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I interviewed a few masonry companies for repairing spalling brick in my basement. Some wanted to…read moreparge the walls, which was not what I wanted. Some quoted me fairly high prices for the repair, but Martin Forde offered me the best, and most reasonable cost for the job. During our interview Martin struck me as a competent, and fair mason and he is responsive by email, which are valuable traits in a contractor. We scheduled the job, and he and his team showed up right on time. The first thing I learned is that Forde masonry may not have a full time staff. Martin definitely came out to my job periodically to deliver materials, but the masons who did the work were actually two latinos who seemed to be day laborers. They were competent, and very polite as I asked questions in my broken Spanish, but that makes accountability a little more difficult. That became a problem when I was in the basement with another contractor, and I saw one of the mason repairing a hole that was two withes thick. He was just repairing the outward face that I could see, but leaving a whole in the second layer. I asked him about it, so he dropped some mortar into the hole, a few bricks, and kept on with his repair. Yes, it visually looks fine and I would not have noticed if I were not watching as the hole was getting closed up, but that is not what I expect when I hire a professional mason to repair my walls. My job is done though, and I hopefully will not need masonry help for a while. Most of the issues I had are easily fixed with a little more attention to detail, and oversight, so I would encourage others to give Martin a chance if you need masonry help.

I have used them before maybe 20 years before they did an excellent job putting in a liner in the…read morechimney and they did a thorough check out today and help me uncover a gas leak problem which has been bothering us for a long time so on 2 points I really appreciate them and highly recommend them

Listen to the one-star reviews. Notice the pattern? Same experience here: tried quoting absurd 10K+…read morerepairs that were simply not needed, were misleading in selective information shared to justify. Got second opinion from other company that shared the full picture (literally) .. one chimney totally fine, other needed very small fix. They are knowledgeable, thorough and relatively cheap for inspection .. they did a great job with the initial cleaning .. no dispute there. The problem is pushing entirely unneeded upsells, then justifying by claiming they just have a higher standard than anyone else. That's why you see a split of one-star and five-star review here .. they do very good, very unnecessary work. If you use despite the one-star reviews here (sort by recent), don't make any big decision based on what they choose to share. Don't be misled. PS I don't tend to leave reviews. Especially negative ones. But feel obligated in this case. Hopefully they stop this behavior since it is so obvious.

TJ and his crew tore out a very tired front steps (wood) and a brick retaining wall. Replaced with…read moregranite block steps and cobblestone wall. Absolute pro's. The job is solid and attractive. And he did it right before Easter. Nice and early in the season. I'd highly recommend. Thanks.

Today TJ finished his second project for us and did another terrific job. He did our front brick…read moresteps in the spring time and tiled our kitchen and foyer in the winter. He is consistently the best price in town but more importantly he is corteous, friendly, reliable and meticulous. He seems to make a point of over-delivering. He is the best VALUE in town. I would recommend TJ for any masonry or tile job. He had a team of people to support him with our tile job and they worked like a machine. First TJ adds value with input on stone, grout and trim. He arrives as scheduled to a) rip up our multiple layers of old flooring, b) add the appropriate height backerboard to get our tile to the proper height, c) lay tile so we could walk around our kitchen and hallway as he worked, d) grout and e) clean-up. This was no easy assignment - more than 300 sf of tiling with some crazy cuts to our flooring that stretched from our front entry foyer to our hallway and into our kitchen.

Renaissance Masonry recently repaired loose and damaged bricks in my home's foundation. Kevin and…read morehis team were excellent; they were punctual, provided a clear estimate, and communicated their work effectively. They did a fantastic job with the repointing and sealing. I highly recommend them and would definitely work with them again!

Excellent quality work Good communications…read more Recommend and highly recommend .......... High quality work Excellent and good to work with ......

Let me just say if you want something done the way you would actually do it yourself but for…read morewhatever reason you can't then Sal is the guy for your job! I had him re grout my patio then clean and seal it plus some fire pit work and I could not be happier with the results. My patio looked brand new by the time he was done with it like it was installed the day he finished! What I was really impressed, with and this is hard to find these days, is the fact that he literally does the job like it's his own patio! On top of that he is very professional and clean! No sign of any mess left behind and on top of that he's very easy to communicate with and responds in detail with any questions you may have! Of all the jobs I have hired people for throughout the years Sal is by far the most positive experience I have had! I will definitely be hiring him for any service I need that he covers down the road and I highly suggest you do to!

Sal did a great job with our walk way! He came when he said he would and finished in very timely…read moremanor. He was very helpful with suggestions on type of material. Gave suggestions where to go to pick it out. He was very meticulous installing the pavers and everything was spaced evenly and level. He also did a fantastic job fixing our brick steps on the front of the house and topped them with granite. They look beautiful. I would definitely recommend Sal's Masonry. If I could give more then five star I would!

Edgar and his team were excellent with a major tree project at our home. From the responsiveness to…read moremy inquiry to the super affordable estimate to the great results during their day-long visit, the team were pro's and we couldn't be happier. We'll definitely have them back for future tree service needs!

I wish I could recommend Edgar and Sons! He was a nice man!…read more However, after many follow up calls to the owner due to an incomplete job, I was told by his assistant that he was "too busy" to call me back. Ultimately, the job we agreed to with contract was not done to completion, in spite of the assistant's insistence that it was. The owner was not on the job EITHER day and this is important. While the crew came back to attempt to complete the original job ( we appreciated that!), the owner was not there. The result was that the job is currently STILL not what we agreed upon. The owner is not willing to return to finish it. Caveat emptor...just know that if the job is not done according to agreement, you will have trouble reaching the owner and it will not be made right. We really wanted to have a great experience!

I found this con man through Angi's list/HomeAdvisor. I received a call from Joe shortly after I…read morerequested a few quotes through Angi's list for a plumbing job. There's a leak somewhere in my kitchen that caused damage to our hardwood floors. Joe reached out to me and talked me into canceling my booking through Angi's list and doing business with him directly. I should've known right away that he wanted me to do that so he can overcharge me for services that he still has not been able to fix. We hired him in December 2021 and the issue still persists. His solution was basically trial and error. He charged me $500 to replace a pipe under the sink which I could've probably done myself. On top of that he charged me $575 to remove the mold infested dry wall in my basement and paint it with red mat. He offered to do the job of removing and installing my hardwood floors as well. He kept trying to find out how much money I got from my insurance so that he can overcharge me for the job. He gave me a very vague quote and contract that doesn't specify how much he'll charge for labor. I was very naive and trusting because I didn't shop around for quotes from other contractors. Joe took advantage of our kindness and trust especially after we've told him that we've already been taken advantage of by a previous plumber we hired. Anyways, we hired him for the job of ripping up our downstairs hardwood floors and installing the new floors. He quoted me $6,573.50. He charged me $2,586 for hardwood floors from his "distributor" plus $393.86 for "shipping". The materials arrived nearly two months later and it's half the thickness of the original hardwood floors we're replacing. Joe tried to prop it up using a bunch of underlayment which he tried to extort more money from me by charging me $350 when I found the same exact one he's trying to sell me at Home Depot for $15.99 a roll. From there, I started investigating more because something didn't feel right. I called home depot and found out that he originally paid $1,574.69 and no shipping. He picked it up down the street from my house. He overcharged me $1,405.17 for cheap low quality materials. I told him to return the materials, give me my money back so I can order the materials myself from the original place where my builder got it from. After we picked up the materials, he then attempted to extort more money from us and increased his prices yet again. We finally found out how much he's trying to charge us for labor which is $14 sq ft. I started looking around and requested a few bids from other legit flooring companies. I received bids between $3.75 sq ft to $7 sq ft for nail down hardwood. I was told that my contractor was overcharging me which I already knew at this point. He picked up the new hardwood floors I purchased, left it outside in the cold and rain and took off for the day because he didn't bring his tools to the job. What kind of contractor doesn't bring their tools to the job?! Anyways, he emailed us a new contract when he got home. This time he's trying to charge us $11,460 for a 490 sq ft install. The audacity to continue to extort more money from us! Unbeknownst to him, we've already discovered his con. That was the final nail in the coffin. By the way the new floor I purchased cost way less than what he overcharged me for the cheap thinner low quality engineered click lock wood. We were fed up and confronted him and told him everything we know and showed him receipts. He didn't take it well because he resorted to threats and attacks. This man is a liar and a conman. He price gouged and overcharged us for unfinished work and left nails and staples all over the floors which is dangerous. He left all the old hardwood floors outside my house and the new one to get ruined with the cold and the rain. This man doesn't know what he's doing. Hire a legit contractor not a handyman who claims he knows how to do anything. He has not fixed or completed any project we hired him to do. We lost all our money to him. We returned the materials he purchased from home depot for a fraction of the price we paid for and only got a store credit. Please do your research before hiring this conman. I have no recourse to get my money back because he talked me into paying him through Venmo which now I know why. This man has a long history of chargebacks from other victims of his fraud. Also, he was supposed to start his job on a Monday and complete by Wednesday but he arrived late, worked for a couple of hours, took a three hour lunch, came back and called it a day. On Tuesday, he didn't even bother showing up. Wednesday he showed up late, took 3 hour lunch and left early again. Thursday he picked up the new floors I purchased, dropped it off and left for the day because he didn't have his tools with him. This guy shows up whenever he pleases and leaves early. He's got the worst work ethic I've ever seen.

John was fantastic to work with to repair an internal wall and remove a chimney in my 1870s…read moreapartment. He was super responsive and flexible in helping me get approval through my HOA, his team was punctual, the pricing was reasonable, the wall looks great, and the work was completed ahead of schedule. Highly recommend!

We hired Budget Masonry and Construction to repair and repoint our chimney and brick facade, and we…read moreare so happy we did. John and his team were communicative, honest, punctual, and gave us a fair quote. Would highly recommend them!

Cant say enough about this team! Excellent communication, experts at their craft- replaced our…read morewalkway and we mixed use of old cleaned up brick along with new, as surface area increased- great match, added cobblestone and granite. Polite and pleasant team, exceptional value very fair price.

I recently hired complete paving and masonry for a 3rd job on my property…read more In 2022 they replaced my asphalt driveway and edging, they removed all the landscape timbers and replaced with stone and new asphalt. then in 2025 the front walkway they removed all bricks and landscape timbers and replaced with a paver walkway and matching stone edging. Yesterday the crew was here for the recent job of removing concrete landing step ( which started to fall apart during the winter) and replacing it with a granite step. We are very happy with all the jobs. Gerry and the crew were quick and efficient. Do not hesitate to ask for a quote and trust in this company.

Jerry and his team are amazing. The process to help us with some masonry work to expand the…read moredriveway was smooth, beginning to end. I reached out to him via Yelp and he responded promptly. He came to visit in no time to look at our need. He was very courteous and helpful. I did not know what I really wanted and he was helpful in suggesting ideas to help. He sent me a quote that was reasonable and after approval, he started with his crew on the work and finished ahead of time. His communication was great and his crew was really friendly. The finished project exceeded our expectations and fit our needs. Thank you very much Jerry and crew. If you have any paving or masonry work, do not hesitate to reach out to Jerry and you will glad you did.