Business ProfileforChicago Brickhouse Ovens Inc.

Very disappointed. *** came out and gave us a great quote for rebuilding a brick wall, chimney, stripping our front porch railings / repaint and somehow convinced me to do concrete work in the front, which really isn't needed but they price was good. He came out with the estimate, which stated a 50% deposit was required. He mentioned initially that a deposit wasn't required but we opted to give him 20% to get started. For someone who didn't want a deposit initially, he hounded me for the deposit for a week when I told him the funds would take a while to transfer over. This should have been red flag #1. He comes out to collect the check and brings one of his folks with him to get started. His guy comes over with a ************************* and takes a chunk out of the concrete and then stops, they need to pull a concrete permit. So now my concrete is damaged but they are working on permits (July 17, 2023). While waiting on permits they decide to tackle the sand blasting of the railings. The end product was good, they stripped and primed the railings but that's where it ended. They didn't use anything to block the spray from the house so in the process ruined the window screens and took paint off the front door / window casings. I mention the mess as there was sand everywhere and am told they will clean it up. Needless to say, that was the last I saw of anyone. He was going to replace some lentils as part of the project, they have been sitting in my driveway for 4 months. I'm out $2400 plus the cost of fixing what they screwed up including some broken concrete. *** and I have been texting back and forth for months with a common response, "I'll call you tomorrow". As of October 24, 2023: No call after multiple texts. I will be forwarding them, along with my formal complaint, to the ************************* Avoid using him at all costs unless you love frustration and have money to burn.