Huckabee Masonry Inc

Vince responded quickly to my request for an estimate and completed the work within days of accepting the proposal. The repaired areas look great. I'm very happy with his work and would call him again in the future.

I called Huckabee Masonry Inc. , on Tues April 23, 2013. Left a message describing my problem. The next day, in the morning I received a call from the younger Huckabee, who said he was outside inspecting my steps. when I came outside Mr. Huckabee the younger, pointed out the work he could perform to repair the steps. After showing me how much the tuck pointing was bowing, I knew I would have to replace the steps. I was not pressured and there was no upsell on the work. One riser had a hole in it , another riser was crumbling, and the railings were rusted and in danger of losing support. It was a no brainer, steps had to be replaced. I was given an estimate that day; read it over and agreed to go ahead with the job. Usually you shouldn't pay a deposit more than a third of full price. Because of what was to be done and how the job was explained to me , I paid a deposit of half up-front, the balance upon completion of the job. Friday Messrs. Huckabee arrived promptly before and began knocking down the old steps. They worked all day until quitting time at 4pm. Returned Saturday before 8 am and finished the work a little after 3 in the afternoon. I looked over the work and I was genuinely elated. Mr Huckabee senior and jr, cleaned up as they said they would. I paid the balance and thanked the men for their excellent work. A couple of days of great weather helped. Thumps up on this project.

Overall, we are happy with their work. We'll call them again the next time our brick work needs work.

Contact was made quickly, estimate made quickly as well. Job was scheduled and completed within a reasonable time period. Workers found creative ways to solve problems. Work was all done in one day and considering what they had to work with, it turned out wonderfully. I would assume they are not the cheapest you can find but their work is worth what you pay for it. Would recommend to anyone who needs similar work.

Refused to look at a job to repair brick and chimney over the phone.

I called them for an estimate, they wanted to confirm that i knew they only do masonry. He asked me over the phone, before he even seen what may need to be done if an estimate of $3000.00 was a good offer. I told him I wasn't sure because he was the first person i called. When he came and gave the estimate it was writen on the back of his business card,and did not including a potential $1-2000.00 for the footer. I was very disappointed in the lack of professionalism.When I asked for references, he said he would provide them when i agreed to have the work done.

This is the second time I've used Huckabee. It's a father and son working together, and they do nice, clean work. They're on time and they work quickly and neatly.

Outstanding work and the crew took extra precautions to maintain proper disposal of debris. What stood out to me is one of the guys while on the roof stated that it is supposed to rain the next whole week so he took a few minutes to clear my upper dormer gutters that were filled with leaves

He did everything exactly the way he said he was going to do it and charged exactly what was stated in the estimate. He showed up when he said he was going to. I would definitely use him again.

They were very professional. Their price was very competitive.

The Huckabees came on time for an initial estimate. They told me what the problem was and what needed to be repaired and how they would do it. They asked when we needed it done by. They also said that the price might go about between $100 and $200 dependent upon any problems that they encountered. They came out on the day that they promised and did the work. Indeed, we had to pay approximately $150 more dollars that the original estimate. The work was done on time and with great skill that you don't see much any more. The mortor matched the rest of the house. And they cleaned up everything. Very satisfied. Will use them again and recommend them to one and all. martin friedman

Pretty good experience overall. Pleased with the quality of service overall, just a minor ding since the new work didn't blend in as much as I would have hoped. Otherwise, they prompt and inexpensive.

The job was well done; it was professionally done. The guy was very professional, very knowledgeable, and very calm. He was a very good person to work with. I spent over $3,000 on the job. I would use him again in the future.

They did very good work. They were responsive to email and phone calls. They did the work when they said they would and the job was completed in one morning.

Based on the remarkable reviews for this company on Angie's List, I called to schedule an estimate for masonry work. I called on Friday & left a msg with name, location, phone number & an overview of the work. I received a call back the following Tuesday or Wednesday & scheduled an appt for Friday afternoon for a free estimate (I verified that it would indeed be free). Within 2 hrs of the appt, a man identifying himself as "Vince" and "the estimator" called to tell me that he wouldn't be able to come out because the company wasn't registered in my area, and for "such a small job," it wouldn't be worth it for him to come out because the registration costs would make his bid far more expensive than others. (He later said he could still make the appointment, but please read on...) The company had a whole week (at the very least, more than one business day) to determine its registration status & share this information prior to my rearranging my whole day to accommodate the appointment. When I told the estimator this inconvenience would be reflected in my Angie's List review, he proceeded to argue with me for 5-10 minutes. He did not apologize nor acknowledge that there was ample time prior to the appointment date to research and contact me with this information despite his disclosure of running his business based on "Christian values" (never mind the fact that I am an ordained minister). He made excuses, stating the estimator often doesn't get the list of appointments until the day of, and he thought he was performing a good service by calling me less than two hours before the appt., giving this as an example of honesty, a good Christian value. If I had this information the day before, or even the morning of, my inconvenience would have been minimized, but less than 2 hours before the mid-afternoon appointment, coupled with an argumentative, unapologetic attitude = inconsiderate and bad business. I told him that as an Angie's List member, it was my duty to honestly inform the AL community of my experience with Huckabee Masonry. "Vince" continued to talk over me throughout the phone call, refusing to listen to my concerns. He seemed concerned only regarding a bad mark on his image (despite my reiteration that this was not an attack on a person, but rather disenchantment with the practices of a business that inconvenienced this potential customer), and I had to hang up on him to end the conversation. It will be interesting to see how the company spins all of this in its response, considering its response to the review from March 19, 2010. While I concede that neither I nor anyone I know is perfect, I feel there was a lack of professionalism displayed by this representative of Huckabee Masonry, and as a result, I cannot and will not, in good conscience, use nor recommend its services. *Update* This written response from Huckabee Masonry is the first apology I have received from this company. Unfortunately the response is full of lies, as there was no remedy offered during the call other than to make the appt and waste both of our time due to its necessity to charge me for the registration fees in my suburb, a fact that should have been realized and communicated to me prior to the appt date since my initial message seeking an estimate clearly stated the city in which I live (yes, that message was left a full week prior to the appt date, and at least a couple business days before my call was returned to make the appt, and at least one+ business day prior to the appt). At no time did I demand the estimator come out to give an estimate; "Vince" made it very clear the job was too small and with charging me the add'l $200+ in city registration fees would make his bid uncompetitive with other companies' bids. My complaint was always that his company had more than sufficient time to relay their registration status to me rather than to wait until less than two hours before the appt, thus creating the inconvenience. At no time did I threaten to "tear down [his] company" - those were in fact his words when I said it is my duty as an Angie's List member to inform the AL community honestly of my interaction with the company. At no point did I become irate; I clearly stated my frustration to the estimator, who did not want to listen once I mentioned Angie's List. He continued to talk over me, refusing to listen, refusing to acknowledge that there was a simple lesson to be learned from this experience, and it became clear that the only way to end the phone call was to take the path of least resistance and simply hang up. It is clear this company chooses to fictionalize its accounts of situations when potential customers disagree with their practices. I will gladly take you up on the offer for anger management classes if you attend with me - it seems you need an angel to support you in your personal growth and development and you might actually learn techniques that help your business - and life - grow in positive ways instead of negative ones.

The work was done in a craftsmanlike manner, the old foundation was removed down to a cement slab and a new foundation built on top of that. The finished work looks very nice, and we are pleased with the work. However, we were disappointed with the price. When the original brickwork was removed, the workers discovered a cement slab beneath, about 15-20 inches below stone slab, which meant they didn't have to dig to the full 38 inches, pour a footer, and build up the masonry to the level at which they found the cement slab. The work was completed in less than one day, and the price was adjusted to $1200 instead of the original estimate of $1700. We had received several bids for this work and selected Huckabee because their bid was competitive - we felt the final price would have been much lower if we'd known about the cement slab in advance. I would hire Huckabee Masonry again, based on the quality of their work, and their responsiveness.

very well. Mr. Huckabee is very professional and effcient. The wrok was performed with great neatness and lack of disruption to us.

Vince was prompt in responding to my request for an estimate on the work. He promply kept his appointment to inspect for the work I requested. He returned an estimate via email 2 days later. That was all very good. However I thought the cost he presented in his proposal was considerably out of line, and I did not choose to use his services.

I had a great experience with this company. I highly recommend them!

I needed to have my front step unit tuck pointed by Sep 1st. I contacted Huckabee via the email option on their listing, and they contacted me the same day. After playing phone tag we set up an appt for an estimate. Vince came out, gave me a couple options for the work needing to be done, and was very understanding of budgetary restrictions. Once I called back to confirm I wanted him to do the work, he was able to complete the job less than a week later.

The guy who did the work was good. He was here and did the work. He asked me to call him if I had any problems. So, I called him and told him that I wanted the front stoop fixed. He did the work the same day. He came right back and fixed it. We will have to see how it holds up. He is an interesting guy. He has a commercial business, but he does the home stuff because he likes getting the feedback from satisfied customers. It makes him feel good. Whatever he does looks nice and his price is not outrageous as well. I spent $400 for the service. He was highly recommended on Angie’s List.

Punctual, professional. Appropriate solution for the job (repair brick in garage). Great guy!

Two weeks ago, I left a detailed voicemail (per their answering machine's recorded message) in hopes of setting an estimate appointment...no call back from this company.

They tuck pointed a brick barbeque grill and attached some concrete on a stoop in a driveway area for me. I liked their professionalism, the promptness of returning my calls, setting up an appointment and the detailed description of the work they would do. They were very neat. The job was done neatly and professionally and they cleaned up everything afterwards. I was very pleased with their work. I would rate them highly and would use them again in the future.

Saw huckabee doing some work for a neighbor. Looked at the neighbors rebuilt brick porch and asked him to come give us an estimate for a city cited chimney repair. He came down and gave us an estimate and made the repair within a few days. We were very pleased.