Tuck-pointing, new Brick & stone work, masonry sealing and leak detection, Brick & stone pavers, brick patio & fireplaces indoor & outdoor,chimney repairs & rebuilding, siding & stucco, concrete work. Leak detection to determine sources of any water infiltration.
During heavy downpours we were getting water in the house and coming into the basement through the top of the foundation. Arthur came out the day after I called him, and recommended sealing our brick facade as well as caulking around the windows. He provided an estimate a few days later. His suggestion was in line with two other estimates/suggestions we received from other companies, however Joseph James proposed to do if for much less. We also had Joseph James address a couple small cracks in the mortar near a couple windows, and a some cement work at the top of our chimney. The workers showed up on the morning of the agreed upon project start date. They did a good job of applying the sealant and addressing the other issues. They were very thorough in their caulking of the window sills. Since the work has been done we have not gotten any water in the house or basement. I'd work with the company again.
Description of Work: Work Performed: Sealed the brick facade of our house, caulked around the outer edges and window sills on the front of the house, patched some cracks in the mortar near a couple second story windows, patch existing chimney crown
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600
Jennifer M.
05/2011
3.0
concrete driveways, concrete repair
+ 0 more
They seemed very professional. They had a lot of confidence. We ended up not selecting them to do the work, because in part their price was almost twice as much as other estimates and the estimate did not come with a lot of details. They did say if we had any questions then to ask, but I like to see that sort of thing in writing. Their general response was that everything was included, but the details were not in writing. They were pretty responsive. They were right on time when they said they would be here.
Description of Work: I got an estimate from Joseph James Construction to replace an asphalt driveway with a concrete driveway.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
$9,000
Whitney W.
05/2011
5.0
chimney repair, roofing, siding
+ 1 more
I have been very happy with their work. They are very reasonable for the quality of the work they do and they were very accommodating. It was a long process, partly because so many homes were having this type of work done at the time. So if I had been under a deadline or felt that it needed to be done quickly, I may have been disappointed. I was more concerned about the work being done well. I had one little concern about the siding not quite meeting the eaves and a squirrel getting in my crawl space, but they came out right away and fixed it. The house looks great. I believe they have a wide range of capabilities and I would definitely use them again.
Description of Work: This was an insurance claim project from the April 5, 2010 hailstorm damage. Based on my insurance company's payout, they re-roofed my garage, re-sided my house, and repaired my chimney.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$16,000
Alexis H.
04/2011
5.0
chimney repair, masonry
+ 0 more
Their estimates are good. The work they do is very good. They are very professional and reliable. We trust them. We would absolutely use them again.
Description of Work: We used Joseph James Construction for chimney repair last year and for masonry work this year.
Awesome! They are so professional, responsive, I thought the price was great considering such a huge amount of work. They did it fast, when they said they would. If I had anything else to fix, I'd hire them again in a heartbeat. The foremen, Arthur and Andy, are very knowledgeable and easy to work with.
Description of Work: Joseph James Construction tuckpointed the outside of my brick home and repoured my front sidewalk last summer, so I hired them again to help me finish my basement. The floor was dirt to begin with, they dug out 4 inches of dirt in about 800 square feet of the basement, put down vapor barrier, put the drain tiles around the edges, put in a sump pump, replaced the old wood support beams with metal posts and poured new footings for the supports, laid metal mesh down and poured a new concrete floor. They also tuckpointed the basement walls which are exposed brick and dug out and replaced the back sidewalk with proper slope and flashing for the water to drain away from the house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$13,500
THERESA G.
03/2011
5.0
plumbing, wells
+ 0 more
They were kind of pushing to get the job. That was not a problem. I was just looking at the solution, that they wanted to work with me. The problem I had was domain and specific to the house, and I felt they were trying to sell me. I really didn?t feel it was addressing the specification. It sounded like a great service and a wonderful thing, but I felt like they were trying to share the basement floor to install the drainage. They were prompt and professional. They did a follow up. There was no problem with that. They were very responsive. They came and waited for fifteen minutes. I would use definitely to get a quote .I would probably them for work in future, if I need their product and expertise.
Description of Work: I used Joseph James Construction Inc about a year ago. They gave us an estimate for installing a drain system to the sump pump.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Bruce K.
01/2011
5.0
roofing
+ -1 more
I recommended them to somebody else who used them. The fellow that came out was really good. He brought roof colors and explained the whole process. He was really easy to work with; it was good working with him. Overall my experience was excellent. His price was competitive.
Description of Work: I used Joseph James Construction to put on a new roof.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,500
Kristi C.
01/2011
5.0
concrete driveways, concrete repair
+ 0 more
They did a good job overall. The worker was both timely and courteous.
Description of Work: They redid our concrete driveway.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
KATHLEEN H.
11/2010
5.0
basement waterproofing, hardscaping, masonry
+ 1 more
We had a leak under our front porch that was allowing water to seep into the basement. This required that the existing brick stoop be removed in order for the area to be waterproofed before resetting the brick stoop and walk. Arthur and his crew picked up the new brick for us at a discount and did an excellent job resetting the stoop and the walk. He even made a special trip to the brick supplier to get a coordinating stone so that they could create the decorative trim that I wanted. The walk and stoop look great and so far the leak seems to be fixed. Arthur did promise to come back if we have any further problems.
Description of Work: Waterproofing around the front porch and laying a brick sidewalk and stoop.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,000
Daniel M D.
11/2010
5.0
masonry
+ -1 more
work performed, timing, price exactly as they said it would be.
Description of Work: masonry in preparation for roof repair...
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
CINDY S.
11/2010
5.0
masonry
+ -1 more
Overall, it went very well. Very professional and the work is excellent. My only knock would be that they are sometimes a bit hard to get a hold of, but it's usually because they are working and not answering their cell phones or sitting at their computers. Would definitely use again.
Description of Work: We had them place rubber flashing below our capstones, along the outside of our condo building. We also had them spray elasometric paint below the capstones to the start of the roof membrane. Ultimately, we had them seal ALL the face brick on the outside of the building, which finally stopped the leaking. (no fault against JJC, it's our builder who did the crappy work in the first place.)
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$7,300
Andrew L.
11/2010
5.0
masonry
+ -1 more
Overall I was very pleased with Joseph James and the work they did. Initially we had some minor communications difficulty over scheduling the work but after we cleared it up, Arthur at JJ was very easy to work with and we had no further problems. Arthur did a good job in finding the right materials for my job. The house is 50+ years old and matching the brick exactly was an impossibility but he made several different trips to bring me samples of brick until we found one that was satisfactory to me. Even though the size of the brick is different than the original, the color match is very good and since the work JJ did was above the roofline and the roofline broke the line between the original chimney and the new chimney, it is very difficult to tell there is any difference between the two. The two men who did the work for JJ were efficient and professional. They respected my property and plantings in setting up the scaffolding to access the chimney and they cleaned up after themselves. Arthur took care of all of the permitting with the village and also quickly took care of a minor issue that the village required to be remedied prior to approving the work. I would recomend Joseph James without reservation.
Description of Work: Joseph James rebuilt my chimney from the roof line up due to water damage that occurred over multiple years as the result of a crack in the cap allowing water to infiltrate the chimney and brick work. The job included tearing down the chimney to the roofline and then rebuilding the entire thing and pouring a new cap. The entire job took two full days. I had four estimates done and JJ was not the most inexpensive, but was lower than two others and I felt more comfortable with JJ than with the lowest bidder.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,800
gary K.
10/2010
5.0
chimney repair, concrete repair, masonry
+ 1 more
I am extremely satisfied. They put a new cap on my chimney and it looked brand new.
Description of Work: I hired Joseph James Construction for masonry work, specifically chimney repair.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200
kathryn D.
10/2010
5.0
chimney repair, concrete repair, masonry
+ 1 more
awesome! there were some delays and a few miscommunications, but this spring and early summer was pretty rainy so i think they got a bit backed up, but i was flexible and they worked around my summer vacation schedule, too. bottom line, they did extraordinary work at a great price. i did the roof at the same time with their sister company, nyberg exteriors, who i also rate with all a's. arthur and andy, the foremen, were very knowledgable, explained everything to me in detail, and the whole BIG job went really well. my house is happy! it took a little longer than i expected, but isn't that to be expected? i'm completely satisfied and will hire them again to work on my basement over the winter.
Description of Work: tuckpointing - ground out entire parapet wall and re-tuckpointed, spot tuckpointed the entire front face of my 2-flat, plus brick porch, re-built chimney, rebuilt back side of parapet wall (exposed during tear off roof, re-wrapped by roofing company after repairs), installed new chimney liner, replaced concrete slab front porch, front side walk and a retaining wall.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$7,000
Robert L.
10/2010
2.0
masonry
+ -1 more
Came for estimate. Said would email within a few days. No response for weeks. When I called to inquire if they still wanted to bid the job, the response was "we're busy". Took another week to get the bid. Bad way to start. Perhaps they should not bid on smaller jobs?
Description of Work: n/a
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
3.0
JON R.
09/2010
5.0
masonry
+ -1 more
The two workers did a very good job and took time to answer questions I had. The workers walked around the house and filled in any problem mortar spots they located, they didn't have too it was not part of the contract. I felt pretty good about that. At the end of the job we walked around the house and showed me everything they had done.
Description of Work: Brick in utilities holes after electical and AC moved. Applied masonry caulk around new utilities (electrical and water spigots). Cleaned and removed caulk from old dryer vent. Applied masonary sealer to the front and sides of house, approx 1 foot up from the foundation. Ground out and repointed cracked mortar above two doors. Applied masonary caulk where patio meets house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$520
Christine O.
09/2010
5.0
masonry
+ -1 more
Overall the experience was great. Arthur at Joseph James was very responsive to my calls for an estimate. He & his coworker arrived promptly for the estimate & reviewed the situation thoroughly. They followed up quickly with a detailed estimate. Arthur was very responsive to my questions and provided explainations and even added additional elements within the same cost. The company was willing to provided a 3 year warranty for the work which gave our condo association complete comfort in moving forward. It is nice to work with a company with confidence in their work but also willing to provided a warranty if adjustments are necessary. Arthur was very accommodating to setting up the time for the work to be completed. Arthur arrived promptly with his team to completed the work. The team worked hard the entire day, even touching up areas on the wall that were not discussed....just to go above and beyond! The quality of the work looks fantastic and I am hopeful & VERY optimistic that the next major rain storm will come & go with out any issue in our building. We would use them again.
Description of Work: Joseph James provided some tuckpointing work on the east wall of our condo building that was causing some leaking. They cut out & replaced damaged bricks, Cut out & repointed the mortar joints. They applied a masonary sealer. They also applied a solar seal on some of the windows and masonry caulk around dryer vents & HVAC pikes. In addition they also painted the lintels on our 3 garage doors.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,250
Jim H.
09/2010
5.0
masonry
+ -1 more
Everything went very well. They did really good work.
Description of Work: They fixed some masonry around our front door.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Rob U.
09/2010
5.0
masonry, roofing
+ 0 more
It was an excellent experience - they did exactly what they said they would do at the price we were quoted.
Description of Work: They did masony work on our chimney and repaired some shingles on our roof
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,370
PAM F.
09/2010
5.0
chimney repair, masonry
+ 0 more
Their estimate was right in line with the rest of the estimates that we had received. They explained in detail exactly what they would be doing and printed the estimate from the computer and printer in their truck. The reason we did not use them was that they used subcontractors instead of having employees.
Description of Work: Remove and rebuild rear chimney, replace bricks around garage door and maintenance on the fron chimney.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Robert C.
08/2010
5.0
chimney caps, china repair, masonry
+ 1 more
They built the chimney on Wednesday, August 25. They came back on Saturday, August 29 and did the liner. They had to re-route the heating ducts leading from the furnace to be able to make the tie-ins to the chimney. This caused them to take linger than they anticipated to get the job done. I was impressed with their ingenuity in getting this done. Arthur was excellent! He kept me informed every step of the way. He was polite and din't talk down to us. I was especially impressed with how clean they left the areas. The old chimney had crumbling bricks, but when I went to clean up the following day, I couldn't find anything. This was a first class job.!
Description of Work: We had a leak. The unstairs ceiling was wet whenever we had a heavy rain. We had called a roofer who checked out the roof and told us the roof was fine, but the chimney needed to be repaired. We called Joseph James Construction, based on the positive rating on Angies List. Arthur came out and told me that the upper part of the chimney had deteriorated. He suggested it be replace with new bricks and recommended we put a liner to tie into the water heater and furnace.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,626
Michael S.
08/2010
1.0
masonry
+ -1 more
I called Joseph James twice to get an estimate. My calls were never returned.
Description of Work: Chimney repair and tuckpointing.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
responsiveness
1.0
Larry O.
08/2010
4.0
chimney repair, masonry
+ 0 more
They gave me an estimate and I decided to use someone else.
Description of Work: They gave me an estimate and I decided to use someone else.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Brian E.
08/2010
5.0
chimney caps, chimney repair, masonry
+ 1 more
Arthur and his team did an excellent job at a good price. They worked quickly (without compromising quality) and were flexible around my schedule. They went above and beyond what I asked for, like making sure my siding near my chimney was sealed. I especially appreciated their willingness to hear and look at my concerns of a leaky roof near the chimney and they assured me if it wasn't completely fixed, they would be back to address it.
Description of Work: The chimney was rebuilt from the flashing up, the entire chimney was tuck pointed, a new chimney liner was installed, and the siding and windows around the chimney were sealed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,000
Lawrence M.
07/2010
4.0
masonry
+ -1 more
He came out to provide an estimate. On the house their estimate seemed pretty good and gave a decent amount of detail. When I asked about Chicago permits, they did not want to get involved so it seemed like they were pushing it back onto me. My brick garage has 2 bad walls where most of the bricks are destroyed from sandblasting and 2 coats of paint. They wanted to replace only a few hundred bricks and to do some spot repair. We wanted to replace 2 entire walls with new brick and to have a new steel door added. Initially they did not want to take on the extensive garage repair. It took several calls to get them to accept the work. When the updated proposal came in, we believe they deliberately overpriced the garage option ($12,890) to steer us to either go for a spot repair or to tear it down and build a new frame garage. I didn't like the approach on the garage or the approach on city permits so we have selected another contractor (also from Angie's) to perform the exact same work.
Description of Work: Arthur came out to estimate a complete re-tuckpointing of our entire 2-flat house and brick 2 car garage. On the house there are 8 windows that need replacement lintels and about 100 bricks that need replacement. On the garage there is one lintel, ~ 1500 bricks that need to be replaced, and a steel door I want bricked in.
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Service Categories
Masonry,
Chimney Repair,
Concrete Pouring and Repair,
Chimney Caps,
Roofing,
Basement Waterproofing,
Concrete Driveways,
Siding,
Energy Efficiency Auditing,
Fireplaces,
Pavers and Hardscaping,
Stucco
FAQ
JOSEPH JAMES CONSTRUCTION INC is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.
Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Yes, JOSEPH JAMES CONSTRUCTION INC offers free project estimates.
Yes, JOSEPH JAMES CONSTRUCTION INC offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, JOSEPH JAMES CONSTRUCTION INC does not offer a senior discount.
No, JOSEPH JAMES CONSTRUCTION INC does not offer emergency services.
Yes, JOSEPH JAMES CONSTRUCTION INC offers warranties.
JOSEPH JAMES CONSTRUCTION INC offers the following services: Tuck-pointing, new Brick & stone work, masonry sealing and leak detection, Brick & stone pavers, brick patio & fireplaces indoor & outdoor,chimney repairs & rebuilding, siding & stucco, concrete work. Leak detection to determine sources of any water infiltration.