Cline Masonry We've been going through the remodel of a…read moremountain home and decided to have the cinderblock sides of the house and double flued chimney revamped with decorative stone veneer. We shopped around to check prices and found three. One for $13, another for $30 and Hank Cline Masonry at $15 per square foot. The first guy never got back to me, the second guy's price was insane and so we decided to go with Hank. After asking for an estimate, we scheduled for Hank to come by. He showed up right on time, and we walked the property looking over each part which involved rocking the sides and front of the house along with the outside chimney. In addition, we wanted to have the fireplace inside the living room done with the same stone. After taking measurements, and writing up the estimate, we agreed it looked pretty good, but I was still waiting to hear from another guy to get back to me. (The one who never did.) After a couple days I texted Hank, the job was his. He said he could start in a couple weeks, but ended up starting a week early, which was fine. The rock and cement was already on site when Hank and his crew arrived, so they immediately set to work. I'd never really paid attention to masonry, but it was easy to note how much detail was required to do it right. Mix the cement, spread a layer over the block, then place each stone making sure to lay them in a random fashion, mixing small, medium and large rocks to create an even look. In addition, before the cement dries, use scrapers and a wet cloth to clean the excess cement out of the mortar joints between each rock. I included one picture of a column I snapped at a local gas station. You can easily see the mason behind the work there took zero time to clean the bricks as they were placed. Cline's work is clean and precise, excellent in comparison. My contractor commented, "That rock looks like it grew there. Best stonework I've seen." We asked Hank to lay the block around our front porch and then rock it as well. The pictures speak for themselves. We have been very satisfied with Cline Masonry both in quality and the speed in which the job was completed. They started work early and kept at it steady, including coming in some Saturdays. They, as in Hank, Ethan and Harley Guy, (Harley Guy told me his name but I can't remember it. We both have Harleys though.) also have the BEST 70's and 80's rock and roll play list ever. Everyone working on the house enjoyed that rock-N-roll. We have another fireplace job for Hank and his crew and are looking forward to having them back. Top notch Five Stars!

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