Experienced Masonry Contractor in Lafayette LA - Solid Brick Repairs and Straight Walls

It depends on how much of the wall is damaged, how hard it is to reach and what brick or stone we have to match. A few bad joints cost far less than a section that has to come down and go back up, and a chimney usually costs more than a garden wall because the work is up on the roof. Your own number comes from a free on-site estimate.

Repair is usually cheaper, and when the wall is standing straight with damage only in the joints or a few bricks, repair is often all it needs. Rebuilding makes sense when a wall is leaning, bulging or still moving, because new mortar won't hold a wall that's shifting. I'll tell you which one your wall needs, even when it's the smaller job.

It depends on the size of the job, whether your city needs a permit first and the weather, since mortar and concrete shouldn't go down in a hard rain. Pointing a few spots is a short job, while a new wall or driveway takes longer because the footing or base comes first. I'll go over timing with you once I've seen the work.

For bigger jobs, yes, because state law counts repairs or improvements to an existing home worth $7,500 or more as contractor work. State law also keeps a home improvement contractor off structural work like footings, foundations and outside walls, so ask what license a contractor holds before foundation or wall work. We're fully licensed and insured.

We reply within one business day, and then I come out, look at the job and write the estimate myself. If you go ahead, we sort out any permit first, and our crew does the work with me on site running it.

Yes, our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Since I'm the one on site running the job, you can point out anything that doesn't look right to you before we pack up.

Mortar for old brick should match the brick and the original joints, and it's usually softer than modern mortar, because a joint harder than the brick pushes the damage into the brick itself. We also match color and joint shape so the repair blends in as well as it can.

It depends on the job, and Lafayette Consolidated Government's permitting office is who decides for homes in the City of Lafayette. The city's guidance names things like carports, sheds and fences over 7 feet high, but it doesn't spell out every kind of masonry job. We check with the permit office in your city before work starts and take care of any permit the job calls for.