Questions homeowners ask before they sign.

NJ License #13VH10343500. It's printed on every signed estimate, on our truck, and at the top of our invoice. You can verify it directly with the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs.

Since 2010. Our first job was a stacked stone retaining wall in Lodi — we've been on Market Street in Garfield ever since.

Yes. Founded and run by Ardian Guzi, with a four-person crew that's worked together for years. No subcontractors, no rotating subs.

Yes. With the written estimate we'll include 3-5 recent customer references near your town, and you're welcome to call them directly before you sign.

Yes — both. Certificate of insurance is available on request and a copy is filed with every permit application we submit.

We schedule a site visit at your convenience — typically within 24 to 48 hours of your call. The walk takes 45-60 minutes; we measure, check footings and drainage, talk through materials, and you get a written estimate within 24 hours.

Yes. No fee for the site visit, no fee for the written estimate, and no obligation to hire us if the price isn't right. We'd rather you compare two or three quotes.

Line by line: labor, materials (with brand or grade where it matters), permit fees, and any contingency for unknowns. No mystery 'project allowance' line items.

Usually 25-30% at the start of the job to lock in the schedule and order materials. The balance is split between mid-project and final walkthrough — never the whole thing up front.

Check or ACH transfer for the staged payments. Credit cards on request, with the processing fee passed through. Cash is fine for the smallest jobs.

Not directly. Most homeowners we work with either pay out of pocket or use a home-equity line — we're happy to provide the written estimate your bank will need.

Lead time varies by season. Spring and fall: 4-8 weeks out. Summer: 2-4 weeks. Winter: 1-2 weeks for indoor or weather-tolerant work.

Some work — indoor fireplaces, tuckpointing in mild stretches, demo and tear-out. We don't pour concrete or set pavers when the ground is frozen — too much risk of frost heave.

Every town we serve requires a permit for retaining walls over 4 ft and any structural masonry. Most also require permits for concrete over 100 sq ft. We pull the permit directly with the local building department — fee itemized in your estimate, no markup.

We tarp wet work, lock down the site, and pick up when the weather breaks. Your written schedule includes weather contingency days so the end date doesn't slip on the first rainy stretch.

Yes. We sweep, stage tools, tarp any open work, and move materials off the lawn. The lawn gets a final pass on the last day.

Either is fine. We don't need you on site, but the crew is comfortable with you watching. We do ask for a contact phone number in case a question comes up mid-pour or mid-set.

Stone walls, brick repair and tuckpointing, paver driveways and patios, concrete work, bluestone steps, fireplace surrounds, and chimney rebuilds. Full list with details on the Services page.

Both. We do plenty of small jobs — a single cracked step, a few feet of repointing, a chimney crown — alongside larger installs. There's a small-job minimum but it's modest.

Usually yes. We source vintage brick from a yard in Paterson when modern stock won't match, and we sample mortar from a hidden joint to color-match in our shop. On historic façades we use lime-based mortar where the original is lime.

Always. Any wall over 4 ft gets drainage tile behind it and a swale at the top. On steeper grades we add geogrid reinforcement so the wall stays plumb long-term.

Yes, for residential scopes. Larger structural jobs may need an engineer's stamp; we coordinate that directly when required.

Both. The bulk of our work is residential, but we've done storefronts, restaurant patios, and commercial repointing in Paterson and Hackensack.

Garfield, Clifton, Hackensack, Lodi, Paterson, Wayne, Rutherford, Wallington, Passaic, Fair Lawn, and Saddle Brook — eleven towns across Bergen and Passaic County. See the Service Areas page for details on each.

Sometimes. For jobs within about a 30-minute drive of Garfield we'll usually quote without a travel surcharge. Farther jobs we still consider — call us with the details.

Within the 25-mile radius, no travel charge. Beyond that we may bill a modest per-day travel allowance, and it's always disclosed in writing before you sign.

If a joint pulls, a wall settles, a step shifts, or a paver heaves due to anything we did wrong, we come back and repair it at no charge. The warranty is signed and written into your final invoice.

Damage from tree roots growing under finished work, settling caused by major water-table changes, vehicle impact, or finishes affected by deicing salts. Normal wear and tear isn't covered either, but most of what we install doesn't wear out in 5 years.

Call us. We respond within 24 hours and schedule a site walk within the week to assess. If it's covered under warranty, we schedule the repair as soon as weather allows.

Yes, on request. We're happy to swing by a year or two after to re-seal pavers, refresh joints, or assess seasonal movement. It's a separate quote, not part of the warranty.