Otto's Masonry

The fireplace in our 80-year-old house was showing its age. The hearth was cracked, a previous homeowner's 'cosmetic improvement' did not look so good, and there was a smell of smoke in an upstairs bedroom. Otto helped assess our needs and worked with us to come up with a design that we liked. A new liner was installed, a new hearth was poured, all fireplace masonry was re-built, and we finished it with granite facing and a hardwood mantle.
All of Otto's guys were courteous and professional and we are very happy with the end result. The fireplace is now a fantastic focal point for our living room. Thanks Otto!

Otto looked at the porch and provided me with a few options. He clearly knew what he was talking about.

The work started earlier than first estimated, although his crew ended up needing a couple days to assess what materials they needed, etc. I got the feeling they weren't fully briefed on the work that needed to be done at first, but we cleared that up pretty quickly.

Otto's crew (Jim and his helper) were great. The workmanship was very good, they kept the site clean and minimized any disturbance. They worked quickly and punctually. They were even nice enough to re-parge a small portion of my foundation wall and clean some bricks with acid as a free extra (much appreciated!). The quality of the materials was great. Very nice bricks and column caps.

Afterwards, I had a few issues (some of the concrete slab not repaired; steps repaired using a darker mortar). To Otto (and his office/area manager Tony)'s credit, they took care of these very quickly. (The "after" picture is from before these were fixed.)

Excellent communication throughout.

I'd definitely use Otto's again.

I hope you read this after you return from your vacation so that you may know how pleased I was to have dealt with your company.
The two workers (Jim and Joshua) who were assigned to my house were very cooperative, polite and complied with my requests and suggestions on how to proceed with the work which was completed ahead of schedule. After the old chimney was disassembled and the new one built, the removal of debris and the clean up of the work site was first rate. I was very impressed. In fact, both my neighbour's and my property were left cleaner than when they arrived.
Also, Tony Curcic kept me apprised of the work schedule so the project could be completed at my earliest convenience.
You were right when you said that I would like the end result, and I do.
Thanks for the great effort and I wont hesitate to recommend your company to anyone who needs masonry work done.

regards
Antonio

I called Otto to do some tuckpointing on my 90 year old home, and to dig up and rebuild a below ground window well. They were able to complete the work earlier than expected and did a great job. Efficient, economical, clean - overall I was very impressed with the workmanship and care they put into the job.
Thanks David, Otto and Tony - I wouldn't hesitate to use your company again.

We recently had Otto's Masonry come fix an old crumbling window sill. The service person did an excellent job repairing the window, and cleaning up the area. They also re-caulked our walkway, and went well beyond the area that we had discussed. It was one of those little extras, that showed caring and an interest in doing a proper thorough job. Would recommended them.

I contacted Otto's masonry because of their favourable review on Homestars. They were quick to respond, they did a neat clean beautiful job and they accomodated my request for speedy service.
Thanks so much

Otto and his crew worked meticulously to fix our flagstone porch that was originally put in by another contractor whose work was not so great. He is a very honest person and charges fairly. I would and have recommended him to many people.

I needed to have my fireplace mantel replace in order to mount a TV above it. Otto understood exactly what I wanted ie stone low profile mantel. He made a limestone mantel that fit my room decor perfectly. What can I say? I am just so pleased with the results! I would highly recommend Otto's Masonry. They are a great team of professionals!

Installed a new concrete sill for a sliding door. Even though this was a small job, Otto called every day during the job to keep me in the loop. The finished product looks great!!

Our front stairs were falling apart prematurely due to poor workmanship by another mansonry contractor. We contacted Otto and he visited our home to assess the damage. He came up with a plan to give the stairs a solid foundation (which was non-existent) and also rebuild them to match the existing brickwork. The result is a welcoming and solid set of stairs to our home which actually add curb appeal as well. Otto answers your questions and gets back to you quickly when emailed which I was very impressed with. If you need masonry work done, this is the man to call.