Sparks Masonry & Concrete

They came out gave me the quote. They were pretty backed up so it was going to be about 6 to 8 weeks before they could do the work. So I ended up using someone else.

I have used them before. Bob Sparks is great, but I am not too impressed with the relatives, who work with him. The problem is that sometimes he wants to hand off the projects to other people, who are his family members. They may be trained masons, but they don’t do the same job as he does. If he wants to do it, it is great, but if he wants to hand it over to somebody else, then, I will look for somebody else. I usually spend $5000-$10000, but in the last couple of years, I spent about $800-$900. He is definitely somebody I would call again and I would refer him to others as well. His price was fair.

He didn't call back for a while. When he finally called back he sasked if I was still interested. I said I was. He said he would come by and he never did.

The sidewalk was a small section so he did it by hand.

He was able to break up the concrete in such a way to retain the historic look of the brick edging. He called several times to give updates and to let us know what was going on. His prices were fair.

EXCELLENT JOB. BOB WAS A REAL PLEASURE TO WORK WITH, AND BECAUSE HE HAD JUST FINISHED A BIG JOB, HAD THE CHANCE TO RESPOND AND DO THE JOB RIGHT AWAY, WHICH WAS IMPORTANT TO ME. HOWEVER, I AM GUESSING HE IS USUALLY IN VERY HIGH DEMAND, AND IN THE FUTURE I WOULD CHOOSE WITHOUT A DOUBT TO WAIT FOR HIM TO GET TO ME.

CAME OUT TO GIVE AN ESTIMATE, AND TOLD US WE WOULD HAVE TO POWER WASH THE WALK FIRST. WE THEN CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR HIM TO COME GIVE AN ESTIMATE, AND NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.

I HAD CALLED SEVERAL MASONRY COMPANIES FROM ANGIE'S LIST FOR REPAIR ESTIMATES. SPARKS MASONRY WAS THE ONLY COMPANY INTERESTED IN BIDDING ON THIS SMALL REPAIR. IF YOU HAVE A SMALL TO MEDIUM MASONRY JOB, SPARKS MASONRY IS THE ONE TO CALL. BOB SPARKS DOES EXCELLENT WORK AT A VERY FAIR PRICE. HE PERFORMED THE WORK IN A TIMELY FASHION AND LEFT THE AREA CLEAN & TIDY WHEN HE WAS DONE.

I HAD USED BOB ON A PREVIOUS JOB AND AT THAT TIME WAS VERY SATISFIED, SO I CALLED HIM FOR ANOTHER PROJECT. I WILL NOT USE HIM AGAIN!!! HIS QUOTE WAS HIGHER THAN ANOTHER I HAD CALLED, BUT THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TUCKPOINT JOB WAS SLOPPY (MORTAR ON THE BRICKS) AND I HAD TO CALL HIM BACK TO TRY AND GET THE MORTAR OFF. HIS SECOND ATTEMPT WAS NOT MUCH BETTER THAT THE FIRST. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FAULT OF THE BRICK FOR NOT BEING SMOOTH, THAT THE MORTAR WAS ALL OVER IT. HE BROUGHT IN KEITH COOPER TO TUCKPOINT THE CHIMNEY, AND IT TURNED OUT EVEN WORSE. ON THIS PART IT WAS ALSO THE FAULT OF THE BRICKS FOR EITHER NOT BEING THE RIGHT SHAPE OR PREVIOUSLY BEING PLACED IN CROOKED. OTHERWISE, THE MORTAR WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN ON THEM. AN OVER ALL BAD EXPERIENCE.

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME WE HAVE USED MR. SPARKS. HE RETURNED OUR INITIAL CALL PROMPTLY, AND GAVE AN ESTIMATE THE SAME DAY OF THE INITIAL CONTACT. HE INITIATED THE WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND WAS FINISHED IN 3 DAYS. THE PRICE WAS FAIR, THE WORK SATISFACTORY, AND HE CLEANED UP ALL DEBRIS.

I HAD TO PHONE THE 2ND TIME FOR MR. SPARKS TO COME OUT FOR THE ESTIMATE. WHEN HE FINALLY DID COME, HE PHONED ME WITH A PRICE, $650. I EXPLAINED IT HAD TO BE IN WRITING AND REQUESTED HE FAX IT TO ME. HE SAID THAT WOULD TAKE A FEW DAYS. TWO WEEKS PASSED BEFORE HE FINALLY FAXED HIS BID. AT THAT POINT I HAD ALREADY SELECTED ANOTHER MASON. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT MEET HIM IN PERSON, HE SEEMED QUITE NICE AND DEFINITELY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT HIS TRADE. HIS BID WAS THE SAME AS THE MASON SELECTED. THIS REPORT FORCES ONE TO SELECT ONLY YES OR NO ON WHETHER YOU WOULD HIRE THEM AGAIN. THIS REALLY ISN'T FAIR. I WOULD GIVE HIM ANOTHER CHANCE TO BID ON A JOB. IF HIS FOLLOW UP CONTINUED TO BE LAX, I WOULD QUESTION USING HIM FOR THE ACTUAL WORK.

THE WORK DONE WAS EXCELLENT AND VERY ECONOMICAL. MR. SPARKS WAS ON TIME AND WORKED STRAIGHT THROUGH TO COMPLETE THE JOB.

ORIGINALLY HE WAS RESPONSIVE. I AM NOT SURE WHY HE IS NOT CALLING BACK NOW. MAYBE HE IS TOO BUSY.

HE IS REAL NICE TO WORK WITH AND DOES REALLY GOOD WORK.

I HAVE A ROUND STRUCTURE WHERE MY KITCHEN IS WHICH NEEDED THE REPAIR. AROUND THAT AREA, I HAVE A FEW PLANTS AND SOME STONES WHICH NOW HAVE CONCRETE ALL OVER THEM. HE COULD HAVE EASILY PUT DOWN A GROUND CLOTH WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS. NOW I HAVE TO CHIP CONCRETE OFF THE STONE. THESE STONES WERE NOT CHEAP AND THIS WAS A SENSELESS THING THAT HE DID. OTHER THAN THAT, I THOUGHT HE WAS EXPENSIVE. THE WORK THAT HE DID WAS OK THOUGH.

ALTHOUGH HE DID RETURN MY PHONE CALL, HE WAS HARD TO GET A HOLD OF AND MEET WITH. WHEN HE FINALLY DID COME LOOK AT MY PLACE, HE WALKED AROUND, LOOKING AT THE FOUNDATION, STEPPED ON A COUPLE PLANTS, AND LEFT SAYING "HAVE A NICE DAY", AND DID NOT EVEN GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE! I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM SINCE, AND DON'T EXPECT TO.

THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE AND I AGREED TO GO AHEAD. THEY CALLED ON A FRIDAY SAYING THEY WERE COMING OUT TO TAKE OUT THE OLD STEPS, BUT I NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN. HE WAS POLITE AND REASONABLY PRICED, BUT OTHER THAN THAT A COMPLETE BUST.

HE SAID NO, HE MIXES EVERYTHING BY HAND.

VERY FAVORABLE. HE WAS A VERY KIND MAN AND SEEMED TO CARE ABOUT HIS WORK. HE WANTED TO DO A GOOD JOB.

DIDN'T CALL WHEN HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO AND THE TWO TIMES I DID TALK TO HIM, HE KEPT PUTTING ME OFF REGARDING COMING OUT TO DO AN ESTIMATE. JUST KEPT SAYING HE WOULD CHECK HIS SCHEDULE AND CALL ME BACK. JUST WASTED MY TIME.

VERY GOOD WORK. I HAD TO CALL TWICE TO ARRANGE AN ESTIMATE, BUT HE WAS PUNCTUAL, PROFESSIONAL AND DID GOOD WORK.

I CALLED HIM THE FIRST TIME AND HE SAID HE WOULD TRY TO GET OUT IN THE NEXT WEEK, I WAITED AND DIDN'T SEE HIM. I CALLED A SECOND TIME AND HE SAID HE WAS VERY BUSY AND IT WOULD BE SOME TIME BEFORE HE COULD GET TO THE JOB, BUT HE WOULD COME LOOK AT IT. I DIDN'T SEE HIM SO I CALLED A THIRD TIME AND HE SAID HE WOULD COME THAT EVENING TO LOOK AT IT, AND HE NEVER SHOWED UP. I GAVE HIM MY CELL PHONE NUMBER THAT I CARRY WITH ME ALL THE TIME, BUT HE NEVER CALLED ME, I HAD TO CALL HIM EACH TIME.

I HAVE CALLED THIS COMPANY TWICE, AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALLS.

CONTACTED THE VENDOR 3 TIMES. PROMISED A QUOTE. QUOTE NEVER DELIVERED.

BOB IS RELIABLE AND VERY PERSONAL. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.