Salo Masonry

Stonework is the family trade at Salo Masonry: the New Ipswich company says Russell Salo, a fourth-generation mason, founded it in 1993 and counts 33 years in business. Melissa Salo is listed as Director and Curtis Salo as Foreman. The work is stone, block and brick for both homes and commercial buildings — chimneys, veneers, stone walls, patios and fireplaces, by the company's own account, which also says the outfit is OSHA 10 certified. Its HomeAdvisor listing offers free estimates, and its Better Business Bureau page carries an A+ grade. The homeowner side of the ledger is thinner and cooler. Google shows 3 stars from two ratings, and a June 2026 reviewer gave one star and said they would not recommend them. If you want a chimney rebuilt or a stone wall or patio laid around New Ipswich, this is a long-running masonry shop with four generations behind the trowel — worth a conversation that starts with the June review. Ask what happened there, ask for a few nearby walls or chimneys you can drive past, and get stone type, mortar and drainage spelled out in the written scope before anyone breaks ground.