Great work and the crew could not have been nicer. The house looks fantastic. I highly recommend…read morethem.

When I was planning to move, I called this service and talked to Dave. He came out to my home and…read moregave me a free estimate. Dave was intelligent, kind, and very thorough. I hired his team, and they were amazing! Everything was completed beyond my expectations. They went above and beyond. A couple of years later, I hired them a second time to look at a family farmhouse 3 hours away. The mold problem was linked to a leak in the roof. Dave's team took care of everything a second time, and the job was beautifully done. I would highly recommend this business.

January 2026: This was the second time using FW Masonry so that should tell you how we feel about…read moreFrank's work. We live in a stone cottage circa 1850 that needed some re-pointing. Frank came out to provide a fair estimate and we contracted him to do the work. When it was time, he arrived as scheduled and did a wonderful job. Frank is a standup guy with loads of integrity. We'd give him the keys to our house, that's how much we trust him. His knowledge base, attention to detail, incredible customer service, and willingness to work for a fair price are what set him apart from most of today's contractors. And he's the nicest guy to boot. If you're looking for a skilled mason, we can't recommend FW Masonry more highly. Give Frank a call.

From the owner: Providing local masonry services in Carroll County, Howard County, Baltimore County and some areas…read moreof Pennsylvania. I am a mason by trade and specialize in repair, restoration and rebuilds. I've been in the masonry trade for 20+ years. I'm fair in my diagnosis and communication with you in what is needed to complete the work. I'm efficient and fair in my pricing. ​Licensed, bonded and insured MHIC# 89302-01

Chris and John were out from Keystone Foundation Repair to take care of a 25' slab that had sunk…read moreabout 2" on the one end. I got a heads up with an arrival time , they did an outstanding job leveling the slab. I would use their services again. Kip A

If you allow KFR dig on your property just beware they do not follow OSHA rules for trenching any…read morething over 4ft must be benched back 2ft no one shall enter a trench straight up and down I've worked in trenches 20+ years they follow no guidelines of OSHA some one will die one day just hope it's not your house BEWARE

You can always trust someone who won't take your money. We had significant flooding in our…read morebasement, and Smith's came highly recommended. They came out for an estimate, with us fully expecting to pay them five to ten grand for an internal drainage system. But they told us our real problem was grading and landscaping, and wouldn't take our money. We're getting those problems fixed now, and are thankful that Smith's didn't sell us something we didn't need. So while they didn't do any work for us, we can vouch for their honesty and integrity.

I had an unusual issue in the back of my house from the previous owners. The Smith's came out and…read moreprovided a great french drain and dry well solution at a reasonable price. They were on time, friendly, and professional. The job was done when they said it would be done and it looked great. We couldn't be happier with the work they did at our home. I would use them again without hesitation. Its great to find a local business that cares about what they do.

Pretty much everything. Denny explained in detail what he and his crew were going to do to handle…read moremy drainage problem under our basement floor as ground water was rising up from under our foundation. We had experienced a quite heavy rains directly after being hit with roughly seven to 10 ( maybe 12 inches of snow in about 12 hours. Then the heavy rains came and dropped at least 4 to 6 inches of rain on top of the snow. Well, we live in an area called Still-meadow. Apparently, Still-meadow can be loosely translated to running water under land ( apparently it is an Native American saying to basically say in an ornate way, "Hey, you live on a a, "Flood Plain", or in our case a network of small natural springs. Oh yeah, and now you now have a unwanted swimming pool in place of what use to be your dry basement, where a-l-l-l-l your decorations for Christmas and some of your irreplaceable keepsakes from year/decades past are now about to be damaged or destroyed beyond all recognition. So who do you call??? The "Ghost-Busters"? Nope, that would be Denny Cottrell Water-Proofing ( I may have the name wrong (sorry Denny). However, one way you'll never go wrong is when you reach out to Denny and his team for help with your water- proofing needs. No B.S. just the facts and a pledge from him yo do what he and his amazing team can do to rectify your soggy situation. Trust me when I say this, "You will never regret taking your water-proofing needs to Denny and his guys. That is for sure. No problems in my basement ( floor is as dry as a desert ( I even thought I saw a Tumble-Weed the other day. So if you're having water problems look him up, call him and he'll let you know what is what. He is a straight-shooter and will do what he can to mitigate your drainage or problems other moisture problems. Take from me, just make the call and you will soon be sharing your testimonial to help others looking for a an honest solution that you won't ever regret. Thank you for your time. God Bless you and God Bless Denny's team! I am amazingly satisfied customer and lifelong supporter of this fine/honest/honorable ( no short- changing here or surprise mark-ups here). Just a "straight shooting" fair price kind of businessman and friend. As always Thank You So Much! K.W.

We hired Cottrell Basement Waterproofing (Dennis Cottrell Jr ) to install an egress window in our…read morenew home. First of all I can't believe this man/company got so many good reviews after dealing with him for a short period of time. Did he inherit this company from his dad and then run it into the ground? I should have seen the red flag when he was so pushy to start and every other contractor I called couldn't get to us for 3-12 months. He was trying to get me to write him a check for the job even before we settled on our new house. He was extremely unprofessional from the beginning, sending me weird photos of his vacation, but I over looked it because we needed an egress window to make a 4th bedroom in our new house asap. We signed the contract May 12th and gave him a 30% deposit of $1800. Upon looking at the contract my husband immediately noticed some things that were not checked off that should be done to install an egress window properly like installing a lentil. When he asked Dennis about it he said he didn't check them off because he doesn't want the township inspecting that part, that it would just be a headache for us. Like he was doing us a favor. We applied for permits for the window and after he cashed our check he told us he is going to start without permits and if we have a problem with that that is going to be a problem and he may not do our job. He said he works without permits all the time. He's also texted us some absolutely ridiculous things. Also the fact that he was leaving out information so that certain parts wouldn't be inspected is huge red flag. If he was doing proper work why would there be a problem with inspections afterwards? Cutting a substantial sized hole in a foundation is a pretty big deal. He said he was getting a lot of backlash from us asking about permits and he would let us know the day before our job was supposed to start if he was going to show up or not and that if he canceled he would get our deposit money (that we gave him 2 weeks ago) back to us in six months(which I have 0 faith in). It's like he was almost trying to bully us into letting him do the job because he's hard up for money. He reiterated how it is paramount to put his company's financial needs first. He has put us in a really bad situation with the township. Unfortunately at this point I now decided to do more research on him than just Google and Facebook reviews. I found that he's had another lawsuit from a customer which he is still failing to pay back. But most importantly I found out he is actually NOT currently a licensed contractor with the state of Pennsylvania, that license expired YEARS ago. He said that there must be a "miscommunication" within the Attorney General's office and it's absurd that I would say that he's not licensed. This is all public info. At this point he is not responding to any of our emails, texts, or calls regarding repaying us our $1800 deposit. His story about how long he's been working and what kind of work he will do changed every time we talked to him. We have caught him in numerous contradicting statements and lies. I think he is a scam artist. Beware. After all of this he sent a text eluding to the fact that we should stay on his schedule. Um, no thanks. I'm just so glad he actually didn't touch our house. If the way he runs his business and his lack of Integrity is any indication of how the actual work would go it would be a complete disaster. I just want our $1800 deposit money back.