Murray Masonry & More, Corporation

Murray Masonry & More has been doing brick and stone work on the North Shore since 2007, when owner Brendan Murray founded the Peabody company — and its specialty shows in the jobs people write about: historic granite foundations, century-old chimneys, brick patios built to outlast the homeowner who ordered them. A March 2026 review describes a chimney restoration where the crew reused old terracotta brick to keep its original look, and confirmed the repair with a water test. A January 2026 review recounts an extensive restoration of a 19th-century basement, where the crew explained their approach and got the homeowner's sign-off before starting, then minimized disruption and walked through the results together afterward. In a 2022 review, a homeowner who first hired the company to rebuild a chimney and repoint a 100-year-old granite foundation describes them returning later to repair foundation damage from a groundhog. And in a 2025 review, one customer says they've hired Murray Masonry across 18 years — first, then again four years later, then three years after that, most recently for a new patio. Project managers Brad and John come up repeatedly, credited for daily updates and coordinating multi-trade jobs. The company's Massachusetts home improvement contractor license is verified active, its BBB grade is A+ (confirming the 2007 founding date), and it carries a 5.0 rating from 6 reviews on Houzz along with three project badges and awards. The one sour note on the record is a 2024 Reddit comment telling a Salem-area subreddit to avoid the company — it gives no specifics about what went wrong, so there's nothing concrete to weigh it against, but it's worth knowing it's out there. Murray Masonry is a strong fit for historic masonry restoration, foundation repointing, and chimney work, plus everyday patios, walkways and driveways; the volume and consistency of detailed reviews over several years back up the reputation.