Advance Masonry & Full Chimney Service Inc

They did a fine, thorough job. I was happy with them. If I decide to do actual masonry work, I will probably call them in. I thought that their price and the quality of their work were more than fair.

Advanced Masonry was one of five contractors I contacted about my chimney repair need. It was quite a learning experience for me. Tony did not try to sell me on a higher priced chimney liner even when I asked him about it since the other bidders had indicated it was critical. He assured me I did not need it and when I saw the old liner I was so appreciative of his honesty in this matter that saved me several hundred dollars.

Tony did a good job. I feel the price was reasonable for all the work that was done. After finishing this work, we had him do similar work at my mom's house. And we were also pleased with his work there.

Our home is a large two floor plus full attic home with a one floor addition off the back. In order to reach the chimney, they had to build the scaffold on the addition roof. This meant disengaging a down spout. The chimney was well build in two days, every thing was cleaned up so that you wouldn't have know that they were there. They reengaged the downspout but not correctly. Up to that time we had had more rain than most years, but we had had no damage. Within two week after the chimney was built, me had a lot of damage in our new bathroom and back hall. When we called and talked to the owner, he laughed. He thought it was a joke. We had a roofing company come over and they were the ones who found that the downspout had not been reattached correctly and that the water was streaming out of it and onto one place on the roof until it finally caused a problem. For this reason, I would never advise anyone to use advanced masonry. He could have come out and at least looked at the damage, not laugh at us. We are women in a home and don't need any added expenses.

The service was excellent. They did great clean up. The owner came out and did a great job. The workers were very good at customer service as well.

I'd highly recommend them. They were very professional in what they did. They actually took the chimney completely apart and rebuilt it. The house was built in 1965 and the bricks are a different size today so they took the chimney down to as low as the roof and built it up. They had to go in a half inch all the way around because of the dimension of the chimney and change in brick. They did a very good job and they explained why my chimney had deteriorated and it was because it had never had a proper cap on it.

He was very knowledgeable. They did the work professionally and cleaned up after themselves very nicely. They showed up on time and did the work in the time they told me it would take.

Tony was very knowledgable about his product and services. He worked quickly to get the job done. Some damage was done to a gutter in the process tearing out the old patio. But Tony paid for the repair and kept calling MY gutter man repeatedly until it was fixed. The patio looks great and the drainage pattern appears to be doing what it is suppose to be doing. He was so helpful and polite I would go back to his company again.

They put up scaffolding that needed to be on our neighbor's drive. The owner came and directed the crew. They were prompt and courteous. The price charged was the same as their estimate, with a 20% senior discount. It would have been nice to have bricks that were the same size as the old bricks.

Mr. Tony and crew were professional and knew what they were doing, on time, and fair price. Despite all the rain, they got it done as soon as possible.

I am very pleased with the results of the work they did on the chimney. They were able to do the job on fairly short notice on a day that was very convenient for me, and they finished the job in one day. The only issue was that they spilled or dumped approximately 75 lb. of mortar mix over about a 3' x 3' area on my treelawn. I didn't notice it until I was mowing a couple of days later. It's very dense and doesn't move easily. It took about and hour and a half of hard raking that took up most of the grass along with the mortar mix. As I said, the results of the work were very good--just be sure to take a thorough look around as they're wrapping up.

On the initial visit, to make an estimate, I received a very good explanation of options for doing the repairs, and their different costs. I decided what would work for my budget. For the work, they came on time, behaved in a cordial and professional manner, and cleaned up afterward. I am very satisfied and would call them again.

Anthony Pisco of Advance Masonry & Full Chimney Service provided the estimate, supervised the work and participated in the work. The crew of three and Tony started promptly in the morning and worked through the whole day. The rebuilt chimney looks great. All debris was hauled away and everything was cleaned up nicely. I was charged the quoted amount. $2800 was quite reasonable for the amount of work involved. Everyone worked together well. They worked efficiently and professionally.

I called Tony for an estimate on getting some foundation work done. We set up a 10am appointment. At 12pm I called and Tony's response was "I was just about to call. I had a late night yesterday." I told him not to bother; we wouldn't need his services and he hung up. It seems this experience wasn't the norm for others. In fact, we called Tony because of the good reviews from other AL members. Maybe I just got him on a bad day. Certainly I can't speak to the quality of his work. But the service before the sale--at least in this case--was definitely lacking. UPDATE: I read Tony's response. If expecting a contractor to show up for an appointment (or call if he's running late) is "unreasonable," then I am guilty as charged! His claim that he called and I wasn't there is simply untrue.

Tony is excellent, reasobaly priced and did outstanding work.

The company's owner arrived as promised for the "estimate" and when we examined the nature of the problem with our home's foundation it didn't require the type service this company does. Nonetheless, he was very helpful in diagonising the problem and offered good suggestions on how the problem could be fixed. I appreciated his concern and helpfulness and would recommend this company to others.

Left 2 voicemails for him and he never called back.

It was a good experience. They came out quickly and gave us a quick estimate. They were able to get to work right away. They worked with the insurance company to verify some things because the insurance company was a little bit hesitant because of the price. They called the insurance company and talked to them. The insurance company was then willing to go ahead and pay for the repairs. They were good people to work with. They came back a couple of times to make sure that everything was okay. The owner was here the whole time that the work was being done. I was very happy with them. It was expensive.

Fine. They did a very fine job. This contactor is from Angies List. Your listing is not exactly right; had to set up as a new company on Angie's List. Phone number per Angies List is Pisco's cell phone (440-503-1261).

We recently purchased a house and the inspector told us we needed a chimney liner and crown repairs. We called them to clean and inspect both of our chimneys. The chimney cleaning and inspection took less than an hour. The did a great job cleaning and were very careful to ensure none of the carpeting or furniture got dirty. Tony came to do the inspection. They were on time, friendly, and went through everything thoroughly with us. They determined the brickwork and mortar was bad. They gave us a quote to rebuild both chimneys from the roof up and install a liner for the furnace chimney. We decided to get a second opinion.

During the estimate, Tony was very helpful in explaining the extent of our damage and recommending the best way to fix it. He went out of his way to work our small job inbetween other jobs in progress in the same city. The work was very professional, including clean up. I was very pleased with the results. I would use Advanced Masonry again and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to a friend.

Tony and his crew did an excellent job. They completely removed my existing porch stairs, patio veneer and chimney and then replaced them. They removed the old brick and mortar without leaving a mess. My yard did not suffer any damage from the process of hauling in and out lots of heavy brick and stones. Tony and his crew were always very considerate in the treatment of my home and my accessibility to my home and garage. I can't praise them enough. The brickwork looks beautiful.

I wanted the bricks that they used on the fireplace to look real old. In order to do that, they shopped around and found some bricks that were actually older. Originally, the weren't going to do a mantle but they changed their minds. They found an old railroad beam which looks really nice. I was quite pleased with their work.

All went well. They were out in record time, as soon as the weather permitted to install my mailbox. They took care of all the details incuding getting my address cast in stone for it. They cleaned up after they were finished. I have hopes that the snow plow cannot take down this box like it did my former plastic box.

They are reliable. They did quality work. They were easy to get a hold of. They were professional. They were courteous. They showed up when they said they would.