We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade! We will always do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your task or project. We look forward to earning your business! Call us anytime! We Only do thin stone and thin brick on house fronts and fireplaces. We DO NOT do any block walls or flat work. NO Repair work
"My wife and I cannot thank Tom enough. We talked to quite a few different contractors. Tom was the only one who didn’t beat around the bush. He’s professional, very reasonably priced, extremely great at communicating and most important of all, he does amazing work. I will be referring him to friends and my neighbors. Please don’t hesitate to hire his team."
Christopher D on December 2020
We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade! We will always do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your task or project. We look forward to earning your business! Call us anytime! We Only do thin stone and thin brick on house fronts and fireplaces. We DO NOT do any block walls or flat work. NO Repair work
"My wife and I cannot thank Tom enough. We talked to quite a few different contractors. Tom was the only one who didn’t beat around the bush. He’s professional, very reasonably priced, extremely great at communicating and most important of all, he does amazing work. I will be referring him to friends and my neighbors. Please don’t hesitate to hire his team."
Christopher D on December 2020
TriLite Stone, Inc., is Minnesota's premier stone company. For a professional finish call TriLite Stone, Inc. We proudly serve Howard Lake and the surrounding communities!
"I highly recommend Lenâ s company Trilite. The process of replacing my brick with stone veneer went so smoothly. Since Trilite was the manufacturer and the installer in my project, I was able to choose from a myriad of stone and colors. The quality and workmanship of the masons was above and beyond what I expected. The stone is beautiful and it was all done in a timely manner and at a fair price. For stone veneer this is the place!!"
Darcie J on May 2022
TriLite Stone, Inc., is Minnesota's premier stone company. For a professional finish call TriLite Stone, Inc. We proudly serve Howard Lake and the surrounding communities!
"I highly recommend Lenâ s company Trilite. The process of replacing my brick with stone veneer went so smoothly. Since Trilite was the manufacturer and the installer in my project, I was able to choose from a myriad of stone and colors. The quality and workmanship of the masons was above and beyond what I expected. The stone is beautiful and it was all done in a timely manner and at a fair price. For stone veneer this is the place!!"
Darcie J on May 2022
Golden Stones Masonry is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.
"Tried to charge me for work not performed. I had to have them come back to finish the job."
Dennis L on November 2024
Golden Stones Masonry is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.
"Tried to charge me for work not performed. I had to have them come back to finish the job."
Dennis L on November 2024
Patraw & Sons Masonary LLC, We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality and customer service that we provide to meet the consumers needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.
Patraw & Sons Masonary LLC, We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality and customer service that we provide to meet the consumers needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.
Serving the Twin Cities area. We are a family owned and operated, 3rd and 4th generation masonry company. We specialize in chimney repair and rebuild , and brick and stone restoration. Let us renew your masonry project! No job is to small!
"Chris and his team exceeded my expectations. Very professional, and addressed every concern that I had. Besides performing the job he was hired to do, he also finished a 10 foot long cinder block wall that another contractor never finished. He does great work."
Charlie S on May 2025
Serving the Twin Cities area. We are a family owned and operated, 3rd and 4th generation masonry company. We specialize in chimney repair and rebuild , and brick and stone restoration. Let us renew your masonry project! No job is to small!
"Chris and his team exceeded my expectations. Very professional, and addressed every concern that I had. Besides performing the job he was hired to do, he also finished a 10 foot long cinder block wall that another contractor never finished. He does great work."
Charlie S on May 2025
My name is Tom Sirek and I am the owner of Sirek landscaping. But it really doesn't explain how we do business, I have people who have been with me for 8, 10 and even 12 years and everything is a we thing with us. My guys and myself go out of the way to make sure all of our customers have a great experience and no matter who you deal with on our jobsites you get the same commitment to excellence and customer service. From general landscaping to solving water issues, walls patios natural stone, decorative rock, mulch , boulder work, timbers, paver patios tree removal and even concrete work we have highly experienced people to get your work done right so it lasts and looks beautiful. Experts at keeping water out of basements of moving settling water, we do it all. Over 3 decades of serving clients throughout the entire Twin Cities area. We truly are dedicated to holding ourselves to the highest standards to provide a top quality product to all of our customers on all jobs, big or small. A+ Rating on Better Business Bureau and decades of service without one bad grade from anyone we have ever done work for. With our experience we solve things many others can't and bring the old fashion customer service to every job. Please contact us through Angi or directly at Tomsirek@gmail.com Thank you for your consideration!
"Everyone throughout the process was a pleasure to work with. The team doing the job are great at and take pride in their work. Our yard was difficult due to a steep slope and uneven ground but they handled and completed the project no problem."
Ricky L on April 2025
My name is Tom Sirek and I am the owner of Sirek landscaping. But it really doesn't explain how we do business, I have people who have been with me for 8, 10 and even 12 years and everything is a we thing with us. My guys and myself go out of the way to make sure all of our customers have a great experience and no matter who you deal with on our jobsites you get the same commitment to excellence and customer service. From general landscaping to solving water issues, walls patios natural stone, decorative rock, mulch , boulder work, timbers, paver patios tree removal and even concrete work we have highly experienced people to get your work done right so it lasts and looks beautiful. Experts at keeping water out of basements of moving settling water, we do it all. Over 3 decades of serving clients throughout the entire Twin Cities area. We truly are dedicated to holding ourselves to the highest standards to provide a top quality product to all of our customers on all jobs, big or small. A+ Rating on Better Business Bureau and decades of service without one bad grade from anyone we have ever done work for. With our experience we solve things many others can't and bring the old fashion customer service to every job. Please contact us through Angi or directly at Tomsirek@gmail.com Thank you for your consideration!
"Everyone throughout the process was a pleasure to work with. The team doing the job are great at and take pride in their work. Our yard was difficult due to a steep slope and uneven ground but they handled and completed the project no problem."
Ricky L on April 2025
May contact through email. Award winning. At Better Yards & Gardens Excellence is our standard for your landscape design! Creating your outdoor living space not only gives enjoyment to your family, but also enhances the investment potential of your property.
"Phenomenal business. Jessica and her team from Better Yards and Gardens have completed three major patio and landscaping projects for us over the past two years. Beautiful quality work, superb communication, fair pricing and flexible scheduling. We are very pleased with our new outdoor spaces and highly recommend the company."
Jennifer G on February 2025
May contact through email. Award winning. At Better Yards & Gardens Excellence is our standard for your landscape design! Creating your outdoor living space not only gives enjoyment to your family, but also enhances the investment potential of your property.
"Phenomenal business. Jessica and her team from Better Yards and Gardens have completed three major patio and landscaping projects for us over the past two years. Beautiful quality work, superb communication, fair pricing and flexible scheduling. We are very pleased with our new outdoor spaces and highly recommend the company."
Jennifer G on February 2025
A garden should enrich your life and be a place to laugh, contemplate and reflect. ProScapes is a landscape design company who creates gardens that are sensitive to their surrounding environment, the architecture they offset, and the people who use them. ProScapes creates outdoor living spaces that offer a lasting, integrated connection between people and their home, garden and pool. For ProScapes, a home’s outdoor space provides an opportunity to expand the living environment in a way that instils a sense of belonging to nature – and expresses our clients’ place in it. To us, this space is not an add-on to a residence, but a beautiful, functional, seamless transformation of it. So whether you’re located in Minnetonka, Eagan, Woodbury or somewhere in between, we’d be happy to work with you on your specific needs. Contact our team today to learn more about how we can help with your residential landscape project. We look forward to hearing from you.
"How did it go? It was one of the best, well-run projects we've ever had done. Brian presented excellent ideas on what we may want to consider, then skillfully executed on the plan from there. Brian and the entire crew with Environmental Design are top notch, second to none. Years back, we hired Brian and Team to complete a major front-yard project. It went so well, we didn't think twice about hiring Environmental Design again. Our first and only call was to Brian! Brian, due to his background and expertise at what he does, makes the process "enjoyable" and "care-free". Brian starts a project when he says he will and completes the project right on time. His estimating, layout and project planning and execution skills are excellent. Brian is also a very, very, very nice person to work with at all times. Same with his Team. No surprise they've been together for a long time. While placing boulders, the team is expert and very precise. They performed that task for both the front and back yard projects. They care for your existing yard, by placing plywood down while entering and exiting the property. They clean the site daily, to ensure you're well taken care of at all times. They begin project days right on time (very consistent and predictable), which we appreciated. Plant selection (to ensure one will have color all year long) and layout/presentation of those plants is an excellent skill Brian and Environmental Design possess. They also recommended and we acted on it, a dripline irrigation system which runs right off the automated system. Press a button and all the plants are watered on the hillside!!! So glad we did that. We'd HIGHLY recommend you call Brian/Environmental Design, for a project large or small. You'll be so glad you did!"
Dale T on October 2020
A garden should enrich your life and be a place to laugh, contemplate and reflect. ProScapes is a landscape design company who creates gardens that are sensitive to their surrounding environment, the architecture they offset, and the people who use them. ProScapes creates outdoor living spaces that offer a lasting, integrated connection between people and their home, garden and pool. For ProScapes, a home’s outdoor space provides an opportunity to expand the living environment in a way that instils a sense of belonging to nature – and expresses our clients’ place in it. To us, this space is not an add-on to a residence, but a beautiful, functional, seamless transformation of it. So whether you’re located in Minnetonka, Eagan, Woodbury or somewhere in between, we’d be happy to work with you on your specific needs. Contact our team today to learn more about how we can help with your residential landscape project. We look forward to hearing from you.
"How did it go? It was one of the best, well-run projects we've ever had done. Brian presented excellent ideas on what we may want to consider, then skillfully executed on the plan from there. Brian and the entire crew with Environmental Design are top notch, second to none. Years back, we hired Brian and Team to complete a major front-yard project. It went so well, we didn't think twice about hiring Environmental Design again. Our first and only call was to Brian! Brian, due to his background and expertise at what he does, makes the process "enjoyable" and "care-free". Brian starts a project when he says he will and completes the project right on time. His estimating, layout and project planning and execution skills are excellent. Brian is also a very, very, very nice person to work with at all times. Same with his Team. No surprise they've been together for a long time. While placing boulders, the team is expert and very precise. They performed that task for both the front and back yard projects. They care for your existing yard, by placing plywood down while entering and exiting the property. They clean the site daily, to ensure you're well taken care of at all times. They begin project days right on time (very consistent and predictable), which we appreciated. Plant selection (to ensure one will have color all year long) and layout/presentation of those plants is an excellent skill Brian and Environmental Design possess. They also recommended and we acted on it, a dripline irrigation system which runs right off the automated system. Press a button and all the plants are watered on the hillside!!! So glad we did that. We'd HIGHLY recommend you call Brian/Environmental Design, for a project large or small. You'll be so glad you did!"
Dale T on October 2020
We have the experience and dedication to get the job done right! Specializing in Lawn Care, Landscaping and Snow Removal services; We guarantee your satisfaction, and we won't leave until the job is done right. We pride ourselves on the quality work we provide, while delivering great customer service! Call or click for your FREE estimate today!
"Gunner spent plenty of time listening and understanding what we were looking for. He provided a thorough quote very fast so that we could get the work done this fall. He and his crew are not only hard working but very personable and professional. Looking forward to the next phase of our project with High Point Properties in the spring."
Karen M on October 2024
We have the experience and dedication to get the job done right! Specializing in Lawn Care, Landscaping and Snow Removal services; We guarantee your satisfaction, and we won't leave until the job is done right. We pride ourselves on the quality work we provide, while delivering great customer service! Call or click for your FREE estimate today!
"Gunner spent plenty of time listening and understanding what we were looking for. He provided a thorough quote very fast so that we could get the work done this fall. He and his crew are not only hard working but very personable and professional. Looking forward to the next phase of our project with High Point Properties in the spring."
Karen M on October 2024
“Your Full Service Multi-Project Provider” The Construction Group, Inc. has over 30 years of experience in the Minnesota construction and remodeling industry. We provide Storm damage inspections, insurance claim assistance, new construction, remodeling services, weatherization, and home exteriors for Minnesota home owners, apartment complexes, town homes, condos, and commercial buildings. We ensure client satisfaction by providing big company performance and quality with the personalized attention you get from a small company. The Construction Group, Inc. is Owens Corning and GAF preferred contractors, as well as members of the Minnesota BBB with an A+ rating. Serving all of Minneapolis, St. Paul and surrounding areas.
"Went well. Encountered an electrical issue but got it addressed promptly."
Monique L on November 2024
“Your Full Service Multi-Project Provider” The Construction Group, Inc. has over 30 years of experience in the Minnesota construction and remodeling industry. We provide Storm damage inspections, insurance claim assistance, new construction, remodeling services, weatherization, and home exteriors for Minnesota home owners, apartment complexes, town homes, condos, and commercial buildings. We ensure client satisfaction by providing big company performance and quality with the personalized attention you get from a small company. The Construction Group, Inc. is Owens Corning and GAF preferred contractors, as well as members of the Minnesota BBB with an A+ rating. Serving all of Minneapolis, St. Paul and surrounding areas.
"Went well. Encountered an electrical issue but got it addressed promptly."
Monique L on November 2024
Brick construction offers numerous benefits, including exceptional longevity, natural resistance to fire, and substantial durability against weather extremes. The thermal mass of brick helps regulate indoor temperatures, potentially reducing energy consumption. Brick homes often maintain their aesthetic appeal with minimal maintenance, and many buyers perceive them as premium properties, potentially supporting stronger resale values compared to homes built with other materials.
Brick veneer consists of a single layer of brick attached to a standard wood-framed wall, providing the aesthetic of brick without serving as the structural support. This approach costs between $3 and $20 per square foot, depending on the specific type. Structural brick construction uses brick as the actual load-bearing wall material, requiring more extensive materials and specialized construction techniques. Most contemporary "brick houses" utilize the veneer approach rather than true structural brick.
Adding brick siding to an existing home costs $72,000 for a 2,000-square-foot residence. Real brick siding ranges from $10 to $20 per square foot, while more budget-friendly alternatives include thin brick veneer ($3 to $10 per square foot) and faux brick panels ($6 to $13 per square foot). This renovation requires professional installation to ensure proper moisture barriers and structural attachment.