VJR Nolasco's Masonry and Landscaping Inc

Four reviews across four sites is a thin file, and the newest one is the loudest. VJR Nolasco's Masonry and Landscaping Inc works out of Lynn and gets hired for hardscape rather than lawn care — paver patios and walkways, concrete, outdoor kitchens and arbors, going by its Houzz profile. The Better Business Bureau files the company under mason contractors and has had it on file since 2019, about seven years of trading. Google's average sits at 4 stars across four ratings, but the spread matters more than the number. Two from early 2024 are brief and warm — one homeowner called the company professional and said they'd recommend them, another wrote simply "Great workers." The September 2025 one is worth reading twice: a customer wrote that after the job, promised return visits to resolve outstanding issues never came, that replies grew rare, and that they were eventually ghosted, closing with "Think twice before hiring this firm." A customer review on the BBB profile runs the other way, positive on the quality, the timing and the price. The BBB grade is an A+, held without accreditation. So settle the after-the-job question before you sign anything: who comes back for punch-list items, within what window, and what that costs. Get it in writing rather than on a handshake. Houzz also shows a license number on the profile — that is the directory's listing, so ask the company to show you the registration itself. For a patio, walkway or a stone wall on the North Shore, they're a reasonable outfit to price out, with a short history that runs both ways. The callback question is the one to nail down first.