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"I had a wonderful experience working with Emerald City Chimney from beginning to end. No one wants to spend money on things like chimney repair, but I would hire this team again in a heartbeat if I needed masonry repair of any kind. They were professional, on-time, on-budget, and a pleasure to work with. A homeowner can't ask for anything more!"

"Jerrod the owner of Archstone was emphatic to point out that he is one of the best if not the best and a very conscientious and honest man. He said the mortar on exterior house wall is very hard and can't be ground out. Per his expert advise the best things is pressure wash and scrape out loose and damaged mortar and use sponging technique to fill in cavities with type S mortar. I understood and agreed asking for care with pressure washer. Quote was $2922 before tax. He said the wall wouldn't look much better than it does now but he would get all the places having egregious deterioration and then seal. Two days work. Moving forward his team (him and a 18 year old nephew) came and went in less than 4 hours. Sealant remained to be done and I could see that cost was itemized at $400. I personally could do it in 1/2 hour so I asked him to scratch it from the price. He was very amenable to that. The issue arose when I was sealing I found and sent him photos of spots with severe erosion that were missed and should take about 1 hour to fix. Some on wall, one in bottom corner of house, one big seam in windowsill. I sent email and photos asking for him to return. He didn't reply. 1 week later I reached him by phone and he said he didn't get the email/or hadn't read it yet but he wasn't going to come back for 'pinholes' which I could do myself. First of all I could do everything myself but that's time that I paid him for. He is too busy to come. Photos are from the south wall as discussed."

"We were told we needed to have some bricks on our chimney replaced from a couple other masonry folks. I called Chris to get a quote for the work. When he arrived he explained why that would be a waste of money because the design of the chimney was the problem. Instead Chris suggested we do a few things to extend the life of our chimney for another 5-10 years (with detailed instructions so we could do the work) and replace the full chimney after that with a design that fits or Northwest climate. We will definitely be calling Chris for any work in the future!"

"very well done--on time, completed work, inspected and advised of other work that needs to be done with estimate emailed after. Knowledgeable staff both on the phone and in our home. I would definitely have them do any future work on our fireplace or chimney"

"We are extremely pleased with the quality of work Seth provided for our front entry make-over. He provided five-star service, from design and material selection, to installation and cleanup. Seth provides excellent communion, time management, experience, and creativity. The project was completed a day earlier than the proposed completion date, and the finished tile and ledge stone steps are even more beautiful than we had envisioned. Seth is an exceptional contractor. We would hire him for any future stone masonry projects."

"We had Premier Masonry re-point our entire home + chimney this last winter, we bought the home and about a year ago and the inspection showed the mortar was in need of serious repair as the house is 90 years old, and bricks were coming loose from the archways. We got several estimates for the work, when i met Steve he set himself apart from others with his level of honesty, passion and experience working with Masonry, he answered all my questions in detail and followed him and Lisa followed up super quickly to any pre-job questions i had. Premier was on time with their start date, even though from original contact the date was months out due to their schedule being so busy. The crew were super punctual, showed up on time, were super friendly and it was clear that Steve's customer empathy and customer service is passed down to his lead foreman who was super helpful throughout the whole project. I was super impressed with the daily clean-up and respect the crew has for making sure we could still use main entries to the house, in other reviews i read they cleaned-up well every day but until you see how dusty/messy the job is you have no appreciation for how thorough the daily clean-up really is. During the grinding process we had a few of our origial drafty windows letting in dust, the crew was super responsive and ensure to tape the inside jams to ensure the dust didn't penetrate further. They tackled the house one side at a time and and cleaned the brick after pointing each side, the house now looks fantastic with all sides being refreshed to original appearance and mortar strength. They also did a great job on the chimney and installed a cap, so we are super confident with the stability of the large brick chimney we have. Once the job was done Steve came by for a walk-through and addressed any small corrections needed, he even had one of his guys repair a couple firebox joints with black dye'd mortar after me asking about whether i should address it or not, i was so impressed. I would definitely recommend Steve and crew for brick restoration jobs."

"We are very happy with our choice to use RC Masonry. We contacted quite a few masons to bid our job and even had a hard time getting a written bid back from a couple, but not with RC Masonry. It was easy to get in touch with Robert to schedule an estimate appointment. When I needed to reschedule he was able to accommodate. He was great at answering our questions and quoting the job. His bid wasn?t the highest or lowest, but it was the upper middle. Our bid from RC was in the fall of the previous year, but was too late in the year because of the cold weather to start the job. During the winter the tar paper that the general contractor put up had tearing away. Robert came out right away and installed new tar paper to get through the winter. We had several decisions to make to the fireplace as work was underway; we felt Robert and Jeff provided options and guided us to the best solution; not just the quickest or cheapest for them. Robert and Jeff were here when they said they would be, did the job to our picky specifications, communicated with us throughout if plans changed, and created a wonderful backdrop for our outdoor space. We felt that cost was worth the quality of work and in the end was good value. We would definitely use them again. <br />"

"Beautiful job, they even added some color to the mortar which matches the old mortar very closely. Did a great job on our 1933 Magnolia home."

"Andrew responded quickly to my request for a bid and scheduled the job for a time that was mutually convenient. On the scheduled date, Armando and Andrew arrived in the morning and completed the job in one day. Andrew came back on the following Monday and cleaned the brick surfaces and made sure that I was satisfied with the results. The job was completed in a timely manner at the agreed upon price. Both Armando and Andrew are very personable and conscientious individuals and I would not hesitate to call them again for another masonry job, if necessary."

"Excellent work quality at a very fair price. Finished stone work is beautiful."