Red Robin Masonry

We actually had this fireplace done in Feb 2014 and while reviewing another contractor, I realized I've never written a review on Red Robin and I've used them twice! Dave and Mike are awesome and after using them for a basement floor slab at our old house, we thought to contact them to redo our fireplace.

We converted an old wood-buring, granite stone fireplace to gas and wanted to redo the stone in something more contemporary. I knew I did not want veneer and they were so helpful pointing me in the right direction for real stone. We went with Masonal Stone (dover white) and decided to reuse the existing limestone hearth slab.

We handled the demo of the old fireplace ourselves. The mason ( I forget his name) that Red Robin sent was absolutely lovely and you could tell from watching him work that there is a high level of skill involved with real stone...it all has to be cut, chiselled and layed by hand. And I wanted a specific pattern/style to the stone.

Because of the time it takes to work the stone and lay it, things were done on different days and there were differing tones of mortar. Mike was very reassuring that there was a solution and was here quickly to even out the colouring. As you can see from the photo, the end result is stunning and timeless.

We have been so happy with Red Robin and crew every time we've used them and wouldn't hesitate again in the future. They are now my go-to for any masonry type work.