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Barbara G.
01/2011
concrete repair, masonry
 + 0 moreWe learned about the fine-quality work of Mr. Forbes through a mutual friend who also had work done by him and highly recommended him to us. Forbes Construction and Masonry is a Madison-based company which has been in business for a number of years. We had a great experience working with Derek. He came to our home soon after we contacted him for an estimate (within just a few days). After looking at the project, he sat down with us and thoroughly discussed our job, made several very valuable suggestions to do a better, more thorough job, as well as to help save us some money. Once we signed the contract, he set up a date to begin work and started locating the required materials. Unfortunately, the matching brick that we wanted had been discontinued and he had to go to Milwaukee to find a brick that was a very close match. That meant that the begin date had to be changed to a couple of days later. The job was ultimately done in a very timely manner. His workers were competent, knowledgeable, and friendly. Mr Forbes is energetic, professional, personable, and is easy to understand when he explains things. He returned phone calls, often immediately. It was a delightful pleasure to have worked with him and we would think of him first if we have other work that needs to be done. From the time we first contacted him to the final payment was less than four weeks, and that included Labor Day long weekend. We give him our highest recommendation.
Description of Work: RE-BRICK CHIMNEY Remove existing chimney to first flashing even with the flashing height; Rebuild and re-cap with matching brick and cement cap material (parged cap not frame and formed); Caulk seal around flues and flashing as needed; Grind out and re-paint remaining brick motor; Remove all debris from job site and equipment upon completion. FRONT EXTERIOR WALL MASONRY AND WINDOW-WELL RESTORATION 1) Masonry prep & washing: remove caulk buildup from each side of brick elevations to right and left of front door; grind out as needed the bed joint at base of each brick elevation; wash and scrub with mildly acidic soap solution the masonry cap stone and brick; Rinse when complete; Gently hammer down as flat as possible the upturned rip edge at rear top of stone caps. 2) Caulking: Install backer rod to voids at sides of brick elevations and prime surrounding surfaces with #777 Sonnenborn primer; Install Sonnenborn NP1 gasket material, tool plumb and smooth; Install Sonnenbornn NP1 gasket material to small gap remaining under drip edge at the stone upper rear edge. 3) Re-pointing: Grind out defective old depleted mortar at base of each brick elevation; Re-point with type "N" mortar; Re-install head joints on wall capstones, repair one crack in the front right capstone. 4) Window wells (four): excavate to 2' total depth and install rock (1.5'); re-point window well masonry; Caulk, seal steel frame. REGRADE AROUND HOUSE FOUNDATION Provide 3 yards black dirt and grade 2 feet from house foundation; grade runs from 8"-0" x 2 feet from foundation. Grading soil will be compacted in place.
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Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,980
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General Delivery, Madison, WI 53714
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Masonry,
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FORBES CONSTRUCTION & MASONRY is currently rated 5 overall out of 5.
No, FORBES CONSTRUCTION & MASONRY does not offer free project estimates.
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General Delivery, Madison, WI 53714