Celtic Masonry

Went well, honest contractor

Very quick and very professional

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Jim did everything he promised he would do. He arrived on time and worked efficiently to completion of the job. His assistant mixed cement as Jim worked. He knows his craft well.

very professional and reasonably priced. mr bresnahan was very responsive. sometimes we have to give the business owners a chance to get thru the responses to their ad before they get to you.because there are so many responses to their ads. in this case it was well worth waiting as he did a great job and was very helpful with tips for other things

Schedule was worked out mutually agreeable. The price, very reasonable for the work of a "professional bricklayer", the quality was excellent. The clean up of mortal dust created from the electric tool did require some work by the homeowner. I would hire this company again, and probably will, on additional projects.

Job is being rescheduled due to mix up on email address.

He did a nice job and no issues observed.

Jim Bresnahan contacted me very shortly after I made the Angie's List purchase and scheduled an appointment to meet with me and discuss the work that I wanted to have done. He arrived on schedule and we discussed the work that I had in mind, which involved making repairs to the foundation of my 100+ year-old house as well as a retaining wall in my back yard. He was very thorough in inspecting the foundation inside and out, and asked me questions about any issues with flooding. I explained to him concerns that I had based on advice from an exterminator about rodents getting into the house through cracks in the foundation, and he responded to my questions in a clear manner. He collected my contact information and within two weeks, emailed me a detailed estimate complete with photos that he'd taken during the initial visit. I accepted the estimate and we scheduled a date for him to begin the work about a week afterward. He arrived on time with his assistant and the work was completed within two days. When heavy rain delayed the second day of work, Jim contacted me promptly to re-schedule a mutually convenient time to complete the job. All in all, I was very happy with the work and grateful that it was completed so quickly from my initial contact. I felt confident that Jim was honest about what needed to be done and that his estimate was more than fair. Since I know nothing about this kind of work, I appreciated that he was attentive and responsive to my questions as well as courteous and easy to talk to. I would recommend Celtic Masonry based on a very positive experience.

Great. We're very happy with the work!

I bought an Angie's list coupon for four hours of masonry work and contacted Jim Bresnahan of Celtic Masonry to repair some steps that were damaged. Jim arrived the following Monday on time and took a look at the job. I liked talking to Jim and felt he was very good at what he does, so I asked him to quote on additional work, including patching some unfortunate work done by another 'mason' and repairing some cracks in the stucco covering the foundation. He pointed out that the gap between the house and the walkway should be caulked, so I asked him to quote that as well. Jim emailed the quote in a few days and agreed to start the work the following week. On the appointed day he showed up on time and proceeded to prepare the surface for repair. This involved a lot of widening the breaks with a concrete cutting blade, scoring the surface, etc. The cracks in the stucco ware opened and were actually much worse than it had seemed, and the overall scope of the work was beyond what I had envisioned. This all took place on the hottest day of the year! The actual repair work commenced a couple of days later, an all day affair of mixing concrete, patching the steps and walkway, pointing the cracks, etc.. He also built up one of the repaired areas to pitch away from the house to avoid water seepage, a problem from the way the walkway was originally constructed, something his trained eye caught immediately. Jim used a bonding agent to ensure the patches would last. Finally, on the third day Jim came back to caulk the gap between the house and walkway, using backer rod then applying the special caulk. Jim also patched a couple of spots in the general area that were in need of work but had not been discussed. Although the job was bigger and took longer than originally estimated, Jim did not revise his quote. I paid a bit more than what was quoted because I do want to keep Jim as a resource and to do some additional work in the future, but it was still probably less than what he could have/should have charged. Overall I found Jim to be friendly, honest, knowledgeable, and quite skilled in his craft. He did not take any shortcuts, but instead went out of his way to do the job the right way, and he went above and beyond in his completeness and attention to detail. I know that anyone who hires Jim will be very happy they did so.

They have never contacted me. I had someone else look at it and they have already started the job.

Very good, Jim is a really hard worker.

On time, professional and not messy. Respected my home and was a pleasure to deal with...

My experience with Celtic Masonry went very well. He was very good. His price was reasonable. He's very detailed with his work. He's extremely professional. He showed up when he said he was going to. He did a hell of a lot of work. His communication was excellent. He let me know every step of the way what he was doing.

Was fast and easy.

Overall, it was an excellent experience. Professional from beginning to end. Well thought out. Friendly. On time. Stuck to the estimate. Kept the area clean. Beautiful quality craftsmanship.