Fantastic job! Absolutely recommend Tudi Stone Masonry for your chimney, patios, etc..read more

Dmitri was so awesome! We needed a front walkway done in front of our home. We told him what we…read morewanted and he delivered so much more. He was so clever in his ideas and things we thought could not be done he figured out a way to do it. His son who works with him was also wonderful. So hard working and professional. We highly recommend using Total Masonry for your project.

0 Stars - A Complete Waste of Time…read more If you're considering Total Masonry for any work, do yourself a favor and DON'T. I hired them for a simple concrete job that should have taken two days, but after three months of constant rescheduling, it became clear they had no intention of doing the work. They rescheduled me more than 15 times! Some excuses, like heat waves, made sense, but most were just ridiculous--family issues, vacations, or being busy with other customers who I had booked before. It's clear that they prioritize everyone and everything over their clients. Dimitri, the owner, had no problem collecting the $1000 deposit the same day of our agreement, but took over 10 days to return it when I finally had enough. They basically wasted my entire summer stringing me along, offering one excuse after another, without ever starting the job. If you want to deal with a company that treats its customers like an afterthought, go ahead and hire Total Masonry. Otherwise, avoid them at all costs and find someone who actually wants to work. This isn't a business--it's a joke.

Jean Lous rebuilt our stone fireplace that has structural cracks from the building of our pool. He…read morerefaced it with large stone over the existing brick like stone. He also raised our chimney 6 feet so it would meet current code. We also had him re-grouted our pool flagstone as the salt water had damaged it. He did all our stone projects with Portland cement and everything is truly sold. He pays close attention to detail and takes his time to do a perfect job. He is truly a craftsman and has great knowledge of stone and tile work. We also had him return to regrout our master bath shower and recaulk around all our fixtures through out the house as our house is now 11 years old and everything needed to be resealed. His price is very good and the quality of the work is the best!!!!

Jean-Louis did major plaster repairs to the ceilings and walls of our 100 year-old home in Durham…read more He also correctly repaired tile work that had been mishandled several times over the past 20 years. His craftsmanship is superior in all ways. His work habits are meticulous. If you have been waiting for years to find someone skilled and dedicated to repair your classic home, look no further.

My house was built in 1958 and has probably been painted only once in the lifetime of the house…read more Clay took my house from a disaster to a gem! I had a lot of rot, and his crew recognized it, called it out, and replaced it. Clay was easy to work with and always professional. His team was his own, and everyone knew exactly what to do and what repairs to make. I have had contractors in the past where this was not the case, so I really appreciated how on track everyone was. I had some other projects that I needed done as well, namely a rotten section of fence to be removed and an old treehouse to tear down. I was really concerned about hiring someone to do those two jobs, and definitely didn't want to handle it myself. I spoke to Clay about it and he got both removed and hauled away and I didn't have to think about them again! It was a huge relief for a very reasonable price, worth every penny. I really appreciated his willingness to do these jobs. I would most definitely hire Clay and his team again. They performed a top notch job and were professional and easy to work with.

We hired Clay to wash, prep, and paint our house. We had recently moved in, it's an old house, and…read moreit looked like it hadn't been painted in decades. There was paint cracking and chipping off all over the west and north sides. Clay seemed really confident that his guys could handle the job. Apparently they couldn't. And he did little to no checking up on the job to see how they were doing. They did a terrible job of prepping the house; it looked like they made a half-hearted attempt at scraping SOME of the chipping and cracking paint off, but all-in-all spent very little time on it. They left huge areas un-scraped. They caulked over wet, rotten wood instead of telling the wood repair guys to fix it. Any rotting wood that got fixed happened either because I pointed it out or because it was too glaring and huge to put caulk over. And the caulk job itself was messy as all get-out. The painting and priming were fine, but any moron can do that. Painting anything properly is all in the prep work, and these guys did a horrible, horrible job. The new paint started chipping off from the un-prepped areas about a week after they finished. So, bottom line is, if you have a job that needs very little prep work (no chipping paint, no damaged wood, no caulking needed) then they might do a decent job. They seem to be fine at operating a paint sprayer and handling a brush. But for anything else, best to call someone else or do it yourself.

We had a very bad experience with CurveMakers. We ordered a custom arch from them. They took over…read morea month longer than they initially estimated. It was missing pieces when it arrived and had none of the features we'd discussed. The portion we received was in fact arched, but without any of the decorative molding features we'd paid for. We had held up our project for them, and what we got was totally unusable. They seemed pleased to have taken our money but uninterested in making things right. After much back and forth with an unsympathetic customer guy, they eventually refunded just a portion of our money. In the end, we're out over $800 with zero to show for it. If you're in the market for something like this, I strongly counsel against working with them. Here's a list of alternatives. We used the first one, which was far cheaper and far better, but I share my list in hopes that it might be of use to others, and serve to reward more honest businesspeople. https://www.amazon.com/FLEXTRIM-445-Flexible-Molding-Diameter/dp/B07MFW4QCY/ https://kofflersales.com/product/paintable-wood-grain-small-moldings https://www.tiloindustries.com/ https://woodmastertools.com/curved-molding-production-secrets-from-the-1-curved-molding-shop-in-america/ https://www.archwaysandceilings.com/collections/archway-kits https://www.curvedtrim.com/

Absolutely the finest elliptical arched cased openings I've ever bought, and installed! Only…read morecomplaint I have, I didn't find them when I was younger. The material they provided is second to none! Thank you! Beautiful work.

Excellent Deck Stripping/sanding/staining. Cenia, Owner of Andino Painting LLC does the work with…read morean assistant. They completed a very difficult project to rework old deck wood back to mostly bare wood. That completed, she re-stained deck and it looks Excellent. I'd recommend them to any friends and family.

On schedule, accurate estimate, great clean up and driveway extension, 3 months after being laid…read moredown is perfect. What more can you say ?

If you need a hardscape cement contractor I'd like to recommend Timothy Daum "Tim" at Truly Home…read moreConcrete (919.591.8993) his work is amazing! He is detailed trustworthy and punctual. My pathway is just how I envisioned it to be. Prior to working with Tim I had seen 3 different contractors to do the work. I selected one. The others never came when they said they would. I had a verbal contract with one contractor who came and tore up my front yard, did not do the back yard as discussed during our meeting . He told me it would cost more for the back walkway I declined the work. Tim came on time. I received a written estimate via email that same day! His prices are competitive. I can't recommend him enough. If you talk to Tim tell him Michele Lucostic gave you the recommendation. Timothy Daum Owner 919.591.8993 trulyhomenc.com

Went there yesterday to buy river stones to line a mulch bed. The staff was great and the…read moreselection was fantastic. Great prices. I'll be back for sure.

We came here looking for rock to build a small garden wall in our front yard. They allow you to pay…read moreby the pound or buy a whole pallet. We got 680 lbs worth of stone for an 8ft long 8in tall rock wall and paid $153. I'm shocked at how affordable. The staff is very nice and efficient. We were there at 830 and it started getting busy around 9 with contractors coming in for rock and mulch. We were still attended to quickly. Overall a really great experience. If you're looking for rock for a rock wall or mulch as a homeowner, this is a great place to try.