M&M Construction Landscaping and Masonry Inc

M&M Construction Landscaping and Masonry Inc is a Dorchester outfit built around hardscape and masonry work -- decks, stairs, walkways, retaining walls, foundation repair -- done personally by owner Modesto Mesa and his crew. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active, and BBB gives the company an A+ rating as an accredited business. The review record is deep and consistent: 30 reviews across Angi, HomeAdvisor and Thumbtack, almost all five stars, running from 2022 through late 2024. The recurring theme is value paired with reliability -- several homeowners specifically compared M&M's quote against competitors and called it a fraction of the price for comparable work, one citing roughly a third the cost of another bid for the same foundation-sealing and French-drain job. Reviewers describe Modesto staying close to jobs personally: a 2024 review detailed him sealing a foundation, installing drainage, and later returning to rebuild interior walls after a plumbing leak, charging the originally quoted price despite the job running longer than expected. Others describe fast turnarounds -- a 2023 review noted a project estimated at five days finishing in two and a half, at a lower cost than quoted. Composite deck replacements, new walkway and stair installs, and porch repairs come up again and again, usually paired with praise for communication and cleanup. One 2023 reviewer was less satisfied, writing only "I wish I had a better experience. I cannot do everything" -- too vague to say what went wrong, but worth asking about directly. The company's own site claims 30 years of experience in the trade. Otherwise, this reads like a well-established, personally-run masonry and landscaping outfit with a long, largely glowing public record -- the kind of operation where the same name shows up job after job, and the reviews keep saying the same things: fair price, shows up, gets it done.