Ramirez Masonry

Every other mason turned the job down because no equipment could reach it; Regino Ramirez and his crew did it by hand. That December 2025 review is the shape of this small Lynn outfit's reputation. Ramirez Masonry describes itself as family-owned and owner-operated by Ramirez, working stone and brick — retaining walls, patios, walkways, stone veneer, chimneys, foundations and driveways, with snow management in winter. Chimneys and hardscape carry most of the written history. A July 2025 customer had a full chimney rebuild and said the price and time frame held exactly as quoted; in May 2024 another had a chimney repointed in a single day and a cap installed, after a quote arrived promptly and the work started within the week as promised. A December 2023 homeowner with serious backyard erosion described a stone wall built to stop it, with a set of stairs at each end for access. In May 2025 a customer whose walkway and patio needed replacing said the call was returned right away and the crew stayed until the job was finished. Price comes up almost as often as craftsmanship, always pointing the same way: reasonable, fair, and in one December 2023 case the lowest quote the homeowner received. Repeat customers show up too — a December 2023 reviewer counted a new patio and fire pit among several projects at their house, and in January 2024 another described him handling french drains, fire pits, driveways, seawall repair and snowplowing across their properties, calling him above all a stone mason. What to weigh before calling: the written history is 13 Google reviews since 2023, averaging 4.9 across 15 ratings, with one of them landing in the past six months. Every one is five stars — a clean record, but a narrow one, resting on a single platform and modest volume rather than years of cross-checked history. For stonework where access is awkward and the finish is the point — a hand-built retaining wall, a chimney rebuild, a patio and walkway — the specifics customers describe line up with what the company says it does. Ask to see a recent wall or chimney nearby, and get the price and start date written into the estimate, which is what reviewers say they already got.