ShoreView Masonry - Basement & Foundation Repair Specialist

Finding someone to repoint historic Boston brick without ruining it is hard. Most places just slap standard hard cement in there, which ends up cracking the old soft bricks after a couple of winters. ShoreView actually knows what they are doing. They took samples of our old mortar to match the lime content and the color. The crew spent a whole week carefully grinding out the joints on the side of our building. The wall looks fantastic now. It blends perfectly with the rest of the block and stopped the drafty feeling we had in our living room. Top notch masonry.

Waking up to a new crack in your foundation is honestly very terrifying. We live in an old Somerville triple decker andnoticed the basement wall bowing slightly. Called ShoreView and they came out the next day tomeasure. They used carbon fiber straps to lock it in placeinstead of digging up the foundation outside. Saved us thousands. The guys were respectful of our narrow shared driveway too.

Stopping the water from the outside is definitely the way to go if you have the yard space for it! Our basement was getting wet from water soaking right through the cinder block foundation walls. ShoreView came out and suggested we dig a trench all the way down to the bottom of the foundation on the outside to seal it up right at the source. It was wild seeing the side of our house completely exposed, but the crew handled the heavy machinery safely and didnt hit any of our utility lines. They painted a thick rubbery waterproof coating directly onto the outside walls, put up a protective plastic board, and laid a new drain pipe down at the very bottom of the hole. When they pushed all the dirt back in, they packed it down tight and sloped it away from the house so rain naturally runs off into the yard. Our basement has not seen a single drop of water since they finished, even during the heavy spring thaw. It was a big messy project for a few days, but the quality of their work made it completely worthwhile.

Best sleep Ive had during a rainstorm in years! We always got water in the basement, but ShoreView put in a new sump pump and dug a proper pit for it. Not a single drop of water down there now.

Our driveway retaining wall was leaning so bad I was scared it would crush my car. I called a few places, but ShoreView was the only one that actually explained why it failed—zero drainage behind the old blocks. They tore the whole mess down, built a beautiful new stone wall, and put a drain pipe behind it so the water can escape. My yard looks so much better and I dont have to panic park my car anymore.