SCHARAFFA MASONRY

Scharaffa Masonry is a one-person mason shop working out of Wakefield, the kind of outfit homeowners call for a cracked set of steps or a walkway that's seen better days. Marc Scharaffa runs it himself — BBB records list him as the business's sole owner, based on Main Street in Wakefield, with an A+ BBB rating even though the company hasn't sought BBB accreditation. The written record is thin but consistent. In a 2011 Angi review, a customer said Marc repointed their steps quickly and for a reasonable price, calling the finished work excellent. A 2010 review described a fuller job — tearing out an old cement walkway and pouring a new one in a single day, then cleaning up the site afterward, leaving the customer very happy. A separate directory mention echoes the pattern: a homeowner who turned to Scharaffa Masonry for a fresh front walkway had it finished in about a week and a half. Between BBB, Houzz, and Angi, the company lists work spanning walls, patios, driveways, stone and brick veneer, fireplaces, and stucco, on top of the repointing and paver work its reviewers actually describe. Worth knowing before calling: the written reviews on file all date from 2010 and 2011, so there's little to go on about recent jobs — worth asking for a few current references. Sources also don't fully agree on how long the business has been around: BBB puts it at 18 years, while Angi's profile says 20. For a small, focused repointing or walkway job in the Wakefield area, the pattern in what's on record — fair pricing, clear explanations, and a clean job site — is the strongest signal. Confirm current availability and ask for a couple of recent references, since the reviews on file predate the last decade.