Lamar worked hard and diligently to get my chimney repaired before winter hit. He was fair in…read morepricing and went above and beyond to make sure I was happy with his work.

We had contacted several masonry/brick repair businesses to help repair our large brick wall at the…read moreentrance of our subdivision. There had been repairs made to this wall 4-5 years ago, but it was deteriorating and the longer we waited, the more damage there would be. I contacted Lamar about giving us a quote and he came out later than day. He was one of the few people that called us back after reaching out to 5-6 different businesses. He always answered his phone and communicated throughout the entire process. I am happy with the work that was completed this spring, and hopefully, this will give us many more years before we have to spend this kind of money for repair.

Professional work. Timely execution. Definitely would…read morerecommend and will reach out for future jobs.

A year ago we got to the point where we had to do something with our gravel driveway. There was an…read moreold maple tree that had to come out in part because of the roots or making the driveway difficult to negotiate. We made the decision to excavate the stump and go with a concrete driveway and for that purpose I contacted a concrete company that had a good name. That person was fine except that I didn't have the impression that he was listening that carefully to me. When the estimate came back it included something that was considerably different from what I asked for. The second company I called was Quality Concrete and Masonry. Bryan Halder came out and my experience with him was entirely different. He is very personable and he is a good listener. He engaged with me so that I could see that he understood what I wanted. When he came back with a quote, not only was it exactly what I wanted, it was also $1000 under the other company. Quality Concrete and Masonry did a wonderful job and we were so pleased with them that I contacted Brian when I decided to use pressed concrete for our patio instead of the tiles that we were thinking of. Again, his quote was reasonable. They came out on time. They were professional and also friendly. They again did a great job and we had absolutely no regrets that we had them do both jobs for us. I have attached some photographs. Our backyard is still a work in progress but in the driveway and patio are near perfect. There's no question that we will call on Brian for any future concrete needs. I recommend him to anybody without reservation.

I have worked with Upstream on several projects. The most-recent in 2014 was a truly terrible…read moreexperience. The proprietor's approach to this (repeat) customer degraded from professional to adversarial. His obsessive need to be right leads to his engaging in many hours of acrimonious e-mails rather than spending a fraction of those hours of warranty work (saving him time and a customer). Also beware weather events that occur more than once-per-year being somehow defined as 'acts of God'. This is unfortunate as the work quality is satisfactory.

My family hired Kirk Wagner at Upstream Waters Landscape to finish the landscaping of our new home,…read moreincluding creating a path to the lake on which the house sits, lay sod in the backyard, plant seed in the front yard, and install some hardscape surrounding the house and in a firepit. The contract was a "time is of the essence" contract in early May because we needed all of the work completed by June 1. As of early June, the work had not yet started. When we arrived to inspect the partially completed work in late June, we found significant deficiencies. For example, the "path to the lake" was complete only about 1/3 of the way from the back of the yard towards the lake, the sod was incomplete, the firepit was incomplete and partly wrong, several of the plants were already dying, part of our gravel driveway had been destroyed from machinery, and the seeding had not yet begun. We had an amicable meeting and Kirk agreed to complete all of the missing pieces by the end of June and we agreed to pay some additional money for a portion of the additional sod that would be installed. It is now June 20. The firepit is complete. But only a small fraction of the new sod is laid and it is all dead. Many more plants are dead. And while the seeding has been done and grass should be growing, it is only growing in a small fraction of the front and side of the lot. Meanwhile, Kirk had told us all work was complete and in good condition and we should pay the final balance without looking at the work, as we were out of town. In our meeting today, instead of giving any timetable for finishing the project or any insight into whether grass would indeed grow (Kirk said bald spots could be addressed after 90 days, but 90 days is the warranty period, so he was essentially telling us to wait until the warranty expired), he said if we did not pay him the balance today (another $4900), he would take us to court. We have already paid $15,000 for his work despite it being substantially unsatisfactory. I'm extremely frustrated at his lack of professionalism and unwillingness to provide solutions for issues he has created.

Thank you, James, for a wonderful experience! Very professional, courteous, & timely from the day…read morehe came to give an estimate, and through project completion. We appreciated the communication, and the attention to detail he and his team gave our interior space. It was done to our 100% satisfaction and they went above and beyond with cleanup. J's painting left our home sanitized and clean. Thank you so much!!

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Please use this as a warning before using this business, the owner does not honor life time…read morewarranty he states he has on parts. I had Jeff install a damper for us at the end of 2022, the metal pull you use to open chimney broke and in February I asked him for a repair, he said the part is covered but service fee of $125 is not, he said he will be on vacation for 30 days but will contact me when he returns, never heard back so in April 2023 I started texting and calling, he finally called me back 5/11/23 and as I was explaining the situation he hung up on me and would not take any more of my calls, very unprofessional .

Do yourself a favor look anywhere but here for chimney services. I tried to cancel his service he…read morewould not allow 4 days after signing his service contract. He threatened to keep the deposit unless work was done. Of course I refused and told him I'm canceling. Now he says he is placing a lien on my house. Morons like Jeff should not be in business. I am also reporting this scam artist to the better business bureau See attached text message from Jeff the owner. This it how he treats people. Total douche bag! If you read the bottom of the inspection report reciept that you signed..you have 3 days too cancle. Unfortunately..this isnt a option too cancle. There is nothing else too talk about other then moving forward with the installation or loosing your deposit due too the law and our agreement. Next conversation tomorrow is finishing or you loosing your deposit. Good night