Stinebaugh Masonry LLC

We are very happy with the end result. His communication could be a bit better, and I wasn't thrilled with finding old nails and bits of debris all over our driveway. But overall we are very happy with the work done for us.

While he will not be doing any work this time, Eric is first on my list for needed masonry work in the near future.

High quality job. I would definitely recommend and would use his services again. Was efficient, quick, honest, hard working and did exactly what I'd asked, he exceeded my expectations and my brick mailbox is fantastic.

Job went off with out a hitch. On time and Excellent quality.

Contractor was responsive, informative, helpful, and on time. Provided lots of additional information and seemed committed to providing excellent work and service. Unfortunately, the estimate provided was a range ($3,000 - $6,000). Other estimates were closer to the bottom of that range. Was really uncomfortable not having a better idea of what I'd end up paying. That said, I liked the guy and he seemed otherwise qualified.

Eric came out on a Saturday to look at the job and followed up with a written quote a day or two later. You can tell immediately that he is a craftsman, and rightfully proud of his work. He showed me pictures of a number of jobs he has done, and he pointed out some of the shortcuts that a previous mason had taken in building our chimney. We got lucky that he had a small window open to do our job with only a few short weeks of waiting. Eric and his crew setup a professional worksite, showed up on time every day, stopped work when the temperatures would not allow concrete to cure properly, and finished in under the bid time. The work is beautiful. We will definitely use him again in the future.

Eric did a wonderful job. He is more than a mason, he is a true artist and does beautiful work. We have an older home and wanted the new porch and steps to be in keeping with the style of our home. We interviewed numerous contractors, but none of them was prepared to be creative and adaptable the way that Eric was. He worked hard, took good care of all the details, and became a friend during the course of the project. We will never use another mason again.

wonderful to work with. pleasant, prompt and hardworking. beautiful job!!

Eric of Stinebaugh Masonry proposed a plan to rebuild and strengthen the foundation wall and match the brick facade wall to the existing brick and mortar. First Eric and his team had to erect a temporary joist support wall before starting the repairs. With a temporary wall up, the team removed a large section of brick and block wall. He advised me that he was going to reinforce the block wall with horizontal and vertical placed rebar and concrete to strengthen the wall, which they did. Eric came up with some new brick that matched the existing brick and mortar and also set the exterior window to be bricked around. It is very hard to tell where the brick and mortar were patched with the existing brick. Eric told me during the biding process that he could match the brick and mortar exactly the way the existing wall looked and he did just that. Eric said the work would be completed within a certain time frame, and it was. My wife and I are very pleased with the way the work was done and with the outcome of the whole project. We would highly recommend Stinebaugh Masonry to anyone who needs quality masonry work done!

From the moment Eric Stinebaugh arrived for our first meeting, we were immediately at ease with his professionalism and attention to detail. He respected our viewpoints on the job and educated us on the proper laying of stone. Eric and his artisans (for real) are highly trained and disciplined in their craft and show it. The crew personally took my wife and I to the stone distributorship and hand picked the pieces that we wanted, all along educating us as to cut, quality, weight and proper execution of the design. Extremely happy is an understatement. What is particularly interesting is that we interviewed 4 different individual stone masons ( i use that term loosely) and all said we would never find a mason to do the job we wanted...Stinebaugh Masonry is the company...don't waste time calling others!

Our chimney is leaking and we need it repaired and repointed. Eric responded immediately to my phone call for an estimate, and came out shortly to look at the chimney. However, he does have work lined up for a while and we wanted our chimney fixed immediately, so we chose another firm. I would call him again if I needed masonry work done.

The quality of the work was exceptional. The retaining wall, which had been repaired several times by other contractors to no avail, was professionally removed and prepped to be put back in place permanently. I have many times since walked on this and not one stone has come loose. Eric suggested a several inch think slab to replace the 1/2" I had topping a wall around the firepit. He expertly carved the massive slabs to have smooth edges and to be symmetrical. The area has significantly been upgraded. The front walk was in need of grout removal, multiple bricks needed to be replaced, and this was all done well.

He takes such pride in his work, he fixed the cracks and you cannot tell they were there.

Eric and his crew are first-class all the way and I am very pleased with his work on my Baltimore-city row home (built in 1900). He did a fine job rebuilding and repointing brick inside and outside of my house and repairing my marble front steps and surrounding areas. He is extremely punctual and professional and you will be pleased if you use him. As he showed me other houses in my neighborhood that had similar work done, he showed me how most providers don't go to the lengths he does to make sure the brick and joint colors match the rest of the house. He also notices a lot of issues that it seems like other providers miss, because I can now spot repairs being done up and down my block that weren't completed with the same attention to detail as Eric would have provided. Eric is very accessible and personable. He's willing to answer any question you have. He gets to work promptly at 7:00 each morning and calls you after each day to review what he and his crew worked on. He doesn't leave a project until he's done, so once he sets up at your site he is there until he is done, which is only when you are completely satisfied. I think Eric would agree he submits high estimates. He said this is because he'd rather the final bill come in under an estimate than get a job based on a low estimate and charge a higher amount in the end. On my job I was very pleasantly surprised to see he came in under his initial estimate when all was said and done, especially because there were a few repair items?the concrete around the steps and some issues that came up with the rebuilding of the steps were not part of the original estimate, for example?that we added once the job had begun. All in all, I think the price was fair for the work and quality performed. The only issue I could understand anybody justifiably having with Eric (and please understand I think this is totally a non-issue) is his schedule is so packed with work that he may not be able to fit you in soon after he meets you to give an estimate. If your project is quick enough I suspect he may be able to squeeze you in, but if it's large and/or urgent you should know in advance it could be some time before he can begin work at your site. To me, this is a testament to the quality work he does around the region. I went with Eric because my initial interaction with him and the online reviews gave me the impression he was trustworthy and genuinely cared about the work he was doing on my house. I believe he and his crew work on your project as if they were working on their own houses and won't leave until you are completely satisfied. You can't go wrong with Eric working on your project

Quick, Professional and Fair

I interviewed several contractors and quickly realized that most are only skilled in routine masonry. What I needed, but didn't think I'd find was an artistic designer and master stone mason rolled into one person. To our good fortune, we found Eric Stinebaugh on Angie's List. After meeting Eric and experiencing first hand his true passion for craftsmanship and excitement over the challenges and concerns we had, I took a chance. He worked closely with us throughout design and fabrication to make certain we ended up with a product that we liked, and we are thrilled. From perfectly matching brick to a 50 year old home and the incorporation of architecturally appropriate design elements, Eric?s experience showed. He was a pleasure to deal with, punctual, and I would recommend him without hesitation for people who only want the finest from a master stone mason. If you need someone to throw some bricks together, Eric is not your guy (There are plenty of hacks around, CAVEAT EMPTOR!).

I saw some of Mr. Stinebaugh's work from his picture book and it was beautiful. However, he seems to work on large projects and and is used to getting paid a lot of money. I live in a semi-detached residential home in Baltimore City and his prices were extremely hight for the project I wanted. I found a mason to do it for half the price.

You should definitely hire Eric. We would hire Eric again. If you want a contractor that specializes in masonry, cares about their work-product, and has high attention-to-detail, then hire Eric. Although Eric has a small crew, Eric personally shows up on site and does much of the work himself, unlike other contractors that have 1 person selling their services and a completely different group of people/strangers doing the work. Eric is always asking if we are happy with his work, what he can do better, and about possible ideas to make the house look better. Eric showed up at my house everyday by 7:00AM even though he lives a 1.5 hour drive away. He called back within a few hours everytime I called. He is upfront about not being able to start projects until a few months later because he has jobs lined up in the near future.

We are very happy to have found Stinebaugh Masonry through Angie's List! We had a leaking chimney and related interior damage to our brickwork behind the wood stove. These things were fully repaired and restored. They arrived on time every day and worked very hard until time to leave. Eric Stinebaugh is extremely dedicated to customer satisfaction and holds himself to high standards of craftsmanship. He is very careful to communicate with the customer throughout the project to make sure that it is meeting expectations, and is responsive to his customers' concerns and questions. We had no worries at all about unusual delays or budget; Stinebaugh Masonry LLC provided us with a completely reasonable and accurate quote. Upon completion, all the equipment was removed without any problems and they cleaned up after themselves 110%. A homeowner hiring this company should know he or she is in honest and very capable hands, and will have excellent results at the end. Aside from being top notch professionals, Eric Stinebaugh and his company were very pleasant, provided helpful advice, and even fixed another small issue for us while on the job.

Our brick home, built in1913, needed some extensive repointing. Our neighborhood is in the National Registry of Historic Homes. It was important to us that we found a mason who had experience working on older homes such as ours. Eric had the experience and knowledge we had been looking for. He proved himself to be a true master craftsman. He took real pride in his work and it showed in the end result. His love and respect for these century old homes really shone through. At the end of each day, he always ensured that I was satisfied with his work, up to that point. He had no problem changing or adding something if requested. Everyday the job site was left neat and clean. I was a first time Angie's List user and had some anxiety when first hiring Eric. He turned out to be the hardest, most reliable worker we have ever had. He and his helper were at our home, ready to start, BEFORE 7 AM every morning. To keep on his schedule, they worked 11 and 12 hour days at times. He was honest and fair. The final bill was less than his original estimate. The bill included a repair/rebuild of one of our chimneys that was not in the original estimate. My husband and I can, without question, recommend Eric Stinebaugh for his excellent masonry work. He is passionate about his work, has an unparalleled work ethic and is a master craftsman.

Everything went very well from start to finish.

Eric was great to work with. He was responsive and very up front of the work he was doing, what he could do and when he could start. He stopped by the house and we talked about the job. He gave me a time frame and called within that timeframe to start. He works on one job at a time and is attentive to that customer. The job originally was just to fix, remove, and repoint some of the brick, but upon further inspection I decided to do much more. Eric fixed all the damaged brick and repointed the cement on my stairs, foundation, and under my upper windows. He replaced the front door sill and fixed the brick underneath. He actually made the door sill out of a solid piece of blue stone. I was very impressed that he took the old cracked one out, fixed the brick and put the new one in fitting and carving it in perfectly. This is not easy to do because nothing on my house is plum, level, or straight. He also made a spout out of the same blue stone where my sump pump drains out in place the PVC pipe sticking out of the wall. Eric is a true craftsman and can handle any job big or small. He is honest upfront and very professional and I highly recommend him.

He knows what he's doing, knows his craft, and he's honest. He does trim work, brick work, and blocks. He also already has two awards. He's reasonable for what he does.

I contacted Eric in May 2012 to tell him I wanted a brick mailbox. He said he was very backed up with jobs and would not be able to get back to me to do the job for months. I told him I was willing to wait for him. As a result, he put me on the list of jobs. In the meantime, I went to the Timonium Home and Garden Show and online to determine what style of mailbox I would like. In September, I contacted Eric to see where I was on the list . He said he would be getting to me before the end of the year. In November, Eric called me and said he would be scheduling within the next two weeks. He started the job on November 15th. On the first day, he was at the house at 7:00am. He began digging the hole down below the frostline. While his assistant did that, I showed Eric what I wanted. In addition, I wanted the brick to match the brick on my house, which Eric was able to obtain the brick in Glen Burnie. On the first day the hole was dug, dirt disposed of around my trees, concrete filled in the hole, and brick purchased. On the second day, Eric and his assistant built the mailbox. He did a fantastic job and did everything that I wanted. We communicated a great deal in the two days. He finished the brickwork on day two. I was not ready with the numbers and had to special order the plaque. Eric called me twice to schedule the return to clean the brick and mount the plaque. He came back in December and completed the work. Eric is very conscientious and very much wants to please the customer. He does great work and would definitely hire him again. in addition, we have had many compliments on the mailbox.

Eric is a busy guy and when I first called him I didn't notice he had a notice to Angie List Customers that he was not accepting work. I explained to Eric our job was not that extensive nor was timing urgent. Eric came by and gave us an estimate and said it would probably be a few months before he could get the job done. I contacted him a few months later and he squeezed us in before our hosting a big party. His work is excellent and he takes great pride in his work. He is also creative with solutions. I don't think the pricing his the best value if you want a job done based on value. If instead your focus is quality, then Eric is absolutely worth contacting and paying a premium price. By the way once I was set to work with Eric his punctuality and responsiveness to our concerns and needs was excellent.