Otto's Masonry

We recently converted our duplex into a single family dwelling. Because it was a duplex, we had two side by side front doors. We wanted to replace the left door with a window and cover the rest of the gap left by the removal of the door with bricks. Otto came to see the work to be accomplished and provided us with clear explanations regarding this brick job and also furnished great tips as to how to best place the window. The final result was amazing. You can't tell at all that there used to be two entrance doors. Otto seems to have access to a collection of old bricks just like the ones my house was built with 80 years ago. Eventhough the results were amazing, Otto said he was not satisfied with one brick(!)that his employee put in. He had somebody come the next day to change it! You can certainly count on him for a great job.

We needed to replace crumbling bricks on our window sills and around the chimney. I checked homestars first (I always do now!) and found Otto. Impressive team - very professional, very clean and respectful of our property and when one aspect of the job turned out to be less work than anticipated, Otto reduced the bill. That level of professionalism and honesty is rare and we so appreciated it.

The front steps of our 70 year old house were crumbling, but we didn't want to replace the whole thing just yet. I saw Otto's work up the street and was so impressed that I called him. He came over promptly to scope the job. He never tried to up sell me or convinve me to redo the staircase. Even though it was a small repair job, he completed it in a very timely manner and it looks great. When I'm ready to invest in a whole new staircase I will definately call Otto for the job.

The quote we received was competitive, and the work was performed sooner than originally scheduled. Three sections of a brick wall under the front porch needed to be replaced as two were crumbling and another was sagging from water infiltration. An old milk box was no longer being used and had this removed and bricked up as well.

Two guys came and removed all the old brick, and another fellow came the next day to lay the bricks. We are very pleased with the work done as it was a gift for my parents. They too are very pleased with the work and colour matching of the bricks on the side of home. We would not hesitate to recommend or call Otto and his crew back for another job. Thank you!

I called Otto's office on Friday for a smallish repair the top 1/3 of my chimney. He came the next morning to inspect the chimney and as he provided a very reasonable estimate, I asked him to make some small repairs to a couple of window ledges. The work was completed the following Saturday and Otto came by himself to make sure everything was going well. I'm very pleased with the work done and wouldn't hesitate to recommend his company.

Owning a 100+ year-old home, I share a very narrow alley with my neighbours.

This alley facilitates (very limited/narrow) access to a 2-story brick chimney which required tuck pointing (i.e. replacing mortar between bricks) due to lont-term water/weathernig damage).

Otto visited and inspected the chimney and supplied a very reasonable and accurate estimate.

The work was scheduled rapidly and two workers were sent to complete the job...in a single working day.

Upon completing the work, the workers cleaned the work-site and I was invoice promptly.

5-star service all around.

Thanx guys :)

I had some damaged bricks on the side of my house. I found Otto through homestars and he lived up to his reviews. He came by on a weekend to look at the work and sent me a quote the next day. The new bricks match the existing bricks very well and the repair blends right in. I am very happy with the finished product.

Otto is the best! He cares about his work; is honest, helpful and goes out of his way to do little extras. I highly recommend him and intend to have him do more work.

Based on reviews I had read on this site, I contacted Otto to do some brick repairs and am very pleased with the quality of work and the fact that it was done at a very reasonable price. I was truly impressed with the professionalism, the overall focus on excellence and the attention to detail. I would definitely recommend him highly!

MKC