Stephen Byrnes Masonry

Steve came highly recommended, so I felt very comfortable when he started work. The back stairs were repaired and came out o.k. I guess. He had to dig up the cement in front of my home because it was cracked (the landing) and replace it. He had a vision of putting in brick
saying it would look awesome and it will up the value of my home. o.k. great! OMG!!! what did he do? The red brick did not match or blend at all and then he put a grey cement border around the brick. It looks absolutely HIDEOUS! I have to find someone to fix his work. It’s so
upsetting, i’m sick over it. Also he gave us one price when he saw the job, came to get the deposit and went up $ 350.00 and when his terrible job was just about done, he wanted another $ 650.00 and my CRAZY husband gave it to him to get rid of him and have the job completed.
The red brick out front was upraised and we told him someone would trip (my daughter did) and he inferred we were liars when we told him! Sadly I would not recommend him, and he should be embarrassed for the lousy job he did!!!

I just signed up for Unilocal to specifically write this review. I found Stephen’s ad on craigslist and called him to re-​do the façade and repair stairs at the entrance to my multi-​family home. He arrived on time, responded immediately to my phone calls and was VERY courteous. He worked non-​stop, full days, and finished the entire job on-​time and better than I was anticipating! He quoted me a fantastic price and far exceeded my expectations with his expert, detailed work. Five minutes after he left the job I already had people coming to my house asking his reference. Since I bought my home last year I have found very few people who I feel aren’t «taking me for a ride». Stephen a contractor that I trust to complete a job and give me an absolutely fair price. I’m gushing. yes.

This is the third job I’ve entrusted to Stephen. I wouldn’t hire anyone else.
After my basement was flooded twice in the previous two years, I asked Stephen to repoint my entire house. Since then, my basement has *never* been flooded again.
I’m thinking about having a backyard brick deck installed, and he’s the only mason I intend to call.

Do not use this mason! I have an interior exposed brick wall that needed some repointing and overall touching up. The original cement had turned white over the years, so I needed someone who knew how to match it properly. Stephen came for an estimate when he said he would, assured me he could do the job, and gave me what seemed to be a reasonable price for what he said would be «two days work with two guys.»
Well, from there he became totally unreliable. He didn’t show up when he said he would, and for a couple of days he didn’t return my calls asking where he was. I’d given the man a deposit, so I cared what happened to him. When he finally did call, he explained that he’d had some problems with his car. That still wasn’t an excuse for not keeping me updated, but I wanted the job done, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt. My mistake. He continued to be flaky, only coming to work a couple of hours here and a couple of hours there. He only brought one other guy once. In total, he probably worked about one day.
I still would have been okay with all that if Stephen’s work had been good. It wasn’t. Stephen assured me that the areas he repointed were wet and would turn white like the original cement over the next month or two. It’s now been four months, and I’ve seen no change. Lesson learned. I shouldn’t have paid him the rest of his fee until the cement changed! Or better than that, I should have gotten a second opinion first. A separate contractor has now told me it will take $ 1700 to repair.