Otto's Masonry

Otto and his team did a great job rebuilding my leaning chimney. Otto chose bricks that blended well with the existing ones, which went a long way towards making things look right. The chimney was left exposed on the interior wall and it looks beautiful. They were also able to get my second fireplace working by rebuilding the flue. Otto’s team completed the work on schedule and as described. Their clean-up after the job was thorough. I would recommend Otto’s Masonry to anyone looking for quality work for a fair price.

extremely conscientious and attentive service. nothing rushed. no corners cut. very sensitive to my wishes and expectations and stone quality and stone colour. i had experience with 2 other stonemasons, one's work lasted 18 months! the other was colour blind. it has been more than 6 months and i am extremely satisfied and would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending them.

Was referred to Otto's Masonry by a friend who'd been happy with their work. The quote was fair, the work was done on time and cleanly. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

I called Otto's Masonry for a small but fairly urgent job. Otto came out in a timely manner and provided a fair quote. The work was scheduled as soon as weather permitted to handle the situation. The mason did the work promptly and cleaned up thoroughly. I would recommend Otto's Masonry to anyone with a masonry need.

Towards the end of the summer, we realized that we had some pretty serious issues with crumbling mortar between the bricks on our almost 100 year-old home. We requested estimates from a number of companies, but due to it being the end of the season, we didn’t get many responses. Otto’s team however, responded right away, sent someone to take a look at areas we indicated and provided us with a clear written, itemized estimate via email. Otto’s team saw a few additional areas that needed touching up, and added those to the estimate for us to consider. There was one area where there were a few options for how to address it; Otto provided cost estimates for both options, which helped us make a decision on how to proceed.

With Otto’s busy schedule and the weather, we weren’t sure that we could get the work done this year. However, during a warm snap in early December, we reached out to Otto to see if even some of the work could be done before the snow hit. He responded right away and said they would fit us in. The work was done over two days, with the crew cleaning up meticulously after each day. We are very happy with the quality of work, as it looks great and addresses everything we wanted done (and more).

Overall, we found Otto and his team to be great to work with. We are two busy professionals with a young child, and Otto made it easy for us to get the job estimated and the work done at what we felt was a reasonable cost and little effort on our part. Apart from running into the crew at the end of one day, we never actually met anyone in person! We were very happy with our experience and would definitely recommend Otto’s Masonry to others.

Otto's Masonry replaced a shared walkway, front walkway, stair case, and parging project fall 2014. The work was completed on schedule with no impact to house tenants. Aside from excellent quality work and great results, Otto Wilkens managed the relationship with my neighbour in a professional and courteous manner that prevented delays and encouraged confidence in the entire process. This quality is not found in most contractors, Otto is friendly, professional, approachable and patient. Otto's Masony prices are competitive with other masons, I would gladly recommend his company for any masonry work.

Otto and his team were excellent to work with. He was in quite a bit of demand this summer so the project started a couple of weeks late. It was definitely worth the wait. Once started, his crew worked long hours and ensured things moved along as quickly as possible. The job site was kept clean and care was taken to return anything disturbed (eg. landscaping) to its original condition, or better. His quote was not the cheapest I got but given the extent and quality of work rendered, the value was exceptional. There were various incidentals once the job started, but Otto kept to his original price. I would certainly recommend Otto's Masonry to friends and family and if I need masonry services in the future wouldn't hesitate to call Otto again.

We had Otto's Masonry rebuild our front porch this past month and we are extremely pleased with the quality of their work. From the first time we met Otto we found him to be professional, organized, responsive, friendly and very dedicated. Otto was always willing and available to answer our questions and to discuss the project with us. Jesse, Sean, and Carl worked on our project and were very friendly and worked long hours to ensure that the job was done. They also were readily available to answer questions and keep us involved. They kept the site clean and on many occasions my neighbors commented on the quality of their work as well as their professionalism. It is so nice to be able to have people complete a job without any issue at all. It was a pleasure to get to know them.

They were able to match the brick to our house and also built a storage area under our porch for our garbage and recycling. As part of the project they also fixed two chimney's and parged our house. The quality of all of their work is outstanding!

It is without hesitation that we recommend Otto's Masonry. We will definitely use them again for other work. Our porch looks amazing! Thank you!!

Otto recently replaced a sidewalk between our house and our neighbours. He and his crew did an amazing job, were on time and budget. When the work was complete, there was a small area of parging that needed fixing and he promptly came and fixed it. We highly recommend him and will hire him again!

I have just had work completed by Otto's Masonry and I could not be happier with the result. It was a small job, tuck pointing of bricks and re-parging along the side of the garage. Otto came out to assess what needed to be done and followed up with a written estimate. The work was performed in one day and looks fantastic. The repair work on the brick is a perfect match and the ends on the parging are perfect. It was so refreshing to see someone take so much pride in their work. I would recommend them to a friend without hesitation.