Wilkens Contracting Inc

A Job Well Done
My 1940s era houses chimney and partial side wall were in bad shape. Especially. the mortar on our chimney was cracking and missing from the joints. It was a potential safety hazard.
Two months ago, partial work was performed on the side wall, but it was very badly done by another contractor.
Then, I contacted Wilkens Contracting Inc. Jake promptly responded back and came to review the job that I wanted done. The job involved scaffolding setup, chimney repair/tuckpointing; re-grinding down and clean out the old mortar joints and tuckpointing the side wall; parging a basement window sill, etc. I had several companies give me quotes, but I chose Jake as he came across as trustworthy, professional and a good communicator. His rate was competitive.
Jake and his team workers, Cameron and Clark were extremely competent and courteous. They did a great job tuckpointing bricks and matching the mortar to the existing colour. Communication was open and honest. The actual project was done professionally and properly, no short cuts. Every step was explained to me in detail. The team was very professional, kept me in the loop on what they were doing and were courteous and respectful of my and my neighbours properties! Clean up was perfect. This time I had no headache or problem with the project.
All in all, a pleasant undertaking. Professional work & excellent service. Best experience we had with trades in years. We highly recommend Wilkens Contracting Inc.!!
Thank you so much!
Rose

Great job! My step and wall crumbled and fell apart over the winter. Jake did a great job! He was a fabulous communicator, explaining everything as he went along. He took great pride in his work. The rebuilt wall and step have never looked better! Wilkens' kindly accommodated my very tight schedule.

Had two brick columns deteriorating at the base from freeze/thaw spalling. They came and reused some of my old chimney bricks to replace the old ones. Finish job looks amazing. You can't distinguish the existing and new repair apart. In the photo of the finished work the mortar is still drying.

We needed some basement blocks parged and tuck pointing in brickwork and gaps in sills. We are extremely pleased with the quality, not only of the work itself, but the obvious knowledge and professional attention to detail by the gentleman who did the work. His explanations of what he was doing and why, particularly in identifying vulnerable areas, gave us great confidence. Highly recommended!

Wilkens completed some tuckpointing for us and the mortar matched the existing work perfectly. Very professional, responsive and easy to work with. I’d highly recommend reaching out to them for a quote.

Last winter, three flagstones became cracked and loose where my walkway meets the sidewalk. This appears to have been due to repeated blows by the sidewalk snowplow. Richard and Bill developed the solution of replacing these three end-stones with sloped concrete. Bill then expertly implemented this solution, which also involved removing the end of the existing concrete pad below the end-stones and pouring a new mini-pad that Bill stabilized by attaching it to the newly cut end of the old pad. Bill ensured that the street-end of the new pad sloped at the optimal angle from the remaining stones down to the sidewalk: shallow enough to avoid being caught by the blade of the snowplow, but not so shallow that the transition to the remaining flagstones would create a tripping hazard for tenants. A tricky job, beautifully done! This is the seventh time that I've used Wilkens Contracting for a range of masonry services. The work is invariably excellent, and the price is always appropriate.

I was greatly impressed with the responsiveness, advice and workmanship of the Wilkens team ranging from Olivia to Richard to Bill (masonary). It was a pleasure dealing with them. I would not hesitate to recommend them and to use them again in future for chimney/fireplace services.

I contacted Wilkens contracting to replace a chimney because the bricks were falling off and was a safety concern. After contacting Olivia they quickly provided an estimate that was very reasonable given the amount of work that had to be done. Frank and Mike who completed the work are exceptional professionals and were able to match the bricks to the period style of the house and completed the work within the specified period of time. I highly recommend this company and will use them again in the future.
DC Toronto

Needed the chimney rebuilt to repair water damage. The work was tidy, done carefully and with precision. Frank, the mason, is an artist. Many years experience - he explained what the damages were, how he was repairing it and why he was doing it that way. Felt confident in their work, they were respectful and took all precautions considering covid-19. Cleaned everything up - exactly how you would want a job to be completed. Excellent workmanship, care and respect of our property and home. Highly, highly recommend their work!!!

I used Wilkens a few years ago to re point my chimney and they did an excellent job, so I did not hesitate to get them to do extensive tuckpointing on the weather beaten wall of my 50s house. The estimate was quick and very reasonable. Jake came soon after and did a professional and excellent job, no fuss no muss. I will certainly use Wilkens again and recommend them to friends and neighbours.