Excellent recently completed the facade of our brownstone and we were very pleased with our experience with them. The owners of this family run business take pride in their work. They were easy to communicate with, extremely attentive and cooperative. They dealt with problems promptly and effectively. The quality of work was truly exceptional, particularly the amazing craftsmanship when reproducing the flowers on the facade with great attention to detail. The workers were friendly, courteous and cleaned up carefully at the end of every day. Overall, a great experience. read more

Quoted 3 times the price of the place I ended up going with for the exact same job. Be very careful and shop around before going with this Company read more

Excellent really lived up to their name as they worked to complete a total facade restoration on our building. As with any project there were hiccups along the way. Jeff remained professional, courteous and committed to completing the job with quality. He and his team ensured that we were completely satisfied with the work before signing off. I cannot recommend them highly enough! read more

I recently had my stoop and brownstone facade resurfaced with these guys and they were impressively professional, polite to my family, and produced elegant results. I had a few estimates and looked at other work and realize Mishu and his team are genuine and experienced. My family and I are thrilled with their work and my neighbors all agree they live up to their name. read more

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These guys are full of crap. It's hard to get them to honor their warranty. They always have an excuse for not being able to come. Death in the family, Covid, dog ate my homework. Ect. read more

Excellent General Contracting lives up to their name and their motto, "Quality Above All Else." In addition, their crews are professional, cheerful, pleasant to work with and cleaned up carefully each day. Our facade job was completed on time and on budget and looks beautiful. Well worth the cost. We made the mistake of going with another company because they were cheaper and they left us in the lurch, causing us to lose money. Don't make our mistake! read more

We just finished our 3rd job on our nyc brownstone with Excellent Contracting. Whatever we gave them to do was completed in a timely and professional way. The workmanship is Excellent. We've had two façades done and terrace reconstruction. We highly recommend this company. read more

Highly recommended. We engaged Excellent Contracting to complete several facade, masonry and cement projects on our 120 year old multi-family co-op brownstone in the Cobble Hill Historic district. We are very satisfied with the professionalism of the entire Excellent team and with the quality of the completed work. They showed up on time, worked hard and treated the project as if it were their own property and building. Excellent took care of obtaining the needed permits and were knowledgable of the additional requirements Landmarks has put in place for work within historic district. On multiple occasions Excellent provided valuable counsel on how to best address our building's needs while dealing with a real world budget - and clearly explained the possible options and associated costs. The few, minor concerns that presented during the various projects were all handled with professional courtesy and resolved to full satisfaction. Overall, Excellent truly exceeded our expectations and we only wish more of the contractors we deal with could be like them! read more

Incredibly unprofessional, unethical and inefficient. Their work may be passable, but their methods are shoddy.

I've used Excellent Contracting on our townhouse for two separate jobs. There is not a single aspect of the experience that isn't of the highest order. From the management to the crew, the professionalism and good nature are on constant display. The quality of the work equals the experience with the people. We actually joked that we missed the guys once the job was over. Highly recommended. On a final note, I read in another review that they didn't honor a warranty, I had the opposite experience where an issue arose that was debatable about who was culpable (likely a construction project next door), but the operator of Excellent Construction did the repairs at no charge without question. read more

Our go -to masonry contractor. We have used Excellent for four different projects for our brownstone home over the past 8 years including a stoop restoration, front cornice and facade power wash and repair, rear cornice rework and repair and sealing of the back wall. Meraz and his workers are very customer focused and don't cut corners on delivering quality work. On the most recent job, one of the workmen who had worked on our house before, stopped on his way in to check on how we liked that job, 6 years later. Easy to work with and reliable. read more

This company does not honor their warranties. Their primary goal is to sting you along with mixed messages about them tending to a warranty until you get so sick of waiting you need to hire someone else to do the work. If you enter into a contract with this company, you need to have a lawyer review your warranty before you start the work. read more

Great brownstone facade work, owner is very nice and his prices are good!

Meraz and his team just finished restoring my brownstone and it looks fantastic. He is very easy to work with, very responsive to emails and calls and he aims to please. All of his promises were kept and even when I asked for something extra, it was done -- including one item with no charge. This is a family business that still operates the old-fashioned way -- with high quality work and good customer service. I would recommend this company in a heartbeat. read more

Doing business with Excellent Contracting has been a very pleasant experience. It is great to see the professionalism & pride Meraz and team put into their work. Always going the extra mile to make sure the job is done correctly. Not only were the brownstone exterior repairs done earlier than expected, they also fit in some extra work that was not part of the original estimate. They are now on our COOP list of preferred vendors. read more

Meraz and the rest of the team get highest marks for professionalism. They have just finished a complete restoration of my brownstone facade, and it looks just great. In particular, the restoration of the rough-cut stone is better than any I've seen; it looks as close to the real thing as stucco can get. Also, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approval process was a snap. Sure there were little things that we needed to keep on top of and have redone such as having trouble opening our hatch when the scratch coat was applied. But here's the thing: never did Meraz say it couldn't be fixed or want an extra charge for it. It was always, "Oh, I see. I understand. We'll fix that right away." And it was done promptly. There is no more important attitude you should want with your contract than that. We are very happy with the result. read more

Excellent Contracting just completed the total restoration of my brownstone façade and the results - in a few short words - are museum quality! Meraz and his team are true craftsmen always taking the extra steps to ensure a stellar job. It was a pleasure to see the professionalism and pride Meraz and team put into their work. Meraz handled all correspondence with NYC Landmarks, NYC Department of Buildings - permits, approvals, etc. - and everything went flawlessly. Meraz is easy to work with and incredibly customer-focused - always promptly responding to my emails/texts/calls. Meraz's workers are polite, friendly, always on time and every day left the job site spotless. All my neighbors commented on how nice Meraz's workers were. If brownstone restoration or other masonry work is what you are looking to do - I would use no one else. I cannot recommend Excellent Contracting more highly. read more

August 16, 2016 First impressions really do have a major impact. My name is Marlene Ransom, I reside at 433 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11221, (718) 433-7251. I am a retired senior living on a fixed income. Every time it rained, a piece of my house would fall off. Everyday I lived in fear that the front of my home would crumble and disappear or it would fall on someone and they would get hurt. I had interviewed over ten contractors about the repairs. From the very first interview with Jeff Haider, I knew that Excellent would be the company I would pick to repair my home. His presentation was superb. The contract they wrote up was very professional. However, when they quoted me the price it was beyond my means. They worked with me to come to a price I could handle and gave me a payment arrangement I could work with. Excellent means fineness, brilliance, superiority, distinction, quality, merit. No better name could describe the quality of work that was done by this company. All of their employees have shown nothing but respect towards me and my property. Their employees are a diverse group of men who demonstrated a high level of honesty. I was able to trust them with my keys. They secured my home and made sure my neighbors' property on either side was not affected by their work. Meraz Haider, Jeff Haider and Mishu Haider are the partners in this company. Each one made it a point to meet me and make sure their workers were doing a great job. Their company name (Excellent) really speaks for their professionalism. I can truly say the job they did was superb and I will recommend them to all. I have the best house on the block. Thank you, Excellent for a job well done. Sincerely, read more

I honestly can't say enough great things about Meraz and his team at Excellent Contracting! We hired them first to repair/refinish our historically-landmarked brownstone stoop and ultimately hired them to do a number of other jobs, including an under stoop restoration, cornice repair and painting, and resetting our bluestone front yard because we were so impressed with the quality of their work and their attentiveness to the job. They are great value, an absolute pleasure to work with, and often go above and beyond to make sure the job is done perfectly. They're also extremely communicative and have an excellent attitude, which proved invaluable to us throughout the renovation process. I very much look forward to working with Excellent in the future. read more

I can't comment on the work because we never ended up hiring this company. They came to do a consultation and we were waiting for an estimate. After a week I called them and they said they weren't servicing that area. Waste of time and they should have called and told us that. read more

Excellent Contracting LLC did superb work on my mother's home in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Abu spearheaded the renovation which included complete cement repaving of the large driveway, the front walkway and front steps. My mother's house was built in 1898 and has historic significance. We wanted an accurate restoration of the original steps which included unusual details and brownstone steps that needed to be done exactly . The work by Excellent Contracting was highly professional, reliable, timely and was done with great skill and care. In addition, Abu and his team were a delight to work with -courteous, neat and responsible. They were interested in complete customer satisfaction and would go the extra mile to ensure this. We could not have been more happy with the work and I can recommend them highly without any reservation. The finished job is beautiful and is a skillful, complete and perfect replication of the original. We have received so many wonderful compliments from neighbors and friends. We will enjoy their work for many years to come. read more