Elmer and his brother did asphalt work on my driveway. They showed up on time and did quality work…read morewith a relatively large crew. Maybe it is too early to say before it is settles - but the driveway looks and feels great. He committed that if the asphalt cracks within a year, he will fix it at no charge.

I had originally written Elmer Zacarias a really good review. Why, because he did get me out of a…read morescheduling jamb when a previous contractor backed out unexpectedly. We just installed a new pool and wanted a finished patio. Also, the price was right but caveat emptor as I explain our experience. He was very responsive in the beginning and throughout the project. For our project he built four retaining walls and a pool patio. The patio could have come out better but at the time we just wanted to use our pool and accepted the inconsistencies with the paver cuts. I am not sure the quality would have been better if I paid more. Within 2-3 days of completion of the patio we noticed the polymeric sand lifting on the patio. It did not bond as it should have. We called Elmer back and he saw the flaws on the patio and also a few on the block retaining wall he built. Said he would return. He did about a month later only to replace the loose sand with new sand in a different color unfortunately. He did repair the wall albeit with some minor bruises here and there-not perfect. He returned again and put down the correct color polymeric sand. Then it rained again about a week later and the repaired areas, as well as other areas, had failed again. The patio was a mess and had sand in the bottom of the pool. The sand was lifting apparently from lack of proper watering. Although this was not the actual case. After having a polymeric sand rep come inspect the work, he concluded the patio was never machine compacted. A crucial step in doing these patios. He clearly rushed the job in the end and/or never planned on compacting the sand to save some money and to get the job. We both agreed to reschedule a time to have full repairs done in the spring the following year as winter conditions were approaching. The next year we struggled to nail down a date. Half the summer went by and we didn't want repairs in the middle of the summer so we waited till the fall before closing the pool to have him return. He did return in the fall only to do the same process over again without compacting the sand. Once again the sand failed and over the winter time the sand lifted. Not sure why he continued to miss this crucial step. We painstakingly tried to schedule an early spring install date and after giving us a very late spring date he never showed up and has now ignored all my calls, emails, and messages. He disappeared and clearly not coming back to finish the job he was paid to complete. Two months later and we are now going into litigation. If you want to avoid yourself this hassle then I would look elsewhere for your your masonry needs. Perhaps this job was too large for him and he can handle smaller jobs but to ignore a very important installation step for a paver patio most likely to have a larger profit, I wouldn't recommend this company. Good luck to you Elmer. Thought you were a stand up guy but see you in court. Didn't have to go this way if you stood by your work.

They did an amazing job. Had a yard cleanup. They took great care of my wife's garden, making sure…read moreto only remove the weeds and not damage the flowers. I would highly recommend!

Miguel has a great eye for design, is a wonderful person, and him and his team do fabulous…read morework...strongly recommended them!

The owner, Eber what's the first to call me on Yelp. His communication was very prompt throughout…read morethe process. He gave me a reasonable price the next day and came a week later to complete the job in one day. The result was beautiful and everything was cleaned up. Call him if you're looking for someone who is easy to work with and get the job done right, big or small.

Eber Chilel and his assistant did an extraordinary job…read more.. and all in just one day. I had a very specific and detailed design for the bluestone landing at the bottom of my front staircase. Eber was very interested in making sure all the details were understood between the two of us and he checked in with me a couple times to make certain I was happy along the way. His estimate was very fair and reasonable. Better than most. I'd hire him again in a heartbeat.

Did a good job for my spring yard cleanup. Easy to communicate. Job was done fast and neat…read more Reasonable price. Highly recommend.

Hector and Eddie gave me an estimate that entailed a cleanup of branches and trimming bushes which…read morewas completed. All of my lillies and hosta plants were completely destroyed and stems were cut in half by a rogue weed wacker. I was very disappointed in their lack of care for my flowers. The front of my house where all the lillies were looks horrible. I never asked for my flowers to be touched.

Eduardo is excellent: On time, superb workmanship and quality, fair price. Don't hesitate to hire…read moreEduardo for your driveway work.

These guys are real professionals, they did my driveway and the communication was great they had…read moreall the right equipment and did exactly what we discussed. I would use them again. Excellent job!

Renaissance Masonry recently repaired loose and damaged bricks in my home's foundation. Kevin and…read morehis team were excellent; they were punctual, provided a clear estimate, and communicated their work effectively. They did a fantastic job with the repointing and sealing. I highly recommend them and would definitely work with them again!

Excellent quality work Good communications…read more Recommend and highly recommend .......... High quality work Excellent and good to work with ......

Called, said to text my address and said would stop by later in the day, NEVER did and NEVER calledread more

I interviewed a few masonry companies for repairing spalling brick in my basement. Some wanted to…read moreparge the walls, which was not what I wanted. Some quoted me fairly high prices for the repair, but Martin Forde offered me the best, and most reasonable cost for the job. During our interview Martin struck me as a competent, and fair mason and he is responsive by email, which are valuable traits in a contractor. We scheduled the job, and he and his team showed up right on time. The first thing I learned is that Forde masonry may not have a full time staff. Martin definitely came out to my job periodically to deliver materials, but the masons who did the work were actually two latinos who seemed to be day laborers. They were competent, and very polite as I asked questions in my broken Spanish, but that makes accountability a little more difficult. That became a problem when I was in the basement with another contractor, and I saw one of the mason repairing a hole that was two withes thick. He was just repairing the outward face that I could see, but leaving a whole in the second layer. I asked him about it, so he dropped some mortar into the hole, a few bricks, and kept on with his repair. Yes, it visually looks fine and I would not have noticed if I were not watching as the hole was getting closed up, but that is not what I expect when I hire a professional mason to repair my walls. My job is done though, and I hopefully will not need masonry help for a while. Most of the issues I had are easily fixed with a little more attention to detail, and oversight, so I would encourage others to give Martin a chance if you need masonry help.