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Rock Hard Masonry, LLC is a Middleton mason serving the North Shore, and in practice that means Wayne — the mason the company's own site names, and the person every customer who has written about the business names too. The work is brick, block, stone and concrete: masonry construction, repair and restoration, plus chimneys, retaining walls, patios and foundation repair, on both residential and commercial property, with free estimates. What customers describe is hardscape building and repair, with Wayne on site and, on a 2022 job, a partner alongside him. A 2024 reviewer hired him to build retaining walls, walkways and stairs, extend a patio and install patio LED lights, and wrote that visitors kept remarking on the result. In 2022 another described a patio cleaned up and finished with polymer sand, saying the pair went beyond the job description. A reviewer writing in July 2026 has had a stone wall repaired more than once and calls him meticulous, on time and efficient. Price comes up more than anything else. The 2022 patio customer said the quote was half what other masons wanted. The 2024 customer had collected prices from many masons and said Wayne's were by far the best. A second 2022 reviewer, who had worked with 15 different contractors that year, called the pricing fair and singled out the clear updates on where things stood and how the timing was tracking. Two things are worth pinning down before you book. Porch's profile credits the company with 16 years in business, a figure the company's own site never states, so ask directly how long it has been trading. And Porch lists a 23-town service area running from Lawrence to Melrose, while the company's own site names Middleton, Gloucester and Andover — confirm they cover your town. The written history behind all this is short: four Google ratings, spanning 2022 to 2026, all five stars. If you want stonework from a small outfit whose customers keep naming the same mason and keep mentioning what they paid, this is a straightforward call. Get the estimate in writing, and ask about registration and insurance for anything structural.
Wayne is meticulous. He has repaired our stone wall a couple of times. He is on time and efficient. We would highly recommend him.
I couldn't be happier with Rock Hard Masonry! Wayne is the best in the business! I hired him to build retaining walls, walkways, stairs, extend my patio and install patio LED lights. He did a incredible job!!! Everybody that comes to my house can't stop raving about how good his work is. He was a pleasure to work with and offered helpful advice throughout my project. I got prices from many Mason's and Wayne's prices were by far the best. I am so glad I found him and give him the highest recommendation possible! You won't find a better Mason. He transformed my yard into the yard of my dreams!
Wayne and his partner did an excellent job cleaning up my patio and adding the polymer sand. They worked hard and went above and beyond the job description. Their prices were half of what other masons were going to charge me. Very friendly and communication was excellent. I highly recommend Rock Hard Masonry.
After working with 15 different contractors this past year on home renovation projects, Wayne was by the best to work with. He always let me know where things stood, what the timing of the project was looking like (short and long-term), and gave clear explanations about how best to approach different decisions related to the stonework. His pricing was fair and he work was very impressive. He's a hard worker who obviously loves what he does. I'm already looking forward to pulling him into additional projects at my house.
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Crumbling stairs, rusted railings, repointed brick foundations4.4
Hardscape construction4.3