Tru-Block Masonry

Mike and his team, which included his son Travis, did an excellent job. They were very punctual, polite, knowledgeable & gave me some ideas for another potential project. I was concerned about how the repair work would look on my 20 year old porch but the replaced stones and cement work looked great. Now I wonder why I waited so long. I’d highly recommend them.

Unlike most contractors, Mike was prompt about responding to my request for a bid and met me at the job site to make sure he understood the scope of work. He needed to carry out a civil engineer's plan to mitigate a flooding problem, and did so without issue. In addition, he suggested some additional steps that could be taken to further reduce the risk of flooding and I hired him to carry that out as well. He did beautiful work and cleaned everything up afterward. This is a family owned business and I would definitely hire them again.

Great work. Good people!

They gave a fair bid and did great looking work. They did good clean up at end of job.

I called Mike of Tru-Bloc Masonry about installing rock veneer to the front of our house. He responded immediately with an estimate, but said he was booked for six weeks. He recommended his son , Travis, of Up Right Masonry. Travis, who was mentored by his father, did an outstanding job. Travis went beyond the work stated in the contract. Once the veneer has installed, he cut the existing flower bed retaining wall blocks to accommodate the veneer. He then hauled away the original bricks. Finally, he left the area in better condition than when he found it. We are extremely pleased with his work and would very much recommend Travis of Up Right Masonry. I could not find a web site for Up Right Masonry. Travis’ phone number is 619-366-6474.

It went perfectly! Exactly like I was told, in exactly the time I was told and it turned out better than I pictured it would be. 

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I first met Mike Larsen when he came out to give me a free estimate.  While he was measuring the project, he identified a unique plumbing issue that would need to be addressed before he could do the work. When I got 2 more quotes, neither contractor noticed the plumbing issue.  One quote was outrageous and the other quote description of the project was 1 sentence.  Selecting Tru-Block Masonry was an easy choice.
Mike and his team arrived and quickly got to work and each day they cleaned the area at the end of the day.  Now I have a beautiful, professionally installed stone veneer on the front of my house.  His work was so good, I referred him to a friend and I will use him again for another project.

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Mike from Tru-Block met with me twice, once to view and quote the job, and a second time to work out the details.  We wanted to be sure we had the same vision in mind.  Mike was able to listen to my ideas and offer constructive suggestions.  Because I tend to speak at the 100 foot level when describing my concepts, I felt comfortable asking Mike his opinions in filling in the details.  We came to an agreement and I chose my color from the catalog, and visited RCP to be double sure. 
The first day Tru-Block was on the job I liked how they prepared the base, but noticed the color of the block was not what I had expected. The catalog and RCP display had some multi-colored stones mixed in with the Brownstone I selected.  What I had appeared to be all one shade.  I sent Mike an email explaining this.  The next morning Mike showed up with an assortment of  golden, brick red and charcoal brown to mix in with the brownstone. Perfect.  When I thanked Mike for doing this he essentially told me that 'if I am not happy, then he is not happy'.  The worker placing the stones on the base said 'we treat this like its our own home'. Mike smiled when I told him I wasn't just happy, I am Very Happy.  Moreover, I am very happy to share my experience with you.