Good Hands Contractor, Inc

Four words, in March 2026, in a Massachusetts thread about crumbling cement stairs: someone posted the link to Good Hands Contractor and added that they "did us right." That is the whole of the independent verdict, and it is the kind of terse endorsement neighbours give when the job was simply fine. The company is a crew of stonemasons working out of Andover. Its own site lists brick and stone work, driveways, walkways, patios, stone and retaining walls, fire pits and snow removal, and says it has been doing that since 2011 — a date the Better Business Bureau independently supports with a business start of 3/7/2011 and incorporation in 2014. The BBB grades it A+ but records it as NOT accredited, which are two different things worth keeping apart; it lists Leandro C Guarizi as owner and a headcount of two. BuildZoom holds building-permit records under the company name, including masonry step rebuilds — the same work the redditor was asking about. One thing to know before calling: the addresses do not line up neatly. The company publishes a PO box in Andover, the BBB profile sits at a Lowell address, and BuildZoom lists 74 Innis St in North Andover. That is common for a small owner-run outfit but worth confirming, along with the licence and insurance the site says it carries for masonry work in Massachusetts. A sensible call for hardscaping — steps, walkways, a patio or a retaining wall — around the Merrimack Valley. Ask for photos of recent local work and a written scope before the stone is ordered.