We hired Edmar in April of this year to do some spot tuck pointing on the front of our condo building. They were fantastic. Good work, clear communication, quick turnaround, and fairly priced. Zero complaints. Well definitely be using them again in the future. Thank you!

I needed my chimney tuckpointed. The crew came out at 8am, were finished in a few hours. They were professional and cleaned the job site afterwards. You can see the before and after, with a new cap and everything. Great job guys. Well worth the cost.

Peter and his crew did a fantastic job with replacing our worn chimney. Peter was great with clear estimation, straight forward proposal and answering my questions. The crew arrived on time and worked throughout the day to take the old chimney down and replace it with well crafted new brick chimney. The crew really knows their trade, took great care in setting up scaffolding around trees and shrubs. They cleaned up afterwards on the roof and ground. The whole job was done in a day!

Great job on our chimney rebuild. Fast and responsive. Great match on our 100 year old brick bungalow.

We hired Edmar to rebuild our parapet on our brick multi-family house during the summer of 2020, and they did an outstanding job! The brickwork looks exceptional and I can tell they really pay attention to detail. Their proposal for the project was the most professional and detailed one we received, and if I had any questions they were very quick to respond. If we have any masonry needs in the future, we will definitely be giving Edmar a call. We also hired them to install new windows, and they did a great job with those as well - they installed them quickly and professionally.

Edmar did a great job repointing the stonework on the front of our house. We requested quotes from a few companies, and they were the only ones who even responded. They were very communicative and did a great job. When we do the other sides of our house, well definitely call them.

I had EDMAR rebuild my chimney. They did such good work I called them back to replace a rusty lintel above my windows. They are prompt and experienced. Both times they were done in a day and did exceptional work in matching historic mortar colors.

I was experiencing a leak through one of the front windows of my building, and worked with the Edmar team to completely rebuild the parapet walls from the window up, on the front of my 3-flat. The team was very thorough in their communications, and willingness to ensure the project was completed to my liking. The owner, Ed, was willing to communicate with me prior to the project, as well as answer questions I had during the rebuild.

We hired Edmar to do tuckpointing on our entire red brick facade and touch up much needed spots around the rest of the house. Our house is from 1890 (think a typical brick Bucktown style vintage house). I got lots of quotes and Edmar was the most thorough, came highly recommended through community groups and their price was competitive.That being said, this was not a cheap job. They quoted $10,000 so we were nervous because thats a lot of dough for us.The guys that came out worked quickly and efficiently. Their English was limited but they assured us it was going to be great when they were done (I had a few questions during the work process).It came out great. The facade looks brand new. The job was super pro and they cleaned up well after the project. I have no hesitations recommending Edmar and would definitely use them again.

Edmar completed tuck pointing work and replaced the sidewalk by our house. They did an excellent job for a very fair price. We highly recommend this business.

My building hired Edmar to do a tuck pointing project and we couldn’t be more impressed. Peter the project manager came out to our building to give an estimate, and answer all follow up questions before signing the detailed contract. Every person at Edmar responds to all calls, questions, and appointments quickly and are always on time. Once Peter walked us through the scope of work and came in with reasonable and fair pricing we signed with Edmar over four other companies we had gotten estimates from. When the work began, Edmar promptly got us the building permit, certificates of insurance and showed up on time every day. They replaced almost 500 bricks in our back stairwell, did extensive tuck pointing around the building, and major work on our chimney. The building is safer and in much better shape now! The work was done quickly, they always cleaned up after every work day, and were professional and polite. Any questions we had were answered immediately. They even came back to make sure we didn’t have any more concern areas, and did some touch ups in areas that had not been on the original scope of work. Edmar goes above and beyond to make sure their clients are happy, the work is done right, and that their pricing is fair. We will hire them again for other projects and highly recommend this company to anyone who appreciates communication, good craftsmanship, and honest pricing!

We had to get concrete replaced out front of our house along with a window flashing repair and Edmar Corp was great! They were very efficient and got the work done in a timely manner and the work was done very well!

Peter and the staff at Edmar were very responsive and professional. I’ll definitely call them out for my next job. I highly recommend them.

Had a great experience all around with EDMAR

Unfortunately I have bad experience with Edmar Corp. I used to work there and my experience is that Edmar Corp is not professional company. I mean it in two ways: first - the crews are not professional, office is literally laughing at them when deciding on schedule where to send which crew. I heard many times that for example crew#1 is not performing good job and we can not send them to that project or crew #2 doesnt know how to make wall straight. If your project is small and not worth a lot of money they will send a crew which is doing something to fill their hours, not something what you will expect them to do which is professionalism.Second: if you are checking this company because you are about to work there- believe me bad decision. Employees rotation is every few months. The owner is never there but he is watching you on cameras 24/7. If you are talking in a office-subject not work related- he will call and tell you to stop. Nobody knows who is really in charge. When some questions are uncomfortable they will tell you to call the owner and they will talk behind your back, making fun of you or others.I wasnt technically fired, Im not working there either. When I tried to call owner he is not picking up the phone. No respect to people. When I asked why they have such a big rotation they said that the people were bad fit - the truth is that some people in this office are trying to find people less smart that they are so they can simply use you. Bad environment, bad experience- safe your time and nerves-skip this company.

Best company Ive dealt with. Owner and employees perfect

I would recommend them for any project. Very professional and do a very good job.

Edmar Corporation did an outstanding masonry job on our Condominium BLDG!!!! We are very satisfied with the work!!!! Mr. ED came for the estimate and was very professional and knowledgeable as for what needed to be done to permanently address our water damage issues. We did received great proposal detailing the work scope and very fair price for what needed to be done. Mr. Ed, Dana from the office staff and Chris the job site Foreman were great in communicating the progress on our project. They were quick, professional and detailed. We will definitely recommend EDMAR for any Tuckpointing and Masonry projects you may have, especially difficult once that require true Masonry expertise.Great Company!!!!

Thank you for the great service. We had some tuck pointing work that needed to be done on the chimney and foundation of our home. They responded quickly to my call, fit us into their schedule and completed the work very quickly. Nice crew of workers. Clean work. Great job.

By far the most professional and highly skilled company Ive worked with.I had a chimney taken down and rebuilt from the roof line up. The most difficult part of the job was the pitch of the roof and how close my neighbors homes are next to mine, The crew skillfully put up scaffolding and took down a the damaged chimney and built a new chimney in the same day. My neighbors didnt even know they were there. Crews cleaned up afterwards and it also a pleasure working with Ed the owner in the contractual process. Top Notch Company! I will definitely use them again..

We just had work completed on our 7 unit building and the team did a fantastic job. Quick efficient, and effective. They had to rebuild a parapet and completed it before the weather struck.Also, the office was very accommodating to our situation and setup for payment arrangements.We have a few more projects that wed be foolish to use with anyone else.

I assumed that masonry projects are expensive and take a long time, but it was much cheaper and finished faster than I expected.

Cant thank you enough for all your help with our repair. Donna appreciate your help and thank you to both the professional gentlemen that did the work :-)

I asked for a proposal to tuckpoint our commercial building and Peter came out and inspected it with me and answered all my questions. He advised me that the building really didnt require tuckpointing and explained what we should do and referred me to a painter who could address those issues. He was very knowledgeable and didnt try to sell me something that wouldnt resolve our issues. I really appreciated his honesty and he even contacted the painter for me who followed-up the very next day. Great service!

The owner, Ed, was awesome to work with. Genuinely nice guy, honest and a true professional in his craft. We had some extensive masonry work done on our condo building and Eds crew was on time, safe and took pride in their work. The results were amazing, some of the best masonry work Ive seen. Ed and his crew are real experts in masonry.

Edmar is the most professional construction with many skilled workers in Chicago area, as long as I know. If your priority is choosing a company you can trust, expecting the job done well without doubt, you should hire Edmar. If your priority is having done with least money, I dont think you need to call this company. There are many bad companies out there who know how to talk to you, but dont know how to work done. Especially, if you look for mason or concrete repair/rebuild, Edmar is the right place to call. My comment was from two times experiences in major repairs.

Very professional and exceptional work!

Excellent experience from Edmar from start to finish! From the first estimate, I enjoyed the experience of working with Ed and his team. They rebuilt a brick wall on our property and did it within budget, on time, and with great skill. Highly recommend!

Edmar cooporation build a new porch for our condo association. They were very professional, kept their promises. Very quick great work friendly and professional service. We recommend to anyone is consedering building a new porch. They were reasonably priced as well. We passed the city inspection with flying colors. What a relief .

They rebuilt my parapet wall quickly for a reasonable price! The wall looks great. Im very satisfied with their work and customer service!!

They replaced lintels on my 6 flat. They were fast, professional and a pleasure to work with.

Our condo association hired Edmar Corporation to do some much needed repairs on our building. It came to our attention that there were leaks on the ceilings of the top floor apartments, and we called a number of contractors to come check out the situation. Ed fit us in for an emergency quote the next day. This was a rare find as most of the other contractors we called didn’t even bother getting back to us.After taking a look at our roof, Ed explained to us how serious the job was and how the damage came about. The firewall and the parapet wall were both in really bad shape and needed to be rebuilt. The firewall and parapet wall were both crooked and the bricks were loose. To stop the ceilings from leaking, we needed to have the roofing redone as well. Ed was very thorough with explaining how the repairs were going to be done and after comparing a few more bids, we decided that Edmar Corp was best suited to handle our repair needs.They were able to schedule a start date pretty quickly and were flexible about working on Saturday. The workers were very professional and took great caution about ensuring the safety of the surrounding buildings and set up tarps to prevent debris from getting around. They got the firewall and parapet wall up in a few days, and were even able to match the bricks of the parapet wall to the rest of the building. Ed called and checked in with us every couple days and let us know where they were in the process. Our condo association was very happy with the work and highly recommends Edmar.

Our condo association will definitely be hiring Edward and his company again this year. They completed two projects for us, some tuckpointing and brickwork on one of our garages as well as replacing our front sidewalk. Edward came out with a quote quickly, arranged for the work efficiently and under budget. I have complete confidence in his expertise and work ethic.

Very frustrating experience. Process started in June, not finished until August. During initial estimate I was told they could tear down and rebuild with original brick (only replacing some). They also said they could reuse the original stone slab stairs. When they tore it down, they changed the entire job telling us we needed new brick and we had to pour concrete. They did not increase the price. While doing the work, they removed a bush from next to the stairs and drastically trimmed back a tree without informing us. I communicated with Ed and asked that he replace the bush. He agreed. I called weekly and was repeatedly assured that the bush would be replaced. It never came. When the brickwork was finished, they left some touch up unfinished. I called the contractor to have him finish that. It took over a month for them to get that done. In the end, we agreed to knock some money off of the price and I would replace the bush myself. The most annoying thing is: they did really nice work, the steps look great. The biggest problem was their lack of follow through. I didnt like having to manage them them the whole time.

THEY CLEARLY DONT BACK THEIR WORK. I CALLED THEM OUT TO COME BACK TO SEE THE TUCKPOINTING WORK THEY DID COUPLE YEARS BACK WAS COMING OFF AGAIN AND STATED THEY WOULD GIVE ME ANOTHER QUOTE. FIRST JOB WAS OVER 13K AND WOULD THINK THEY WOULD FIX A SMALL AREA THEY ACTUALLY WOKED ON AND CALL IT A DAY. WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO GIVE THEM 5 STARS BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD COMPANY TO WORK WITH AND KNOWLEDGEABLE AND CAN DO A DECENT JOB. THEY CALL MAKE QUICK AND COME OUT AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE IF NOT ASAP.

Edmar Corporation did a great job fixing several problems with my 100 plus year old beautiful greystone. Edmar and his partner help me resolve difficult issues, and went above beyond to resolve the problems. Their price may not be the lowest, it was on par with many other quotes I received and in the end it was well worth the money spend.Eds years of experience, integrity and diligence made working with him a pleasure.

I got several quotes, Edmar was honest and priced very well. Their efficiency and neatness were most impressive, thanks for a great result!

Its always frightening to undertake a project that requires dismantling the infrastructure of your home. Thus, it was no different with me when I asked Edmar to stop a leak that had ruined a bedroom. To do so, they had to remove the capstones of a parapet in the corner of my 4-floor townhouse. It require their building a scaffold to access the area and elevating all the materials needed for the repairs. When they were done, they had installed a waterproof seal, flashing, wicking -- all that had not been there before. With new mortar and properly sloped capstones (another improvement), they were done by 4pm. It was a one-day job! Im very pleased with the work, the results, and the price. Give Edmar a try!

I am a case manager who works with people with disabilities and one of my clients needed her roof repaired due to a big hole and her ceiling was starting to cave in. My client and her siblings, also with impairments, were so happy with John from Edmar and selected him right off the bat, even though his estimate was higher than the other estimate they received. Edmar wound up giving them a discount, which made the cost come down a bit, which made the client happy. Not only did John and his crew offer to fix the roof, they were able to fix other things in the home, such as putting in drywall and painting the ceiling to seal the crack, installing two new light fixtures and two smoke detectors, installing a new screen door and fixing an old garage door that would not close properly and covering some holes in the wall. We asked John if he could select/purchase the light fixture/smoke detector and factor the cost into the contract, which he was able to accommodate, which made it so much more convenient for the client, who would have needed help to do such. While the work was being done, the client kept asking John for other things that they wanted fixed, which he did even though they were not in the contract. The other things were paid for separately, but this goes to show the companys ability to accommodate people with disabilities who do not understand how these things usually work. As her case manager, I am grateful for his patience, sense of humor and treatment of them as any other individual and for not taking advantage of them, as others might have done in this situation (and have done in the past). In my opinion, he and his crew went above and beyond and the client is very happy with the work and plan to use him again in the future, as I would.

I haven’t been so excited in my live, the work is finally done! For the past five days I had a crew of 5 working on my 3 story building in Chicago. I have to admit it was neglected and in a very bad shape since no work has been done on it for decades… it’s probably close to 100 years old. It’s a brick structure, with 3 chimneys that had holes in it and every time it rained my basement was flooding. There are 14 windows with steel beams that needed replacement due to heavy rust, this also involved partial rebuilding of walls above those beams. My last problem was the wall section that sticks above flat roof surface, I think they call it “parapet wall” or something, which has disintegrated almost completely and basically required full rebuilding. I just wanted to say “Thank you” for all the work that was done on my house and recommend Ed (the owner of EDMAR) to everyone looking for a good mason.

Made an appointment a week in advance to have someone come out for an estimate. Estimate appointment was scheduled for this morning at 9:00 AM, but no one came. When I called the office, a man named Ed said he was in Glenview for the day and there was no way he or any of his workers could make it down today.We have water leaking in the house and were depending on this appointment to have the leak fixed. The man who I spoke to was apologetic, but also quite rude about it. He said, Im up in Glenview, theres nothing I can do for you. Im sorry, and hung up on me.

It my home state I live in Jacksonville Florida

Very professional and great work on rebuilding my chimney.Recommend,

This company and its owner were a pleasure to work with. We needed some masonry repairs on our single family home in Lincoln Park and I called Edmar to give us a quote. Our chimney was in pretty bad shape—missing bricks and apparently a cracked concrete cap. Ed stopped by to check it out and told us that the chimney had to be rebuilt above the roofline. He counted the number of bricks needed, in addition to a new cap and replacement clay tiles. We got a great price and hired Edmar for the job.The crew that came out was very skilled and hardworking. They even tuckpointed a few areas around the house where the mortar was cracked and loose (without an extra charge). After a couple days, we had a brand new chimney and some fresh tuckpointing. I got more than my money’s worth working with Edmar and have recommended them to my neighbors. Thanks Edmar!

Edmar is the best in the business. I’ve owned buildings in the city for a while now and I’m telling you there’s no one more professional and detailed than these guys. I’ve had them rebuild firewalls, fix decorative stones, repair damaged bricks and I’ve always been 100% satisfied. Most recently I hired them to powerwash and tuckpoint one of my condos and I couldn’t be happier with the results. It actually looks like a brand new building even though it’s over 80 years old.The owner of the company Ed Marciszewski is a really straight forward guy and won’t waste your time. He’s been in the business for a long time and knows everything there is to know about masonry and building repair in the Chicagoland area. I trust Edmar with all my repairs and will definitely continue to use them in the future.

Great work, great price.

Great service.