Richard Nowicki

Richard was prompt. Informative, and very knowledgable and capable about the masonry business.

Shame on me for not writing this review earlier (I thought I had). Needed to replace 2 steps that I had just had put in two years earlier that were crumbling and very unsightly. From the beginning everything went perfectly........Provided a quote in a timely manner, FRIENDLY, started the work when he said he would, great quality/craftsmanship(an art that is lost on many), VERY NICE, excellent price, RESPECTABLE!!!!!!! Let me not fail to mention his son that worked side by side with him on this project.. And yes, he was just as FRIENDLY, NICE, RESPECTABLE and performed the work with great craftsmanship!!!!! I will be calling him soon about some additional work. My only regret is that he does not do everything I might ever need for my house....that would be like a dream come true.

He did 2 jobs that were scheduled and completed them on schedule. But since the completion, one of the jobs had to be redone, the tuck pointing, with no explanation from the mason. He came back and fixed it, but after the winter, I went back outside to look at it, and some of it has cracked again. I have called his home phone and left messages and cell phone number which the voicemail has never been set up, so I have been unable to leave a message. I have also tried to email his son Jay who lives with Rich, but with no response. It was only after I filed complaint with Angie List that Mr. Nowicki finally called. He then said he had told me about settlement and that tuck pointing would not resolve problem, to which I told him that was entirely false, end of conversation. When Mr. Nowicki and I met in May 2013 nothing was said about footer sinking causing need for tuck pointing. Again nothing was said at the conclusion of both jobs in Sept. 2013. Then when Mr. Nowicki had to repair tuck pointing in Nov. 2013 he statement was " I have no idea why the first tuck pointing failed in some areas". Now six months later he claims he had told me about footer sinking which may be what he was thinking but never communicate his thoughts. I for sure would have put off the tuck pointing knowing the house footer was sinking 45 years after being built, it would make no sense to waste time and money. Mr. Nowicki may be referring to the other job where the front porch needed to be removed with the suspicion that the porch footer had slipped causing the brick under cement pad to crumble. This is why I made it mandatory to remove concrete pad to find out what was causing brick movement and failure. After seeing soil opened I saw the two top coarse of block slip from the two bottom coarse atop footer. Also this concrete porch is separate from house as per city building code.

All was fine. He was on time and did it in a hurry. The price was reasonable.

Rich and crew (his son and Tyler) did a great job. The work, especially digging the foundation footers was very difficult. They did all the work with skill and professionalism. I highly recommend Rick Nowicki for any masonry work.

Came out and gave us an estimate. Prepared a contract immediately which was a big help. The price was agreed upon and an approximate date was determined. He came and we mutually decided that an alternative method could achieve the same affect at a lower price. Work was performed and we were very satisfied. Very polite, punctual, and responsive.

Overall it went well. He showed up when he said he would, he always responded to any messages left in a timely manner and they worked as often as they could. It has been a very rainy season so it took longer than expected because of weather issues.

The experience went very well. They did a nice job. It really was fine.

Mr. Nowicki responded very promptly to my phone call. He and his son came out the very next morning to give me an estimate. They were both very knowledgeable about masonry. There estimate was reasonable. We didn't have the work done because we sold the house before having it done.

Rich and his son did some tuck pointing for me and repaired a chipped piece of stone on the steps for my front porch. They showed up on time - did the work as quoted - and even pressure washed my front walkway. Would recommend them with no hesitation. In fact they're going to come back and do some chimney repair work for me in the Spring.

They were GREAT ... they are experienced, capable, fast, polite and extremely clean.

Richard Nowicki was returned all my calls at least at the end of the day, gave me the best price quote for the work (compared with 3 other contractors), and honored this price after work was done. During the estimate he was also inspecting the foundation of my house (even though I didn?t ask about it) and found some minor problems with cracked bricks and loosens joints. He fixed all those issues as well for just a little extra. Overall, he was professional all the way, did great job of rebuilding my chimney from the tuck point (at least it looks great :) and replacing flue liner. All mess was cleaned up. I would definately recommend this contractor for others.

They did a really nice job and were reasonably priced.

It is always good to have a response from the person you are trying to get an estimate from. We had a prompt reply and visit to our home. The discussion of what had to be done was nicely detailed and the cost was reasonable.

I agreed with the estimate he provided me. However, it has been three weeks and I have not heard from him since.

did a quality job. nice people. honest. they are busy but worth wait

Rich and his son, Jason, did a fabulous job. I would definitely hire them again. Also, I would recommend them. They arrive on time, work very hard (and it was during the excessive heat), and are neat. Rich keeps you informed as to what he plans to do that day.

He did exactly what was contracted for and more. The front steps turned out to be more of a job than anticipated. It was a possible accident waiting to happen. Once he started to repair the steps, we found out the existing foundation for the steps (what there was of it) really needed to be rebuilt. They did an excellent job matching the new bricks to the existing structure on all three sets of steps. My home looks much better now due to their workmanship, truly professionals. Rich and his son always kept me informed of what was happening and when. They were there when they said they would be. They kept a clean work site every day. After each day's work, the site was cleaned up. They are very pleasant people to work with.

Left phone mail and he called back within an hour. Came over and gave an estimate. He said it would be about a month and 3 weeks later he came to do the work. He arrived on time. He did an excellent job of matching the brick and mortar to the old bricks. Even if you know it is a repair you can not tell the difference between the old an new. He not only cleaned up after himself but cleaned my patio.

estimate was completed timely, repairs scheduled, and worked completed as agreed upon. Super nice guy to deal with and very understanding.

Overall, I was pleased with the work he did. He was also reasonably priced. My only complaint was that he removed the railing on the steps but did not replace them, leaving it up to me to resolve. The contract stated he would put both railings on but he only put one on.

Rich came out quickly after our first connection on the phone, he brought his full book of example work and testimonials. He gave us an estimate that evening after looking at the job. We compared his estimate to one other and his expertise and price was superior and we decided to hire him quickly after receiving the info. They came out within a week and worked the better part of a day, completing the work. My husband did a punch list walk through with the estimate in hand and pointed out a couple of items that still needed to be done, Rich complied right away and we were satisfied and wrote the check that evening before he left. We are so very happy with the work we would absolutely hire him and his crew for any brickwork in the future!

He did a good job, will use him again.

Richard was punctual and performed the job as scheduled. He was very easy to work with and referred me to someone else when I needed a service he did not provide.

Excellent work and a very good price. I highly recommend them!