Potaris Construction

Potaris Construction is a Somerville, Massachusetts outfit built on masonry — stone walls, steps, patios, walkways — and the reviews on file describe one man, Bobby Potaris, doing that work himself with a craft his mason father taught him. Angi and HomeAdvisor both put the company at 4.9 stars across 27 ratings, and the written accounts on record, all from 2016, back that up with specifics: a 2016 reviewer said a new stone wall and set of steps "look great and are constructed to last," with the site left pristine afterward; another described Bobby walking her through cost and material options before settling on a plan, calling him "flexible, personable, trustworthy." A third reviewer, describing a repair job for a relative's house, said he pinpointed and fixed the issue without complication. What's worth knowing: the written reviews on file all date to 2016, so there's nothing more recent to check current pace, pricing, or availability against. BuildZoom also lists several Massachusetts and Newton contractor licenses tied to the company — a General Contractor registration, a Construction Supervisor license, two Home Improvement Contractor registrations, and city-level Newton licenses — all showing as inactive, with the oldest expired back in 2002; worth confirming current standing directly. For hardscape and masonry work — walls, steps, patios, paver walkways — the written record here is specific and consistently positive, built around one contractor's hands-on craft. It's worth asking Bobby directly about current licensing and a fresh estimate, since the reviews on hand are a decade old.