What a wonderful find! Darren is an old-school European craftsman, a third-generation bricklayer, and he and his wife are such wonderful people. We are slowly removing all the vegetation within five feet of the house-as recommended by CalFire. There is an extensive 20-year-old brick patio and paths in the backyard, but with lengthy beds next to the house. Darren filled in those dirt beds. He matched the pattern perfectly and the color/style/size of the bricks and the color/tint of the concrete between the brickwork as perfectly as you can when working with new bricks next to 20-year-old weathered bricks. The ground level falls off toward one side of the ac systems. Darren made sure the ground level was level around the ac systems and installed a small step to address the drop in grade level--and making that corner a little easier to use. Always kept me in the loop when he had to leave to buy supplies. Cleaned up very nicely afterward. Very competitive pricing. We have more projects for him to do!! Can't wait!! read more

Stonecraft Masonry - Stoncraft Masonry-brickwork around the ac system - Masonry/Concrete Near Me

This is one of my best finds ever! An old-school European craftsman right here in the SCV. Darren's father and grandfather were bricklayers in England and taught him well. He's been doing this for nearly 40 years. He installed a brick cap on a concrete block wall. Perfecto! The price was 1/3 (one-third!) of another quote I received from a local brick layer. He and his helper (Eddie) are also really nice people. And Darren's wife (Andrea) was very prompt with communications. An easy 5 stars. read more

Stonecraft Masonry - Brick cap on top of concrete block wall - Masonry/Concrete Near Me

I absolutely love this company. Even though I had a small part of a brick wall that needed cut. This company showed up and in a matte of a few hours had the wall cut and cleaned up as well. I would definitely recommend this company for anything. read more

Wow, what a great experience we had with Darren, Andrea and Eddie. High quality craftsmanship, on time and just really nice people. We wanted to add bricks to our driveway and porch. They not only did a super job but also added some custom details that really look good. We can't say enough about how happy we are with the results. read more

Stonecraft Masonry - Masonry/Concrete Near Me

We found Stonecraft Masonary (SM) via searching yelp and the online yellow pages. We selected 5 contrractors to come out and quote 2 planter walls and a patio. 1 planter wall is about 140' long, the other 30', and the patio is ~400 square feet. Darren, from the beginning is a professional and serious contractor. He listened to the quote request, drawings, and ideas. He comes from a long line of masons which was a key fact for us. We got the quotes from him and others, and his quote was the most competitive, even beating what we found out was an unlicensed brick layer. He gave us a more official drawing for our HOA after we committed to using him. We got the HOA approval and started work. Darren showed up on the day he promised and on the dot for time. He had his two long time employees with him, and they immediately got started. We came home 8 hours later and couldn't believe they had dug out the entire main wall footer past our gate! Very impressive. Throughout the project, Darren and his crew met the daily progress he said from the beginning. There wasn't a single issue any step of the process. The block laying was straight as an arrow, and very professional. Darren suggested a few minor changes which we agreed to, and to our surprise, he didn't ask for anything more. The patio was tinted and stamped perfectly. I would recommend SM for any type of masonary project. A hidden benefit is Darren's wife Andrea. She is always texting or emailing to help coordinate questions or requests. Darren and Andrea make a great, his workforce is very professional, and one of the best contractors I have ever worked with! 9/11/14 - removed opinion about other reviews to be non-partial and unbiased. read more

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Darren just completed a job for us, and he did an awesome job! We had him add some veneer stone to the exterior of our house, and we LOVE it so much. He's reliable, great to work with, and reasonably priced. When we do stone work in the future, we will definitely be using him again. read more

Darren and Andrea are the owners of Stonecraft Masonry. They are wonderful! Stonecraft Masonry has done a few big and small projects for me and they were professional, fairly priced, efficient, and dependable. After years of working with different contractor and subcontractors it is refreshing to find a company as well managed as this one. Their work is impecable! Darren is a dear: he allowed my two grandsons (3 and 4 years old) to participate in the pouring of our driveway. What an exciting day it was for them! Thank you Darren and Andrea for such beautiful work! read more

Darren does a great job! He's fast and very fare priced! I will definitely use him again.

I hired them to rebuild the neighbor's decorative wall when trees on my property caused damage. The mess they left on my side of the wall was appalling, (large and small chunks of concrete strewn in my garden) and they hid several large pieces of the old rusted rebar in my iceplants. Darren was loud and confrontational. I wish I had called anyone else for this job. read more

Stonecraft Masonry - They left piles of concrete chunks in my garden, I think they should have cleaned up. - Masonry/Concrete Near Me

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Darren did a wonderful job replacing a brick planter around our magnolia tree; in fact, it was much better than the original. He also filed in with brick two squares on our patio left open from the installation of posts for our new patio cover. The design in the squares was very artistic, much better than I had even hoped for. While he was here, he replaced some terra cotta tiles and loose bricks. He does great work! read more

Great craftsmanship!!! I also love that he is on the job throughout the whole process!! Done in a timely manner and done right! Thank you for our beautiful patio!!! read more

I found Stonecraft on Yelp and didn't screw around...got a bid...signed a contract and had them build a retaining wall about 43' by 3'. This being Northridge, CA = Earthquakes I wanted the wall built like a truck and that is what they did and it looks great. So there you go "functionality & esthetics." If you would like to see a short video of this project go to Stonecraft' E-mail and ask them to send it to you for your mobile device or computer...yelp will not let me put up the link. This guy Darren is an Old World Craftsman who trained in Europe...he is good! I am planning another project and Stonecraft will be my choice. read more

From the first day to the last day Darren and the crew ALWAYS arrived on time, started work right away and work hard all day long. Darren added items at no increase in money to agreed upon project. 1. planter under front window 2. several PVC pipes under brickwork which allows me to add sprinkler pipes 3. drain pipe extensions 4. walkway lights (for safety) on stairway Andrea (Darren's wife ) prepares the contract (which explains all work to be preform), schedules start and end dates of project, payment schedule and all e-mail contacts with customer. They were very friendly and a real pleasure (Andrea, Darren and the crew) to deal with. When the work is done you'll find that you've gained a few friends, one of which can't sing (Darren). Description of work: Darren (STONECRAFT MASONRY) installed three retaining walls (creating four large planters) in the front yard. read more

I found that the pitch is off on the new patio so water pools in one spot and doesn't go into the new drain as it should. He's tried to correct it but it just doesn't work properly. Annoying! Nice guy but needs to pay attention to detail. read more

This Company has done several jobs for us in the past from yard boarders, planters and stone walk-ways in 2015 to a recent tile floor in our home in 2015. Darren is very professional and his staff treated our property like it was their own. They left our yard and home in perfect order and the work they did was excellent. Darren was on the job every day and the work was completed in the time agreed upon. We were very happy with the job he did. I would recommend him to everyone. read more