Outdoor Construction
Driveways (creating, maintaining)
For Snowplowing, see House Maintenance
Jason King 229-8737 (raves, 3/12)
Ben Metcalf, paving. 860-435-1205 (3/12, 10/17, 8/21)
Bill Warner (Egremont), 528-4253 (raves, 3/12, 12/17) (Retired: 2021)
WE Williams Paving, West Stockbridge, 413-232-7003, http://wepave.com/. Best in the county. (10/17, 9/20)
Tri-Town Paving, Lee, 413-243-1551. Used on numerous jobs with more than satisfying results. (5/18, 9/21)
Pete's Paving Service, Sheffield, 800-439-8503, www.petespaving.net. Recommended. (9/20)
Great River Construction, GB, 528-4121. Good results. (10/21)
Scott MacKenzie Excavating, New Marlborough, 528-2921. Responded promptly, came by when he said he would, and gave us estimate within a day. He was upfront, helpful, and just wonderful to do business with. Many happy clients. (many, thru 12/22)
Joe Wilkinson, 229-7711 (raves, 3/12 to 9/22)
Mike Germain, 528-1686. Highly recommended! Beautiful job! (He's pretty busy.) (12/17 thru 5/23)
Matt Sermini, msermini@verizon.net. He makes a driveway beautiful again! (5/23)
Excavating
Bill Warner (Egremont), 528-4253 (raves, 3/12, 12/17)
Scott MacKenzie Excavating, New Marlborough, 528-2921, excavatorscott@aol.com. Many happy clients. (12/18 - 9/22)
Tyler Hils, 413-854-3230, Hilslawncare18@gmail.com. Small excavation work, as well as lawn mowing, spring & fall clean-up, pressure washing. Fully insured. (7/20)
Joe Wilkinson & Sons Excavating, Inc., 413-229-7711. Did our title 5, and a great job on our new septic system, and several other projects. (9/22)
Fence Companies
For Invisible Fences for Dogs, see Pets
New England Fence, Todd Storti, nefence@gmail.com. Did a project for Pine Crest Hill Road Assoc. Great to work with and excellent results. (5/17, 12/19)
Gary Johnson of All American Fence Co., Lee, 413-243-0995, allamericanfence@verizon.net. He's been good for us. (5/22)
Berkshire Fence, Sheffield. 229-9900, www.berkshirefence.com/ (1/24)
Masons (including patios)
Geoff Romero: A really great mason! 860-961-4688 tekkheadd@hotmail.com (8/14) Great job repairing a crack in my foundation wall. Extremely professional. PATIOS. (latest rec: 7/20)
Tom Alessio (413) 442-4514. Multi-generation firm. Very reasonable. Cannot say enough about the amazing quality. (12/13)
Jim Baker in Alford -- 528-6987. An artist with brick and stone (specializing in stone these days). Very high rec. (12/13)
Ty Elliston. High rec. 413-645-2012 (12/13)
Robert Killiard of RJK Masonry, Sheffield, 855-713-1088. He is excellent! (12/13, 8/20)
Martin Robertson has done excellent work for us - reasonable pricing and always on time. mt.masonry@hotmailcom (12/13).
Jason Sonsini. Really good. 413-441-1532. (12/13)
Eric Eckland and his wife are good and reasonable. Contact info at http://www.stone-and-flower.com (3/15)
Jason King (Sheffield) Two jobs done: Great design and aesthetic sense as well as excellent execution. 413-822-2250 or jlkinglandscape@aol.com. (3/15)
James Mullen 528-0616 (10/15)
Glen Gallagher, 475-434-0686. Brick-work and outdoor painting. Skill and work ethic are wonderful. It's hard to find individuals who take pride in what they do, but he does and and it shows in the quality of the work. (7/16)
Brien Hadley (413-429-7371) well recommended (2X)! (12/16)
Steve Saharek Masonry, 860-868-0377, in Washington, CT, but eager to work in Egremont. An excellent workman, 5 stars! Does stone walkways as well as season-long projects. He keeps his word and charges a reasonable fee. (5/17)
Mark Mendell, Monterey Masonry, 413-229-0475, www.montereymasonry.com/who-we-are. (8/19)
Bernardino Aguilar (Egremonter), 413-717-7448. Excellent! (10/17)
Rob Delaney, 518-929-5340. Very good, did interior stone for me, but also does landscape/stone walls (his specialty). (7/18)
Mac VanDuesen, 413-232-7761. He did our patio. A real pro and very fair. (9/18)
Oliver Owens of Owen's Services, Hillsdale, 518-421-7787. (A name to try, no rec yet.) (8/19)
Dave Rogers, 518-929-9599. Excellent: smart and eager worker. Great for all outdoor jobs. PATIOS. (10/15, 7/16)
Sergio DelMolino, 413-429-6240. PATIOS. (7/20)
Tom Ingersoll, www.ingersolllandcare.com, tom@ingersolllandcare.com. PATIOS. (7/20)
Garrett Naylor, 413-441-7741. Yard and PATIOS. (7/20)
Brian Hazelton, 413-464-3362. Indoors as well as outdoors. Recommended. (2/21)
Jim the Mason and his sons, Pittsfield, 413-822-7796. (9/22)
Kody Sullivan, 413-429-5995. Young, talented, eager. PATIOS. (5/19, 7/20, 9/22)
Albert Mucka, 203-509-4935. 2nd generation mason. Expensive, but very thorough and very good at his trade. (7/23)
Matt Sheldon, Sheldon Masonry, 860-387-9417, sheldonmasonryconcretellc@gmail.com. Awesome!! (7/23)
Bob/Tom Sermini, 413-274-0115, serminimasonry@gmail.com. High quality. (10/15, 7/23)
Sam Mercier of Mercier Stone in New Marlborough (mercierstone.com, 508-560-7844) does beautiful work! (12/16, 10/23)
Leo Canger, Canger Concrete and Masonry, Southfield, 413-229-2730. Recommended. (10/23)
Chip Paul Stoneworks, 413-717-5895, chippaulstoneworks@yahoo.com. See also Facebook: www.facebook.com/Chip-Paul-Stone-Works-300763613269687. Chip has done beautiful work for me. (12/16) Chip is affordable and responsible. He worked on my PATIO and finished in a timely manner. He does outdoor stone projects of all kinds (walks, steps, etc.) and also chimneys and fireplaces. (most recent: 3/24)
Rob Magadini, 413-717-0008. Indoors as well as outdoors. Recommended. (most recent: 3/24)
Ron Petkus, Stockbridge Stone, 413-329-6675. Expensive but terrific! Very satisfied. (most recent: 3/24)
Sean Chandler, 413-717-8152. Young, energetic, and nice guy, local, and does terrific work. (most recent: 3/24)
Cory Ives, 413-770-3499, 413-420-1289, ivesmasonrymasoncontractor@gmail.com. Very strong rec. He is an amazing, hard-working young man. Very reliable and cheaper than anyone. He has done work for me and big jobs in Alford. Chimneys, PATIOS. (many; latest, 3/24)
Bobby, last name unknown, 413-528-2126. He was the mason on our house renovation and did a fabulous job. (3/24)
Eri Shpata of Eri's Masonry, Watertown, CT, www.facebook.com/EriMasonry, 203-510-6881. Recommended for chimneys, stonework, brickwork. (4/24)
Stone Work
Jim Baker in Alford -- 528-6987. An artist with brick and stone (specializing in stone these days). Very high rec. (12/13)
Jason King! jlkinglandscape@aol.com 413-822-2250 (cell), 229-8737. (5/15)
Dave Rogers 518-929-9599. Excellent: smart and eager worker. Great for all outdoor jobs. (10/15, 7/16)
John Broderick 528-4054 (11/15)
Brian Hadley, 413-429-7371. A beautiful job at my house -- excellent work. Prefers dry stone wall construction, but can do most anything well. (5/17)
Leo Canger, 229-2730. He has done a few projects for us, the most recent a bluestone walkway. He's very good. (6/17)
Bernardino Aguilar (Egremonter), 413-717-7448. Does really excellent stone work! (patios, walls, etc.) (10/17)
Juan Rodriquez, 413-717-2950, juanrodriguez2171@icloud.com. Highly recommend for stone walkway. Hard worker, polite, timely, trustworthy, responsive & pleasant to be around. (2/15, 4/20)
Garrett Naylor, text 413-441-7741. Yard and PATIOS. (7/20)
Fred Kotowitz, fredkoto1@yahoo.com (email preferred), or 413-854-7143. An expert at building stone walls and pathways. Reasonably priced, has a good esthetic eye, and is a hard worker. (3/21)
Chip Paul Stoneworks, Otis, 413-269-4455, or email: chippaulstoneworks@yahoo.com. Very happy with the results. (8/21)
Adam Weinberg, Second Nature Design, 413-441-7836. Did a beautiful wall and steps for me years ago. I recommend him highly. (3/21)
Sam Mercier of Mercier Stone, New Marlborough, 508-560-7844, https://mercierstone.com/. Does great work. He is meticulous and acutely design sensitive. (6/17, 8/21)
Tomich Landscape Design, Sheffield, www.tomichlandscapedesign.com, 413-229-2945. Did a huge project for us and we are happy with the results. (3/21)
Ron Petkus, Stockbridge Stone, 413-329-6675, did extensive work for me. Very satisfied. (5/15, 7/23)
Surveyors
Al Thorp (Egremonter), Accord Engineering & Surveying, 528-8999, accord.engineering@verizon.net Hands down, the best in the area. Used him on several occasions and found he is thorough and willing to get into the mud (literally!) to make sure the boundary readings are accurate, as a much larger firm in the area had used pins that weren't accurately placed without checking the bearings. (10/13)
Steve Mack at Foresight Land Services in Pittsfield, 413-499-1560 (10/13)
Phil Clark at Horizon Consulting Services and Engineering, in Pittsfield, 413-443-3550, pgclark3@verizon.net. Extremely reliable and normally completes the survey within a couple of days without having to call him 10 million times. He is also cheaper than most. (10/13)
Patrick McColgan, Taconic Land Consultants, Lanesborough, 413-499-9976. Very strong rec. Loved working with him. Very reliable, very responsive & thorough, and a terrific guy. (12/16, 8/19)
Tennis Courts
Richard Peretti of Peretti Tennis & Sports Surfacing, Lenox, 413-441-0994 or 413-637-0556, ptennis1371@fastmail.com, https://pirettisports.com/services/. Has built and maintains several courts in South County for clients and does very good work. (11/21, 4/24)