Everlast Masonry & Construction

Everlast Masonry & Construction, based in Boston, keeps drawing the same kind of call: a chimney that needs repointing, brick steps that need rebuilding, a retaining wall to hold back a sloped yard. On Google it holds a 4.9 average across 47 ratings, and the reviews describing actual jobs back that up with specifics — a chimney repointing done this summer with safe staging and no mess left in the yard, a stone retaining wall built into a sloped driveway to stop erosion, brick front steps rebuilt around the old iron railing until the entrance sat level again. One reviewer in May credited someone named Adam with being hands-on through the whole project. Roofing turns up almost as often as masonry this spring. Several homeowners describe a different kind of job entirely — a leak found and fixed on the spot, aging shingles pulled off and replaced, a full roof installed and finished on schedule — which suggests the roofing side isn't just a sideline to the masonry work. Two disputes from earlier this year are worth reading closely before signing anything. In April, a customer hired Everlast to resurface a concrete terrace and repoint two sets of brick stairs; the price kept rising after work started, and the crew ended up completing only the stairs, with the customer saying they lacked skill and didn't seem to know the applicable codes — the same dispute shows up independently on both Google and Angi. A separate March complaint describes a deck-repair job where the scope shifted after the initial estimate and the permit was ultimately pulled under the homeowner's name rather than the company's. A third customer that same month was happy with the finished concrete work but was surprised by the final cost despite comparing several quotes beforehand, noting the 15-year warranty as what tipped the decision. The company holds an active Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor license (HIC 216924) and an A- from the Better Business Bureau, which also lists one complaint on file. For a defined masonry or roofing job — a chimney, a retaining wall, a shingle replacement — the reviews point to careful, specific work. For anything where the scope could grow, especially a larger structural or waterproofing project, get the full price and change-order terms in writing up front, and confirm who is pulling the permit and under whose name.