It seemed to happen all at once, but I know it was many seasons of freeze/thaw that caused three good sized sections of the brick on one side of my house to start to spall. The side was along the narrow walkway between my home and my neighbour. Two sections were at the level of the first/second floors and the last up on the third floor. One contractor took a look at the third floor part and just walked away due to the difficulty involved.

Brian came by and walked with me around the house, making a couple of good suggestions. I believe it was 80 - 100 bricks that needed replacing and a good deal of mortar work. I also asked for two limestone sills that had begun to decay to be replaced.

I was away after the first morning of the repairs, but had already developed trust in Brian. When I returned I found:
1. the brick that had weathered for over a century had been very well matched;
2. the mortaring was matched as well, and a great deal more was done than I expected;
3. the sills came very close to matching the original sills: and
4. the area was cleaner than when I left!

I believe the cost was more than reasonable for such skilled and professional work and would highly recommend Brian and his team to anyone looking for honest and skilled tradesmen.

Very professional and excellent quality work! The mortar on my porch pillars needed replacing due to deterioration over the years. Cummins Restoration did a great job of grinding out the old mortar and tuck pointing with new mortar. When missing/deteriorated bricks were discovered at the base of one pillar (hidden under the porch) they fixed that, too!

Professional, looks great. Work was clean, efficient and respectful of neighbours, in tight semi. Highly recommend!

Reliable, professional and clean!
Did a great job tuck pointing, filling in the gaps between our bricks.
I would highly recommend Cummins Restoration…
Karen

Cummins Restorations performed brick repair on two step cracks along the side of my house. The communication with them was excellent, the work performed in a timely manner and I was very satisfied with the work and the price. I’ve used them twice now where brick mortar needed attention. Would highly recommend

Team was diligent, on time, friendly and did amazing work! On budget too! Thank you for your professionalism, strong work effort and exceptional work completed

Brian and his team recently completed some masonry work on our chimney as well as tuck pointing on the exterior of our new house. He has also done work on our previous home. They are careful, do great work and are easy to work with. We highly recommended him and his team!

I had the side of my house repaired they did the parging and everything turned out to be really really good professional crew they cleaned up I would recommend them to do any work at your house

Sincere thank you to Brian for his work tuck pointing my chimney. He was so easy to work with and he eased my mind about the chimney condition and how waterproof I was now that the work was done. I highly recommend him.

Brian replaced some crumbling mortar and loose brick at our home's foundation. It was a small, but important job that Brian was willing to take on when other contractors weren't interested. A great job done by a great guy!