as for a brick mason - i can recommend this guy - not cheap, but his work is excellent! if the job is pretty basic and you dont need to match brick or reconstruct broken brick or hide cracks in brick, you might look for another referral for less expense. But, here's a guy who can work magic if you need him to. Ed - 817-781-2366. Hope it is still a working number as it has been a couple of years since i needed his expertise! Tell him Cindy Carriger sent you! He has done about 3 jobs for us, all excellent.