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Senon's Masonry
Thermostat - Install or Replace, Thermostat - Repair or Reprogram, Acoustic Ceiling Tiles - Install,
About us
Senon's Masonry has been serving the Greater Austin Area exclusively for the past nine years. At Senon's Masonry, we pride ourselves in making your outdoors more than just the outdoors, with the incredible skill and talent that comes from the true passion we have for masonry.
Business highlights
23 years of experience
Services we offer
Masonry repair, concrete work, fencing, landscaping, outdoor patios and kitchens, plunge pools, pool renovation, stone fence, stone walls, stone work, tile work
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
Reviews
4.837 Reviews
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Laura G.
Jun 2018
First of all, I called a number of highly rated/recommended masonry companies and Senon's was literally the only one who got back to me in a timely manner. I don't know what is up with the other companies, but I was not impressed with the other guys right off the bat. Second, not only did Senon's respond, but they took a look a picture of an issue with my limestone exterior that I was concerned with (a crack in between some bricks), advised me that it needed to be fixed quickly (regardless of who we went with) because it could cause allow water to seep in. And they were able to work me into their schedule right away. Finally, their work was amazing, the new mortar matched the existing mortar perfectly so you couldn't even tell we had work done! And they were so nice. They charge a minimum, and because I had written off the other guys as crummy businessmen, I really had no idea if the price was fair or comparable. But I don't even care. Because their work was fantastic and they were quick, it was worth it to me.
Response from Senon's Masonry
"Thank you [Member Name Removed] so much for giving me and my team a feedback . We are here for any type of masonry work you need for the future . Thanks again and have a wonderful summer Senon"
Mario P.
Jan 2018
The patio turned out great. Would recommend to anyone.
Hunter C.
Dec 2017
Good communication and execution. Would hire again.
Gary W.
May 2016
I am very pleased with Senon's Masonry. They did exactly what I wanted, and even helped in the design. They cleaned up afterwards and even moved my grill to it's location in the kitchen. I have some other projects in mind, and I will call Senon for those also.
On the mailbox, I wanted my address embedded in the State of Texas map. Senon went to Buda and had one especially made.
I would love to post some pictures, but I can't figure out how to do it.
On the mailbox, I wanted my address embedded in the State of Texas map. Senon went to Buda and had one especially made.
I would love to post some pictures, but I can't figure out how to do it.
Michael S.
Mar 2016
Although I have dated the service beginning in January 2016, 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.
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Kathryn I.
Dec 2015
These guys were great. It was not the lowest bid we received but it was the most thorough, and Senon spotted one issue that other bidders had not mentioned. They arrived on schedule and did excellent work. They matched the existing mortar very well so that I can't tell where the repairs were made.
I would definitely use Senon's Masonry again.
I would definitely use Senon's Masonry again.
Kellie S.
Nov 2015
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Rita G.
Nov 2015
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Response from Senon's Masonry
"Thank you guys , for letting us work on our project"
Nancy P.
Oct 2015
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Guillermo F.
Jun 2015
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Megan B.
May 2015
He fixed a number of things for us. We had a concrete slab patio that he refinished. He made it look like stone intead of just flat concrete, and he had a very creative approach to fixing the problem. He also fixed some cracks in the skirting of the house that had cracked due to foundation problems we were having. He was great to work with and very professional.
Nita C.
Jun 2014
This job was exceptional from start to finish. We had a run of bad weather so that the job was slightly delayed, but good communication occurred around the delay. In fact, the rain caused the job to be pushed back so that it would have caused a longer delay because I was scheduled to leave town. Additional crew were pulled in and a quick-dry cement grout was used (with no additional cost) to complete the job before my departure. I was very impressed with this effort to make the job happen before I left. The patio is beautiful. I have recommended this business to others because of the efficient and ethical way I was treated.
Moneta R.
Apr 2014
We had enclosed our 2 car garage and wanted the outside to no longer look like a garage---they matched the 40 year old limestone and bricked it in. It looks great.
Gail M.
Mar 2014
We had two estimates on the job as described above. Senon Masonry was the most reasonable. The work entailed removing existing railroad ties and putting up a limestone retaining wall to replace the deteriorating RR tie supports. The wall was an "S" shaped wall which curved around two large live oak trees. It was on a slope. It was about 30 linear feet in total, and about 3 feet high tapering to 6 inches at the end of the "S".
Initially we were told by the Senon that they would not be able to begin the work for two weeks. We were delighted when they told us they were ready to begin immediately. The crew finished the work in one day. They dug a deep footing for the wall, inserted "weep holes" and completed the work neatly. They hauled off the toxic debris and left the site clean and free loose dirt. They repacked soil on the garden side of the wall. Everything was efficiently and artistically completed.
Senon, the owner, is pleasant, straight forward and easy to work with. We would highly recommend him.
Initially we were told by the Senon that they would not be able to begin the work for two weeks. We were delighted when they told us they were ready to begin immediately. The crew finished the work in one day. They dug a deep footing for the wall, inserted "weep holes" and completed the work neatly. They hauled off the toxic debris and left the site clean and free loose dirt. They repacked soil on the garden side of the wall. Everything was efficiently and artistically completed.
Senon, the owner, is pleasant, straight forward and easy to work with. We would highly recommend him.
Frank E.
Nov 2013
Senon and his team are very hard working and reliable. Senon does an excellent job of staying in touch with his customers. His cost will seldom be on the low side but he prides himself in quality work and materials and charges accordingly. Senon is an honest man and stands by his word. We are very happy with the final result and our yard receives lots of complements about its design and layout.
We highly recommend Senon Masonry to our neighbors.
We highly recommend Senon Masonry to our neighbors.
Clarence W.
Oct 2013
I had a landscape design drawn up for my property and then had 4 companies come out and bid on the project.
Although Senon's price was not the cheapest, it was very competitive. My bids ranged from $25,000 up to $74,000. I went with Senon because of his workmanship and I felt he would work with me if something came up. As the project began, he had estimated that the project would take about 1 1/2 to 2 months. It ended up taking about 5 1/2 months from intial removal of my existing deck and pond. This didn't bother me too much because we weren't in a hurry to have it completed and workmanship and price were my biggest concerns. There were a few times when I would come home and something wasn't completed as I had wanted so I would call Senon and he would usually respond immdiately with a solution. A number of times he would have his guys demolish a wall or move a flower bed and rebuild it the way I wanted it with no complaints.He had a number of solutions where my landscape design just didn't make sense with what was actually there. I always felt like he wanted the best for my house and treated my backyard addition like it was his own. I had a few add-ons to my project that Senon didn't tell me were add-ons until the final invoice, which was a bit of a suprise. However, he gave me credit for things that weren't completed (extra step, smaller outdoor kitchen island, lights we purchased) and also discounted the extra work he completed to make me happy. He also ended up overlaying leftover flagstone on my front and side porch and installed soil for my new flower beds for free!
Overall we are very happy with our new addition and Senon will give you a good price with great workmanship to back it up. He will work with any problems that come up and won't try to drive up the price like other landscaping companies will. We will have him back on our property when we renovate our front and side yard. Thanks Senon's Masonry!
Patricia B.
Apr 2013
His visit was brief and his bid concise if not very detailed.
Laura S.
Feb 2013
We are Angie's list members specifically to prevent against the experience we had with Senon. We originally contacted Senon's Masonry in June and received a quote from him for our pool/backyard renovation project. Although Senon's quote was the highest we'd received, we were impressed by his Angie's list scores and by the photos posted on his website. We agreed to wait until September to get started, though we were eager to begin. We did not hear from him again until October. He contacted us to request a deposit for 50% up front--called a materials deposit--and shortly after had a crew begin demolition, which took a day or two. We did not see Senon for some time after that, for various reasons--legitimately, once, for rain, but also for "lisbility", "allergies," "sickness", "a dad needing attention." When, after weeks of no-shows, we decided to cut our losses and cancel our contract, Senon was, within minutes of my email notifying him we couldn't work with such a schedule, able to show up at our house to resume work. From there, our experience continually degraded. Each project Senon's crews completed had to be redone, and, while Senon willingly had his crew redo each job, it was only after we pointed out the poor quality of the work. We are not at home during the days--have little opportunity to be at home to manage construction-- and hired Senon because we trusted that he would manage his crews to ensure quality workmanship. Not only did the crew (a different crew?) have to build a second wall in front of the first wall they built--to hide the poor workmanship--but 4/5 of the new pool coping had to be ripped out and redone because of poor work:: improperly cut stones, uneven grout lines, irregularly sized stones, oddly angled grout lines. Again, Senon was willing to redo the work, and we were pleased with the coping. And then discovered that that mortar color was different where his crew redid the work. We withheld $1000 of the agreed upon amount to cover the cost of having the mortar redone by another company. Since Senon also used the wrong grout for tile in a saltwater pool, we are having to redo that as well, at additional expense. It is possible Senon would have agreed to redo the mortar, and it's possible he would have been willing to chip out the grout between the pool tiles. However, we reached a point where we were frustrated enough by the delays and mistakes that we opted to pay another company to finish the job properly.
Response from Senon's Masonry
"I am Senon Castelan, owner and operator of Senon's Masonry. We specialize in custom stone work in the Austin, Texas area. As many local Austin companies, we are a small (masonry) company and we do our best to go above and beyond to make a project; whether it be a simple flower bed or a massive backyard renovation; more appealing and more magnificent than the home owner could have ever imagined. This is our ultimate goal. I, as a leader of my company and crew, take every project very seriously. Approach them as if I was doing the work on my own property; I would not accept just anything done on my property, I want the best! I operate as such with my clients, there is no other way to work in my opinion. When I received this review from the customer I was a bit taken back. Being a small business, I do run into incidences were I will fall ill; I never will delay for having "allergies", but yes we all do fall ill from time to time. I also did (as stated briefly above in clients comment) had an issue with my elderly father. I told my personal issue to the customer in confidence so they would know and possibly understand how pressing the matter was for me. I would have appreciated this bit of information to have stayed private, however, as we are now all involved with living through social networking (such as Angie's List) some must feel to let every flaw in a professional be brought to light. I must own up to the delay, I took to care for my father; that is easy enough for me and I hope people will understand why this delay took place. Another point was brought up about me not responding in ample time; I went back through my recoreded emails and researched this claim. I was in constant contact with the Customers' asking for more communication on scheduling, materials, their ideas, etc. I understand that each and every one of my clients has a life outside of their masonry project going on, so I am patient and not pushy. I am trying to make the area the clients dream, thier input in the planning phase is critical. If we are not on the same page during the planning process, re-do's will happen. I did not add to the projected cost to re-do this, as many companies will. In reviewing the emails, many of the "delays" were weather related. Weather will delay an outdoor project more times than any conctruction contractor would care to admit. Weather delays not only throw off one individuals time line, this set back will throw a conctractors entire schedule off. Stone quarries, suffer from weather as well, in which will delay our products delivery. Angie's List members, please take this into consideration when scheduling with any contractor. I am an honest businessman. I understood the Customers' frustrations in a few of the issues, and yes I attempted to resolve them by offering to do, and re-do, and re-do the work. When I realized there was nothing I could do to make them happy, I aggreed to let them withhold a part of the commited amount. This was the only fair way I felt to handle the situation. My regards and best wishes to you all."
Mark W.
Feb 2013
I needed the front steps to my home repaired. The bricks had pulled away because of a settling foundation. Senon was on-time for his estimate. He quickly recognized the underlying problem and recommended a method to stabilize the front step foundation to the house foundation to minimize further movement before rebuilding the top level brickwork. Nice job on matching color and styles to the existing work. At the end of the job his crew made sure not to leave behind any trash or debris (even picking on small pieces old cement out of the grass).
Lisa C.
Feb 2013
So pleased with Senon's Masonry. Both Senon and his crew were total pros.
First, I'm always worried about construction companies I'm not familiar with because paying 1/2 up front is scary. Thank you Angie's List members for helping me see that Senon is legit and trustworthy. He came via your recommendations. It was a non-issue.
Second, he communicated well. He called to give updates on the schedule and progress. He asked questions to be sure they cut the stones in the style I wanted. For example, I was keen on having 4 ft lengths. He reviewed his recommendations about how they would cut the lengths to get the best overall look (making each stone a bit shorter rather than having one odd shortie piece). It looks beautiful. They were also careful to get everything square and to cantilever it at the right distance. They cared about their communications and their workmanship.
Finally, they're good at their art. It's hilarious to think that we considered doing this as a DIY project. They spent hours shaping and sanding the stones to my specifications. I thought they came perfect from the quarry. Ha ha. They were meticulous about cutting out the exact hole for the skimmer box so there's no trip hazard. I know this is not the typical job because our style is different, so it's great to see how well he listened to our plans and made them come alive.
And they keep the job site clean.
Loved them.
In the photos you'll see an under-construction look, but you'll get the idea. I'll post new photos after the irrigation and lawn are installed so you can really see the impact of their stone work on the pool area.
First, I'm always worried about construction companies I'm not familiar with because paying 1/2 up front is scary. Thank you Angie's List members for helping me see that Senon is legit and trustworthy. He came via your recommendations. It was a non-issue.
Second, he communicated well. He called to give updates on the schedule and progress. He asked questions to be sure they cut the stones in the style I wanted. For example, I was keen on having 4 ft lengths. He reviewed his recommendations about how they would cut the lengths to get the best overall look (making each stone a bit shorter rather than having one odd shortie piece). It looks beautiful. They were also careful to get everything square and to cantilever it at the right distance. They cared about their communications and their workmanship.
Finally, they're good at their art. It's hilarious to think that we considered doing this as a DIY project. They spent hours shaping and sanding the stones to my specifications. I thought they came perfect from the quarry. Ha ha. They were meticulous about cutting out the exact hole for the skimmer box so there's no trip hazard. I know this is not the typical job because our style is different, so it's great to see how well he listened to our plans and made them come alive.
And they keep the job site clean.
Loved them.
In the photos you'll see an under-construction look, but you'll get the idea. I'll post new photos after the irrigation and lawn are installed so you can really see the impact of their stone work on the pool area.
David A.
Jan 2013
After their successful demolition of my brick wall two weeks ago I decided to hire them again to repair my house's brick veneer. They removed, cleaned & replaced ~75 bricks that were loose plus re-mortared a number of spots where the original mortar had crumbled. No shortcuts either, every loose brick & those attached to them were removed & replaced. His company did some work on the brick inside on the fireplace as well. After they finished up they cleaned up every bit of debris and they were done in about three hours. My house now looks better than it ever has, at least brick-wise. Thanks Senon!
David A.
Jan 2013
The wall was about 5.5' tall & about 20' long. My guess was there was at least 2.5 tons of bricks there. Senon's crew was promptly here on the promised day at the promised time & they proceeded to get busy. by noon the wall was 3/4 gone. While the original bid was $850, Senon noticed the wall had a significant concrete foundation and asked for an additional $100 to remove that as well. This was quite a bargain in that his crew spent more time cutting up the foundation than they did demolishing the wall itself. And they did an excellent job, at the end of the day the foundation was cut to a minimum of 6" below the soil line, fresh topsoil was added to completely fill the resulting trench, and save for the bricks I asked him to save for future work here (stacked neatly by the side of the house I might add), all the debris was gone & the porch nicely swept. His crew spent over an hour just removing some buried rebar they likely didn't have to - I really appreciate their attention to detail. I will definitely be hiring Senon again! Thanks guys!
BRANDON S.
Aug 2012
I contacted Senons Masonry and we scheduled a time for them to come by and bid on a job. I took a half-day of vacation time to meet them onsite but they didn't show up. I called a half-hour after our appointment time, then again an hour later, but got no answer. I left voicemail but never got a reply. In summary, I wasted a half-day of my vacation time and couple of weeks of timeline scheduling my project just because Senon's Masonry was too unprofessional to keep their appointment or answer their phone.
Response from Senon's Masonry
"We at Senon's Masonry apologize for the inconvenience we have put you through as a potential client and having to take time out of your busy schedule. This is not the normal way we conduct our meetings with clients. We have tried to contact you in regards to this matter, and have been met back without any response either via telephone or email. We are willing to give a coupon for work to be done in the amount of $300.00. If there is anything we can do to sway your opinion of our company, please feel free to express those ideas to us. Again, we thank you for your initial interest in Senon's Masonry and apologize for not satisfying you to your standards. Thank you and have a good day. Senon Castelan"
Kiffin K.
May 2012
Senon and his team are very professional, very hard working and the work they performed is exceptional! Senon himself came out every day to check on things and talk to us. He was very responsive when we had questions and did exactly what he said he would. I highly recommend Senon's Masonry and I hope to do more business with him in the future.
Michael W.
Apr 2012
Senon and his crew did an outstanding job. Great quality. Very attractive design.
His continual contact and communication throughout the project was very important to me.
Without reservation, I would recommend Senon's Masonry!
So glad I found them through Angie's List because I wanted this project done and had no idea who to hire.
Note: I am getting lots of nice comments from people visiting the house.
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FAQ
Senon's Masonry is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.
Senon's Masonry accepts the following forms of payment: CreditCard
Yes, Senon's Masonry offers free project estimates.
No, Senon's Masonry does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Senon's Masonry does not offer a senior discount.
No, Senon's Masonry does not offer emergency services.
No, Senon's Masonry does not offer warranties.