Melnick's Masonry

While there's some good reviews for Melnick's masonry, I never got a chance to have an opinion of his work. However, I can certainly speak of the fact that he doesn't keep his Word, at least not with me I signed a contract with him in August of 2021, and he never showed up. I explained to him that I had a dangerous situation in my driveway with a large dip in the pavement, and during the winter when it rained or snowed this area would fill with water and freeze and it was dangerous and almost impossible to drive over it . What made it worse was the fact I've had 3 leg injuries, was on crutches for a long time, couldn't drive for a while, and still have to use a cane. If I got struck in the driveway, I couldn't get out of the car as I certainly can't walk or ice or snow. When I explained this to him and his wife, his wife told me that he would give me some priority. He of course, didn't and I called and spoke with him several times about this. He would give me excuses each time, saying that he was so terribly busy, that the man hauling away the concrete was having trouble finding a place to dump it, and the weather didn't cooperate at times, etc. He also said that if there wasn't enough gravel under the existing driveway and he had to haul in more gravel my quote would go up because otherwise, he wouldn't make any money. He told me one week he would call me within 2 weeks and try to take care of it, but he never called. When I finally realized this man was not going to to this, I had to start from scratch to find someone else, being afraid it was too late in the year to get someone. Thankfully, I finally found the right person, a person that apparently cares about people. He came after only a few weeks notice and gave me a new driveway. It was such a relief, and I told him I would be forever grateful. This man stated that there was no gravel at all under the old driveway and he had to haul in gravel, but his price didn't go up. I wish there were more people like this man that agreed to do my driveway, and this would be a better world. I called Phil recently to see why he never honored the contract. It sounded like he hung up on me. At least, we were disconnected. I called back and talked to him for a couple of minutes, but then his wife took over the call and was very upset with me; and I never got to speak with Phil again.

Some of the stones have already loosened from the polymer sand. We felt the cost of the work was high, and he never got back to us on another project. We supplied the stones.

Our experience with Melnick s Masonry was great. We had them rebuild brick under our concrete steps, repair cracks in our concrete porch and refinish the surface and re-point our bricks. They did an excellent job, everything looks so nice. They arrived when they scheduled the work, finished in the time frame they provided and cleaned up when the job was completed. Plan to hire again in the future.

Arrived on time, good workmanship, good cleanup He arrived on time, worked steadily to get job done, pleasant. and cleaned up perfectly.

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Started out getting a quotation to install pavers on a pathway in a courtyard behind my home. After going over the project, I asked if he could replace the expansion joints in my driveway. He reviewed that project and gave me a quote in 2 days which I accepted. He completed the expansion joint project today and the workmanship was excellent. Paver project may be moved to next spring which is fine with me.

Phil and crew did an outstanding job on our porch, curved sidewalk and challenging steps. We opted for tinted concrete due to durability. Looks great and they started the job promptly and on time. We get many compliments on how nice it looks.

We had a rather large concrete patio installed with a tan color added to the mix. Melnick's Masonry did excellent work, arriving early in the day and leaving at the end of the day. The cleanup was great. They also adjusted quickly and in a "can-do" manner with last minutes changes we wanted. Friendly and professional. We would highly recommend Melnick's, and would use them again if needed!!! We LOVE our new patio!

The work was excellent as was the prep and clean up. I would them again.