Free Masonry Estimate in St. Paul
10 Years
Workmanship warranty, in writing
No charge, no service call fee, and the owner comes rather than a salesperson. It stays free whichever way you decide.
There is no call-out fee, no assessment fee, and no charge for the visit, whatever anybody else does.
What Our Free Masonry Estimate Includes
A proper look at the masonry
Not a glance from the driveway. On a chimney, that means going over the whole stack, top to bottom, and, where water is involved, testing it with a hose until the entry point shows itself. On a foundation, it means establishing whether stones have moved and whether anything is still moving. Both take time, and the time is the point.
A diagnosis you can repeat to somebody else
You should leave the conversation able to explain to your partner what is actually wrong, in the same words we used. If you cannot, we have not done this properly.
More than one number, where more than one is honest
Where a repair and a rebuild are both defensible, you get both priced, with a straight answer about how long each should hold. That is the whole argument of this company, and it starts here.
A written estimate
On paper, so you can put it beside somebody else's.
Documentation, if you need it for something else
For a home sale, an inspection report or an insurance submission. We do not handle claims, but we document what we find so you have something to hand over.
A straight answer when the answer is no
Sometimes the honest outcome is that it does not need to be done yet, or that you need a different trade. Both happen, and both are free.
How The Visit Goes
Why It Cannot Be Done Over The Phone
People regularly ask for a phone number, and it is reasonable to want one. Sam's answer is short and unchanged: he cannot do it over the phone; he just needs to see it. Knowing the volume of water helps a little and not much.
The reason is that the decisions that set the price are not visible from a description. How many brick faces have actually gone, and how low. Whether a stone has moved or the joint around it has simply washed back. Whether the crown is cracked or broken up. Every one of those is the difference between a repair and a rebuild, and none of them survives being described down a telephone by somebody standing in their kitchen.
A firm number given down the phone has to be padded to be safe, or it moves once somebody arrives. Neither helps you compare quotes, which is what a number is for.
If you are farther than about 45 miles from St. Paul, send photographs first. Not because we are unwilling to drive, but because a photograph can sometimes show that a visit is not worth your morning or ours, and it is better to find that out before the drive than after.
Two shots do most of the work: one close enough to see the joints or the damage, and one taken far enough back to show the whole wall or the whole stack. Square on, in daylight. Do not get on the roof.
Common Questions
Yes. Zero, no service call fee, and no charge if you decide not to go ahead. If anyone else quoting you charges for a visit, ask what that fee covers.
Not a real one, and we would be cautious of anyone who does. What sets a masonry price is not describable over the telephone. The exception is distance: if you are far enough out that a visit is a serious undertaking for both of us, send photographs, and we will give you a ballpark before anybody drives anywhere.
Sam does the estimates. On a company this size, that is not a marketing line; it is just how it works, and it means the person who prices the job is the person who has to stand behind it.
Longer than most people expect, usually the better part of an hour on anything substantial, because the looking is the part that has value.
Any inspection report, any competing quote, and photographs of anything you have seen that is not visible today, such as water only appearing during heavy rain. Bringing a competing quote is welcome, and we are happy to be checked against it.
Send photographs first. Past about forty-five miles from St. Paul, we ask for them before booking, because sometimes they show the visit is not worth anyone's morning.
No, and we would rather lose the job than do that. There is no follow-up campaign and no discount that expires on Friday.
The ones Sam wishes people asked and rarely do. Is there a cheaper option that will last fifteen years or more? Are you licensed? And do I actually need the full amount of work you have quoted? Ask all three of us, and ask them of everybody else quoting you.
Take as long as you want. Nothing on the estimate expires, and nobody will chase you.
Book It
Call (612) 509-0718 or send the form. Tell us what you are seeing in your own words. You do not need the right vocabulary, and we would honestly rather you did not use it, because the words people use for masonry mean different things to different trades.
If you are farther than about 45 miles from St. Paul, attach photographs, and we will tell you honestly whether a visit is worth it.
(612) 509-0718 · $0, in person, no obligation · Photographs help if you are further out