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A 2021 customer said JMS restored the entire rear facade of a 100-plus-year-old brick townhouse and repaired a significant structural issue on the front. That 2021 customer said it was not an inexpensive job. In a 2018 review, a customer said John Screen and his team removed the headers and sills that needed replacing and poured and installed new ones, then rebuilt a fallen corner of the front portico, with John carving the matching detail by hand. That 2018 customer said the job stayed within budget and on schedule. A 2022 customer said their project was repointing and painting a fieldstone foundation, and that John communicated throughout. A 2016 customer said several steps were rebuilt completely and many cracked bricks replaced, and that the work took longer than expected because of the weather. The company says it has been in business 15 years, and its BBB grade is A+. A 2019 HomeAdvisor customer said a stair repair cracked again a couple of months later and that, despite a promised 3-year warranty, he would not come back or respond to texts or calls. A 2017 customer said a stair bluestone measurement was installed incorrectly and that the company would not come back out or return calls. A 2022 customer said the work was good but called it way expensive.
John is a pleasure to work with. His work is professional and his team cares. We found his fees in line with others. John is exceptionally good at communicating throughout the project (ours was repointing and painting an very decrepit fieldstone foundation). We will definitely use JMS Masonry for future work.
Their salesman did a good job to explain and their work is good. The problem? way expensive and they just hire some hispanic people to do the job (like sub contracting). So far, the work looks fine. But try others if you do not want to be ripped off.
I called John & needed someone with his expertise. We are hoping for a purchase on a multi family home & JMS , namely John, was so responsive & concise in his evaluation of the scope of work that I am able to truly approach it with more knowledge than when I started. A smart buy or sell is an educated one. This company indeed knows their "stuff" and John is absolutely a pleasure to work with. Thank you Steve
We live in 100+ year old townhouse that needed major brick restoration on the back. Things were literally crumbling. JMS restored the entire rear facade to virtually new condition. The front had a significant structural issue, which was repaired. The quality of work and professionalism exceeded all expectations. While it was not an inexpensive job, I have no doubt that we got our money’s worth. Here’s to the next hundred years!
Had a great initial experience but the repair on the stairs cracked again only a couple months after the repair. Despite a promised 3-year warranty, we can't get him to come back and fix them. He won't respond to texts or calls. Very disappointed after the initial positive experience and won't be calling him again to quote on more brick repair work that's needed.
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Step and staircase rebuilds5.0
Basement waterproofing5.0
Retaining walls5.0
Renovates century-old structures5.0
Wood and block retaining walls4.9