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"Chaffee Contruction was out to house quickly and reviewed the situation of Bricks to be removed and cut by our fireplace - was ready to due job at a fair price and the got the job. next day his crew was out to house and did an Excellent job of what was needed."

"Very professional, came on time, and did a great job building a new brick mailbox for me all in a few hours!"

"Good. It took some back and forth to get the contract language the way I wanted it, but after that all went well. Alex is very responsive and professional. The masons did good work. They were not shy about replacing spalled common bricks. They grinded the old mortar to the depth as stated in contract. No shortcuts were taken. It was obvious these masons took pride in their work. Something that is getting rarer these days. I pointed out some smeared mortar on bricks and they cleaned it up right away. New bricks and mortar match the old well. They cleaned up after themselves. This is not a bargain handyman cash job. You see lots of shoddy tuckpointing in my neighborhood and it's sad. The fast cash guys don't grind the mortar down enough and the new mortar falls off after a few years. You'll pay more at AAA-1 but you get what you pay for. Masonry is an art and AAA-1 demonstrates that."

"Miguel promptly returned my call, came to my house, and gave me an estimate. I accepted his estimate and he and Daniel came out the next day and completed the job to my satisfaction. Miguel is a very good brick mason and replaced the shoulders on both sides of my chimney."

"Shield was incredible to work with! They were very responsive and just had great communication all around. Their pricing was reasonable and in-line with what our building was expecting for tuckpointing and sealing of the brick/split block. They are knowledgable about the work and cared about getting it done correctly. They handled the entire process, including any city requirements, from beginning to end and made it easy and painless. They also have come out since doing the work to check on things and make sure everything is the way it should be. Very lucky to have found them!"

"Our beautiful new (to us) home has a gorgeous chimney that had gone unused and without maintenance for about 23 years. We wanted to ensure it was both safe to use and ready to withstand autumn, winter, and festive holiday fires for years to come. After a thorough inspection we got a lot of good news. Our chimney is well built, the stone is holding up great, and it absolutely could last us a lifetime. Then we got the not as fun news…we had about 23 years worth of maintenance to catch up on. Thankfully all of it was well within our budget, thoroughly explained, detailed without being overwhelming, and he even did a deep dive all over the house just to be extra sure there wasn’t anything missing that would require another visit. (He even fixed some loose stone in an unrelated part of the house for free.) Already looking forward to my first fire in my new home. I’ll be calling Top Hat for our annual maintenance as long as we own our home."

"83 masonry Reviewed my initial concern about areas of my home where the mortar was crumbling and falling out. It turned out that rusted lintels were no longer properly supported the brick around garden level windows and cracks were more extensive than I had initially detected. By their expert discerning of the underlying problem they provided a solution of new lintels with drainage to prevent it from happening again. They arrived early the day of the job, the owner was on site entire time participating in the work and provided insights throughout the repair about what was happening. They also supplied before and after photos, and left the work site spotless. Patient, detailed and knowledgeable. Great experience."

"I called and set up an appointment for an estimate. Ed returned my call very quickly and set up an appointment. He was right on time for our meeting. He took some time looking at the chimney, climbed up to the roof, etc. and gave me my estimate along with a couple of options for how I wanted to proceed and how much work I wanted done. I was very happy with his approach.
The estimate was $2k to completely rebuild the chimney, which given the current state of the structure, doesn't seem unreasonable to me. That's a bit more than I am ready to spend at this time but I have arranged with Ed for them to perform the work later in the year.
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"I was pleased with their service and thoroughness. In the inspection they identified numerous cracks in the external brick but was unable to schedule repair before spring."

"Rob and his crew did a great job.. outside tuck pointing, crack repair, new damper, holes filled. Inside new mortar, smoke chamber fire proofed, new ceramic logs, silica, gas line. Showed us how to operate the new damper and light the fireplace. Perfect job."