Don Ostwalt Brick Mason

Description of Work: they put in a brick wall .

Description of Work: I used Don Ostwalt Brick Mason to rebuild a section of my porch and patch a hole.

Description of Work: We used Don Ostwalt Brick Mason for masonry services.

Description of Work: Don came over an gave us an estimate on exterior masonry work to be done on our home. He was very reasonable and was true to his estimate. He did excellent work and we will be calling him again soon for some other repairs. He is a master of his craft.

Description of Work: The concrete mortar on the exterior of my crawlspace block foundation was coming off due to the sloppy job the builder's subcontractors did in mixing and applying the original mortar, making my foundation look unsightly. In order to save some money I took on the time consuming job of removing the old chipping mortar and pressure washing the foundation. Prior to hiring him, Don came out to give me an estimate and also gave me advice on completing the prep work. After I finished the prep work, he even came out a final time to inspect my prep work to make sure it was completed properly before starting his work. I hired Don to apply a new layer of mortar to the entire exterior foundation of my house, and he did a fantastic job at a reasonable price!

Description of Work: These day it is very difficult to find some one for small jobs. I needed to reapir a few Bricks that the other contractor damaged, also had to fill a gap with grout. Don responded very quickly to my request, appreared even a few minutes too early to start the work. He did a very clean job and every thing went smoothly. He is very professional and accomodating. I wish there would be more people out there like him. Very hightly recommended.

Description of Work: I contacted Donald about building a fireplace onto our existing home. He returned my call the same day and was at my house the very next day. He helped me determine materials that the job would need and he provided me with an estimate of labor costs to build the fireplace. When I had a question he would return my call promptly the very same day.

Description of Work: We have an all brick home that aesthetically was in need of some masonry repair. Don was extremely knowledgeable & experienced and spent the day repairing a variety of cracks and broken bricks. We liked that he didn't just patch over the existing mortar cracks but took the time to drill out the existing mortar and bricks (if they needed to be replaced). He repaired a broken brick step and also put rebar in to stabalize a brick pillar that had come detached from the wall. He spent tome answering my questions, giving me tips, and educating me about the work he was doing.

Description of Work: We use the services of Don Ostwalt who is our brick mason. He is going to do a small patio for a barbecue grill for us.

Description of Work: We had Mr. Ostwalt do several large jobs at our home in the course of a remodel. He is an individual who pretty much works alone. I know he has helpers available to him, should he need them, however, no assistance was needed on any of the work done at our home. There were really 4 major jobs over 2 years time. 1) Build an addition using several kinds of brick in order to match existing home which is over 100 years old. This job took several weeks. Mr. Ostwalt was extremely careful and also had some good design ideas which added interest but no additional cost. His work was superior. He is not fast, he is careful. If you care about quality, Don Ostwalt is your man. 2) Build large front door stairs. The stairs are rectangular with rounded corners, so one can climb them from any of three sides. There was a good amount of cutting and fitting, and matching to the brick on the addition. He worked with the electrical to sequence in the wiring and boxes for in-step lighting. The stairs are large, strong and perfect. 3) This is the big boy - a very large irregularly shaped patio that wraps around our garden and has a good amount of patio furniture on it now. I want to point out the size because it is a challenge to do such a large odd-shaped area, have the design stay consistent, and most of all: have it drain properly so water does not collect. We had an additional challenge in that we had to somehow disguise 2 septic pump out lids (the big ones that are 2 feet in diameter). Mr. Ostwalt was brilliant in suggesting that we integrate some large flagstone pieces into the overall pattern, two of which are the septic covers. When we need to pump out, he will come, open them up and reinstall after the pump out. He designed it so that this could be done easily and properly. I can't tell you how happy we were to have his input and expertise on that issue. The patio also involved transitioning from the brick wall to the paver patio as well as transitioning 2 doorways with their sills. There were a number of installation considerations. EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT - AND I AM VERY PARTICULAR. 4) Rock stairs and a rock wall made to be complimentary to the existing stone wall which surrounds our big patio. The wall looks as if it has been there for years. Our house is old and the aged look is exactly what we wanted. THE ADDITION WAS BID BY THE JOB - $3500 as I recall. We purchased the bricks and materials, so this is a labor price. It was worth every penny, and in fact, we added some additional because he did such a great job. We had him return to do the stairs, patio and wall. THESE OTHER JOBS WERE AT $20/HOUR. I really don't know the final total because we paid him wheel, and there were different phases of the job, so it didn't all happen at once. Never once did he pad his hours in any way. I also want to point out that we live on Lake Norman, which sometimes seems to result in inflated estimates and charges by some. Not so with Mr Ostwalt. ETHICAL.