Senon's Masonry

First of all, I called a number of highly rated/recommended masonry companies and Senon's was literally the only one who got back to me in a timely manner. I don't know what is up with the other companies, but I was not impressed with the other guys right off the bat. Second, not only did Senon's respond, but they took a look a picture of an issue with my limestone exterior that I was concerned with (a crack in between some bricks), advised me that it needed to be fixed quickly (regardless of who we went with) because it could cause allow water to seep in. And they were able to work me into their schedule right away. Finally, their work was amazing, the new mortar matched the existing mortar perfectly so you couldn't even tell we had work done! And they were so nice. They charge a minimum, and because I had written off the other guys as crummy businessmen, I really had no idea if the price was fair or comparable. But I don't even care. Because their work was fantastic and they were quick, it was worth it to me.

The patio turned out great. Would recommend to anyone.

Good communication and execution. Would hire again.

I am very pleased with Senon's Masonry. They did exactly what I wanted, and even helped in the design. They cleaned up afterwards and even moved my grill to it's location in the kitchen. I have some other projects in mind, and I will call Senon for those also. On the mailbox, I wanted my address embedded in the State of Texas map. Senon went to Buda and had one especially made. I would love to post some pictures, but I can't figure out how to do it.

Although I have dated the service beginning in January 2016, I first contacted Senon back last September. Our existing, 30-year-old brick wall was starting to crumble and was too tall, enabling rain water to sometimes seep into the house. We worked with Senon the rest of 2015 to establish the correct type of stone to use. Senon listened carefully to our vision for the type of stone we were wanting and pointed us to stone masonries and structures in the area that showed how that stone would look. In a few instances he personally brought some samples for us to match against our house brick. Once we were satisfied with the choice of stone and the holidays had passed, Senon and his crew started work in early January. Work proceeded on a pretty consistent schedule - progress was visible almost every day. Hard right angles in the previous wall at the front of the house were replaced with wider, curvy lines. The wall there was lowered to ensure that water would never again seep into the house. Whereas a gutter outlet was earlier routed above the old wall, this outlet was now hidden, discretely routed under the new wall. The new light-colored stone walls were topped with a beautiful white capstone. Our house is perched on a small hill, so Senon chose a tiered design where the dual-tiers' width mirrored that of the front of the house. These tiers impressively stand out from the hill and have generated numerous compliments from the neighbors - we look forward to planting an assortment of rosemary and lantana in them this Spring (plants that the deer don't eat !). It was a pleasure working with Senon and his crew, who were always responsive and constructed these walls in a very timely manner. The designs were completed in about 3 weeks. As an added bonus, Senon offered to, gratis, replace a no-longer-used front doorbell button assembly in our entry way with a couple of spare, matching bricks that we had. The same care in building the retaining and tiered walls was used to apply these bricks, beautifying that wall. We would definitely recommend Senon's to anyone considering retaining and tiered wall work of this nature. .

These guys were great. It was not the lowest bid we received but it was the most thorough, and Senon spotted one issue that other bidders had not mentioned. They arrived on schedule and did excellent work. They matched the existing mortar very well so that I can't tell where the repairs were made. I would definitely use Senon's Masonry again.

He fixed a number of things for us. We had a concrete slab patio that he refinished. He made it look like stone intead of just flat concrete, and he had a very creative approach to fixing the problem. He also fixed some cracks in the skirting of the house that had cracked due to foundation problems we were having. He was great to work with and very professional.

This job was exceptional from start to finish. We had a run of bad weather so that the job was slightly delayed, but good communication occurred around the delay. In fact, the rain caused the job to be pushed back so that it would have caused a longer delay because I was scheduled to leave town. Additional crew were pulled in and a quick-dry cement grout was used (with no additional cost) to complete the job before my departure. I was very impressed with this effort to make the job happen before I left. The patio is beautiful. I have recommended this business to others because of the efficient and ethical way I was treated.

We had enclosed our 2 car garage and wanted the outside to no longer look like a garage---they matched the 40 year old limestone and bricked it in. It looks great.

We had two estimates on the job as described above. Senon Masonry was the most reasonable. The work entailed removing existing railroad ties and putting up a limestone retaining wall to replace the deteriorating RR tie supports. The wall was an "S" shaped wall which curved around two large live oak trees. It was on a slope. It was about 30 linear feet in total, and about 3 feet high tapering to 6 inches at the end of the "S". Initially we were told by the Senon that they would not be able to begin the work for two weeks. We were delighted when they told us they were ready to begin immediately. The crew finished the work in one day. They dug a deep footing for the wall, inserted "weep holes" and completed the work neatly. They hauled off the toxic debris and left the site clean and free loose dirt. They repacked soil on the garden side of the wall. Everything was efficiently and artistically completed. Senon, the owner, is pleasant, straight forward and easy to work with. We would highly recommend him.

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Senon and his team are very hard working and reliable. Senon does an excellent job of staying in touch with his customers. His cost will seldom be on the low side but he prides himself in quality work and materials and charges accordingly. Senon is an honest man and stands by his word. We are very happy with the final result and our yard receives lots of complements about its design and layout. We highly recommend Senon Masonry to our neighbors.

I had a landscape design drawn up for my property and then had 4 companies come out and bid on the project. Although Senon's price was not the cheapest, it was very competitive. My bids ranged from $25,000 up to $74,000. I went with Senon because of his workmanship and I felt he would work with me if something came up. As the project began, he had estimated that the project would take about 1 1/2 to 2 months. It ended up taking about 5 1/2 months from intial removal of my existing deck and pond. This didn't bother me too much because we weren't in a hurry to have it completed and workmanship and price were my biggest concerns. There were a few times when I would come home and something wasn't completed as I had wanted so I would call Senon and he would usually respond immdiately with a solution. A number of times he would have his guys demolish a wall or move a flower bed and rebuild it the way I wanted it with no complaints. He had a number of solutions where my landscape design just didn't make sense with what was actually there. I always felt like he wanted the best for my house and treated my backyard addition like it was his own. I had a few add-ons to my project that Senon didn't tell me were add-ons until the final invoice, which was a bit of a suprise. However, he gave me credit for things that weren't completed (extra step, smaller outdoor kitchen island, lights we purchased) and also discounted the extra work he completed to make me happy. He also ended up overlaying leftover flagstone on my front and side porch and installed soil for my new flower beds for free! Overall we are very happy with our new addition and Senon will give you a good price with great workmanship to back it up. He will work with any problems that come up and won't try to drive up the price like other landscaping companies will. We will have him back on our property when we renovate our front and side yard. Thanks Senon's Masonry!

Although I did not select Senon's bid for our landscaping project, I felt a need to rate my interactions with him. I found Senon to be very prompt and professional. He always returned my calls and showed up on time for our meeting. I would contact again in the future.

I just got off the phone with Senon. I had left him a message a few minutes before, and he called back instantly. He called me back to let me know that he didn't do the sort of work I needed and recommended I contact a specialist for the job. It's always a good sign when a business calls me back, quickly, just to say that they can't do the work. I've called a lot of contractors in the last couple days, and it's a rarity. I will definitely be calling him again when I have rock work to do.

I contacted Senon and briefly described the scope of the project. We set an appointment to take place a few days afterward. Senon called me, I believe a few hours prior to our arranged meeting time. He was quite apologetic and I understand things do happen. When we were able to meet, Senon was quick and assessed the property. He answered questions we had in a way that we, as regular folks, understood easily. While he was a tad too high in comparison to other bids we're looking at, his professionalism and experience were obvious and a positive factor in decision-making. He's a great fellow to work with and we do recommend giving him a call. He may be the right choice for your project and I don't doubt that you will enjoy working with him.

His visit was brief and his bid concise if not very detailed.

Senon was very quick to respond and came out soon after he called me back. He was very nice to deal with, and gave us an estimate within a day. We ended up going with a friend of a friend only b/c he was slightly cheaper. Had we just been doing one thing to the house I would have gone with Senon - but we're doing an entire house. Need to save money where we can. I would definitely recommend him and think about using his services in the future.

We are Angie's list members specifically to prevent against the experience we had with Senon. We originally contacted Senon's Masonry in June and received a quote from him for our pool/backyard renovation project. Although Senon's quote was the highest we'd received, we were impressed by his Angie's list scores and by the photos posted on his website. We agreed to wait until September to get started, though we were eager to begin. We did not hear from him again until October. He contacted us to request a deposit for 50% up front--called a materials deposit--and shortly after had a crew begin demolition, which took a day or two. We did not see Senon for some time after that, for various reasons--legitimately, once, for rain, but also for "lisbility", "allergies," "sickness", "a dad needing attention." When, after weeks of no-shows, we decided to cut our losses and cancel our contract, Senon was, within minutes of my email notifying him we couldn't work with such a schedule, able to show up at our house to resume work. From there, our experience continually degraded. Each project Senon's crews completed had to be redone, and, while Senon willingly had his crew redo each job, it was only after we pointed out the poor quality of the work. We are not at home during the days--have little opportunity to be at home to manage construction-- and hired Senon because we trusted that he would manage his crews to ensure quality workmanship. Not only did the crew (a different crew?) have to build a second wall in front of the first wall they built--to hide the poor workmanship--but 4/5 of the new pool coping had to be ripped out and redone because of poor work:: improperly cut stones, uneven grout lines, irregularly sized stones, oddly angled grout lines. Again, Senon was willing to redo the work, and we were pleased with the coping. And then discovered that that mortar color was different where his crew redid the work. We withheld $1000 of the agreed upon amount to cover the cost of having the mortar redone by another company. Since Senon also used the wrong grout for tile in a saltwater pool, we are having to redo that as well, at additional expense. It is possible Senon would have agreed to redo the mortar, and it's possible he would have been willing to chip out the grout between the pool tiles. However, we reached a point where we were frustrated enough by the delays and mistakes that we opted to pay another company to finish the job properly.

I needed the front steps to my home repaired. The bricks had pulled away because of a settling foundation. Senon was on-time for his estimate. He quickly recognized the underlying problem and recommended a method to stabilize the front step foundation to the house foundation to minimize further movement before rebuilding the top level brickwork. Nice job on matching color and styles to the existing work. At the end of the job his crew made sure not to leave behind any trash or debris (even picking on small pieces old cement out of the grass).

So pleased with Senon's Masonry. Both Senon and his crew were total pros. First, I'm always worried about construction companies I'm not familiar with because paying 1/2 up front is scary. Thank you Angie's List members for helping me see that Senon is legit and trustworthy. He came via your recommendations. It was a non-issue. Second, he communicated well. He called to give updates on the schedule and progress. He asked questions to be sure they cut the stones in the style I wanted. For example, I was keen on having 4 ft lengths. He reviewed his recommendations about how they would cut the lengths to get the best overall look (making each stone a bit shorter rather than having one odd shortie piece). It looks beautiful. They were also careful to get everything square and to cantilever it at the right distance. They cared about their communications and their workmanship. Finally, they're good at their art. It's hilarious to think that we considered doing this as a DIY project. They spent hours shaping and sanding the stones to my specifications. I thought they came perfect from the quarry. Ha ha. They were meticulous about cutting out the exact hole for the skimmer box so there's no trip hazard. I know this is not the typical job because our style is different, so it's great to see how well he listened to our plans and made them come alive. And they keep the job site clean. Loved them. In the photos you'll see an under-construction look, but you'll get the idea. I'll post new photos after the irrigation and lawn are installed so you can really see the impact of their stone work on the pool area.

After their successful demolition of my brick wall two weeks ago I decided to hire them again to repair my house's brick veneer. They removed, cleaned & replaced ~75 bricks that were loose plus re-mortared a number of spots where the original mortar had crumbled. No shortcuts either, every loose brick & those attached to them were removed & replaced. His company did some work on the brick inside on the fireplace as well. After they finished up they cleaned up every bit of debris and they were done in about three hours. My house now looks better than it ever has, at least brick-wise. Thanks Senon!

The wall was about 5.5' tall & about 20' long. My guess was there was at least 2.5 tons of bricks there. Senon's crew was promptly here on the promised day at the promised time & they proceeded to get busy. by noon the wall was 3/4 gone. While the original bid was $850, Senon noticed the wall had a significant concrete foundation and asked for an additional $100 to remove that as well. This was quite a bargain in that his crew spent more time cutting up the foundation than they did demolishing the wall itself. And they did an excellent job, at the end of the day the foundation was cut to a minimum of 6" below the soil line, fresh topsoil was added to completely fill the resulting trench, and save for the bricks I asked him to save for future work here (stacked neatly by the side of the house I might add), all the debris was gone & the porch nicely swept. His crew spent over an hour just removing some buried rebar they likely didn't have to - I really appreciate their attention to detail. I will definitely be hiring Senon again! Thanks guys!

Don't know yet, still in the process...

I contacted Senons Masonry and we scheduled a time for them to come by and bid on a job. I took a half-day of vacation time to meet them onsite but they didn't show up. I called a half-hour after our appointment time, then again an hour later, but got no answer. I left voicemail but never got a reply. In summary, I wasted a half-day of my vacation time and couple of weeks of timeline scheduling my project just because Senon's Masonry was too unprofessional to keep their appointment or answer their phone.