Screen, who the company says trained in masonry in London before moving to Boston; his brother Kevin handles site supervision and the office. It says it has been restoring Boston buildings since 2011, doing brick and mortar repair, historic restoration, waterproofing, foundation and chimney repair, and hardscaping. In a July 2026 post on r/SalemMA, a resident who had not yet hired the company said JMS was friendly and responsive and came out for free to check spots in their old basement. A 2024 commenter in the same forum said John does quite a bit of work on the North Shore. The BBB grades JMS A+ and lists John Screen as owner.
“Caveat that I haven’t used them for work yet, but JMS Masonry was very friendly and responsive. I was worried about a couple of spots in our old basement when we moved in last year, and he came and checked it out for free and basically told us that we didn’t need to worry about it yet. He gave us some stuff to look out for, and I thought that not pushi”
“John of JMS Masonry is the best! I know they do quite a bit of work on the North Shore”
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from JMS Masonry & Restoration. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A 12 × 20 patio is 240 sq ft; a 4-ft walkway is 4 sq ft for every foot of length.
Estimated range
$4,500 – $9,000
Typical masonry project around $6,750
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Step and staircase rebuilds5.0
Basement waterproofing5.0
Retaining walls5.0
Renovates century-old structures5.0
Wood and block retaining walls4.9
