A&A Masonry

Our brick garage, built circa 1920, was badly in need of repair and repointing - before it fell down. Andy at A&A and his lead mason did a thorough review of what we required done, and then the work was executed on schedule a month and half or so later.

In addition to color-matched repointing, new longer lintels over the door opening were installed, the frontof the garage and the parapets were rebuilt, and portions of damaged brick as necessary were replaced. Some extra work to our home was also completed.

The work done was excellent and we are very satisfied with not just what was contracted, but with having the crew on our property. They worked quickly, competently, listened to our requests and although it's probably their usual standard of workmanship, seemed to us to go the extra mile in completing the job.

Cleanup was very thorough, something that made the next trade to arrive, to replace the roof when A&A was finished, have an easier job of it.

I recommend Andy at A&A Home Improvements without reservation, they exceeded our expectations.

Ian J.

Professional, easy to work with, no problems. I have no need of twenty-three more words, thank you very much. Yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda,and so on.

A&A Home Improvements was one of several contractors we spoke with about performing masonry repairs on our 90 year Arts & Crafts bungalow. Andy was quite responsive throughout the process, from scheduling the initial review of the project, to scheduling and completing the work. The assessment of the work to be done was thorough, including climbing up on the roof to directly inspect the chimney, rather than inspecting it from the ground as several others had done. Andy also understood the need to perform the work so that the finished product fit appropriately with the period and style of our home. The estimate was neither the highest nor the lowest we received, but was definitely competitive.

On the first day of work the team, Guy and Knoll, arrived on time and began making progress immediately. They rebuilt the chimney, as well as a portion of the front porch, and did tuckpointing and brick replacement in several places around our home. They kept the mess around the house to a minimum, communicated with us very effectively as work progressed and cleaned everything up afterward. The finished product is great! We would definitely work with this team again.

I am a new home owner, so finding a reliable contractor was a little unnerving, but A & A put any worries I had to rest. I work shift work so it was important that I hired a company that required little supervision, they came and rebuilt the chimeny in two days all while I was at work. They matched the new chimney well to the existing brick, it looks great.

Very profesional, delivery ahead of time, nice clean job. Unheard off on contractors.
I'll be calling Andy again on the spring to do some additional work. Wonderful job on a chimney rebuilt.

We were very impressed with the guys from A&A. The colour was matched impeccably to the colour of the existing mortar, and of course the chimney looks wonderful as well. The guys themselves were courteous, quick and quiet. We had a really pleasant experience with this company and will certainly look to them for our future projects!

We had the mortar on our 1950’s home repaired by A & A Home Improvements and they did a perfect job. During the Quoting process Andy took the time to meet with me and explain my options which I really appreciated. Joe and his coworker did an excellent job not to mention they arrived and finished on time. I found everyone I dealt with friendly and professional. The new mortar matched the old mortar exactly and the job site was left in immaculate condition. I give Andy, Joe and the rest of the A & A Home Improvements team and A+.

Andy and his team did a re-build of the large chimney on my 1920's brick house. From the beginning of the process of getting quotes, I was impressed by the professionalism and good service. Questions by phone or e-mail were responded to quickly and clearly and the quote was reasonable. The job itself was in an awkward & narrow spot in very close proximity to my neighbour's house, but the scaffold was installed efficiently, and permission appropriately sought to extend the platform in contact with the neighbour's roof. The job was completed in 2 days, and I'm really pleased with the results, which are sympathetic to the style of the house. Clean up was great too - tidier than when they started!

I sent Andy an email at 10:00pm at night and he called me immediately. These guys are always working. Excellent communication and quality of work for a reasonable price. The tuckpointing was seamless and there was no mess. Mike even helped out with Toronto Hydro to get the wires covered (Thank you Mike!). I will be recommending these guys to my neighbours and friends.

Got a competitive quote from Andy to do a chimney rebuild. The job was done over two days, and we loved the results. Thanks Andy and team for a job well done.