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"We have an historical brick home built approximately in the early 1800’s. On the south side of our home there is a chimney which services a dinning room fireplace as well as a large fireplace in the basement. This lower level has a walk out in the room where the large fireplace is located. Back in the day, this was the kitchen and the fireplace was where meals were cooked then sent up to the dining area on a dumb waiter with ropes and pulley’s. I contacted Basement Remedies because this fireplace was on the verge of collapse. If it were to collapse, there was a good chance it would bring down the whole southern wall of our home with it. The old bricks were missing in areas due to years of moisture, age, failing mortar and the softness of the bricks natural deterioration. Todd responded to my call and came to see the situation. He gave me his assessment of the severity of the situation and after much thought came up with a solution involving concrete blocks, rebar and cement. Then he went on to inquire if I would like to save the fireplace if possible. I personally didn’t believe it could be saved. He asked if his mason could check it out and I gave my approval. His mason came out and said he believed he could save it but it would be tedious and time consuming. We decided to try and save it. You will not find a more professional, talented, knowledgeable and most of all caring group of guys anywhere in their industry. Tyler, Todd, Jordon and Eli all did amazing work saved and restored the old fireplace, installed new drainage inside and out and replaced a dirt floor with new acid etched concrete done by G. DiFazio. Long story short we had a very dank, dirty and very dangerous situation that has been converted to an amazingly solid, safe and restored part of our home. Call these guys! They know what they’re doing, there veterans and they’re very knowledgeable, even though one of them was a Marine!"

"My husband and I were so patient, and gave BRC every opportunity and benefit of the doubt. A few warnings for others: ~The staff will not show up, we the customer had to follow-up half way into the day to see if they are showing up. ~A timeline of 1-2 weeks took 5 weeks Honestly it’s still not complete. An example is the ceiling. We can see the drywall through the coating, but we don’t even want to deal with it anymore. ~The carpet was not what we wanted, AT ALL. We text the owner pictures and got something completely different. Also, the cheapest pad when we asked for the thickest they make. We weren’t shown the carpet choice until they already installed it. The owner said due to the pandemic selection was limited. ~The owner lost the paint chip. We had to find a new one for the contractors. ~Left dry pieces in the utility closet that we now have to dispose of. ~Some special design over the sump pump was to be removal, only the top lid removes. Replacing will be a blast. ~The final straw the the final day the finishing touches (after already being finished) was due to take place. It was a he said, she said, who was coming show. Finally at 4pm someone arrived. ~Even better is the owner and manager has not contacted for a follow up from being complete. He has not done a final walk thru. We made the mistake of paying him before it was finished. Quality=average after requesting multiple fixes. They did not self identify any issues. The company over promises and under delivers."

"Howard and his team were great and my kitchen looks better than I expected. Quality of work is excellent. I also appreciated how Howard kept me abreast of what was going to happen and when. It made it much easier to organize a busy family around the remodel. Howard's services are in demand and we had to wait a little bit to get on his schedule, but it was worth the wait. Would definitely recommend him to friends and use him again."