Coelho and Son's Stonewalls

The one detailed customer account here is a repair job. In a November 2024 review, a homeowner whose patio had been left a mess — and unsafe — by another contractor said the father-and-son crew came over, laid out the options, gave an honest timeline, and worked it straight through from the day they started to the day they finished. Coelho and Son's Stonewalls is a Westport family business: Carlos Coelho with sons Ismael and Scotty, according to its BBB profile, which puts the start date at May 2005 and shows an A+ grade with accreditation since 2014. The company's own site says it has worked Massachusetts and Rhode Island since 2005, with Carlos as owner and Ismael as CEO holding more than 20 years of construction experience between them. Stone walls, brick and paver work, bluestone patios, retaining walls and stamped concrete sit at the center of the business, with carpentry, siding and renovations around the edges. The customer record is thin, and that matters. Three written accounts in total, the newest from November 2024. The other two, both posted to Angi in May 2023, describe a new deck, a shed and a stamped concrete patio from one customer, and a crew that was easy to reach and willing to answer questions from another. What fills in around those reviews is paperwork rather than praise. BuildZoom shows 11 permitted projects across southeastern Massachusetts, and lists a Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration (#152392) and a Rhode Island residential/commercial licence as active — those are the directory's own records, not state verifications, so confirm them yourself. One credential does come from a registry: the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office lists Carlos Coelho's Portuguese Business Enterprise certification as active through February 2027. For a stone wall, a patio or a driveway in the Westport and southeastern Massachusetts area, a two-decade run and a permit trail say more here than the review count does — but they aren't the same thing as recent, specific customer accounts. Ask to walk a recent local job, check the registration number directly with the state, and get the scope and schedule in writing before any deposit.