Mr Brickman Inc

Richie was on time for both the estimate and the day we had scheduled to do the work. The work was carried out in the same day and met my expectations. Richie and his team were very professional and I would hire them again.

Vinny arrived promptly with a large crew that did an outstanding job including doing additional work not included in the initial estimate without charging me extra. They were efficient, clean, thorough and did an excellent job. I got several quotes for the job and they were one of the best, but I went with them because I was impressed with Vinny's professionalism at our initial encounter. I was not disappointed. I would highly recommend his crew to anyone considering any mason work.

The interior basement walls of our old (1902) colonial are just painted brick, and the bottom two feet have been slowly crumbling to dust over the past twenty years, mostly mortar but also some brick facing/ I recently cleaned out the garden room, and decided to repoint the walls with mortar. In the process I also mortared over the sections with crumbled fasing most of them very thin, trying to get a fairly smooth surface overall. My question was, what to do next? My inclination was to apply a mortar sealer, or maybe DryLok, and paint it black as it was before, in hopes that would make the job permanent. But I wanted professional advice. I called several masons and described the job to them. Mr. Brickman was the only one who actually showed up. He gave me very good advice: don't seal the moisture in with either sealer or paint, but instead stucco over entire the wall about 1/4" deep, using the same brick mortar. That way any moisture that gets through the brick will be able to wick off through the stucco instead of being trapped inside and destroying the brick further. I showed him the rest of the basement, and he gave me a good quote for doing the whole basement. When I told him I'd like to do the mortaring of the open wall myself, he actually encouraged me, and advised me of the best product to use. Overall he struck me as a very straight-up, honest guy. Very good vibe. On that basis alone I'd strongly recommend him.

I called Richie for an estimate and they came within a day.. He gave me a price and it was very reasonable. They sent a crew of 3 to do the work on Nov 2nd , which was about 10 days after the estimate. They were here early, finished in about 2 hours and cleaned up. Everything was done that they were asked to do. The workers were courteous and professional. Yes I would recommend them and I would use them again.

Ritchie and his team did a great job. They were actually able to do our job a few days early. The pavers look better now than before they were removed by the Plumbing contractor-everything is now perfectly level. They were fast, neat and professional. This is the second job I've used Mr. Brickman for and I wouldn't hesitate to use them again.

Came on time on date promised. Three men performed work very professionally. Also did some minor concrete repair different area of my house, no charge to me. Were very pleasant to work; did excellent cleanup after they finished the work. Would definitely use this company again.

Richie did a great job in fixing the broken step, tightening up all the railings and sealing cracks in the other steps. He also gave us a fair price quote to have pavers re-sent and to re do our staircase. We will defintely be using Mr. Brickman again for this work!

price was good work was great good guy

The vendor provided an estimate based on pictures that I emailed to them.

Excellent. I was very happy with the owners and their work.

In mid-April, 2014, I contacted Mr Brickman in addition to two other concrete contractors from Angieslist. (There were two destroyed sidewalk squares from recent sewer construction. Several other cracked, broken squares needed repair/replacement.) All three contractors came and recommended the complete replacements as above, had had very good Angies' reviews, and came within $50 of each others' estimates. All three advised replacing the large section right in front of the porch steps. As all three were comparably priced, my decision was "eeny-meeny," and I decided to go with Mr Brickman who had quoted me $2500, originally, the porch-step section an extra $50+. (I assume that the other contractors would've charged more also.) Work was started on June 2 and completed on June 3, 2014, and I paid the contractor in full, $2,600. However, later that day after their "clean-up," I noticed five (5) issues and notified Mr Brickman immediately: 1. Small trenches (4x6" wide by 4-6" deep) on either side of sidewalk and walkway well into grass lawn*; 2. Driveway section broken up 1-2' into driveway*; 3. Broken pieces of concrete and contrete splashed into trenches and lawn*; 4. Wood separators and pieces of scrap wood in trenches*; 5. MAJOR SECTION WRONGLY CONFIGURED. (See "schematic drawing" to follow. Not drawn to scale.)* *Photos attached. After numerous phone calls, the first four items were cleared up by early August when "Richie" came and filled the trenches with soil although he didn't seed these areas. When I pointed out the misconfigured section near the porch steps, saying that the section was done incorrectly, he said, "Everything looks fine." On August 8, I spoke with "Vinnie" about replacing the sections that had been wrongly poured. He actually informed me that that was what I had wanted. I pointed out the trench on the right side of the section where the orginal section had been. I then showed him old photos showing the original configuration (copies attached), and he said he would match up/patch new concrete to the existing work. From late October, 2014, to January, 2015, I have left numerous phone messages, but have not heard back. All in all, I consider the work that was done destructive, rather than an improvement. It looks wrong and lopsided. After extensive restoration in the late '80s, my house received a Staten Island Preservation League Award. The only remedy would be to replace the pavement wholly. Furthermore, my landscaper has given me an estimate of $200. to fill in the "trenches" which are still not filled in.

They did a a very nice job. It is holding up and looks nice. They were very easy to work with.

This was not the lowest estimate for the job received, but the entire job was completed very promptly and very efficiently. The service and professionalism was perfection, and the finished work looked very nice too. Richie, one of the partners, is a lovely man, and a real pleasure to deal with - he made a stressful undertaking much less so. His recommendation of an iron works vendor for the railings was also "spot on" - reliable and timely and professional service from them too. All in all, my experience with Mr. Brickman was A++++.

Excellent, from the time of the estimate right through to completing the job, we were completely satisfied. Although this kind of work can be extremely messy they kept the dirt contained on tarps and cleaned up all areas after the job was complete. All workers were professional, courtesy, hard working and did an outstanding job.

The service was excellent, they were there promptly in the morning on the date specified and worked for about 2 hours. The work was great and the price was perfect. The steps are sturdy and like brand new. I would definitally recommend them to family and friends and would most definitally use them again.

Vinny showed up as scheduled.for the estimate and gave us his card with the price. We called back within a day and said we'd like to move ahead, but wanted a formal contract with exactly the work that was going to be performed. We received that within a few days. We made sure everything that was discussed was on the contract. The work was scheduled for several weeks out. They showed up on time with a dump truck and crew of SIX. Amazing. They demoed the porch and started caulking immediately. Once they finished the demolition, the pointing and waterproofing was started and completed. The concrete on the porch was the last thing finished. Rich and Vinny wanted to wait until everything was perfect, so after a short dinner break, they returned to complete the porch (had to wait for the concrete to dry a bit before completion). Didn't leave until the job was done! Cleaned up, protected my neighbor's driveway and car and did, in my opinion, a thorough and professional job. And they were nice guys!

Two floods after waterproofing outside wall. They do decent cement work but don't know about waterproofing.

Everything was excellent. I have no complaints. They were prompt and always called in they could not make it due to weather. The service was excellent and they always cleaned up after themselves. I would recommend them!

It's only been 1 day, but it looks great and they said if anything goes wrong, just to call them

I scheduled an estimate from Mr. Brickman on April 5th. Vincent (who is partners with Richie at Mr. Brickman) showed up on time and listened to my concerns about the leak we had in the basement. He thoroughly inspected all the areas where the water had come in (both inside and outside) -- and told me what they could do to fix it. He quoted me a price of $3800. This price was for digging up the ground around the foundation, waterproofing, replacing the dirt and cement that would be dug up and cleaning up all materials. He gave me his card with the quote and info about the work to be done. I called back about a week later to schedule a time for the work to begin. He inquired about me signing a contract but we could not find a good time to do so-- in the end I signed the contract when I paid for the work. They showed up on time. They introduced themselves (it was the two owners and two other workers) and we all went downstairs to assess what they were going to do. They started the work, and all during the process they filled me in on what they were doing. I got to take pictures of every step for our records. They did great work-- cleaned up, replaced the cement and even fixed a leaky spigot in the backyard for free. I had a coupon for 5% off of foundation repair from Angie's List-- they were unaware of the coupon, but we agreed on $100 off- so the final price for the work done was $3700. Super nice guys, they know what they are doing and I am confident in the work they have done. I highly recommend Mr. Brickman for any foundation/brickwork repairs.

Richie and Vinny were professional, and courteous. Their price was strikingly low in contrast to other estimates received.They cleaned up beautifully, were done in no time. Excellent work. It rained recently, and not a drop of water to be seen in the basement. What a pleasure to have such a stressful situation be done away with. My spouse and I will hire them again in a heartbeat. Thank you to everyone on Angie's List who left a review, what a wonderful resource, that saved us a lot of money!

Mr. Brickman was awesome! I almost didn't call him because he had a B rating but when I read why( lunch wrappers?) I decided the reason had nothing to do with his workmanship. All the rest of the ratings were A. He was very professional and came down to look over the work that day. My adjoining neighbor also had some work to be done and he gave both of us a very reasonable bid. I did get two other estimates but liked Mr. Brickman's estimate and obvious knowledge about the work that needed to be done. He arrived with his partner promptly at 8:00 just as he said he would. They worked continually without skipping a beat until the work was done to perfection. They even did more than we asked for - and never charged us! Our front steps now look brand new and the envy of the neighborhood. I would call this company again without hesitation.

He had a competitive price. He was extremely well organized and prompt. He was also very clean.

All the jobs were completed in a timely manner. All workers showed up on time and were very professional AND neat considering all the concrete work we had done. The price was reasonable as I had received several quotes. Richie & Vinny came when they said they would, gave me a written estimate and made a follow-up visit to make sure we were satisfied with their work.

Side of the house had a little wetness after a very heavy rain and front of the house had a water leak as it was before. We called them and they came, they fixed the front problem. Since few months they re-fixed the front of the house we have no water coming in from the front . Side of the house was not re-fixed, because we are not getting water from there anymore. If and when we get a water we will let them know and they said they will come and fix it again for free. When they re-fixed the front of the house they did not charge us. We are satisfied with their work, if we need them again we will definitely call on them. They were professional and did a good job.