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G Drake Masonry has a 3-star Google average from 2 ratings. A 2024 customer said the company had lined their chimney with a stainless steel pipe several years earlier and called it an "Abysmal job." That 2024 customer said muriatic acid was spilled on their windows, which they said are permanently damaged. The same 2024 customer said the woodstove smoked continuously even though the pipe was cleaned three times the past winter, and that the owner had to come back twice because a pipe brush could not get into the pipe and the cleanout was not properly positioned. In that 2024 review, the customer also said they had the same company build a three-flue chimney years earlier, when Mr Drake was alive, and that the job was excellent. The site mainepreservation.org lists Ben Cawley with G. Drake Masonry.
“Ben Cawley, G. Drake Masonry”
We had a chimney lined with a stainless steel pipe several years ago. Abysmal job. Dudes spilled muriatic acid on our windows, which are now permanently damaged. The woodstove smokes continuously despite the pipe being cleaned 3x this past winter. Had to have the owner back twice because you could not get a pipe brush into the pipe plus the cleanout was not properly positioned. Very sad. Had the same company build a three-flue chimney years ago when Mr Drake was alive and the job was excellent.
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Typical Maine range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from G Drake Masonry. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A 12 × 20 patio is 240 sq ft; a 4-ft walkway is 4 sq ft for every foot of length.
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$4,050 – $8,100
Typical masonry project around $6,100
