Prostone Paving & Masonry Inc

Five stars across 98 Google ratings, and the work behind that number is almost always the front of somebody's house: brick steps breaking apart, a walkway that has sunk, a retaining wall that finally let go. Homeowners write about the people rather than the company. John turns up in nearly every account, usually alongside Tom. A July 2026 customer described the pair rebuilding a puddingstone retaining wall with new stone stairs and a trash enclosure, and another that same month credited "John the owner" and his crew with laying a full patio in two days. In a 2024 review, one homeowner called them "local, Dedham craftsmen." The steadier theme is that the crew shows up when it says it will and finishes quickly. A March 2025 customer wrote about a 90-year-old front step that broke mid-winter: Tom stayed in touch through the cold weeks, texted once a day warm enough for concrete to cure was forecast, and had the reconstruction done by early afternoon. The most demanding job anyone describes is from June 2024 — a 130-year-old stone foundation that had gone from weeping to a steady trickle, repaired along with regrading. That homeowner waited a month and several storms, including 1.5 inches of rain in one night, before writing to say the basement stayed dry. Money comes up as often as craft. A June 2026 customer said the quote came in at half the others received; a September 2024 reviewer said the price stuck even when the stair job ran longer than expected. Seven more reviews have landed since February 2026, none negative, and the history behind them runs back to 2019 across six sites. Thumbtack shows 5.0 from 12 ratings, Houzz 5.0 from a single one, and the BBB page is an A+ with accreditation. One thing to settle before signing. The Massachusetts registry shows the company's home improvement contractor registration, number 196006, as expired. BBB's profile lists a different registration, 216812, with a 9/5/2027 expiration date that was not checked against the state. Ask which number is current, and get it in writing with the quote. If the project is masonry you can see from the street — steps, walkways, patios, stone and brick walls, an asphalt driveway — this is a crew with a long, consistent history of exactly that work. Foundation sealing, yard drainage and basement waterproofing come up less often but do come up, including a February 2024 job installing drainage to stop a basement from flooding. Confirm the registration first, then pin the scope and price into the estimate.