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Rhino Roofing and Masonry works out of 377 Willard Street in Quincy, Massachusetts, doing roofing, masonry, powerwashing, deck and porch repair, concrete and asphalt work, chimney work and general handyman jobs. It is graded A by the Better Business Bureau without accreditation, on a file opened in June 2024, and Spanish is spoken with free estimates offered. Gus Doherty is the name in the more recent accounts; an earlier set names John. The masonry work draws the most specific praise. In July 2025 a customer had two walkways redone and five historic brick columns built and blended into existing architecture, work they described as difficult because of the historic materials. Another July 2025 customer in North Cambridge had a brick foundation and chimney repointed, the basement floor patched and levelled, and long-neglected wood gutters repaired. A third had an exterior remodel in Cambridge — painting, rafters replaced, windows reframed and rotten wood removed. Problem-solving jobs recur. In August 2025 a customer whose house had failed an insurance inspection had mildew problems corrected and was shown other areas needing attention. Another that month had power washing, foundation and chimney repairs, a deck re-stained and a shed insulated after what they called a fair estimate and an immediate start. A September 2024 customer had storm damage to a roof repaired quickly, with a few extra issues fixed at no additional charge. The earlier Thumbtack accounts, from October 2023, describe a new asphalt driveway, a new roof completed on time and on budget with every step explained, and a walkway repaired alongside a basement waterproofed and stuccoed. One account is sharply different. A July 2025 customer who paid $15,000 to have the interior foundation of their basement repointed called it one of their worst experiences with a contractor — overpriced, unprofessional and without pride in the craftsmanship — comparing it unfavourably with the exterior work another company had done. Foundation repointing is the specific job to be careful about here: get the scope, the mortar specification and the finish standard written down, ask to see comparable completed work, and tie a payment stage to your own inspection of the finished pointing.
My family home needed power washing, foundation and chimney repairs, deck re-stained and a shed properly insulated. After speaking with Gus, he gave me a very fair estimate and immediately had his team at my house. All repairs and work were professionally and satisfactorily completed. Rhino Roofing & Masonry was the best value for our home improvement needs. Highly recommended! Thanks Gus and team!
Gus and crew were on time, effective and efficient. My home had failed insurance inspection and Rhino corrected the mildew/mole problems. And pointed out areas of the house that needed attending to. Thoughtful, friendly and fair price. I would rehire and recommend Rhino Roofing and masonry.
Clean efficient ,did a nice job, good communicator highly recommend
One of the worst experiences we've had with a contractor - overpriced, unprofessional, and absolutely no pride in their craftsmanship. We hired Gus & Rhino to repoint the interior foundation of our basement for 15K. We'd had another company do a fantastic job on the exterior, but they weren't available for the inside. I used the outside as the example of what we were trying to match where the masons had dug out the old mortar and then replaced it and cleaned up the stone where needed. Halfway through the first day I came downstairs and saw that Gus' crew had thrown our belongings in the basement into a giant pile in the middle of the room and instead of repointing the stonework they were mixing cement and covering both the old mortar and the granite fieldstone foundation with a stucco coating. It was clear that the goal was to go as fast as possible on the job and collect the money and run. I immediately called Gus to stop the work and figure out how to undo the mess. When we had finally aligned on what 'repointing' meant, his crew then did a terrible job in actually repointing the walls. In some areas the old mortar wasn't removed at all, and it looked like the new mortar was just tossed against the wall in certain places. When the work was finished, they had punctured our main water line, we found out they'd been dumping water with cement into the drain which we had to have cleared out of the waste line, and they broke one of our brand new windows. We found another mason to redo the job. His crew tore out the work Gus did, removed all of the old mortar, repointed the stone, and even sealed the inside with a clear, waterproof sealer. All for 1/3 of the total cost of what Rhino charged. The first two pictures show the work that Gus' crew did. You can see the old, yellowed mortar still in many joints. The last picture is what it looked like once the work had been fixed by the second mason.
Gus Doherty and his crew at Rhino Roofing and Masonry are A1 service contractors. They completed an exterior remodel of my home in Cambridge, MA (painting, replacing rafters, reframing windows, removing rotten wood, etc) with exceptional professionalism and skill. We also hired them to refinish the basement and are extremely pleased with the results. The crew is exceptionally hard working and Gus had outstanding communication skills throughout the whole process and made sure the project was completed in the time frame he promised. He and his team are very trustworthy, and we believe the value of this investment will serve us well for many years to come. Gus is very knowledgeable, highly experienced, and clearly takes pride in his work.
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Rhino Roofing and Masonry. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A square is 100 sq ft of roof surface — bigger than the floor plan because of pitch and overhangs.
Estimated range
$9,000 – $18,600
Typical roofing project around $13,800
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Short-notice ice dam and leak calls5.0
Answers in a storm5.0
Detailed craftsmanship5.0