Smith’s Masonry

Robert of Smith’s Masonry was the absolute BEST contractor I’ve worked with in the 4 years we’ve owned our home. Everyone says it’s ‘hard to find a good contractor’ these days, as their motivations are often only revealed half-​way through a project. Luckily, this guy is one of the rare awesome ones & I’m glad I’ll never have to search again for a good mason.
We had a portion of the house and concrete retaining wall we wanted to finish with stone, as well as add embedded lights since it was up against a walkway. Before the project, he worked with me to ensure that everything from the approximate spacing of the stones, type, size, etc was what I was going for. We used photos from other existing projects to ensure we were on the same page. Perfect!
Communication was great. He was more than happy to help me understand the differences between different material options (Faux and Real Stone), clearly explain issues that came up, as well as give aesthetic suggestions I hadn’t even considered. For instance, he recommended that embedding the lights, each within a single stone would make for a great look. It was certainly more work for him, but we went for it & it didn’t cost me anything more. I’m very glad we did — It’s a small detail that provides a very professional, well designed look.
Finally someone who cares about their craft! To think I was initially skeptical because of his lack of Unilocal reviews — Turns out he gets most of this work through word of mouth and Angie’s List. I can’t recommend Smith’s enough! (ALSO… FYI, there are two ‘Smith’s Masonry’s in the area, be sure to hire this one!)
[You can see photos of this project in my
review]