Stoneworks Masonry & Landscaping

"Thank you John for the business. Enjoy the new space."

"SP Comments Submitted. This whole situation is a sad nightmare, especially when my love for the Elderly is taken into account.But alas,I am forced to respond to these falsities, as I cannot have my livelihood be slandered any longer! First and foremost, I have never threatened anybody; the mere idea of it goes against everything I am about and is a flat out lie!! Ive been in Construction for 17+ years, I have personally never experienced anything close to what Charles Farrell & Betsy Hirsh (127 Langley Road) put me through.They continuously raised minor asserted deficiencies, that were easily correctable, in order to extract free additional work .I reluctantly installed a new railing and expanded their patio free of charge do to this conjuring. Even after they acted content with those freebies, something else would be conjured, and then at that point I realized I was dealing with patterned, professional scammers! I took immediate responsibility for the sinkage on the patio border, communicated that I would fix it free of charge, but was quickly squeezed for additional free work & added materials. Throughout the Summer of 2021, Newton experienced an unusual amount of rain (3 Noreasters:10in in July, 7in in Aug and 5in alone in the week we completed). Charles review fails to point out that when we went to Arbitration, the Arbitrator did not award Charles all of the repair costs he sought. Rather, the Arbitrator found that Charles properly incurred $3,500 to repair the perimeter part of the patio next to the driveway wall and $600 for an engineering report. The Arbitrator further found that Mr. Farrell did not provide sufficient proof that the remaining $4,900 cost for the complete removal/reinstallation of the pavers and installation of different subsurface materials [what Mr. Farrell was seeking to be awarded] was, in fact, needed. Charles attempt to recover the entire cost of the patio installation, was based on the contention of his supposed experts that he had testify, to the effect that my work was deficient for which the Arbitrator specifically rejected that contention. It was at this time that I began to ask around, and found multiple Contractors with whom Charles had disputes similar to ours. So similar in fact, that it eventually became clear to my Attorney & I, that Charles & Betsy basically hatch schemes to bilk contractors out of earned wages via pre-meditated nit-picking, regardless of the body of work. Even during litigation with me, Charles created enough of a narrative of fault with Andaz Construction (617-755-9063), where he negotiated free extra work and/or reduced pricing. Turns out Charles and Betsy pulled the same shenanigans with Electrician William Dignan (617-872-1082) & Fernando Felisberto (781-760-7940), consistently throughout a 1st floor bathroom renovation. Same w/fellow Elder, 69 yo Carpenter Tom Quinn (617-939-1353), after he built them new decking. Please visit newton.viewpointcloud.com. You can pull up all the permits they have pulled at the property 127 Langley Road. All contractor info is there and you can call them all and they will each tell a separate horror story.I really do not know or understand why Mr. Farrell is the way his. Perhaps it is just his habit after years working in a tough business crossing over the edges of organized crime (fight fixing and extortion) as described so vividly in his self-published book entitled “Lowlife: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing and The Mob”. Or maybe his life-long disdain for manual labor, also referenced in the book, causes him to treat hard-working blue collar folks in the trades so poorly and with such little regard. Maybe both. But no matter the reason, I would say that his effort to portray me as dishonest and threatening toward him, and to play some kind of age card as if he and Ms. Hirsh are some kind of passive victims in need to protection, is really ridiculous. I can be reached at 6172817800"

"Thank you, Dr. Rich. Pleasure doing business with you. Glad you are happy with the finished product."

"Thank you, Aaron. We appreciate the business."

"Thanks, Julie. You were a pleasure to work with."

"Thanks, Kristin. We are grateful to have such great clients. Thank you for the business."

"Thank you, Bernard. The patio and walkway came out great. Do not hesitate to call if you ever need us back for anything."

"Thank you Scott. Nothing better then a client who offers waters to us on 90+ degree days. We appreciate you and the business."

"Thank you for the compliment. We always keep our job sites clean. Thank you for being a pleasure to deal with and we appreciate the business."

"Communication is key. Thanks so much for the business."

"Thank you, Debby. We hope you enjoy your beautiful patio for many years. We appreciate the business."

"Thank you Sam for your kind words. We appreciate the business."

"Unfortunately, with some early snowstorms, we had some delays in completing this very small front walkway project. In the end, the job came out great and we even did some extras for no additional charge because of the slight delay in completion. I hope you enjoy your walkway for many years to come and look forward to your long-term durability update. Thank you Lori for the business. The front walkway looks amazing (24 Helene Road Newton)."