MARCUS WISE

He did a great job

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He did great job and worked fast.

mea

Fast, punctual, got the job done.

It went fine.

He was very nice to us. He came over and we talked about the work. He gave me a bid. He didn't need the money till the end so that gave me some comfort. He was professional and friendly as well.

A very good experience. I appreciated his efforts to keep the cost down while still doing a quality job. I'd hire him again.

The exterior walls of my 100-year old home are made from sandstone block which had been painted. On 50% or more of the blocks, the paint had cracked and/or peeled and, in some areas, the sandstone had eroded a little. Perhaps 10% of the mortar joints had cracked seriously enough that they needed to be redone. I had some difficulty getting bids for tuck-pointing because most masonry experts told me that the paint needed to be removed before they could accurately estimate how much it would cost to repair the masonry. None of the masons except for Marcus offered to give me a bid for both removing the paint and repairing the masonry. We agreed at the outset that his bid for removing the paint ($800) would be firm and that his bid for repairing the masonry ($400) would be revisited after the paint was removed. His bid for removing the paint was competitive, so I asked him to proceed with that work. After the paint was removed, he revised his bid for repairing the masonry to $700. As this price was still competitive with other bids, I asked him to proceed with the repair of the masonry. He replaced all of the cracking mortar joints and applied a thin layer of colored cement to fill in surface blemishes (where several coats of paint and/or the top layer of sandstone had cracked and fallen away). I plan to paint the masonry again (as estimates I got for completely removing the paint were cost-prohibitive and all of the bidders had doubts it could actually be done without damaging the masonry). I am very happy with the results of Marcus' work. Once it cures, the surface is ready for repainting. While we never actually met face-to-face, Marcus kept in close contact by telephone regarding scheduling the bid and the work.

It went well. He was punctual, efficient, did nice looking work, and charged what he said he would.

Marcus was prompt in responding to my email and came out to inspect the steps when he said he would. He was able to match the stone wonderfully and used as much of the existing stone as he could. Marcus and his assistants fixed the steps speedily and even patched up some additional stonework on the house. There was no mess left behind and I am very pleased with the end result.

He was out of town when I first called and I had decided to wait until spring after getting a higher bid elsewhere, but then he called and arranged to come over within a week to give me an estimate. It was another week or so before he could get over to do the work, but that was fine with me. He came back that weekend to make sure that the cement dried ok. I felt his price was reasonable and I was glad that he was focused on maintenance and not redoing the whole chimney.

Marcus made several suggestions to keep the cost down, i.e. rebuilding rather than tearing out and starting new. The work looks very nice. He has an eye for placing stones so they'll look good.

Marcus and Dominic were prompt, fast, professional and, most importantly, really good at what they do. Our finished chimney is far more functional, solid and better looking than the chimney we bought from the previous owner. Marcus is one of that rare breed of contractors who actually cares about your house and what he's doing to it.

They returned my call the same day after leaving a message. Marcus was going away for a few days but his partner Dominic came over and gave me an estimate. I mostly dealt with Dominic on the phone to set up a time and to talk about the job. He was professional and courteous over the phone and the same in person. They got at my house a week and a half after the estimate. The came and left within one day. They appeared to do a thorough job. They cleaned up great after they left and everything looked good. Afterward Dominic gave me a run through of what they did and was patient with my questions. I was satisfied with the job and their work. The finial price was actually 50 dollars less than their estimate. I will likely call them again or recommend them to friends if the need arises.

Great work. Marcus and Dominic showed up on time and worked quickly. We are very pleased with the results.