A public service of The Hunterdon Scoop · Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Stone walls built this county, and keeping them standing is a real trade with real fakes. We checked what's checkable on every mason we could find serving the county. Every fact below names its source and the date we checked. Nobody paid to be on this page, and nobody can.
8 checked · 2 we'd call first
Flemington, Hunterdon County
In-county, active HIC registration, 25+ years, direct praise for careful patio work matching existing stone — but the review base is thin, so get references. Credential verified against the state registry, date shown.
Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County
In-county (Glen Gardner), 20 years, veteran-owned, consistent 4.7–4.8 reviews across two independent platforms — the strongest paver/patio-specific specialist on this list. Credential verified against the state registry, date shown.
We pull credentials from the official registries ourselves and print the date next to every status — masonry and concrete work in New Jersey falls under the Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registration administered by the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs — required for any home improvement contract over $500. It is a registration (proof of $500,000 minimum liability insurance, renewed every two years) rather than a trade license requiring an exam. Verify any contractor's current status for free at the state's Home Improvement Contractor Search: https://hicsearch.attorneygeneral.gov/ (or the broader license lookup at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/). Registration numbers in this category follow the 13VH prefix pattern.. Picks are editorial judgment on the checkable record: years in the trade, complaint patterns, review consistency, real presence in the county. No company paid to be listed, none can pay to become a pick, and when a pick has a weak spot we print it. Here are the full rules.
| Company & services | Based in | NJ HIC # | Registry status | BBB | Reviews (as reported) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron's Masonry Registered as Ronald H Dietz T/A Ron's Masonry Stone and block walls · Patios and walkways (paver/stone) · Porches · Concrete slabs and driveways · Foundation repair · Sidewalk/walkway repair | Flemington In county | 13VH06528700 | ✓ Active · 2026-07-14 | Not checked | 5.0 · 1 reviews (Yelp) |
| Christopher Construction, LLC (masonexpert.com) Registered as Christopher Construction, LLC Stone masonry · Paver work · Retaining walls · Concrete work · Patios · Pool and outdoor living hardscape | Milford In county | 13VH08452300 | ✕ Expired · 2026-07-14 | Not checked | 4.8 · 5 reviews (Angi) |
| General Pavingstones, LLC Paver patios and walkways (design, install, maintain, repair) · Retaining walls · Stairs/steps | Glen Gardner In county | 13VH07306600 | ✓ Active · 2026-07-14 | Not checked | 4.7 · 13 reviews (Chamber of Commerce) |
| Brickworx Masonry & Concrete LLC Brick and stone work · Chimney repair and rebuilds · Concrete block foundations · Bluestone patios and walks · Natural stone and brick veneer · Paver hardscapes · Retaining walls · Steps, porches, freestanding walls | Clinton In county | 13VH10989300 | ✕ Expired · 2026-07-14 | Not checked | |
| LaFerla Brothers Masonry & Hardscaping Hardscaping · Concrete · Masonry · Drainage · General exterior construction · Markets itself directly at Flemington/Hunterdon County customers despite HQ in Washington, NJ | Washington | — | … Pending check | Not checked | |
| Forest Masonry & Paving Concrete driveways · Paver patios and walkways · Stone and brick masonry · Retaining walls | Trenton / Monmouth Junction | 13HV09894400 | … Pending check | Not checked | |
| Levato & Sons, Inc. Brick and retaining walls · Chimneys and fireplaces · Steps · Paver and stone patios · Driveways and walkways · Cultured stone · Waterproofing/excavation | Morristown | — | … Pending check | Not checked | |
| Old Irish Paving and Masonry LLC Asphalt/blacktop driveways · Masonry walls, steps, stoops · Paver driveways · Stucco · Waterproofing | Middlesex | — | … Pending check | Not checked |
Registry status comes straight from the state's verification system on the date shown, and you can rerun any number there yourself in about two minutes. Review scores are what the named platforms report and we have not audited them. BBB grades as of July 2026. "Based in" is the registered address city, which sometimes differs from where a company says it operates. An active registration is the floor, not an endorsement; the picks we would actually call are above.
No credible NJ- or Hunterdon-specific cost source turned up in this search that I'd cite with confidence (national aggregator averages exist but aren't reliable enough to state as county-specific figures) — omitting rather than guessing, per method.
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Not licensed in the trade-exam sense — they need to be registered as a Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) with the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs for any home job over $500. It's a registration (proof of liability insurance, background check) rather than a skills test, and you can verify a contractor's number for free at hicsearch.attorneygeneral.gov.
Almost always inadequate base preparation or frost depth — New Jersey's freeze-thaw cycle pushes on anything installed without a properly compacted gravel base and, for concrete, control joints cut at the right spacing. It's the single most common defect homeowners in this county report, and it's also the easiest thing to ask a bidder to specify in writing before work starts.
I did not find a credible, current, NJ-specific price source I'm confident citing for this county, so I'm omitting a number rather than guessing — get itemized quotes from at least two of the in-county providers above and compare line items (base prep, material grade, square footage) rather than anchoring on a single headline price.
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