Excellent work from this team. -Much faster in responding…read moreto sorting out plans and desired direction than 5 other groups I initially started talks with. -Very transparent pricing and they provided a very detailed breakdown on how costs were calculated. Other providers have refused to do this. -Fair and cheap labor costs. -High-quality results -Kept me informed during the entire process and called me to review things that needed my input instead of making decisions without my input. -Started very quickly after the contract was signed -Complete the work in roughly a week -Cleaned up well after they were done. -Very friendly and accommodating. Highly recommend.

I ran into Brothers Welding Work guys by chance when I saw them putting up a iron fence next to my…read morefriend's yard. At the time I was deserately looking for a iron contractor to redo my front steps/porch from concrete to iron. I had requested estimates from 5 other contractors and Brothers was the most reasonable and lowest. I was a bit hesitant since they only had 1 review on yelp but I decided to take a chance since Francisco (one of the Brother owners) seemed very genuine and sincere. Well, my intuition paid off. They always came on time and unfortunately for them, they picked one of the hottest weeks in chicago to be working outside but they worked all day everyday without any complaints until the job was completed. Francisco was very attentive to every question or suggestion I had for him. I am very impressed with the integrity of this company and hope the best for their business in the future. I will definitely be recommending them to anybody and everybody!

Quick reply and ready to support. Excellent craftsmanship! Highly recommend without reservations!read more

We hired welds on wheels to add some rods to our fence so our new puppy couldn't get out. They did…read morea fantastic job! Looks like the original fence and is so safe. We are very happy with their work! Highly recommend this amazing company!

Highly recommend Avondale Custom for any of home construction needs. Ryan was always responsive and…read morealways made sure I was happy with his work-from start to finish. From home to commercial, he does it all and does it well. Always showed up on time and ready to work. Thanks, Ryan.

We hired Ryan and co. to give us an estimate on repairing the metal stairs and landing behind our…read more2-unit condo. The estimate was solid and he was very honest about what did and didn't need to be replaced - we were confident they would do a good job. The initial work itself was indeed very good. Though it took them a very long time to commit to an actual starting date due to another "big job" they had. Aside from some weather delays, there were long gaps time when they promised work would begin but several warm sunny warm days would go by without a word. Once they finally started, the work progressed mostly well with one gap in the road when we didn't see them for a week. They finished the job and asked for the remaining payment due. Upon inspection, we noticed a few things that still needed addressing. After a few more days a couple of guys came by and did a very thorough job of touching up the missing stuff. Will was the main guy for the touch-ups and was truly awesome. He was very dedicated to ensuring we were happy with every little detail. So we arranged for payment of the balance due. But then... it rained a couple of days later and we saw a large puddle of water pooled up on the landing right outside our back door. This is our main egress to our cars with kids, etc. so it was kind of a big deal. And with winter approaching, it would be a sheet of ice and potentially dangerous when trying to carry our 2 year-old to the car. I contacted Ryan directly on 9/17 and he said no problem and he'd send someone to pound it out the next day. Nobody showed. I contacted him again on 10/4, 11/3, 11/14, and 12/6. I got a response only once on 11/14 saying sorry and he'd come the next day, but nobody showed up. So now, we have a constant puddle and sheet of ice outside our back door that my daughters and wife have all slipped and fell on on their way to work and school. It's pretty disappointing that what was so close to a great job was ruined by this small little thing they couldn't be bothered to fix because we had already paid them. I don't think we'd hire them again. Despite the good work they did initially, and the excellent service from Will, the inability to do the right thing and follow through is a deal breaker. Not following through on a seemingly small detail has caused a huge pain for us.

This review is not about work as we were unable to hire Chicago Porch Experts…read more We called and someone came out to our house to review our screen in porch and go over work we wanted done. The person spent time going over the work and left, saying he would have quote in few days. Waited till end of the week and no quote. My wife reached out on Friday and was told they would work on the quote and have by Monday. Well this was few weeks ago and no response. I don't understand why you guys waste my wife's time looking at project, then don't follow up. If the job is not big enough just tell us, don't waste our time. I would say if you have big job they deem it is worth their time, give them a call, otherwise find contractor that actually wants to do the work.

I do NOT recommend hiring Chicago Porch Experts…read more I'm the president of a condo association for a 6-unit building; we have a three story deck for all six units. We recently hired Chicago Porch Experts by Emtrak Construction to redeck the third floor and then power wash and stain the entire porch. We had a terrible experience. The primary issue is with communication and organization. The actual work, primarily the redecking, is good, which is saving them from a one-star rating. But they lack the organizational skills to work on a project of this scope. I'm not going to list out every single incident, but there was a lot of miscommunication throughout the entire process that caused a ton of strife for the building. Lots of my emails went unanswered, and they refused to schedule anything, even when I'd ask for tentative dates, in favor of either showing up unannounced or only giving me 12 hours notice of when work would start. I have to give ample heads up to the building so that they can move their furniture and so that they know they won't have access to the deck for the day. Despite telling them this, Chicago Porch Experts would not/could not accommodate this. They tried to make things right, I'll give them credit for that, but it was not sufficient for the amount of issues created. Out of all the contractors I've worked with in my role as president, this is the worst of them by far. I don't recommend using Chicago Porch Experts if you're a condo association or anyone looking to have larger work done past simple decks for single family residences.

Robert Reese and his company have been working on our condo building in Oak Park for a number of…read moreyears now, their work is almost finished. Our building is the largest condo building in Oak Park, and it was built not quite 100 years ago. All brick and terra cotta, so one can imagine the restoration that needed to be done. Robert Reese may just be the most knowledgeable brick guy in the U.S., and no one takes brick and stone restoration more serious than he does. Add to this his experienced crew of workers, who are also experts in the field of brick and stone restoration, not to mention extremely courteous and down right friendly, and you have the best masonry company in all of Chicagoland. Thanks to Robert Reese and his crew, our building will stand the test of time for another hundred years to come and it looks beautiful! AAA 1 Masonry and Tuckpointing is the "BEST"!

Contacted them for Tuckpointing. They came out and were professional, but after they left we never…read moreheard from them again. Called the guy that came to our property a few days later, said he'll finish up our quote in a few days. Another week passed and we called again, he was ghosting us. Called the office, told them we haven't heard from your rep. They informed me they would contact him right away so he could get in touch with us. Never heard anything back. I tried repeatedly to get in touch with someone for a quote! Imagine if I hired them and had to contact them about a problem. No thanks. Thanks for wasting three weeks of my time.

JAG did a 400 sq. ft. Deck rehab for us switching from treated lumber decking to composite. They…read morewere on time every day and finished on schedule, despite some horrible weather. their bid was reasonable, and they really worked hard to make sure we were satisfied with the job. There was one "up" for substructure improvements that was very fair, and there were a few small additions to the job that they did without additional charge. Quality work in every respect, and the little extra touches really improved the result.

Excellent contractor and excellent customer experience. Easy to communicate with, kept me…read moreinformed, completed the project quickly and on time, and worksite was clean, clear, and the end project looks incredible. Highly recommend.

Our chimney was in bad shape and I tried contacting several companies and Edmar seemed the best so…read morewe went with them. So glad we did! Very pleased with the experience. Everything from the estimate (with Edward) -- scheduling (with Martha) --- and actual repair/rebuild work (Chris and Marcin)--- went very smoothly! I highly recommend Edmar!

I hired this company to redo my concrete steps and wrought iron railings and they nailed it:…read more * The proposal from Peter was much more detailed than the other quotes I received. * The crew led by Art was very efficient. They demolished the steps, poured new ones along with a new walkway, and got a perfect shape. They also replaced my house's unusually deep limestone door sill. * They redid my railings, extending them to match the slightly higher layout and also repainting them so i didn't have to get all-new ones. Very friendly, professional, and a good value overall.

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.