BLAKE COOK WAS VERY HELPFUL THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. HIS WORKERS WERE VERY POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL. THEY MADE SURE THAT THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WHEN PERFORMING THIS WORK.
Description of Work: COMPLETELY REPLACED TWO CHIMNEY CAPS. THIS WAS PART OF A LARGER JOB CONSISTING OF TUCK POINTING HOUSE AND GARAGE, REPAIRING SIDEWALK SURFACE AREAS, CURB, AND REPAIRING BASEMENT WINDOW WELL SEPARATING FROM WALL.
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
$7,000
John W.
10/2005
5.0
concrete repair
+ -1 more
BLAKE COOK WAS VERY HELPFUL THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. HIS WORKERS WERE VERY POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL. I AM EXTREMELY DEMANDING AND THEY MET MY EXPECTATIONS.
Description of Work: REPAIRED SIDEWALK SURFACE AREAS, CURB AND REPAIRED BASEMENT WINDOW WELL SEPARATING FROM WALL. THIS WAS PART OF A LARGER JOB INCLUDING TUCK POINTING AND CHIMNEY CAPS.
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
$7,000
John W.
10/2005
5.0
masonry
+ -1 more
BLAKE COOK WAS VERY HELPFUL THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. HIS WORKERS WERE VERY POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL. I AM EXTREMELY DEMANDING AND THEY MET MY EXPECTATIONS ESPECIALLY MATCHING THE MORTAR. MY SIDE COMMENT IS THAT THIS IS A VERY MESSY JOB. BE READY FOR A LOT OF DUST!
Description of Work: PERFORMED TUCK POINTING ON GARAGE AND HOUSE. THIS JOB ALSO INCLUDED REPAIRING SIDEWALK SURFACE AREAS, CURB, BASEMENT WINDOW WELL SEPARATING FROM WALL, AND REPLACING CHIMNEY CAPS.
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
$7,000
Carol M.
10/2005
2.0
chimney repair
+ -1 more
INSTEAD OF REPAIRING THE CHIMNEY, THEY FELT IT NECESSARY TO ALMOST COMPLETELY REBUILD IT, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATE MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS HIGHER THAN OTHER ESTIMATES ($12,000.) THEIR ESTIMATE ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS AFTER THEY CAME TO REVIEW THE WORK TO BE DONE. I FEEL THAT WAS MUCH TOO LONG TO RESPOND.
Description of Work: REPAIR CRACK IN CHIMNEY.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
2.0
responsiveness
1.0
ERIN M.
10/2005
5.0
masonry
+ -1 more
WORK WAS COMPLETED IN A TIMELY FASHION AND WE WERE PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS. THE OWNER CAME OUT TWICE TO INSPECT THE PROGRESS WHILE WORK WAS BEING DONE AND WHEN WE NOTICED A SMALL AREA WHICH NEEDED A LITTLE MORE REPAIR, THEY CAME BACK TO FIX IT THE NEXT DAY. PRICE WAS FAIR FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORK.
Description of Work: TUCKPOINTING OF THE ENTIRE EXTERIOR OF OUR HOME AND INSTALLATION OF A CHIMNEY CAP.
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
$3,800
TODD I.
10/2005
5.0
chimney repair
+ -1 more
J. BLAKE COOK CAME OUT TO GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE ON OUR CHIMNEY ON THE HOUSE WE JUST BOUGHT. THE ESTIMATE WAS HIGH BUT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF WORK WAS VERY THOROUGH.
Description of Work: NO WORK JUST AN ESTIMATE.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
MARY B.
09/2005
3.0
masonry
+ -1 more
I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 2 WEEKS TO RECEIVE MY ESTIMATE THAT MR COOK SAID SHOULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK. I HAD TO CALL THE OFFICE TWICE TO ASK FOR IT AND MR. COOK HASN'T GOTTEN TO IT YET... HE WAS VERY PROMPT IN RESPONDING TO MY REQUEST TO COME TO OUR HOUSE AND LOOK AT THE AREAS NEEDING REPAIR, BUT I AM STILL WAITING FOR A WRITTEN ESTIMATE OR EVEN A BALLPARK FIGURE 16 DAYS LATER.
Description of Work: I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 2 WEEKS TO RECEIVE MY ESTIMATE THAT MR COOK SAID SHOULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK. I HAD TO CALL THE OFFICE TWICE TO ASK FOR IT AND MR. COOK HASN'T GOTTEN TO IT YET... HE WAS VERY PROMPT IN RESPONDING TO MY REQUEST TO COME TO OUR HOUSE AND LOOK AT THE AREAS NEEDING REPAIR, BUT I AM STILL WAITING FOR A WRITTEN ESTIMATE OR EVEN A BALLPARK FIGURE 16 DAYS LATER.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
LINDA C.
09/2005
5.0
chimney repair
+ -1 more
THEY WERE WELL WORTH EVERY PENNY! WERE ON TIME AND PROMPT. THEY WORKED VERY HARD IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER. THEY WERE VERY RESPECTFUL, NEAT AROUND THE JOB SITE AND VERY QUIET. THEY CAME IN, GOT THE JOB DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND THERE WASN'T A PIECE OF TRASH WHEN THEY LEFT. THEY WERE ALSO VERY RESPECTFUL OF THE NEIGHBORS.
Description of Work: THEY REPAIRED 3 HUGE CHIMNEYS ON TOP OF MY HOUSE, THEY TOTALLY RE-DID THEM TO REPAIR LEAKS.
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
$7,500
Lisa W.
09/2005
5.0
concrete repair
+ -1 more
THEY DID EXCELLENT WORK. THE FLAG POLE IS GORGEOUS. I WOULD RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE - THEY WERE GOOD.
Description of Work: INSTALLED A HUGE FLAG POLE.
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
$500
ROBERT & DEBRA L.
09/2005
4.0
masonry
+ -1 more
QUICK TO RESPOND TO MY REQUEST FOR AN ESTIMATE. REPRESENTATIVE WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HONEST. NOT INTERESTED IN A JOB THIS SMALL, DUE TO COMPANY OVERHEAD. RECOMMENDED I CALL SMALLER MASONRY COMPANIES.
Description of Work: REPAIR AND OR REPLACE DAMAGED FOUNDATION BLOCK ON THE REAR PORCH OF MY HOME.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
DIANA A.
09/2005
3.0
chimney repair
+ -1 more
WE RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT VERY PROMPTLY. MR. BLAKE WAS ON TIME FOR HIS APPOINTMENT. HE ASSESSED THE CHIMNEY NEEDS FROM THE GROUND ONLY. HE DID NOT GET ON THE ROOF TO CHECK THE CHIMNEY. HE DID EXPLAIN WHAT HE FELT WAS NEEDED AND A BID WOULD COME IN THE MAIL. THIS WAS ON 8/26/05. I CALLED SEVERAL WEEKS LATER ASKING ABOUT THE BID AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD MANY TO WORK ON. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK OR A MAILED BID.
Description of Work: WORK NOT PERFORMED BY THIS COMPANY
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
5.0
CARLA C.
08/2005
5.0
chimney repair
+ -1 more
THEY WERE ON TIME WHEN THEY CAME FOR THE ESTIMATE AND WHEN DOING THE WORK. ALL THE WORKERS WERE VERY POLITE AND DID GOOD JOB. THEY CLEANED UP VERY WELL WHEN FINISHED WE THOUGHT WE RECEIVED A FAIR PRICE.
Description of Work: TORE DOWN CHIMNEY TO ROOF AND REBUILT WITH NEW FLUE LINER AND CONCRETE CAP AND WORK CLEANED, SEALED AND NEW FLASHING WAS PUT ON.
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
$3,547
ROBERT N N.
08/2005
1.0
chimney repair
+ -1 more
NEVER RETURNED WITH A QUOTE ON CHIMNEY REPAIR.
Description of Work: NO WORK WAS DONE. A PERSON CAME OUT TO SEE THE DAMAGE, ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, AND I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
responsiveness
1.0
Jerry R.
08/2005
5.0
masonry
+ -1 more
VERY PLEASED WITH WORK. VERY RESPONSIVE BOTH PROVIDING A PROPOSAL AND DOING THE ACTUAL WORK. MOST OF THE WORK WAS DONE SEVEN DAYS FROM SENDING A 50% DOWN-PAYMENT CHECK. THE REMAINING WORK WAS DONE SEVEN DAYS LATER - THEY WERE WAITING FOR A CUSTOM PIECE OF LIMESTONE. WOULD CERTAINLY RECOMMEND AND USE AGAIN.
Description of Work: REPLACE LIMESTONE WALL CAP SECTION. RESET REMAINING LIMESTONE PIECES. MISCELLANEOUS TUCKPOINT BRICKWORK.
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
$1,600
JOHN M.
08/2005
5.0
masonry
+ -1 more
THESE GUYS REALLY WORK HARD FOR THE MONEY! MY 1925 HOME IS MADE OF IRREGULAR STONE BLOCKS WITH SOME DEGREE OF ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL. I WAS ASTONISHED WATCHING THEM VIRTUALLY DISMANTLE AND RE-GROUT VIRTUALLY MY ENTIRE HOME! THEY DID SEEM TO FORGET ABOUT THE GARAGE UNTIL I REMINDED THEM OF IT, BUT OTHERWISE A GREAT EXPERIENCE!
Description of Work: COMPLETELY TUCK POINTED HOME AND GARAGE.
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
$5,000
LEO J AND MARY ELLEN H.
07/2005
5.0
masonry
+ -1 more
HE HAD ALL OF HIS PAPERWORK AND PROVIDED ME WITH INFORMATION, BUT HIS PRICE WAS WAY OUT OF LINE WITH THE OTHER ESTIMATES I RECEIVED.
Description of Work: CALLED FOR AN ESTIMATE ON CONCRETE WORK.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
JOHN L & DOLORES D.
07/2005
5.0
masonry, chimney repair
+ 0 more
THEY WERE HERE FOUR DAYS AND DID A LOT OF WORK. THEY CAME AND THEY WORKED, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY DID A VERY GOOD JOB. THEY WERE VERY PROMPT, AND WERE ABLE TO GET TO ME EVEN SOONER THAN THEY HAD ANTICIPATED. IT WAS A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE, AND I WOULD DEFINITELY USE THEM AGAIN.
Description of Work: TUCK POINTING, AND REBUILT A CHIMNEY.
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
$2,800
DAWN K.
06/2005
3.0
chimney repair
+ -1 more
WE REQUESTED THAT SOMEONE STOP BY TO LOOK AT OUR CHIMNEY. A BUSINESS CARD WAS LEFT WITH NO QUOTE. I CONTACTED THE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MAILED. WHEN I DID NOT RECIEVE IT A WEEK LATER, I REQUESTED A COPY VIA E-MAIL (RECIEVED WITHIN 24 HRS). RECIEVED WRITTEN QUOTE A WEEK LATER.
Description of Work: PROVIDE ESTIMATE FOR ROOF.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
4.0
PAULA S.
06/2005
2.0
masonry
+ -1 more
THEY NEVER RETURNED MY INITIAL CALL.
Description of Work: NONE.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
2.0
CATHERINE C.
06/2005
5.0
chimney repair
+ -1 more
THE WORK WAS DONE WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE FIRST TIME I SPOKE TO THEM ABOUT COMING OUT TO MY HOUSE FOR AN ESTIMATE, AND THEY DID EXACTLY WHAT THEY TOLD US WOULD BE DONE. VERY NEAT AND COURTEOUS AND CALLED THE DAY BEFORE SAYING THEY WOULD BE OUT IN THE MORNING. SEEMS NOT TO BE LEAKING ANYMORE, BUT IT HAS BEEN VERY DRY SINCE WE HAD THE WORK DONE. BLAKE COOK CAME OUT FOR THE ESTIMATE AND DID A THOROUGH JOB OF EXPLAINING THE WORK THAT WOULD BE DONE BY HIS CREW.
Description of Work: ROOF WAS LEAKING AROUND THE CHIMNEY. THE FACE OF THE CHIMNEY BRICKS WAS POPPING OFF AND THE WATER WAS GETTING IN THROUGH THE MORTAR. PROBABLY NOT BUILT CORRECTLY TWELVE YEARS AGO.
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
$1,430
NANCI R F.
06/2005
5.0
chimney caps, chimney repair
+ 0 more
DID GOOD WORK, APPRECIATED THAT THEY PAINTED THE BRICKWORK AT NO ADDITIONAL FEE, WHICH MADE THE PRICE SEEM A BIT MORE REASONABLE.
Description of Work: REPOINTED & REPAIRED A CHIMNEY AFTER TREE DAMAGE, REPLACED CAP.
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
$5,000
ELAINE & HARRY S.
05/2005
1.0
masonry
+ -1 more
MORE THAN 2 WEEKS WENT BY AND I NEVER HEARD FROM THEM, AFTER I CALLED THEM TWICE. THEN SOMEONE FROM THEIR COMPANY CAME BY TO TAKE PICTURES, BUT WE HAD ALREADY HIRED ANOTHER COMPANY. THEY JUST KEPT US HANGING AND I FIGURED THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED.
Description of Work: CAME AND GAVE ESTIMATE ON JOB.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
MELANIE H.
04/2005
5.0
masonry, chimney caps
+ 0 more
WORKERS WERE PLEASANT, EFFICIENT AND HIGHLY SKILLED. THEY CLEANED UP THE AREA WHEN FINISHED.
Description of Work: TUCK POINTING; OUTDOOR ENTRYWAY, BRICK ARCHWAYS, INDOOR FIREPLACE, AND LARGE BRICK CHIMNEY. THE WORK TOOK ABOUT 3 DAYS TO COMPLETE. THE OLD MORTAR HAD TO BE REMOVED USING POWER EQUIPMENT. NEW MORTAR WAS APPLIED BETWEEN THE BRICKS AND NEW CAP APPLIED TO WEATHER PROOF THE SPAN.
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
$2,500
JOYCE & TOM H.
04/2005
4.0
masonry
+ -1 more
COOK MASONRY RETURNED CALLS AND CAME OUT FOR AN ESTIMATE PROMPTLY. THEIR ESTIMATE ($2200) TO REMOVE AND REBUILD APPROXIMATELY 60 LINEAR FEET OF STACKED STONE WALL TO 12 INCHES HIGH WAS TWICE THE COST OF ANOTHER ESTIMATE. WE WENT WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR THIS SMALL STRAIGHTFORWARD PROJECT, BUT WOULD CONSIDER COOK MASONRY AGAIN FOR LARGER MORE COMPLICATED PROJECTS.
Description of Work: REMOVE EXISTING STACKED STONE WALL, AND REPAIR/REPLACE WITH NEW WALL. THE WALL WAS 60 LINEAR FEET AND 12 INCHES HIGH.
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Service Categories
Masonry,
Chimney Repair,
Chimney Caps,
Concrete Pouring and Repair,
Decks and Porches
FAQ
COOK MASONRY & RESTORATION is currently rated 4 overall out of 5.
COOK MASONRY & RESTORATION accepts the following forms of payment: Check
COOK MASONRY & RESTORATION offers the following services: COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL BRICK, BLOCK, ROCK, AND REPAIR. ALL CONCRETE WORK. INSTALL FLAG POLES.