Tuckpointing by Marion

Throughout my 25 years of restoration rehab experimentation, the end result and test of time is the proof of a tradesperson’s abilities. Finding skilled, highly qualified tradesperson, like John Machnicki with 30 plus years of experience guarantees sanity and a job well done. Having no prior experience in historic preservation the restoration process can easily become overwhelming, resulting in costly mistakes and redos or something preciously preserved for future generations. In restoring «This Old a House» built in 1876, finding Mr. John Machnicki, owner of Tuckpointing by Marion, Inc. has been a highly rewarding, positive experience.
It is important that I distinguish his firm from another that bares a very similar name to his.
In my opinion, John Machnicki, is a dedicated, highly skilled, professional, master craftsperson of exceptional work ethic and character. With this type of rehabilitation the repairs cannot be hit or miss, especially when it comes to masonry restoration. I value John’s judgment over anyone else’s in the field. I do not make this claim lightly. In 2000, the Chicago Landmark Commission recognized ten projects for preservation excellence. My modest dwelling was included among the nine other high profile projects. This came as a delightful surprise to me. There were 700 other projects in the works the commission could have recognized for preservation excellence. Cited on the award was the work to done to restore the façade’s damaged brick and stone I have Mr. Machnicki to thank for this. He performed the work in 1999, the year before the award was given. The job he did is solid and stunning to date.
I just recently hired John to redo an attempted masonry repair done by another individual. The origination of the repair was not for the brick, but unfortunately the brick became the problem and not the reason I hired the handyperson. The handyperson hired actually ruined the wall trying to convince me he knew how to make the repair. I called John to the rescue. Once again, he did not disappoint.
No matter if your building is historic or not, John will get it done right the first time around. Worse than mediocre work, is hiring person/​s that can actually cause more damage to this material. I appreciate that John takes the time to break things down so you can understand the «whys» of what he is doing. It is a pleasure to do business with him, too.
To insure there is no confusion in reaching John, I am listing his working phone numbers: (773)286−8866 and (847)940−1020.

These guys do a great job, they worked on my whole building, did a ton more work than they first thought, but stuck to the original quote. Thanks guys.