Call Nick and Breaker Brothers TODAY!! Huge shoutout to the team for the incredible job on my new…read morefront walkway. They replaced my old, crumbling concrete in record time. I was really impressed by how accommodating they were with my custom requests, including a new landing at the base of the stairs. Great communication throughout the entire process and the speed of the installation was impressive. 10/10 service!

Thanks to Nick and the Breaker Brothers team for doing a great job at my home. We had long…read morestanding problems with drainage into our garage from the alley. To fix this they dug up the old threshold and replaced it with a nice new curb and bump. Recent rain has shown that this works perfectly. These guys are real professionals and I highly recommend them for works you may be considerin!

great job, everything was done as asked. on , time, highly…read morerecommend . They match the brick perfectly

This is a long overdue review which I hate to leave but don't know what else to do…read more We had our both our driveway and garage floor completely replaced in May 2021. Not a cheap job by any means. All looked nice at first but within 2 years, parts of both started showing signs of cracking and spalling. My husband called them back out to see what could be done and were told they couldn't do anything except replace the whole thing again? The explanation is the weather in Chicago is the reason. By the third year, the area where the garage floor meets the concrete driveway and parts of the driveway are crumbling. I didn't expect any of this within the first few years.. and I don't see other newer driveways in my neighborhood with this issue. Something was wrong with what they used or how they mixed their product. Now, water seeps into the garage through the cracks at winter time. It's extremely upsetting and each year that goes by, I get more upset. More and more crumbling. I wish they had better options for us or could do something without charging us for a full redo. Please make this right.

I selected GC to install a tree which I bought from him. He is knowledgeable and does a good…read morethorough job! Goes above and beyond the minimum work

Joe at Green Concepts is by far the best landscaper you could ever hire. His services are…read moreprofessional, high quality, and always reasonably priced. He's one of the few contractors I trust. In addition, he provides a ton of valuable experience and advice to anything related to your property. I had Joe extend my patio, change the grading behind my detached garage, install direct downspout drains to my retention basin, etc. Joe has also provided contacts for numerous other services I needed e.g. plumber, carpenter, pest control, etc. I suggest anyone looking to switch landscapers... go with Joe at Green Concepts. Even if you aren't looking, you should switch to Joe at Green Concepts!

Absolutely call!! Pawel was fantastic. He was quick, honest and forthcoming. He does great work,…read moreclean and professional. I had a bowing veneer wall I wanted redone. Pawel came out and priced it our worst case scenario (as requested) to include the veneer and retaining wall. Once we started and saw the retaining wall was intact, he adjusted the price down accordingly. He communicated with me the entire way, giving his opinion and how it would look if we do it this way or that. He wasn't pushy at all, with the exception of the retaining wall adjustment, the price never changed. I've been in construction and facilities all my career, I had Zero issues with Pawel, never thought he was trying to take advantage of me and now have him redoing my back patio which is pavers.

Great job power washing, tuckpointing and sealing my front steps. They look brand new. Good…read morecommunication and completed the job quickly.

We had quite a large project that we did with Evanston Masonry. Our century-old brick needed…read moreconsiderable work, with all the mortar being ground out and redone, as well as new lintels, several rows of replaced brick (where previous homeowners had done the wrong thing, resulting in whole rows sagging and collapsing the top of the window), and even a chimney rebuild. From quote to start was more than a year (due to other constraints), and once started the project took several weeks with a lot of scheduling nuances and coordination with other things. Eric and his team did a fantastic job throughout. The crew was friendly and respectful and their work was and is impeccable. Eric was over-the-top communicative both before, during, and after the project. All little issues were resolved immediately, often going above and beyond. We were particularly impressed with how well Eric and his team worked with the older brick, which requires special care and mortar. Even *matching* old brick is quite hard because the size is different from modern brick and there aren't many companies which make it, meaning color options are quite limited. Eric did a fantastic job and I think most people would struggle to pick out the new from the old. Highly recommend for any masonry work.

Good communication and a very nice job on tuckpointing and various other masonry work including…read moregood daily cleanup which is sadly uncommon these days. Not the cheapest, but a very good option in Near North suburbs or far north Chicago neighborhoods if you really care about quality. Not perfect, but about as good as you'll find these days.

Really impressed with Active Masonry's efficient, expert assessment and willingness to warranty…read moretheir work. They showed up on time, educated me on where the problem was occurring and went above and beyond to address an unexpected issue found during the job. I'm confident our brick waterproofing job will last Thank you Sergiy and team!

Active is the best! They do nice work and are an excellent Tuckpointing/Masonary company!…read moreHad them come out to fix the bricks and Tuckpoint our chimney which had gaps, bricks falling out and was leaking water into the fireplace. Matched the mortar and bricks perfectly and it looks like brand new. Also sealed the flashing joints too. The owner Sergiy knows his stuff and I wouldn't use anyone else!!!

Joe and his crew are phenomenal! Great communication along the way and our chimney looks great!…read moreBest contractor to work with, highly recommend!!

I had a very good recent experience with Joseph Birkenheier Tuckpointing & Masonry. They came as a…read morerecommendation through a trusted source that had not personally used them but had a client give that name. A couple things stood out immediately. They were very prompt in replying back to my web inquiry and scheduled a time for Joe to come out. Joe was really thorough in estimating what should be done and was nice to have. We ended up going with the full proposal since we realized that this was work that would last 15 years or so. (Tuckpointing our fronts and sides, and also repair of our front steps, recaulking). Diane from the office was very good at communicating from the outset , from what needed to get completed when , securing permits scheduling a final walk through,. The onsite crew was very diligent in getting the work done but also communicating to our neighbors and blowing off any residual dust). They also did a great job in cleanup , rinsing off anything after the work had cured/completed. Tuckpointing is certainly not a cheap project, but we have good foundational things on the outside now that will last through the rigors of a Chicago season. While their work is great, I thought the communication was above at the top of my experience with many contractors/vendors. I look forward to reaching back out to them in 2040 (if they're still doing this work then. :)

We recently hired 312 Masonry to completely tear down and rebuild our entire parapet wall--a job…read morethat came with some serious challenges due to the height, tight access, and tricky location on our property. From start to finish, the team handled everything professionally, safely, and with outstanding craftsmanship. Their attention to detail was impressive--clean lines, solid mortar work, and a beautiful finished look that really elevated the whole building. I highly recommend 312 Masonry. We couldn't be happier with the results and would use them again in a heartbeat!

312 Masonry was fantastic to work with. They replaced seven rusted basement window lintels,…read morerepaired cracked brickwork, rebuilt our basement stairs, and tuck pointed our chimney--all with excellent craftsmanship. They also fixed a front column that had mismatched bricks from an old repair by reusing original bricks from the window work. The result looks seamless, as if it's always been that way. Professional crew, beautiful results, fair pricing--312 Masonry truly stands out. Highly recommend!