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April 2025 by Tom Tevonian
Just wanted to share a VERY positive experience I had with Utmost Renovations. Mark and his team restored 3 chimneys and several other brick walls on our historic brick home. Could not be more impressed with the quality of work, personal service and attention to every detail.
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December 2024 by Nancy Johnson
They did a great job helping to make repairs to the chimney in my historic house. I would highly recommend them!
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November 2024 by craig friedli
Our chimney had moisture issues, spalling bricks, old flakey internal damper, and a deteriorating paint-like moisture seal. After watching Utmost rebuild another chimney in our neighborhood and talking to the home owners, who were very satisfied and impressed with the work and workers, we contacted Mark Huffer at Utmost.
He came out, inspected the chimney and firebox and gave us a very reasonable estimate based on repairs rather than replacement and recommended sealing the entire chimney. We scheduled the work, his workers came out and in a couple of days repaired the affected bricks and shoulders, removed the old paint seal, tuck-pointed where needed, repaired the flue top and installed a new crown cap with damper that can be activated from inside the firebox. And finally, sealed the chimney against moisture.
Even with ordering the custom damper the whole process took three weekdays total. The Utmost team was professional, prompt everyday and always cleaned up afterwards.
We are VERY satisfied with Mark and Co.’s work and look forward to using our fireplace a lot more now.
Would recommend anyone with chimney issues to strongly consider Utmost Renovations to fix their issues.
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October 2024 by nick d
They just finished up some spot work on our three story brick 100+year old house. They worked through despite all the rain and bad weather this last week. Looks good. They did the best they could to match the mortar to the hodgepodge of work done over multiple decades. Appreciate their dedication and speed despite mother nature.
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October 2024 by Annette Haddox
Highly recommend Utmost Renovations. Very professional, didn’t take very long for them to come out and start. Did a great job, stone work looks very nice. And very reasonably priced.If I am in need of anymore masonry work,etc I will definitely go with them again!
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October 2024 by Craig Kaiser
Utmost Renovations was referred to me by my cousin who works in real estate in central Ohio. This company did a great job for me on two different projects. In a day and age where it is hard to find contractors who are willing to work and take on projects, Utmost Renovations rose to the occasion.
They were timely in response to my initial contact of them by phone and went on site to review the project needs. Giving me a timely and thorough assessment of what work needed to be done, how they would do it and an accurate cost analysis.
One project was masonry work on a 170 year old historical brick home. The other project was repairing brick chimneys on my father’s home that another contractor had made a mess of years ago and never completed the job properly. Different project scopes of need, but completed within 2 weeks of contacting them and getting the initial estimates.
The work was flawless. Completed by workers who were on time and knew what they were doing. They were courteous and respectful of my time and my property. They kept me updated on what they were doing and when. They cleaned up at the end of everyday before leaving and at the end of the projects. You would never know anyone had been there except for the incredible end result. Completing the work, doing exactly what they said they would do.
I couldn’t be happier.
I would highly recommend Utmost Renovations and will use Mark and his company for any future stone and brick needs I may have.
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October 2024 by David Locker
After spending some time researching the Central Ohio area for stucco repair and paint, I reached out to a few different companies and ultimately decided to go with Utmost Renovations, and I'm very happy I chose them. Mark and his team were very quick and easy to communicate with. His team was super professional and worked in a timely manner. His crew was always on time and respected our property while on site.
I feel very confident recommending Utmost for anyone who needs stucco work done.
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September 2024 by Thomas Hughes
I have worked with Mark and his company on multiple occasions for my personal residence. I have never had a contractor that is so customer focused and prompt with updates. Mark was exceptional to work with in getting my estimate quickly. He called me within minutes of my online request and was very fair with pricing and his timetable. The work was completed professionally and well within the time frame specified. He even advised me on a less expensive route in one phase of my job. I have never had a contractor do that! I will use Utmost Renovations again if the need arises and highly recommend them for any masonry or exterior work.
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September 2024 by Lesley D
We highly recommend Utmost Renovations for your masonry work. Our job entailed a complete redo of out front steps (including pouring new concrete base) from the street up to our limestone treads, repair of a walkway at the side of our house, and repair of two sets of back yard steps. We had had these areas repaired in the past by another masonry company and were thoroughly unsatisfied with the work. It was complete slop.
The first thing that impressed us was the responsiveness by Mark (the owner) and his son, Van, I don't think we waited more than 12 hours for a response to any of our questions/requests and each time the response was helpful. If we didn't understand something, they were patient and helped us through the explanation. Once we finalized the pricing and scope of work, they were able to get started on the work within a couple of weeks. The crew showed up on time every morning, no excuses. The entire job took about two weeks and the finished product looks great. They also did a great job cleaning up after the job was over.
Finding good contractors these days is no easy task. It is astonishing how many contractors don't return phone calls, don't show up for estimates, or don't care about their finished product. We had non of these issues with Utmost.
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August 2024 by Emily Boerger
Mark and his team are so wonderful! His son Gabe has done all the brick work on my home. I purchased an 1860 all brick home about 3 years ago. They are honest, fair and extremely professional! I asked Gabe to help with some heavy lifting around my yard. He did so with a smile on his face! Gabe even hung a window box for me and screwed it into the home. Purchased the proper nails himself and never asked for a refund. Truly a family oriented team and I am so happy this company is my company for my home!
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August 2024 by Nancy Whetstone
This is second time we have hired Utmost Renovations to repair damage to our stucco and trim. They taped the drip edge (which was causing the water damage), sealed the window frame, replaced the damaged wood, installed and painted new stucco. They painted the stucco and trim, and put a bead of caulk to seal the edge. They also replaced and painted some damaged trim and stucco in other areas. The team was very professional and the cost of the job was reasonable given the scope of the work. Highly recommend!
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August 2024 by Sean Madigan
We feel very confident recommending Utmost Renovations for masonry needs. Our project included the addition of a brick sitting wall and brick retaining wall. Mark was very helpful in the design process – providing recommendations that improved the result of the project. We did receive multiple quotes and felt Mark’s offer was fair and felt most assured that his work would be professional. Communication was very good. Mark was immediately responsive to any calls or messages along the way and kept me updated with his team’s timeline.
Van led our project on-site. Van was excellent at communicating progress and was an extremely professional leader. He engaged with us quickly when any decisions needed to be made.
There was a miscommunication with the project and Van went above and beyond to successfully complete what we wanted at a fair price. He offered recommendations to improve the look of the finished product and we are greatly pleased with his suggestions.
We appreciate all the exceptional hard work and will recommend and use Utmost again in the future.
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August 2024 by Andrew Shelton
Our house was built in 1895, and we needed some bricks replaced and some mortar repaired. Utmost Renovations did an excellent job--we can't even see where the repairs were done. They also took steps to ensure no additional water damage to our masonry. And they did all this in 2-1/2 days for a very fair price. Wouldn't think of calling anyone else for masonry work.
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July 2024 by Gary Rutledge
Mark, Bruce (Supt.) and their professional crew did a great job repairing and painting the exterior stucco and painting all of the metal trim and some of the gutters and downspouts on our large church facility. Mark was willing to work with us on his cost in order to accommodate our budget and he was very fair with the price for work we added during the course of the project. Challenged by an inordinate amount of rain in April and May, Bruce and his crew continued to work consistently whenever possible to complete the project in a favorable time. We are very pleased with the final results and highly recommend Utmost Renovations for any similar work.
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July 2024 by Jaclyn Sheets
We bought a brick home a few months ago that needed masonry work done. We spoke with our new neighbors who recommended Utmost. They told us they had two other mason companies do work incorrectly on their house, but said the third company was the charm as they found Utmost, who got it done right. We are so thankful to our neighbors for the referral to Utmost. Their communication is top notch. Mark and his son kept us updated constantly and checked that we were satisfied with everything as it went. And if I had any questions, all I had to do was call.
We had quite a bit done to our place -
* Cleaning, tuckpointing and sealing of our chimney
* Relay on a section of brick wall
* Spot tuckpointing to the entire house
* Caulking to all the windows and steel lintels
* Installation of weep tubes above all steel lintels for the water to
weep out and protect/extend the lifespan of the steel lintels
and masonry
* Cleaning and painting of all the exterior brick walls
* They also did some interior work in our basement to create a
crawl space that we needed access to
Overall this was a wonderful experience and we feel like our house got the rehab it needed to be healthy and sturdy. Definitely top notch service and work results from this company.
