Our two-flat had water getting into the basement every time it rained hard, and after a plumber ruled out the drain tile we started looking at the foundation walls. Turned out the mortar between the limestone blocks below grade had deteriorated badly. Marcus Masonry came out and explained what they were seeing, which was essentially crumbling joints that were letting water pass right through. They did a full repointing of the foundation on two sides of the building, dug out along the wall to acc

Needed a full chimney rebuild and tuckpointing on the back wall of our building. Marcus came out gave us a thorough estimate and explained everything without rushing through it. a friend over in Dunning had used them for somthing similar and said they were good. crew worked steady for about two weeks. the chimney looks brand new and the tuckpointing on the back blends right in with the rest of the brick. communication was easy too they'd update us whenever something came up

started looking into masonry contractors after noticing the mortar on our two-flat was in rough shape. got a few estimates and Marcus stood out because they actually explained what was going on with the brick and why certain joints needed full replacement. scheduled about two weeks out which was fine. crew worked through the project over about four days out in Norwood Park. kept the area organized and wrapped everything up on time. really glad we didnt put it off any longer, the facade looks sol