Get matched with top brick or stone siding: repairers or partially replacers in Suffolk, VA

"We had to reschedule the first appt and they were late for the 2nd but once here they did a great job cleaning and inspecting the chimney. They provided pictures of my problem areas and had suggestions on what to fix and cost. Very courteous and professional"

"Ryan and Keith did an excellent job - they were thorough, prompt and efficient - explained a minor change in the venting -and cleaned up after themselves. I would definitely use them again."

"Chuck Hipp and his employee, Antonio, did a phenomenal job! The brick fireplace was sinking and the bricks were separating from the wall. After investigation Chuck determined that there were no footers under the fireplace. He installed new footers, supported the brick wall and reattached all the bricks and suggested the fireplace be covered with stucco and tiles to match the Spanish style of the house. The fireplace turned out beautifully and became the true focal point of the living room. The house was listed for sale and I know the beautiful stucco fireplace helped to sell the home quickly. We moved to our new 1948 house and discovered that the chimney needed to be rebuilt. I received a bid from A Step in Time chimney sweeps which was astronomical. I then consulted a structural engineer who confirmed the bid was outrageously high. He recommended a good brickmason be consulted. I found Chuck Hipp and Hipp Masonry Works on Angies List. Chuck investigated the problem and determined that the chimney needed to be torn down and rebuilt at the roof line and he was able utilize new bricks with old bricks to match the new chimney addition to the existing home and bottom half of the chimney. He asked me to drive around and take photos of chimneys I liked and he would duplicate it. I found a chimney on a beautiful older home and Chuck was able to duplicate it to suit my brick, Tudor home. It is gorgeous and best of all the fireplace can now be used for a beautiful wood fire. He then removed and replaced all the broken, damaged bricks throughout the exterior of the house using mainly old bricks salvaged room the chimney rebuild. Chuck and Antonio did incredible work and at half the price of the previous bid. Before they left they brought in topsoil to fill in any holes in our lawn due to the work and they used soil to regrade the back of the house which had been the cause of damage to lower bricks. They also repointed the front steps and remortered the boxes for the exterior porch lights which were hanging loose from the brick exterior. I will only call the HippMasonry Works for any brick work."

"Our is 2.5 storey and steep roof. Owner visited and without getting on roof told me that you need to replace 2 flashings. The house is 9 years old and according to him ( I am not sure) it is better to replace flashing after 10-12 years any way. I think flashing should have same about 30 years life of roof. However, I accepted the recommendation as cost was $150. Also, I don't think they inspected or did anything on other side of the roof. He sent Brian in the following week to carry out work. Brian is really hardworking honest guy. He spent about 4 hours on roof to replace flashing and nail down singhles on one side of roof. I was not happy since they didn't even look at other side of roof. Since my $200 +79 was worth their effort of 4 hours I am OK with the service provided. However, I felt that they are giving this deal to generate more business. and chnging of flushing was not necessary. Anyway I was happy with Brian and hence I am giving A other wise I would have given B."

"Great fast service. Polite, professional, and knowledgable. Provided a comprehensive inspection, advice, options itemized quote for repairs.
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"It was fairly straight forward evolution.  I needed to have a section of a second story fascia board replaced due to a momma bird having managed to make a nest inside the eave.  The repaired sectioned needed be repainted to match the existing trim color, but there was no spare paint on hand so the color had to be matched.     
I contacted company and coordinated a time for tenant to be home so an estimate could be generated.  Dave came by and looked at the job and a short time later I was emailed a very professional estimate complete with 3 payment options.
After getting the go-ahead, Dave quickly coordinated the job with the tenant and completed the job very quickly.   
I inspected the work and I honestly could not tell there had been a recent repair.  Dave and his crew did an outstanding job.  I would not hesitate to recommend or use them again in the future."

"They were on time, professional and fast! The clean/inspect cost was $69.00. When they went up on roof they found that my handyman had put tar on crown (fire hazard) and mortar joints were missing causing damage inside the firebox. They took pictures to show me. We made an appointment for the next day, they were done in about a half hour. I could see the difference from the ground. VERY impressed. The cost was $550.00, but I got a 20% discount, so the cost was $440.00. Good Job Precision.
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"This was a waste of time, effort and money! The first problem was the contractor missing the first appointment with some inane excuse. When he came out he looked at the control box like it was an alien -- it is a Hunter System Controller. He started reading the directions and eventually asked me to work the controller and he'd check the zones. All he did was to make sure all the heads sprayed and that they were pointed in the right direction -- the same thing I do every spring. I had to tell him how many heads were on each zone. When he didn't find five heads on one of the zones, he never bothered to look for the fifth. One head had to be replaced. He said he'd be back the next day to replace it at a cost of $30.00. After nearly 3 months the head had not been replaced. So, I did it for less than half the cost.
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"The initial meeting went fine, the man who came out seemed very knowledgeable.  Once they began the work, they finished in a timely manner, although I did notice they hit concrete in one of the locations they were trying to dig.  When I came home after they were done (I had left the final check with my daughter to take care of - mistake), I noticed the 'repairs' to the bricks were extremely sloppy:  completely different color mortar, etc.  There was a lot going on at the moment so I did not contact them right away, and then I procrastinated further since some time had already gone by and this was cosmetic, but when I finally did contact them, I was told their brick person had been fired and they would fix the problem, and he would call back the next day.  He did not call, so I sent pictures a few days later and my husband called a month or two later, but they never contacted us.  Later I found out that they had not submitted the final inspection report to the county by the deadline so things could be properly closed out, but since I did have a copy, I was able to send that in.  By the way, the 'inspection' was based on a review of the 'drive logs.'  Now I have had additional cracks/sticking doors inside and I think there may be a new crack outside (I have not compared yet with my pictures taken earlier to verify it is new.)  I have not yet contacted them about this problem to see if they will respond.
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"Better than expected! All my concerns were addressed and mortar was added to make entry into crawl space more comfortable. There was great attention to details."