Rain and Shine Masonry, Foundation Waterproofing, Chimney Repairs, Boston

Rain and Shine Masonry works out of Belmont, doing foundation and chimney work for Greater Boston homeowners — cracked or leaning foundation walls, chimney flashing that's let water in, and brick or stone chimneys needing restoration. There's no company-history or ownership detail to draw on here, so this read leans mainly on its reviews. Google shows 17 reviews, almost all five stars, describing the kind of jobs you'd expect from a foundation-and-chimney outfit: a foundation crack sealed, a chimney flashing leak traced and fixed, a basement foundation repointed, a leaning wall reinforced, an old brick chimney restored. One 2025 review reads like a genuine first-person account: a homeowner said Sean came out after a roof leak, traced it to failed chimney flashing, and had it fixed fast, calling the company honest and saying they'd hire again. Most of the rest read alike, though. Reviews describing very different jobs — a repointed foundation, a reinforced wall, a restored chimney — repeat the same phrases almost word for word: "always punctual," "kept us in the loop," "Boston's finest," "the craftsmanship is mind-blowing." A handful of five-star reviews are just a word or two of non-English text ("Baik," "Bagus," "baguss sekalii") that says nothing about any job at all. That's worth knowing before leaning on the 4.9-star average. The bigger thing to know: the state's home improvement contractor registry lists this company's HIC registration as revoked, not merely expired or lapsed. That's a formal licensing action, and it's worth asking about directly before signing anything. If the actual work matches what that one detailed review describes — a fast, honest chimney diagnosis — Rain and Shine could be worth a call for a leak or a cracked foundation wall. Just confirm current registration status and pin down the specific scope and price before booking, rather than leaning on the star average alone.