I had a small project. Nothing fancy or a major masonry job. I just need three stones on a circular planter, and a couple of separate stones on another planter fixed. This was a simple job for someone who does this for a living. DYI and trouble, for my skill level. Should say lack of... Long story short. Call the guy. Sent before pictures. ASAP job. Gave quote. Plenty communication. Came the next day. Gave his guy instructions. Thirty minutes later. Done. Done. Done. WOW.... That was it... Highly recommend Senon's Masonry. This company is an option for homeowners with small projects. Very happy with the service and work. read more

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We needed the loose stones reseated around the pool. We contacted the owner and he was very responsive throughout the process. His team was very respectful in cleaning up each evening and the end result was better than when it was built 15 years ago. We would not hesitate to recommend them for any masonry work. read more

Great experience with Senon and his crew. I have a long planter box attached to the front of my house that had partially collapsed. The particular stone used for the box ties into the chimney so it was important that we use the same style. Senon and his crew took down the planter, cleaned each stone, and then re-built it with a solid foundation and drainage. Completely satisfied with their work. In addition, his team responded quickly to my request and everyone was very easy to work with. read more

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I called Senon to repair the Lueder stone spillway on our spa/pool after I had been ghosted by two other stonemasons. I was trying to get it done quickly, as the house was under contract and due to close in 10 days. They showed up on time, did a beautiful job, and left the worksite clean. If I need stone work in the future, I will definitely call him again. read more

Since we moved into our house in S. Austin, we had limped along with no outdoor living space for 3 years. We were limited to only a small 12'x15' concrete slab as a back porch - barely enough to contain my BBQ pit and gas grill. As a family, we enjoy the outdoors...A LOT - but 2011 is the year we finally got the outdoor living space we deserved. I was referred to Senon's Masonry by some neighbors that had some rock work done. I liked the work, but wanted to see more. After contacting Senon Castelan, he took me to 3 more jobs he recenty completed, and the quality of the work looked quite good. After quoting 3 other contractors, I decided to go with Senon to execute the ambitious plan I designed. The more I talked with Senon about the design, the options, and how I could stay within my budget - the more impressed I became. While my 2D design was 'directionally correct', Senon demonstrated the vision needed to bring this design to life. In 3D. In stone. Within code. He made many practical suggestions on materials, proportions, and usability that enhanced design. Senon impressed us with his design acumen, his attention to detail and quality, and his communication. Due to VERY COLD weather, our job s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d out longer than both of us wanted. Senon made a point to cal me on a regular basis to ensure that we were BOTH happy and informed ("We'll be there tomorrow AM" - or "Here is what you can expect"). He demonstrated one of the best communication skills of any contractor I have ever worked with. In addition, he is an Austinite born and bred = Bowie HS grad in fact! Throughout the job, and he demanded that the work site was both safe AND clean at the end of each day. All of this was provided at a fair price that I felt was a good value compared to others. In summary, great design + great execution + great quality + great value = The back yard of our dreams!! Thanks to Senon's Masonry! read more

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My family has used Senon for a number of projects now and we are very happy with all of them- replaced a rotting wood retaining wall with limestone that looks great, rebuilt several poorly constructed (by another company) stone retaining walls that were failing, fixed concrete walkway damaged by tree roots, built a concrete ramp to front porch for my aging parent, and redid a large section of stucco on their house. Senon and his crew are very artistic and communicate well. They are also great at cleaning up the work site when they're done. read more

My experience with Senon's Masonry was outstanding and I highly recommend using his company for all your masonry needs. Senon's eye for detail and his modern ideas are why we chose his company. read more

This was our 2nd time working with Senon. The brick planters around our front trees were falling apart after 20 years, and we wanted something more contemporary. We discussed some design ideas, and agreed on a stained concrete design. The end result looks great. Senon has good design ideas, and goes really nice work. We're happy with his work and the finished product. I'll post a couple of pics showing before and after. read more

Senon's Masonry - Before and After - planters - Landscaping Near Me

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Who knows what kind of work they do. I arranged for a half dozen different contractors to come by my house and give me quotes on various projects. Senon was the only one who committed and didn't show. Or call. Good old Austin behavior: say yes, and then don't show up. Thanks for making me take time off work for nothing. read more

Who walks around their property smiling when they see their masonry? I do. Pool deck beautiful, walkways better than I imagined, retaining wall used up old unneeded stones. New mailbox better than I expected. Car turnaround nice added touch that I would have never thought of. Senon supervises his people and communicates clearly. read more

Senon and his crew did great work replacing my old rotten retaining wall with a limestone masonry wall. The new wall looks great! They were flexible with the scope of work and had good ideas when I wanted to add a few items, like a gravel walkway and masonry around a flower bed. I got several quotes beforehand. Senon's price was very reasonable and they did good, professional looking work. read more

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Very efficient and responsive, plus offered a fair price. Great contractor. ( work in progress ) read more

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What an amazing experience. Incredibly friendly, great crew, timely, and true artisans that redesigned our backyard and made it better than we could have ever imagined. We had a sad, crumbling retaining wall made probably 40+ years ago with a patio that was not functional due to loose and uneven stones. Senon's team was able to use the existing stone and revamped the wall making it look brand new! We also have a lovely new patio and more green space giving the whole yard a bigger and brighter feel. read more

We just finished a project in the backyard. After interviewing several contractors we went with Senon's. They gave us the best rate on a slab. I believe Yelp is an excellent medium to read reviews because you can see many options and photos. Here are a few positives and negatives about our experience to help you make your decision. Positive: the owner is always in contact with you, he always returns phone calls, he always will text back, his crew is very respectful, the crew always cleaned up, no mess was left at the end of the project, it was easy to show him pictures of what you had in mind, pricing on most items was fair, he corrected mistakes on flower box and border. Negatives: he offered to do a stain on our slab for free and patch corner of foundation for free. I asked him to give me a quote on how much it would be so we could decide and was told if there were extra materials he would do it for free. We said ok. At the end of the project the only two issues with that is we were billed for 9 slabs of stone and received 8. Don't know where our other stone is and don't expect to get it. We were billed for tree stump removal and it was left on our property. We were told our slab would be poured with a concrete truck. We wanted this to avoid issues. The day the slab was poured it was done by hand. We were never told until we asked what happened to the concrete truck. This should have been communicated so we could have hired another contractor for slab. Several issues with materials not being in on day scheduled to work which caused project to take longer and having to make corrections. I have included photos of stucco/sealer that had problems that we addressed and he did come back and fix. We had a problem with our slab having uneven spots and he did come back and pour another layer. There was a black stain after second layer that luckily we could hid with our stain. There are still imperfections on the top layer but at this point we will correct it down the road. I would highly recommend only having a slab poured by a truck and confirm the truck 2 days before. I would also recommend doing any work yourself to save time and money. If I had to do it over again, I would have filled the second planter box with dirt myself and bought the topsoil myself. To help the crew along I spent a Sat filling one planter box with topsoil, plants, and gravel myself. Also, sub out your tree stump removal yourself or rent machine and do yourself. Another area could have saved time and money. We hired Ramirez Landscaping to remove three tree stumps after the hurricane for $200. Much cheaper than the one stump we had Senon's remove and Ramirez came two days after we called. If you want concrete flower boxes are border, they did a great job and we are happy with the work. If you need a slab, I would go another route unless they guarantee a truck. Even though he did the stain and foundation for free, we didn't know that would mean two other items we paid for would be taken care of because of the free items. So if someone says they will "throw it in" say no thanks and sub out. Senon's-great at getting in touch with you, great at doing planter boxes and borders, walk way was exactly what we wanted and looks great, need to improve slab work and lining up materials. Foundation patch job was what we needed. Circles show what we wanted fixed on planters and he did come back and fix. Unstained picture issue on slab that we could cover with stain color. Issues with retaining wall not sealed in time, fix down road. Issues with slab imperfections, fix down the road. Picture of foundation repair. read more

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Wrote a 10K estimate for less than 463 sq ft of tile installation. That includes tile that's 3.99 a sq. ft. That's 2K for the tile, 8K for the labor. Literally a WTF moment. I think because Austin is booming, contractors can be idiots and get away with it. read more

I am hard to please when it comes to contractors. So, I always get several quotes and check ratings on google, yelp, and Angie's list. After my research, I decided Senon would be one of four contractors to provide a quote. Senon was the only one who listened and took the time to fully understand the key elements of our goal. He provided a detailed quote on time. He wasn't the cheapest, but was in the ballpark (10%) and was by far not the most expensive. However, his design suggestions and his knowledge about materials made me feel very comfortable. Plus, he's a very likable guy. I selected Senon to do about $11,000 worth of stone work. His crew respected my property and were polite to my dogs and 2 year old son. Senon was on site a lot and always met me at the property to discuss the job when requested. He will take your calls or call you back quickly. Very easy to communicate with. The end result was better than we had expected. His price was spot on, no additional charges or hidden charges. I have recommended Senon to a few friends already and would use him again without hesitation. I give him an A+. Be detailed when telling him what you want and he will make it happen. Don't be afraid to turn over some parts of the project to his good judgement, he has plenty. Senon is talented and has a good crew behind him. Edit Remove read more

Senon rebuilt two long areas of a limestone retaining wall. The previous mason didn't know how to built a wall to last. Senon oversaw the baterring (wall sloping inward on upper layers) and overall construction. We had large agave that the crew had to avoid. They did a good job of avoiding the plants we said were important to us. Senon had to purchase extra stone and gave out to usa for a fair price. He also had to purchase and add crushed granite at his cost. We are very pleased and hope we will not need to use the 2 year warranty. read more

I called several Austin area masons for a quote on a raised vegetable bed for my back yard. Senon is prompt, courteous, and lays your options out for you. He also gave me a quote far under what others gave me, so his pricing is competitive. The work that Senon and his crew did is outstanding, and I'd recommend him to anyone in the Austin area looking to have high quality, reasonably priced masonry work done. He was also able to acquire stone material that is an exact match for my building. My project was a small scale, half day job. He was able to work me into his schedule about ten days after I accepted his bid. For larger projects, he might need more notice. I'm not sure if he accepts credit cards, but he does accept checks. read more

Senon was great. We wanted a flagstone walkway, patio, and fireplace, for our backyard. We had an idea of what we wanted but Senon used his experience and expertise to design a great setup. The job was done quickly and the guys were precise. I would recommend Senon to anyone looking for a great patio, fireplace, or walkway. read more

I first contacted Senon back last September. Our existing, 30-year-old brick wall was starting to crumble and was too tall, enabling rain water to sometimes seep into the house. We worked with Senon the rest of 2015 to establish the correct type of stone to use. Senon listened carefully to our vision for the type of stone we were wanting and pointed us to stone masonries and structures in the area that showed how that stone would look. In a few instances he personally brought some samples for us to match against our house brick. Once we were satisfied with the choice of stone and the holidays had passed, Senon and his crew started work in early January. Work proceeded on a pretty consistent schedule - progress was visible almost every day. Hard right angles in the previous wall at the front of the house were replaced with wider, curvy lines. The wall there was lowered to ensure that water would never again seep into the house. Whereas a gutter outlet was earlier routed above the old wall, this outlet was now hidden, discretely routed under the new wall. The new light-colored stone walls were topped with a beautiful white capstone. Our house is perched on a small hill, so Senon chose a tiered design where the dual-tiers' width mirrored that of the front of the house. These tiers impressively stand out from the hill and have generated numerous compliments from the neighbors - we look forward to planting an assortment of rosemary and lantana in them this Spring (plants that the deer don't eat !). It was a pleasure working with Senon and his crew, who were always responsive and constructed these walls in a very timely manner. The designs were completed in about 3 weeks. As an added bonus, Senon offered to, gratis, replace a no-longer-used front doorbell button assembly in our entry way with a couple of spare, matching bricks that we had. The same care in building the retaining and tiered walls was used to apply these bricks, beautifying that wall. We would definitely recommend Senon's to anyone considering retaining and tiered wall work of this nature. read more

We had used Senon and his crew in the past and they did amazing work. When we wanted to do our new backyard we knew that Senon would do a great job. They exceeded our expectation by turning our boring backyard into our own little oasis. They did beautiful stonework around our built in grill. A large fireplace was created with 2 waterfalls besides them that look great! They extended our patio and covered it with a travertine tile. Senon's crew built flower beds for us and created a stained concrete border that we love. The crew worked hard and were conscious and friendly. We could not have been happier or recommend them more! read more

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We are repeat customers with Senon's Masonry amd that is not by mistake. Senon and his crew have done fabulous stone flower beds in our front yard, and then we called them back for esthetics. Senon installed zoysia sod and recommended us follow water instructions for a few weeks, which was super helpful. We would highly recommend Senon's Masonry read more

Hired Senon to construct walls. I brought to his attention on many times they are not constructed properly and have no drainage in them. He refused to fix then, abandoned the job, and then left an utter mess expensive issues to fix. He did not pull any permits either, but built a wall over 4' anyway, so now the City of Austin is in the picture. The walls have to be totally corrected. He built stairs too in the wrong location after being told not too, because he quite was " they'd look better my way". Was very strange situation. He abandoned the job, refuse to address any issues, but then came back to apply Stucco ( wrong I might add- God look at pix - horrendous), left tons of garbage after saying he would clean it, but had no problem taking over 15,000 dollars. Will be moving forward seeking legal compensation for this nightmare. There even was a full week not 1 person was working, nor a notification of why. Then another week, if lucky, would have 2 guys working. Course different guys showing up randomly, and confused also when we talked with them about the project. Irrigation was completely stripped of all wires and never fixed. Disgusting how a contractor can take money, do the job incorrectly, leave a mess, and go on taking advantage of others. Beware and don't loose almost 20 grand. Terrible. Terrible. Beware. read more

We came to Senon to undo a mess of a job that someone else started. It was clear from the start that Senon was an artist and a mason. He built a beautiful pool deck and quickly understood what we were looking for, got our approval and went above and beyond our expectations. He added one garden that went with the flow of the pool design and had additional ideas for a gazebo area that was more shaded. We continued in the front of the house with a walkway and more gardens. He exceeded our expectations on all accounts and I enjoy looking out over our backyard and pool area every minute. Senon is well worth the wait!! read more

We worked with Senon and his talented masons on an accent wall. We've worked with many, many contractors. Two years ago we took on the task of building our own home so needless to say, we have had many experiences when working with contractors. We found Senon to be exceptional, not only in his masonry expertise but his business dealings. When Senon said he would be there, he was. When Senon said he would call or e-mail, he did. His dealings with his customers is absolutely top-notch and professional. So very, very rare with some contractors. He is building an extraordinary reputation for his company. The accent wall is superb. Beautifully crafted to match the stone and mortar of the home. This is a very talented, knowledgeable young man. His crew were courteous and talented as well. The work was very neatly done taking into consideration that the home is occupied. Driveways and lawns were protected from the construction, which was very much appreciated. We cannot recommend Senon enough. What a pleasant experience! read more

Small businesses often have delays due to personal issues or equipment failures. These delays caused our project to take longer than originally planned. Also the project design changed more than once which meant we never knew exactly how the project would be finished out. The price was reasonable and competitive. A larger company would have been more expensive but probably faster. read more

We bought a nice new house with a not so nice, boring box of a backyard that we wanted to spruce up a bit by adding a space for outdoor dining and a fire bowl. We wanted to be able to use it soon because it was mid-Spring and insufferable heat was soon on the way. Fortunately, Senon responded quickly to a request for an estimate to build a small flagstone patio that I envisioned. He came the next day, on time, looked it over with me and made some good suggestions, and then was able to schedule the work for early the following week once I said yes to his estimate that he sent the day after the consult. It was very easy to work with him throughout and he was conscientious about notifying me when he couldn't come for a couple of days due to a personal issue (not a problem). We're very happy with the work he did, and the whole process was super-smooth. Plus, as another reviewer pointed out, he's just a really nice guy. So hire him already! read more

Senon is a true PRO. He built us an elevated rock patio and walks around both sides of the house. He is a pleasure to work with and I would hire him again for any Masonry needs. I will gladly recommend him to family and friends. read more