John Lopes & Sons Construction Corp

John Lopes & Sons Construction Corp is a Falmouth, MA general contractor that states on its own website it has served the area since 1986, with an active Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor license (HIC #215137) registered under the business's own name. Its site markets whole-home building and kitchen and bathroom remodeling across Cape Cod, and BuildZoom independently lists the same license as active, with owner-of-record John Lopes Jr. What the written record actually documents in detail, though, is hardscaping and concrete work. On Houzz, where the company is listed under "Stone, Pavers & Concrete," five dated reviews from 2020 and 2021 praise stamped-concrete patios, paver driveways and walkways, and retaining-wall construction, with reviewers singling out attention to detail, clear communication, and a willingness to take on extra scope when another contractor fell through. More recent Google reviews from the past year, mostly brief, echo the same themes of being on-time, professional and easy to reach by phone. Two older reviews complicate that picture. In September 2019 and again in July 2021, separate customers said they paid a deposit for stamped-concrete work — a pool apron and a driveway, respectively — that was never started, and that the owner stopped returning their calls. Both accounts are specific and dated years apart, describing the same failure pattern rather than a one-off complaint. Nothing in the record since July 2021 repeats it, and the four most recent reviews (within the last six months) are all positive — but anyone paying a deposit up front should ask directly about a firm start date in writing. The company's kitchen and bathroom remodeling work is stated on its own website but isn't independently documented by any review in the record; the one Google review that touches kitchen/bath work is from a fellow tradesperson who supplied quartz countertops and cabinetry on a joint project, not a homeowner client. For hardscaping, concrete and masonry work on Cape Cod, the track record supports hiring them; for interior remodeling, ask to see recent, comparable project photos and references first.