I discovered David Donald Masonry by accident. David is a friend of my neighbors. The back of his truck displayed a placard indicating he did masonry. So I walked up to him and my neighbors and asked him if he did masonry walls with gates. He hopped the short fence and offered me a quick estimate after I described what I was looking for. His estimate was better than I had received from other people so I decided to pursue it with him. I replaced a 26 year old redwood wall/gate with masonry similar to the common walls in my neighborhood. It was easy to show him examples next to my home. He works with another company for the gate (Miranda Ironworks). My pics don't show the gate since it hasn't been made yet. I liked his quote and decided to go forward. Three people showed up on the agreed start date - David, his dad and his uncle. Quite a family affair. I was impressed with how hard his dad and uncle worked in the heat (it was in the 90s the days they were working on my job). His dad has been doing this kind of work for over 40 years. They were meticulous. I monitored their progress regularly. It was fun to watch my crappy fence come down and the new one come alive. I will attach a few pics of the final work. I will also attach a timelapse I took while they did most of the block wall work. It's 52 seconds and shows how they work (after setting the footing the day prior). I also had them do a raised planter along my neighbor's wall (yes - my neighbor blessed this work before we started!) I'm very pleased with all the work. David's company was professional the entire time. It was a multi-day effort. They arrived when they said and didn't miss a planned day. This may sound small, but have you ever worked with a contractor that said they would be there to work and never showed or contacted to you let you know? I have! I can honestly say that David's company was a pleasure to work with, and he nailed his quote pricing with top notch quality. I WOULD consider them in the future for additional work. Thanks guys! read more