American Made Masonry LLC

I've answered this in the item above. Actual work was not performed. Got only as far as a visit to look at the various jobs and provide and estimate for work and materials involved.

We ended up not using the coupon because the guy who came out said that it would cost 3 or 4 times more to do any work. However, he was pleasant to deal with and punctual.

I made an appointment for an estimate to have major work done to the foundation of my house and to replace deteriorating stairs and repoint my chimney. Jim arrived on time the day of the appointment and was very professional. We discussed the work and Jim explained to me what would be involved in completing the project. He stated that they would be able to repoint the exterior of the foundation during the warm weather and if I were to wait until winter to repoint the interior, he would give me a 25% discount on that portion of the job. The estimate was reasonable, so I contacted Jim to let him know that I wanted to proceed with the project. The work was done over the course of one of the hottest weeks of the summer. Jim and his crew did a fantastic job. The one issue was that when they went up to the roof to repoint the chimney, they found a major problem and the chimney had to be totally rebuilt. this added an addition $1450 to the original estimate. That of course, was not the fault of the contractor. I appreciated that the problem was brought to my attention and a quality job was done rebuilding the chimney. Overall, I was very pleased with the work and plan to use this contractor to complete the interior foundation work later this year.

They were very busy, so it took a few weeks for them to come after they did the estimate and agreed to do the work. Once they came, they did the job professionally. The quality of the job looks good.

Jim was quite personable and responsive, and the price was right. In the end, the job came out okay, but it was a rough road getting there, for the following reasons: 1. The first day they showed up to work, the crew had forgotten some equipment back at the shop and had to go retrieve it (about 1 hour round trip). When they returned, they had still forgotten a hose and needed to borrow mine. 2. I was alarmed one day when a two-person crew was doing work, and one was teaching the other how to read a tape measure. 2. I gave Jim clear, engineered plans of the work required. When the crew arrived, they asked me questions as if they had not read the plans. 3. I received a phone call from Jim at 6:30 AM from the Lowe's parking lot because he was confused about what materials he needed. If he had read the plans, he would have not needed to ask me. 4. There was welding work required for this job, and this was not quoted in the estimate. The welding requirement was clearly stated in the plans, and if Jim had read the plans, there wouldn't have been any confusion. To his credit, he took off $250 from the bill for the confusion. 5. Maybe I'm too picky, but I was not satisfied with the straightness of the columns, and had to adjust them myself prior to welding. Despite these complaints, the guys worked hard to get the job done. I would consider hiring them again to do a patio or stone wall, but not for structural work in my home.

It went very well. I required more than what the deal covered and I had expected that it would be more and it was but they handled it very professionally and they did a great job. They were very good, prompt, honest and I would highly recommend them.

Although we bought the big deal which covered a limited area of repair, we decided to do the whole foundation. The men were very good about cleaning up and careful with the foundation plantings.

Service provider came to my house & gave me estimate for complete job. I called twice to set an appointment to do the work and was told, "You're on my schedule." Both times he was unwilling to give me the date when the job would be done. (I did tell him when I was going to be away, and he said he'd do it soon after I returned. It's been 2 weeks now, and no call. I'm tired of calling him, and I no longer want him to do the job.)

nice job. Took all of the stones out and re-cemented them in place.

They did a great job. They came in and finished in a timely manner. They were very professional and good. I used them for an estimate for another job and it came in high.

They worked quickly and efficiently, responding to all my emails promptly and were able to get started right away. Highly recommended.

They secured bluestone. Under the special promotion for time paid, they said they couldn't finish. Left large gaps between bluestone and told me to go and buy stone dust to fill in gaps.

Job went well; Jim and team showed up exactly when they said they would, on time and always worked a full day. He and his workers were always polite while on site, which is especially good b/c we have young kids. The work was done well, and Jim was very good to work with.

Initial contact was prompt and professional. He was punctual when he arrived but clearly was looking for larger jobs. My money was subsequently refunded.

Amazing job! I called Jim on a Saturday regarding significant repairs to our fieldstone foundation. Jim came out Sunday morning to provide an estimate. Jim immediately identified the source of our problem (a buckled fieldstone wall), something that even a structural engineer had missed. He also identified the source of the problem (improperly positioned downspouts). Jim and his team set to work the next day. Their team worked constantly for two full weeks until the work was complete. The damage was more significant than originally thought, so the final bill was higher than the estimate. However, Jim checked in before commencing any additional work and was excellent at explaining why it should be done. He was also very good at staying within my overall budget. I can't say much on price because I never got a second estimate. I knew after our first meeting that Jim was the right guy for this job. Also, I don't like to cut corners on major projects, which may have upped the price a bit. But I can say that these guys worked d*** hard for two weeks and poured an incredible amount of concrete. Relative to other work I've had done, I think I got a good value.

the only thing to add is it wasn't done within the time allotment(due to weather) which I appreciated but my emails were always answered and never did I feel that they would not honor the agreement.

They actually did the work without ever meeting me in person. They did an excellent job fixing the sinkhole. They reused the old bricks at my request. The area was nicely leveled. I would use them again.

Jim and company did a great job. Even though there was not much time, they finished the work! They were honest about how much they could do to patch the foundation in the limited amount of time and still did what they could. I was extremely pleased. Their communication via email was prompt and efficient, particularly as this was a very small job. I would definitely use them again and I will recommend them to my friends and neighbors.

American Made Masonry was really great to work with, would use them again and recommend them to a friend without hesitation. I contacted 5 contractors to come out and give me a quote and 3 showed up. 1 of the 3 was over an hour late. No call letting me know he was going to be late either. Jim, from American Made, showed up on time and was extremely professional. Jim really listened to my needs and concerns, taking the time to walk me through his proposal, and showing me his portfolio of works he had completed. That was a nice touch, not only did it give me ideas, it showed his competency to do a good job. His professionalism, knowledge, and desire to do right by the client was clear to me from our first meeting. Just a great salt-of-the-earth type guy. AM?s quote was right in there with the other three contractors. I went with them because Jim left me feeling most confidence in their ability to do the work. He and his crew showed up on the date we decided on and he finished pretty much exactly when he said they would. Throughout the different stages of the job, Jim kept me in the loop as to what they were doing and made sure I was happy with the way things were going. His crew were all friendly and polite. Their attention to detail and the clean and orderly jobsite was refreshing. I have had a lot of work done to my home in the past and this was one of the few pleasant experiences. I had total faith in these guys and they did not disappoint. I even made a couple small changes in what I wanted along the way, that was different than what we had discussed, and Jim took in in stride incorporating it into his design, no problem. Jims follow up was great. He went above and beyond making sure I was 100% satisfied with the work being done. Really a great company to work with! We already have talked about him coming back in the winter to sort out some water issues I have in the basement

Jim and his crew appeared to know what they were doing to repair my water problem but w/ the first rain, it was as if they did nothing at all. The water entering my living room not only remains the same, but is actually worse as water now enters further into the living room in completely new additional areas necessitating even an additional bucket to capture the water. I am devastated to have spent thousands of dollars to receive no reprieve, especially after joining Angie's list and researching extensively and carefully to locate a reputable mason w/ good reviews! Furthermore, the exterior appearance of the stone wall is worse than before. One can clearly see where the former work begins as it seems they made no effort to blend the new work with the former. This is unsightly, and cheapens this expensive exterior stone wall that should last at least a lifetime. I attempted to contact Jim just after he completed the job, while it was raining and water was steadily entering my living room for hours, so he himself could view the problem as it was occurring. Despite what I thought he'd agree to be a serious situation, he did not respond to me at all. I tried again a couple weeks later, at which point he finally did return my call. I was surprised and very put off by his noncaring, nonchalant attitude, especially w/ such a critical issue. I asked what he could do to repair his work and fix the problem given rain is entering in exactly the area he was to repair and now additional areas. He repeatedly insisted his work is good and needs no correction. Hoping he'd recognize that he had some responsibility given the repair work for which I hired and paid him was completely unsuccessful, I asked what he thought would be fair. He eventually mumbled what seemed to be a very insincere offer, that he could come to work on a different area of the wall but not examine or redo the work he already did; this would obviously involve charging me thousands more dollars! Since he took no responsibility and did not offer to correct anything or remedy at all the work he did, I asked if could reimburse me a small portion of the money I paid him given I now need to hire another mason to correct the problem. He refused and offered nothing, and seems to feel no sense of remorse or responsibility. I told him I'd give him some time to reconsider before writing this review hoping he'd have some integrity and pride in his work and reputation. But after another couple weeks with no reply from him, I am writing about my experience. I now need to hire another mason to fix the ongoing water problem and make the wall presentable so it appears relatively consistent to the eye. I am extremely disappointed in American Made Masonry's work and in their lack of concern and professionalism in handling the situation. They seemed to have no interest in customer satisfaction nor in taking any responsibility for their work which is appauling. If they thought at all that they were incapable of fixing the problem, they should have been upfront. If they thought repairing even a section of the wall would yield no positive results, why represent themselves as competent to do so and charge a large amount of money. I would never hire them again nor recommend them.

Jim Linskey responded promptly and visited the next week. His price was provided on the spot verbally, but was not followed-up with a written proposal. The price was high but probably reasonable if repairs were not possible and a substantial amount of sub-structure work would be required. It was based on demolishing the existing steps and re-constructing from foundation up. Foundation work would be extra. Another contractor was selected based on scope and price.

He did a great job. Depending on how the Big Deal and the repointing turned out and we'll consider hiring him for an even larger job. He told us exactly what he said he would do, and he stuck to it. There were no surprises at all. He wasn't the kind of guy we had to constantly watch, but he had integrity and did the job right.

I took advantage of the 20 sq. ft of field stone foundation repointing that was advertised on Angie's List. I have used American Made Masonry and these guys do good work.

Used another company because of the high estimate.

Jim's company fixed our chimney and a pillar holding up our porch. He not only did a great job, he did it in a reasonable amount of time and according to his estimate. He even recommended a carpenter for the porch job who also did a good job. His guys were courteous and professional. The only "complaint" is that in fixing our chimney, they dropped some things into the chimney, which ended up blocking the furnace flue. (We have a funky furnace flue and already had a decent amount of debris, which are not Jim's fault.) Unfortunately, our carbon monoxide alarm went off late at night. We called Jim, and he came over the very next morning to clean out the blockage at no charge.