We've now hired Jason the Mason on three occasions to do work on our house. His work is impecable, he's courteous and shows up on time every day. Further, the job is complete when he initially says it will be, and he and his crew clean up every day, leaving the job site cleaner than it was when they started.
The three projects we've had Jason do for us are:
1) Digging up the side of our house and re-waterproofing our foundation. Jason's estimate came in under some competing companies, and he was available to do the job almost right away. He did some extra work to make sure the job was done right and did not consider charging us more for it. He did a few things well-above code because he wants to be able to stand by his work for decades.
2) Breaking out basement floor and re-pouring new concrete floor. Our old concrete basement floor had a massive slope to it and was cracked, and Jason suggested we could gain several inches if we re-poured it. He was right! This also gave us the chance to move a basement bathroom, and Jason recommended a great plumber (Son Plumbing) who, like Jason, was excellent and courteous. When Jason started breaking out the existing concrete floor, he could not believe how thick it was... almost a foot in some places! Removing the floor involved almost an extra day of work for Jason and his crew, but he still charged us the same amount he'd originally quoted.
3) Re-parging the exterior of our house and breaking up an old front sidewalk. Like the two reviews above, Jason did the work efficiently and was a pleasure to work with.
I've already worked with Jason three times and I'd happily hire him again to do more work on our house. Beyond being masterful at his craft, he's also a nice guy. He was doing some work in our neighbourhood last week and offered to loan me his ladder when I was struggling with some eaves work. He left the ladder with me for a couple of days so I could use it for a couple of tasks. What a guy!