BOB GIBSON MASONRY INC

I called Bob up, he came to my house to look at the chimney in a few days.  Two days later he came and made the repairs.  The job was done quickly and at a reasonable price.

He was fine and easy to work with. He did the work quickly and had to come back a few times. He was professional, too.

As background, my family has been in the construction business for 50+ years and I have been around half a dozen masons for the last 30. I could tell that Bob was old school and knew what he was talking about. I have a fireplace in my house that smokes when first started. Mr. Gibson identified a number of issues pretty quickly. He quoted me an approximate price and we agreed that he could start the job in a couple of weeks. He is polite and professional but doesn't stand around-he gets right into the work. He did not make any design decisions for us, so it is important to have a good idea of what you want ahead of time. Maybe he would assist in this if asked, but we knew what we wanted. Basically he demoed the brick facade, raised the firebox 6"(to aid in draft)installed a new flue, and rebuilt the facade using 4-6 inch Pennsylvania fieldstone's. He lowered the lentil and closed the fireplace opening somewhat to improve draft. Last, he installed a new one piece stone hearth. I installed a new natural wood mantle-it came out great.

We had originally planned to repair/replace our old stoop with simple poured concrete, and Bob Gibson was well rated for concrete work, so we asked him to give us an estimate. What he proposed instead was a much nicer solution as you can see in the pictures: repairing the brick base and laying cut blue stone for the top. His proposal definitely caught us off guard, being much more money than we had originally planned to spend, but I think the stunning result is worth it. Mr. Gibson was prompt, professional, courteous, thorough and conscientious. Although I think he isn't the cheapest, I would definitely recommend him if you want quality work.

He only does small jobs, which is very unique.

My experience with Mr. Gibson was pleasant and efficient in every way. He appears to be a very experienced and competent mason. I can't judge the reasonableness of his pricing, as I did not comparison shop; however, I don't believe his work represented a bargain.

First time user of Angie's and it works! :-) Gibson Masonry was excellent. I'll use the company again.

Bob was great - I highly recommend him for any chimney repairs. I first learned of Bob through Angie's List. He was pretty easy to get a hold of for scheduling an appointment, was very polite and informative and got the job done much sooner than I expected. Overall, it was a pleasant experience.

BOB SHOWED UP WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS FROM MY CALL TO INSPECT THE CHIMNEYS. HE WAS COURTEOUS AND VERY PROFESSIONAL, BUT ALSO YOU COULD TELL HE WAS A STRAIGHT SHOOTER. HE GAVE A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF APPROXIMATELY $700 PER CHIMNEY. HE THEN SAID HE WOULD BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS WENT BY AND I WAS THINKING OF CALLING BOB WHEN MY WIFE CALLED ME AT WORK ONE DAY AND SAID THAT BOB HAD SHOWN UP. HE BEGAN WORK THAT DAY. BOB DID THE WORK OVER TWO DAYS AND THE RESULT WAS SPECTACULAR. BOTH CHIMNEY TOPS LOOK TO BE IN GREAT SHAPE AND HAVE THE SAME APPEARANCE AS THE REST OF THE CHIMNEY. WHEN I WENT TO PAY HE SAID THE COST WAS $1200 WHICH WAS $200 BELOW THE ORIGINAL ROUGH ESTIMATE. BOB WAS A GREAT PERSON TO WORK WITH. HE IS HONEST, FAIR, THOROUGH AND DOES GREAT WORK. THEY DON'T MAKE MANY LIKE HIM ANYMORE.

I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE WORK HE DID. I ONLY RATED THE PRICE AS ''B'' BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE GOING RATE FOR THESE SERVICES.