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- 10 work photos
Highlights
- Four decades in business — self-reported masonry restoration since 1982
- Historic preservation credit — outside report cites his chimney restoration expertise
Millett Masonry is a one-person, owner-operated masonry restoration and construction business run by John Millett, who founded it in 1982 and reports 44 years in the trade. By its own description the company handles residential and light-commercial work, with a stated focus on chimney and fireplace masonry, thin stone veneer, and walkway, patio and wall construction. Independent of the company's own description, a historic-preservation report on the Alden House credits John Millett with contributing restoration masonry expertise to an ongoing chimney evaluation there, alongside a structural engineer brought in as a follow-up step — a sign his work has been trusted on a landmark New England property. That kind of specialty restoration work, paired with four decades in the trade, points to a contractor worth a call for historic or fine masonry projects specifically.
Heard around town
News & the web
- 2021-2022 - Annual Report
“Evaluation of the Alden House chimney continues. Using grant funds from the Felicia Fund as follow-up to last year’s report from restoration mason John Millett of Millett Masonry and Contracting, we have hired structural engineer John Wathne of Structures North, who specializes in historic preservation. Building on the mason’s report and assistance from architect Bill Thayer, John is assessing the root cause of the movement of a supporting pier and an attached lintel (horizontal beam that spans the fireplace) that is shared by the parlor and kitchen fireplaces. He will also work with Bill to f”
— alden.orgRead the post ↗
What does masonry work cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Millett Masonry. 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
