A&A Masonry

We have a 130 year old home in a heritage area of toronto - cabbagetown. The bricks on the front facade were sandblasted and were now porous and cracked. We needed to preserve the good bricks and keystones and replace the broken/porous ones ( approx 90% replaced).

Mike and Liam from A+A took the time and care to ensure that similiar heritage bricks were used, and they alternated brick colours to recreate a similiar look to the previous brick. Additionally, as an older house - its no longer ( if it ever was) truly level. Mike masterfully ensured that this deviation was hidden.

We were lucky to have Mike, a true master mason, take the time and care required to restore our home. We definately would recommend A+A and especially Mike and Liam.

We realized that we had a problem when a bird flew into our fireplace even though we have a cage on top of the chimney.From the ground I could see that the top layer of bricks had shifted and heaved.I called a couple of masonry companies one did not reply at all and one left a message saying they would get back to me and after some days of phone tag I gave up on them.I called A&A based on some Homestar reviews and the receptionist called me back within an hour or two.She arranged for someone to call me and come and have a look.This was on a Friday.John Mc Cutcheon called me Monday ,came out on Tuesday and e-mailed me a detailed estimate by the end of the day.I agreed to proceed and Andy called me the next day to arrange to do the work the next Monday as the weather was going to be favourable.The guys arrived after I had left for work and were cleaning up and loading the truck when I got home.They rebuilt my 25 year old chimney from the roofline up to above the roof peak adding two feet to the original height to meet code and topped it with a concrete cap (which if installed originaly would have prevented a lot of the weather damage)They managed to match the old brick very closley.Unless you knew the work had been done you would not be able to see the slight shading difference of the new brick.I was very pleased with their efficiency and the clean no mess job.We were happy to get this work done before the winter sets in.I would use A&A again and would recommend them to my friends and neighbours. Bill Smith Mississauga

After lots of research i chose A&A. I rarely feel compelled to write reviews but this company is exceptional. They are professional, thorough and reliable. Michael and Liam were not just excellent on the job but so personable and knowledgeable. They even noticed a hole on my garage roof and laid shingles to fix it, which was not part of the job! I would highly recommend them for anyone looking for a company they can trust.

Found this company on Homestars.ca. I was moving into a new home and knew I needed to replace the chimney. Andy gave me a realistic general expectation of costs even before seeing the chimney, and assured me that the crew would be able to come as soon as I had taken ownership.

As promised, once I called after moving in, I received an estimate within a day, and they were there to do the work within 2 days of signing the quote. The cost was right in the mid-range of what the home inspector had estimated. The job looks great from my admittedly unprofessional perspective.

Highly recommend this team.

Daryl and his nephew did a great job repairing the damaged brick areas in my home in Woodbridge..I highly recommend them and would not hestitate to use them again. Rui in Woodbridge.

A & A Masonry did a very good job for me. They were a pleasure to deal with and followed up promply my calls. The on-site team was very professional.

Very satisfied with the customer service and work done by A&A Masonry and would definitely recommend to those having similar work done. Pierre was very prompt in his response and followed-up as promised. Leo and his crew did excellent work and he took the time to explain the process and also provided further insight based on his experience.
From the three estimates received to do the work, A&A Masonry provided the best guarantee in addition to great customer service, and the most reasonable price.

I wanted to thank you for a great job on our brick work and foundation. We really
appreciated that you were able to get a team out to our home within 24 hours of the
estimate. Leo and his team did a thorough job and got everything on our list done in
a day - and well before winter set in.

Our experience from your receptionist to the follow-up call, estimate and job was
very positive. We'll be sure to recommend you for future jobs.

Sincerely,
Anita (Toronto)

The entire A&A team went above and beyond our expectations in helping resolve our problem of water intrusion through deteriorated mortar joints. The work came in on time and as quoted and we were kept informed on what was happening throughout the whole process. James and Joe arrived punctually both mornings and did an excellent job making our house dry again. They took great pride in their workmanship and we would not hesitate to have James and Joe do more work on our home. They even used some time waiting for the mortar to set up to remove the old hydro stack that was just hanging on the side of the house; completely unexpected but much appreciated.

Many thanks additionally to Pierre and Andy for being able to change to schedule to come so quickly to help with our disaster.

We needed some tuckpointing done and wanted to get the bricks cleaned first. Although we got off to a bit of bumpy start, Andy made sure to put our minds to rest that we had chosen the right company to work with. Every single person we dealt with at A&A were the utmost of professional, hardworking and honest. They did a great job for us and I would highly recommend them. Thanks guys!