Otto's Masonry

Otto's masonry did a relatively small job for me...repairing some cracks in my chimney. Otto and his crew did a wonderful job and the service was outstanding. They called back on time, came out when they said they would, answered all my questions, did a perfect job, and addressed my concerns. Thanks Otto! I am very satisfied and can highly recommend the company.

Otto's Masonry rebuilt the chimney and performed tuckpointing repairs to my 80-year-old house. Otto personally assessed the needs, provided an estimate and was completely candid in his proposal. The work was done carefully and in a timely way despite the fact that one side of the house abuts the neighbour's with as little as 6 inches of clearance in places.

I hired Otto's Masonry to reopen and refurbish an old fireplace in our living room.

Otto was very prompt in his response to my request and was able to visit my house to estimate to job quickly.

The job involved locating the old existing fireplace, tearing out the lath and plaster wall covering it, tearing a part of the floor to pour hearth and closing off the chimney.

Otto's crew spent two days working on the fireplace. They were extremely punctual and clean. Their workmanship was excellent, the attention to detail was great.

Once the fireplace was opened it came to our attention that the opening and the hearth would have to be moved over by a foot to retain symmetry within the room. The crew was able to do this without a pushing the schedule and increasing the cost.
New hearth was poured as well as well as a pad for an ethanol burning insert.

Chimney was reinforced and closed off as the ethanol fireplace does not require venting (clean, modern, eco-friendly solution).

Overall the crew did a great job with an immaculate finish.
Well done and thank you!

Had 3 walls of an old High Park home tuck pointed and a couple of columns fixed. We were very pleased and would recommend this company to anyone needing masonry work. Otto quoted quickly, came when he said he would, cost was what he quoted and he and his office manager, Tony are just good people...renovation doesn't get much better than this!

The bricks and mortar around the top of our chimney were crumbling and needed repair. Compared to some of the other contractors we contacted, we could tell right from the initial phone call with Otto's Masonry that they were professionals. They were able to come by and give us a quote within a couple of days of our first phone call, and their quote was very competitive.

After setting a date to do the work, they came when they said they would come, and finished the job within a couple of hours. Both of the men who came to do the job were very friendly, and I was impressed with how well they cleaned up after. We had a great experience with Otto's Masonry from beginning to end, and I would definitely call them again if I needed more brickwork done.

Our project involved repairs to interlocking, change of grade to an interlock walkway, parging concrete and creating a patio walkway around a deck. Otto provided a reasonable estimate, summarized exactly what was to be done and when it would be done.
His staff showed up on time, were professional in demeanour, courteous and receptive to suggestions. Quality of work was excellent. Otto regularly inspected work in progress and made worthy suggestions. Overall, a very professional team commited to quality workmanship and exceptional customer service. I would absolutely have no hesitation in recommending them.

We firstly found another company to repair our masonry,they came to inspect,but never gave our estimation price, then we fortunately found Otto's. They gave us very competitive price and did a very professional job. Thanks!

I found Otto's Masonry on Homestars and was very impressed by the reviews. I am happy to report that they were right!
I contacted Otto for help to lower my mantel so that we can put the TV above the fireplace.
Dealing with Otto and his staff was a pleasure. Not only did Otto give me a reasonable quote, but his manner was wonderful. He is a polite gentleman and explained things to my satisfaction. Tony, his office manager, was prompt and always responded to my emails in a timely manner. Eckhart did a fantastic job with the brick work. In fact, it was better than I had even anticipated. There was no mess left afterwards either!
I can honestly say that I would highly recommend Otto and plan to use him again in the future.

We recently converted our duplex into a single family dwelling. Because it was a duplex, we had two side by side front doors. We wanted to replace the left door with a window and cover the rest of the gap left by the removal of the door with bricks. Otto came to see the work to be accomplished and provided us with clear explanations regarding this brick job and also furnished great tips as to how to best place the window. The final result was amazing. You can't tell at all that there used to be two entrance doors. Otto seems to have access to a collection of old bricks just like the ones my house was built with 80 years ago. Eventhough the results were amazing, Otto said he was not satisfied with one brick(!)that his employee put in. He had somebody come the next day to change it! You can certainly count on him for a great job.

We needed to replace crumbling bricks on our window sills and around the chimney. I checked homestars first (I always do now!) and found Otto. Impressive team - very professional, very clean and respectful of our property and when one aspect of the job turned out to be less work than anticipated, Otto reduced the bill. That level of professionalism and honesty is rare and we so appreciated it.