AJ Masonry Contractor

Sixty-three reviews since 2021, and not one below five stars — with the same name, Armando, running through dozens of them. AJ Masonry Contractor works out of Lynn, building and repairing patios, walkways, retaining walls, and chimneys across the North Shore and greater Boston, and holds an active Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor license (No. 203347). The last six months alone account for six of those reviews, all five stars, and they read like a continuation of the same story. In June, one homeowner had the crew tear out an old hardscape and rebuild it — new retaining walls, pavers, steps, and fresh planting beds — and singled out that the crew "always showed up when they said we would." Days later, another described a backyard remade with a new patio, stairs, and walkway, with mid-project changes folded in at no extra friction and pricing agreed up front. A repeat customer, back in May for a second project, had the front steps redone and the side patio expanded, and said the crew didn't cut a single corner. Smaller jobs move just as fast — a patio addition finished in a day, a 15-by-15 patio built out in two — and one reviewer called them in during a run of ice dams after back-to-back snowstorms, saying AJ Masonry was the only company that quoted a reasonable price and treated them "as a person rather than just a wallet." There's nothing negative to weigh against any of it. The six-month window shows zero complaints, and the wider four-source history lines up at the same 5.0 average — an independent directory separately counted 66 Google reviews at that mark, close to Google's own tally of 68. The one thing worth knowing before calling: this reads as a small, owner-led operation. Nearly every review, recent and older, names Armando personally running the job, so scheduling likely depends on his own calendar rather than a bench of parallel crews. For patio, walkway, retaining-wall, or chimney work anywhere from Lynn up through the North Shore, the record here is about as clean as reviews get. The practical thing to pin down before booking is simply when Armando's crew can start.