5 Signs Your Chimney Needs Repair In Toronto
Chimneys play a crucial role in Canadian homes, especially during the harsh winter season. A well-functioning chimney ensures efficient heating and prevents potential safety hazards. However, issues like icy buildup, cracks in bricks, damaged caps, or chimney crowns, and water leaks might indicate your chimney requires repair. It’s essential to identify and address these problems […]
Brick accent walls and feature walls
Toronto is a city much like Boston and Chicago when it comes to architecture. Renowned for its old churches, 100+ year old heritage homes and charming High Park/ Leaside neighborhoods. But with a majority of the real estate economy engrossed in providing tiny characterless condos in the down town core- or the 60’s/70s building boom […]
Resurfacing vs. re-pouring concrete
A lot of time customers will call us with failed concrete wondering if there is a solution that doesn’t involve re-doing the entire thing. The answer unfortunately is a grey area. From a more permanent and warrantied standpoint- your most fruitful action that is long lasting is to have the existing concrete demolished and removed, […]
Stonework- why it falls apart?
Often when our estimator visits a home in need of some relaying or re-pointing of stone work he is asked “why did it fall apart”. It is…
How often should you address masonry issues?
Very often our clients will ask us at what point they need to address their masonry issues or brickwork. The answer is simple: any time…
When is the best time to do masonry repairs?
Otto’s Masonry has been around and doing masonry repairs for over forty years in Toronto. Very often our clients will ask us if we can do…
Fireplaces and Indoor tuckpointing
In this day and age owning a home with character and quality seems to be second or third in line to “owning a home and paying a good…
Masonry in Toronto
If you are a homeowner in Toronto you’ve probably figured out there are a ton of masonry companies around. It can be hard to know which…
What’s happening to my chimney?
If you live in the East End in Toronto, it is likely that your home is made of bricks. From bungalow to victorian – both alike often…
Restoring vs. Modernizing your home
When it comes to homeownership in Toronto the decision to modernize your home or return it to its’ former glory is among the first you…