Masonry Arts

Description of Work: They came out and gave me a quote to add some stone accents to sections of my house.

Description of Work: We just completed a remodel project and decided to Stucco the Exterior as to compliment the exterior. We first started with a small company, unfortunately I made the mistake of being in a hurry and thought anybody could do stucco. I was wrong. The first company really did a sub standard job to say the least. The stucco was cracking already within the 2nd day of completion. I decided to enroll with Angies list so I can get other customer reviews. The job was corrected from those hack artists to real art. Masonry Arts is a good description for real Stucco work. Their work surpassed my expectations. These guys are really good.

Description of Work: Repointed bricks in front of house

Description of Work: Install 6'-high Leuder dry-stack stone wall around side yard adjacent neighbors' driveway. Poured rebar-reinforced cement foundation, laid dry-stack stone, and topped wall with Leuder coping.

Description of Work: Masonry Arts fixed a 40 foot long CMU retaining wall the was left unfinished by another contractor, including making the top level and re-stuccoing the exterior

Description of Work: Repair to stucco, new stucco. Bands around doors and windows. Fireplace work and fixing all preexisting cracks after foundation was leveled.

Description of Work: Repaired cracks on existing brick flower bed. Built new brick tree surround to match flower bed.

Description of Work: We had several cracks in the masonry of our external brick siding, some of which were getting large and long enough to threaten the retention of some of the bricks on the outside wall, especially above the double garage door. We had the same problem in 2003 and used another contractor to remove and re-mortar the areas where the mortar was cracking or reducing in size. That fix lasted several years, but the cracks returned in the previously repaired spots as well as new ones (our home is about 12 years old, solid foundation, located in the rock-based Stone Oak area). Using Angie's List and the BBB, we selected Masonry Arts to provide a cost estimate and to explain how they would repair the problem mortar areas. Of equal importance was the desire to have the color of the new mortar match as best as possible the existing mortar. As a result of their cost and work quote, we hired Masonry Arts for the repair work. Due to their existing workload, our job was scheduled for several weeks after we received the initial quote. When the contractor and his helper arrived, they immediately reverified all of the areas needing repair, meticulously mixed the repair mortar to match the existing mortar [a virtual exact match!], began removing crumbling mortar where necessary, and replaced the crumbling mortar with new mortar or patched minor cracks with a new mortar overlay. The job took over 6 hours to complete.

Description of Work: Repaired cracks outside and did stone work on the fireplace hearth lids.

Description of Work: In my household I have 3 cars and a very narrow driveway. It was difficult to park next to another car and try to get out without banging into the car next to it. I need a wider driveway! I called Bob Able (again, I loved his work the first time!) and he came out to give me an estimate for making the driveway at least 3 feet wider. He gave me a great price and was able to start work on my schedule. Bob came over the day before the pour and marked out the size of the driveway. Then I asked "how about this" and "what about this"? He was great working with me as usual. He took my ideas and incorporated them into the new addition. The day of the pour went very well, and there were no problems. My driveway is so beautiful!!!

Description of Work: Due to undergoing foundation repair, we had large and small cracks on the outside of our limestone and stucco home. The foundation needed to be dressed with masonry where the soil had settled around the entire house. Due to water leaks and a truck hitting the house, we needed several areas of the stucco repaired. The inside of our fireplace also had suffered a long crack through the grout.

Description of Work: Bob Abel owner of Masonary Arts did a stellar job! He is very passionate about his work. He was able to formulate a plan to finish a outdoor fireplace that was left un done from concept to finish. He has artistic vision to go to the next level of your concept and can see it in his minds eye. Very creative person.

Description of Work: Filled in expansion joints on my 2 story home. He had to come out and repair cracks once again - maybe due to unusually dry weather.

Description of Work: Had mortar fill in several cracks on outside of brick home and also brick fence. Repaired for cosmetic purposes chimney crack on inside of home.

Description of Work: I had a 41 year old privacy wall (very tall, arched) around the front entrance of my home. It was about to fall down at the tall arch. Bob Abel cut it down to about 30 inches tall and restored the mortar; I now have a lovely "garden wall."

Description of Work: Bob is an extremely likable person and he works very hard to do exactly what it is that you want. That being said, I called many companies to help me with a terrible leaking problem from my front windows. The job was to small or to difficult for others companies to deal with. I called Bob, he looked at the cracks in the front of the house, and fixed them, in no time! While he was here he fixed other cracks and problems for me, he was so helpful! I liked Bob's work so much, I aked him to help me design a backyard patio andd a walkway along the house, The job turned out even more beautiful than I hoped! The patio was large and the sidewalk coming off of it was framed perefectly! Bob helped me choose a color for the concrete that was to be the patio. It was a perfect match by the pool and the brick work on the side of the house. Bob is a good honest man and I would very happy to work with him again!

Description of Work: Our home was built in 1979 and was in desperate need of a fireplace facelift with it's dark mortar and hard-edged rock style. Bob Abel helped us brainstorm through ideas that would help modernize the look of the fireplace, while staying cost-effective. Ultimately we decided to go with a refinishing of the mortar in a style called a 'smear.' A new application of mortar was added over the existing mortar and lightly 'smeared' across the rock. Bob also took a look at our exterior rock walls and cued us into some serious mortar issues. After finishing the fireplace, Bob and Javier went to work on some extensive mortar repair which included color matching in many different areas.

Description of Work: Masonry Arts gave us a quote.

Description of Work: Masonry Arts removed the old fireplace brick and mantel in our family room, picked up stone for the replacement fireplace, and built the new fireplace. Bob Abel, owner of Masonry Arts, also referred us to a cabinet maker for a replacement mantel. The project itself took about 5 days from start to finish, primarily due to weather delays. Bob and his crew were actually on site working on the project for a total of about 7 hours. They took down the old brick face in an hour! I was amazed that something that appeared so solid was so easily demolished. The new fireplace was built in less than 6 hours; the mortar was dry within a couple of days.

Description of Work: Repair on both sides of a seven foot brick property line fence, constructed of two solid rows thick of standard brick, including mortar, brick alignment, patching, and color matching. Also filled in cracks in brick and mortar around outside perimeter of brick house to prevent moisture and insects.

Description of Work: Installed an 82 foot retaining wall around a garden and inground pool. Stone block and mortar. Involved some demolition of old wall.

Description of Work: Repaired crack concrete mortar through the outside structured. Rebuilt brick mailbox that was destroyed by car.

Description of Work: I used Masonry Arts about a month ago. They did some masonry in the exterior and filled it with mortar, repaired my fire pace with mortar. They also repaired my mailbox.

Description of Work: I used Masonry Arts to get an estimate three weeks ago. They quoted me over $10,000. I was looking to get the concrete sidewalk and stone work for flowerbed.

Description of Work: We had the typical small square cement back porch and have been wanting more for a long time so we could get out and enjoy our backyard. We looked a at decking, pavers and flagstone and after talking to a lot of people and doing research flagstone seemed perfect for our situation. Once that was determined, as usual I pulled up Angie's list and got the ball rolling. We talked to and received design ideas and bids from several companies. As you can image the range was wide. One company stood out head and shoulders above the rest and that is Masonry Arts. From the first time I talked to Bob at Masonry Art I couldn't have been happier. He was prompt, friendly and accommodating. When he arrived at the house, you could tell right away he knew what he was doing. It wasn't the typical glitz and glamour, used car salesman type pitch you find so frequently. He listened intently to what we wanted, asked good questions, made suggestions and explained every step of the process and how it works. Then once we were all on the same page we talked about a bid. Once we received the bid, which was very good and fair for all the work involved plus since Bob did such a good job of explaining it all you knew exactly what you were getting for the money, we accepted and moved forward. The very next day the crew showed up and started work. They like Bob were friendly, courteous and professional. This group was not just a group of workers they were artists taking great pride in what they do. Bob would stop by the house at each phase of the project to make sure everyone was on the same page and things were going as planned. He would then call me with constant updates. This meant there was never any guessing on our part and really increased our confidence in the whole process. Upon completion again Bob was there to walk through it all to make sure it was what we wanted and explained how we should care for and clean the patio to keep it looking beautiful. To wrap it up we couldn't be happier. To say the project and experience was beyond our expectation would be an understatement. Masonry Arts couldn't have been better. In a world were service and pride have mostly gone out the window it is great to see a company that over delivers quality and service for the price. We would highly, highly recommend them!!