The Brick and Stone Guys

I was happy with Shams work and staff. He was thorough , punctual, and respectful to the care of my surroundings.
Yes, i would recommend this company. For any type of masonry work that you need done, Shams and his team would do a great job.
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We are satisfied with the service and would like to recommend them to all clients.

Really good work. Even with some challenges, they made it all come together. Very pleased with the result.

I hired this company as the price was right and I saw some of their jobs on instagram. Communication was great and the job was done very well. Im extremely happy with the results and have already recommended them to friends.

Very impressed with the work from Shams and the guys from The Brick and Stone Guys. They went above and beyond what I expected and kept the price the same as the quote. Shams was very responsive and the quote and work was done exactly on time.

My house is over 100 years old and the foundation in the basement is susceptible to crumbling if water gets into it. Shams rebuilt the wall with new footings, rebar and concrete blocks and did a lot of extra things that really helped prevent future water damage, including extra parging inside and patching an opening that looked like rodents had been trying to get in.
Shams is really easy to deal with, a nice person to know, good at answering calls and emails, and prices his work very reasonably. He works really hard even in the hottest weather. I will be having him back again, as will my neighbour.

Shams and his team are very capable, professional, diligent, and meticulous. We are very satisfied with the work they did for our chimney. Shams was good answering calls and emails and he provided two quotes as requested and took the time to answer our questions properly.
Shams kept us in the loop on when work would start, and when work did begin he gave us regular updates. It's understandable that with chimney work we often wouldn't know what is up there until the scaffolding is set up. Shams showed us photos of what he saw and gave recommendations which we were good with, and at the end, provided photos again to show what was done plus feedback on other areas we should consider to take better care of the house.
What was most impressive was, while we were finishing discussions and things were already packed away, Shams saw one more issue that wasn't visible in our original photos but related to this job, he got out the ladder and the material again ,and went back up to the 2nd floor level to fix.
In summary, we found The Brick and Stone Guys to be an honest company that does quality work, is fair and easy to communicate with, and anyone looking to hire them can do so with confidence.

We have old stone steps that were sinking but the porch seemed to be fine for the most part. The house is old so we were not looking to do a full rebuild or spend an exorbitant amount of money for something that may not be appreciated in the future. Surprisingly, this option was difficult to find because most people suggested a full rebuild with new materials etc. Unsurprisingly, this was always an expensive option.

Brick and Stone Guys offered a way more reasonable strategy to rebuild the steps and leave the rather solid porch and tuckpoint the cracked areas to extend the life of the steps and porch. This was the perfect solution for our situation. They worked around the existing plants and left no noticeable damage to the plants. The debris was cleaned up and there resulting job was probably better than the original! We got to keep the original stone which meant the look remained the same and they were able to piece everything back together.

They were also able to smartly manage a couple areas that were discovered to be somewhat problematic due to inferior methods previously used to construct the steps.

They also did some stone pathway tuckpointing to further extend the life of the pathway but that was not as big a win for us as these steps were.

We are extremely happy to have found Shams and his team to work on our stone projects around the house. We are happily hiring him again to do additional work in the future.

Shams fixed my chimney and would have received a better review except for a couple of things.
1) Some garbage (leftover wood scraps and larger pieces) were left.
2) No chimney cap was installed. I noticed that there wasn't one installed after Shams left and reached out to him. He wrote that I declined the chimney cap but I pointed out that I wouldn't have declined only to follow up about it afterwards. So now I have to figure out a way to get to the top of the chimney to install a cap, which is quite difficult given the height. Or I hire someone to do it for a considerable amount.

It is unfortunate that the job finished unfinished as far as I'm concerned because the chimney repair looks good, except it needs a chimney cap.

Shams did an excellent job repairing the foundation and between the bricks of my house. I had gotten a few different quotes for tuck pointing and parging but Shams was by far the most knowledgeable and reasonable. He told me what I actually needed and what I didnt. He also quoted me a reasonable budget for the job. His professionalism and attention to detail is outstanding. I would highly recommend his work.