A&A Masonry

A&A Masonry Saved Our Front Entrance:
Our front entrance walkway pad and staircase were in a mess. This was due to a previous coating of thin stamped concrete that didn’t last more than 3 years before it started to chip and flake. We had been conned a number of years back by a guy who sold us on this stamped look except it didn’t last. It was too thin a coating we found out over time.
On May 24 weekend I rented a medium sized electric Power Chisel and within 4 hours had the entire pad area cleared and all the entrance area and anything that would come off the steps as well. Now our challenge was to find a new coating that could go over the bare cement areas as well as the areas of the old coating that wouldn’t come off. It was extremely important that this next coating be right and last for a long time through harsh winters and extremely hot summers at times here in Toronto.
I did extensive research on the Web and found many options that sounded right; but I knew wouldn’t cover all substrates successfully for the long term.
A particular process and material that did catch my eye was called “Rubaroc”. It had Canadian Authorized dealers so I contacted the one for my area here in Etobicoke; A&A Masonry.
I was told someone would call me from the sales department to arrange to come over to my home to review the job required. I think it was the very same afternoon I received a phone call from a man named “Dan” and we set up a time to visit my home the next day and review the job scope. We reviewed all details of the materials, life expectancy, maintenance, repair if ever required etc. This material I realized I had seen many times around pools at hotels during my and my wife’s travels.
After a couple minor adjustments to the quote I was confident we had the right process and material that would cover all our surfaces and revitalize our badly needed entrance. Another very important detail in our negotiation was that A&A Masonry didn’t want any payment whatsoever until we were happy with the final product. This showed me their utmost confidence in their product and people doing their work.
It was a timing game with the weather for this product and process and our time came with a phone call and later that day the crew Matt, Paul, and a helper I’m sorry I have forgotten his name arrived. We quickly reviewed the job and let the guys go at it. They knew what they had to do and got right down to business with the layout of our highlight area around the front of the walkway pad, applying the bonding agent, and mixing up their first batch of material for application. Later that afternoon “Dan” showed up to see how things were going and touch base with the guys.
The day was HOT and they motored on while my wife and I continuously checked to see if they needed anything to drink; water, pop, juices. Later we decided that they had been at the work long enough that we felt we should get them something to eat; so we got them a couple Pizzas. These guys were great! They got the job done that day right about dusk and just in time to clean up everything. No discussions about money were brought up by them at all.
A couple days later we received a follow up phone call from “Dan” to arrange a time to come over and see the final product and how it all turned out. We met a day or so later and told him how beautiful it all turned out and We Couldn’t Have Picked a Better Company or Product for our application.

Our entrance and front of our house has been totally changed for the better!!

Thank You Very Much Darren, Dan, Matt, Paul and Helper
And all at A&A Masonry
John & Glenda