Northsouth Masonry & Tuckpointing Inc

Dan seemed competent and knowledgeable on the phone and in reporting on his initial inspection and making recommendations for what work was required. There was a long pause before his crew actually started the job because we called him in late fall, and the weather got too cold. He recontacted us in the spring and the work was performed promptly. It looked good to us from what we could see on the outside. The crew left a big bag of bricks and mortar behind, in the middle of our yard, which was too heavy for me to dispose of easily. We didn't find out how bad the work was until the people we hired to re-line both chimneys came. (Sol's, who we recommend highly.) Dan's crew had left bricks and mortar piled on top of our damper, making it impossible for Sol to open it. He had to come back the next day with heavy equipment to get the damper open and remove the waste from Northsouth's job. The whole job looked quite messy from the inside. We felt ripped off.

I thought the crew did a great job. They were as neat as possible. The job was started and completed when Dan said it would be. The work was done well. Our house looks great. They took care of little details that I hadn't thought of like removing the downspouts and then replacing them when the work was done. They also replaced a sealant joint at the base of the house at no charge. One punchlist item was addressed quickly and effectively.

If all companies were like this one, the world would be a perfect place! Interviewed four other companies and picked Northsouth Masonry. Dan O'Brien is the front man and is great. He has a foreman and work crew that does the work. The workers were careful and accommodating. They let the neighbors know they were gong to be working and it might be noisy and dusty, it was, but they were careful to cover a nearby pond and plantings. After pulling off the purging, they took off at least 3 if not 4 layers of paint, then did it again one final time when I asked them to. Did not hesitate when asked to perform additional work. Workers cleaned up at the end of each day and would uncover pond. Very Considerate. I have recommended this company to others in the neighborhood who have had them do work. Great Company! You won't be disappointed by the quality of their work. If needed, I would definitely use this company in the future. Oh, did I mention he gave a 5% Angie's discount too!!!

They did not respond to voicemails requesting an estimate.

They were great to work with, they got everything done as promised.

2 man crew showed up and took 2 days to complete task. Very professional and did great work. Highly recommend and would use again in a heartbeat.

After numerous times trying to organize this work, the tuck pointing was performed over a 3-4 day period in November. I am very satisfied with the results. I got three other estimates, one neighbor's cost was substantially less, though all the other estimates I received were much more. Mr. O'Brian returned my calls promptly and was always courteous and professional. The work site was cleaned fairly well, though a bit of excess mortar was left, but not too much to be annoying. All work was done without a down payment and a bill was mailed afterward, which I promptly paid. Good experience and would use them again.

MY OVERALL EXPERIENCE WAS NOT GOOD. THE WORK DOES NOT APPEAR PROFESSIONAL. THERE ARE STILL MORTAR SMEARS ON THE FACE OF THE BRICK. PROFESSIONAL MASONS DON'T LEAVE SMEARS ALL OVER THE BRICK FACE. THIS JOB WAS BASICALLY PERFORMED BY SUB-CONTRACTORS. THE CHIMNEY DOES NOT LOOK GOOD. THIS ORDEAL WENT INTO THE COMPLAINT SECTION OF ANGIE'S LIST. THE CONTRACTORS CAME BACK OUT TO CLEAN THE MORTAR OFF THE BRICKS, BUT THEY DID A POOR JOB. THEY MADE NO ATTEMPT, IN MY OPINION, TO TRY TO MAKE THE REBUILT PART OF THE CHIMNEY MATCH THE OTHER PART OF THE CHIMNEY, DESPITE USING THE ORIGINAL BRICKS TO REBUILD THE CHIMNEY. WHAT I HAVE IS A STRANGE LOOKING CHIMNEY, AND I AM OUT $1395. I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP FOLLOWING UP ON THIS DUE TO MY BUSY SCHEDULE. WORK AND SCHOOL PRESSURES KEPT ME FROM FOLLOWING UP ON ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I DID HAVE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER, AND THAT EXPERIENCE WAS NOT GOOD. I AGREED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO DEAL WITH IT.

I WAS VERY SATISFIED WITH THE WORK. THEY STARTED THE WORK ON TIME AND COMPLETED IT ON TIME. THEY ACCOMPLISHED EVERYTHING I SAID IN THE OTHER PARAGRAPH AND THE FINISHED WORK LOOKS VERY ATTRACTIVE AND WELL DONE. THEY CAME ON TIME. VERY INDUSTRIOUS.

IT TOOK A FEW DAYS FOR THIS COMPANY TO RETURN MY CALL. THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED IN TRAVELING 1/2 HOUR AWAY FOR SUCH A SMALL JOB

THIS COMPANY DID A VERY PROFESSIONAL JOB. THE HOUSE LOOKS LIKE A WHOLE NEW PLACE. THE CREW WORKED HARD AND WERE VERY THOROUGH. THE OWNER WAS RESPONSIVE TO CALLS AND QUESTIONS. WE WERE VERY PLEASED AND WILL RECOMMEND THEM TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS.

DAN RETURNED MY CALL WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, AND ACTUALLY CAME ONSITE TO DO AN ESTIMATE WITHIN A WEEK. PRICE WAS REASONABLE, BUT DAN HAD A BACKLOG OF WORK AND WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO US FOR ALMOST THREE MONTHS. AS A RESULT, DECIDED TO GO WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

DAN O'BRIEN AND HIS CREW DID A FABULOUS JOB ON OUR HOME! THE CLEANING OF THE BRICK, TUCKPOINT, AND REMOVAL OF UNSIGHTLY SMEARS HAS TRANSFORMED OUR ''ONE OF THE UGLIEST HOUSES ON THE STREET'' TO A LEVEL OF RESPECTABILITY AND PRIDE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT WE CONTACTED DAN TO COME OUT AND GIVE AN ESTIMATE. HIS BID WAS VERY COMPETITIVE IN PRICE, BUT, EXCEPTIONAL IN WORK PERFORMED AND QUALITY! WE DEFINITELY RECOMMEND NORTHSOUTH MASONRY AND TUCKPOINTING TO ANYONE WHO WANTS A PROFESSIONAL JOB THE FIRST TIME!

EXCELLENT. DAN O'BRIEN RESPONDED WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS EVEN GIVEN HIS VERY BUSY SCHEDULE. SUPER NICE AND HONEST GUY. GAVE ME THE MOST COMPETITIVE QUOTE AND CAME OUT 3 DAYS WITHIN SIGNING THE CONTRACT. WILL DEFINITELY HIRE HIM IN THE FUTURE.

CALLED TWICE FOR A QUOTE, NO ONE CALLED BACK.

THE WORK WAS DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND THE PROJECT STARTED AND WAS FINISHED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. DAN TOOK OUR WISHES FOR A FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PROJECT INTO ACCOUNT AND REUSED MORE EXPENSIVE MASONRY (I.E., SOME OF THE COMMON BRICKS AND LIMESTONE COPINGS) ITEMS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. HE ALSO KEPT US APPRAISED OF THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT WITH WEEKLY UPDATE PHONE CALLS. DAN WAS UP FRONT ABOUT WHAT DID AND DID NOT NEED TO BE DONE IN ORDER FOR THE PROJECT TO BE DONE ''RIGHT,'' WITHOUT WASTING MONEY ON UNNECESSARY FRILLS. ALL IN ALL, THE JOB WAS FINISHED WITHIN CLOSE RANGE OF THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE AND LOOKS FAR BETTER THAN WE EVER ANTICIPATED. THE REBUILT PARAPET COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR ORIGINAL IN TERMS OF STYLE AND HEIGHT. DAN'S TEAM WAS COURTEOUS AND CLEANED UP AFTER THEMSELVES ON A REGULAR BASIS. THEY WORKED 6 DAYS PER WEEK TO GET THE PROJECT DONE. WE WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER USING DAN FOR FUTURE PROJECTS!

COMPANY OWNER WAS QUICK TO RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR ESTIMATE AND SUBSEQUENT CALLS FOR SCHEDULING. STATED WORK WAS COMPLETED, AS SCHEDULED. GOOD INITIAL EXPERIENCE WAS BADLY UNDERMINED BY FINAL ASSESSMENT OF COMFORT & TRUSTWORTHINESS. QUOTED PRICE WAS $975 THEREBY AVOIDING $1K AMOUNT WHICH WOULD TRIGGER 5% ANGIE'S LIST DISCOUNT, = $750. LET WATER FLOW INTO BASEMENT, RUINING ITEMS ON FLOOR. UNPLUGGED DEHUMIDIFIER, LEFT LIGHT ON, NOT REALIZING I WAS AT HOME, CAME UPSTAIRS INTO LIVING AREA, LEFT DEBRIS IN BACKYARD.

DAN AND HIS GUYS WERE GREAT. THEY SHOWED UP WHEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD, OFFERED A REASONABLE QUOTE, AND EXPLAINED WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. THE WORKMEN SHOWED UP WHEN THEY WERE SCHEDULED, THEY CLEANED UP AFTER THEMSELVES, AND I WAS SURPRISED AND PLEASED WITH HOW FEW OF MY PLANTS WERE TRAMPLED IN THE WORK AREA. THEY WERE CAREFUL TO PILE BRICKS AND EQUIPMENT IN MY DRIVEWAY, BUT NOT BLOCKING THE GARAGE DOOR. THE NEW WALL LOOKS GREAT. A NEIGHBOR HAS ALREADY STOPPED TO REQUEST DAN'S CONTACT INFO, AS HE WAS IMPRESSED WITH THEIR WORK.

DAN O'BRIEN PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT ESTIMATE WITHIN 2 DAYS. HE WAS VERY RESPONSIVE TO QUESTIONS AND EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE. WE DECIDED TO GO WITH A COMPANY THAT HAD MORE EXPERIENCE WITH NEWER BUILDINGS, BUT I WOULD HAVE FELT VERY CONFIDENT SELECTING NORTHSOUTH.

DAN AND HIS CREW WERE TERRIFIC! FIRST, DAN PROVIDED US WITH SUCH A VERY DETAILED AND PROFESSIONAL BID THAT RIGHT AWAY GAVE ME CONFIDENCE THAT THEY WOULD DO A GOOD JOB. HE MENTIONED ITEMS THAT THE OTHER THREE COMPANIES DIDN'T AND YET HIS BID WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN ANY OF THEM. THE WORK WAS DONE WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME FRAME. THE CREW CLEANED UP WELL EACH DAY AND AT THE END OF THE JOB. I WOULD DEFINITELY USE THEM AGAIN.

WHAT IMPRESSED ME ABOUT DAN WAS HIS WILLINGNESS TO SECURE THE REQUIRED PERMITS IN OUR VILLAGE. EVERY OTHER CONTRACTOR I SPOKE WITH STATED THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SECURING PERMITS WAS ON THE HOMEOWNER. SECONDLY, DAN WAS VERY RESPONSIVE WITH RETURNING MY CALLS. DAN WAS QUITE DISAPPOINTED BY THE STRICT REQUIREMENTS OF THE VILLAGE AND BECAME QUITE UPSET, THOUGH HE KEPT HIS WORD AND COMPLETED THE WORK! HIS WORKERS ARE SKILLED CRAFTSMEN, VERY APPROACHABLE AND POLITE. THE ONE MINOR COMPLAINT WOULD BE THAT THEY NEED TO CLEAN UP A BIT BETTER. OVERALL, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND NORTHSOUTH. THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY COMPANIES IN ANGIE'S LIST THAT HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING THERE, NOT NORTHSOUTH!

WELL PRICED. EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIVE. FAST AND PROFESSIONAL.

DAN AND HIS CREW DID A GREAT JOB OF REPLACING 8 STEEL LINTELS THAT SUPPORT THE DECORATIVE COURSE OF FACE BRICKS ABOVE WINDOWS (TYPICAL OF MANY BRICK BUILDINGS BUILT IN THE 1920'S.) THE LINTELS WERE ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING AND BADLY RUSTED, PROVIDING VERY LITTLE SUPPORT TO THE LAYER OF BRICKS ABOVE. DAN'S MEN CAREFULLY REMOVED THE FACE BRICKS ABOVE THE WINDOWS, REMOVED THE RUSTED LINTELS AND REPLACED THEM WITH NEW COATED STEEL LINTELS, INSTALLED FLASHING FOR PROPER WATER RUNOFF, AND REPLACED THE ORIGINAL BRICK USING THE SAME COLOR MORTAR. THEY ALSO INSTALLED ''WEEP ROPES'' TO WICK OUT ANY SMALL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE THAT COULD COLLECT BEHIND THE BRICKS. VERY THOROUGH JOB AND CLEANED UP WELL. WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THEM FOR THIS TYPE OF JOB. THEY WERE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN ONE OTHER ANGIE'S LIST MASON THAT ALSO PROVIDED A BID TO US.

DAN AND HIS CREW WERE GREAT! DAN PROMPTLY CAME OUT TO GIVE ME A WRITTEN AND DETAILED ESTIMATE. HIS PRICE WAS THE BEST OF THE THREE ESTIMATES I RECEIVED FOR THE WORK. HE AND HIS CREW SHOWED UP ON TIME EVERY DAY AND PUT IN THREE LONG DAYS OF WORK. DAN'S CREW WAS VERY POLITE, APPROACHABLE AND PROFESSIONAL. THEY CLEANED UP THE JOB SITE EVERY DAY. DAN ALSO CAME BACK TO FIX A SMALL SECTION OF TUCKPOINTNIG I HAD ASKED HIM TO REDO. DAN AND HIS CREW WERE VERY EASY TO WORK WITH. WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE WORK. THE NEW GARAGE FLOOR AND THE TUCKPOINTING LOOK GREAT. I WOULD DEFINITELY USE NORTHSOUTH AGAIN.

NORTHPOINT WAS QUICK TO SCHEDULE THE JOB. THEY SHOWED UP ON TIME AND FINISHED IN ONE DAY. OUR CHIMNEY WAS IN POOR SHAPE AND WAS CAUSING A LEAK IN THE CHIMNEY. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. I CAN'T COMMENT ON THEIR PRICING BECAUSE I WANTED THE JOB DONE QUICKLY AND DID NOT GET MORE THAN ONE BID FOR THE JOB.