Maguire Masonry

Excellent job! Peter doesn't cut corners, he does things right. This gives me great peace of mind. Both chimneys now look great and will be trouble-free for years. Peter was prompt, neat and courteous, a pleasure to work with.

Peter Maguire was prompt, professional and courteous throughout, providing a thorough assessment of the job, and doing really high quality masonry work for a very fair price. Unlike many contractors who leave hired hands to do the work, he does much of the work himself and his small crew is well-chosen and always supervised, so you know things are done right. I can't recommend Peter Maguire highly enough- he is a craftsman who really cares about doing the best job possible. He is also a genuinely nice person who communicates well, calls back promptly, shows up, and completed my project on schedule. I was quite impressed with the quality of the work and no longer worry about my basement! Peter was a pleasure to work with and I would definitely hire him again.

Peter did not perform the work and I decided to use someone else.

It took about 2 and 1/2 days for the whole job to be completed. He did a very good job.

They did an excellent job: we had to wait a little longer than expected in July for them to start, but once they came they were excellent, arrived on time each day, very detail oriented. They have just returned and done the inside rooms, again later than expected, d/t a wet summer and their schedules getting pushed back. Peter is sometimes slow at returning phone calls re when they will start a project, if he is feeling guilty about starting later than we expected! Despite that one problem we will totally use them again.

never showed up for the est...

Peter was the most detailed, professional, and knowledgeable seeming of the three people who came to get estimates. He gave appropriate and enough information, and always communicated in a timely and professional manner. His work was impeccable.

Found the company on Angie's List. Contacted them and they responded quickly. The owner is hands on and monitored the project and repairs. Very professional, reliable, dependable and has a good crew. Would highly recommend for chimney repairs. It looks great!

Got the work done in 2 days. Easy going guy.

The company is great. I got them off angie's list when we first bought our house and needed to have our garage tuck-pointed. His quote came in at about half of the price of other bidders. He was prompt, reliable, friendly, courteous around my kids and did an excellent job. Could not have been more pleased! Since then, we've hired him to do our foundation (including painting) and chimney brick repair (most recently). He is consistent every time and does great work. Will continue to use him.

Peter and his crew are a joy to work with. He came and brainstormed about designing the patio (we did not have a landscape architect), met me at the stone yard to pick out the stone, installed the stone, kept the work site neat and clean, stayed with the job until it was perfect. The stone was more expensive than expected, but Peter covered a portion of the additional cost himself. He even played a tune on a penny whistle for my 5 year old, and gave him the whistle. (Peter is an accomplished musician as well as mason.) I recommend him as highly as I possibly could. If I could give him an A+++++ , I would. He's very busy (a good sign itself, given the poor economy). So, even if you have to wait for him to fit you into the schedule, it's well worth it to have a dedicated tradesman you can trust completely.

Promptly answered my phone call and followed up with an e-mail estimate within a few days. Arrived when "promised" and finished the job within the estimated time frame. Explained some extra work that was required but it was all included in the original price. He was always very polite and friendly. It was a pleasure working with him. I'll let you know if things don't "hold up" after the storm on Sunday!

see above. Peter came to see the work to be done, then never responded with the estimate, and did not respond to my phone calls asking for it.

The price was fair. The workmanship was good. The communication was good. They were timely and he was flexible as the job went on.

I like his approach; does not try to sell you work you do not need. He's very honest.

Peter and two workers arrived on Monday, around 7 a.m. to start the removal and prep work of all old stucco and paint from staircase When I returned home from work, all the bonding was applied, and covered. On Tuesday a.m., the workers returned and completed most of the cement work. On Wednesday, they returned to clean up the stairs and pick up the tools. I am completely satisfied with the work and already recommended Peter to one of my friends I will definitely call Peter again if I have more masonry projects. Thank you Angie's List.

Peter returned my initial phone call within hours, came out and gave me a very fair estimate and began work ahead of schedule. We had not originally planned on having the deck washed & stained but were so happy with the work that we added that on. The crew showed up when they said they would and worked long hours, even doing a few things that hadn't been part of the estimate. They were extremely professional and cleaned up everything before leaving. A great outfit, I look forward to working with them again.

Peter is the consummate professional who takes great pride in his work and takes the time and care to make sure he and his team have done everything the right way. Our house is 90 years old, and when we bought it last year we knew that the chimney looked like it needed some re-pointing in the attic, but that it wasn't yet urgent. Then, at some time after having a chimney liner and cap installed (by another company), I started to notice water dripping down one face of the chimney in the attic when it rained. It was just a small leak, but it was taking a toll quickly on the old mortar. I contacted 4 different highly rated contractors from Angie's list for estimates. Peter Maguire took the time to explain that the problem could be a result of loose flashing, but he also pointed out to me that the top of the chimney was missing some bricks and water can get in that way, too. He said that he's unfortunately seen this situation often, where a chimney liner and cap are not installed carefully and the top of the chimney is damaged in the process. The damage was indeed quite noticeable looking up from ground level once it had been pointed out. None of the other companies that I contacted mentioned the damaged top of the chimney. One company recommended that I re-build the entire chimney from the basement up, which seemed to me to be obvious overkill (the mortar in the basement was holding up fine, and the mortar toward the floor of the attic was still strong and not crumbling either). Peter had emailed me a written proposal so that I could easily understand what his approach would be. I knew from his proposal that he knew it would be important to use a mortar that would be appropriate for such an old chimney (mortar from 90 years ago has a different composition from modern mortar and you have to ensure the correct mixture of lime and portland cement to get a strong bond with the old mortar). We met in person to go over the contract and sign it. Peter made sure I understood what he was going to be doing and why he would do it that way. While I did receive a lower price estimate from one of the other companies, I believe that Peter's proposed solution made more sense and would be stronger and much longer lasting. He and his co-worker arrived on time, took photos and emailed them to me as they worked to show the before, during, and after stages, cleaned up well after themselves, and clearly took pride in their work.

He was very knowledgable. We didn't end up doing the work b/c we didn't buy the home.

Excelent. Pete showed up when he said ke would,started the project on schedule and staid with it until it was complete. He and his laborers were polite and neat.

Peter and his crew began each morning at 7 am working thru the weekend until the job was finished. He kept me informed each day and showed concern for noise that could have disturbed my family or the neighbors on the weekend. The work is 1st quality and the front steps and walk are fantastic

Their prices were very reasonable. The person was always prompt and was very caring about his work. He always talked about his progress in work. He was excellent all around.

We were very happy with the result overall. We initially hired him to do just the walk, but in the process of doing that he took care (at no real extra charge) of a few minor projects in the vicinity that I had been putting off, like fixing the stone wall on the side of the house, and pouring a concrete floor for the storage area under the front steps. He also pulled apart the side steps to verify that they were sound, and replaced them again afterwards. Peter also noticed that the front of the house needed repointing (a project I had been putting off), and volunteered to take care of that too, for a very reasonable fee, since he was there already. All the work was done to an excellent standard. Peter clearly takes great satisfaction in a job well done, and it looks great.

Peter did an excellent job. He and his team removed all the old molding/concret as far back as they could into the foundation. they also dug several inches down into the ground along the foundation and dug out the old molding/concrete. They then "repointed" the foundation using some sort of mortar mix that has a little bit of flexibility so that any shifting of the foundation over time does not cause the mortat to crack and then let water in. Peter and his team were prompt and started the work when they said they would, they were very clean and at the end of each day they cleaned up and left the place as clean if not cleaner than when they left it. Once all the work was done peter showed me the results of the work. Overall I was extremely satisfied with the work that was done and I would hire Peter in the futuer for additional work as necessary (such as repointing our chimney)

Quick response to initial phone call, thorough inspection prior to quote. Scheduled work in a timely manner, made the effort to work with our schedule.