Crumbling joints, cracks along the mortar or a loose brick? We fix the cause and match the repair to the brick you already have.
Brick repair in Beaumont, TX usually means repointing, where we clear worn mortar out of the joints and pack in fresh mortar, and it often includes swapping out any brick that's cracked or loose. Done right, it keeps water out of the wall and blends in with the brick you already have.
Most people call us after they've spotted sandy mortar on the ground, a crack running through the joints or a brick that wiggles. The price turns on how much wall needs new joints, how deep the old mortar has worn, how many bricks have to come out and how high we have to work, and the schedule turns mostly on finding brick that matches yours and on any approval an older home needs first. I look at it in person and send you a written estimate with your own figure, and if the trouble is up on the roof, that's our chimney repair work.
When you call, I'm the one who comes out to look at the cracks and joints, so the person pricing the job knows the trade. Our masons do the repair, and I'm on site to check their work before we call it done.
I laid brick and block on new houses before I started this business in 2013, because I wanted to work on homes people already live in. Most of our calls are still cracks and crumbling joints, and repairs that blend in are what we're known for.
We're fully licensed and insured. On site we lay covers under the wall, keep mortar off your windows and plants and clean up before we leave each day, because you're still living in the house while we work on it.
If a few joints and one brick will fix it, that's what I'll tell you and that's what the written estimate covers. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. Call (409) 240-0376 or send the form, and I'll come out to look.
Send the form, or email photos of the worn joints to projects@beaumontconcreteandmasonry.com and tell us if your home has a Historic Designation, and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free visit. I look at the wall in person, then send you a written estimate, with no obligation to go ahead.
If your house is in the Oaks Historic District, which runs from Beech Street on the north to Rusk on the south and from 1st Street on the east to 11th Street on the west, or has a Historic Designation anywhere in Beaumont, exterior repairs need a Certificate of Appropriateness first, approved by city Planning staff or by the Historic Landmark Commission. The city lists installing or replacing bricks, and bricked paths and walkways, among the work that needs an application, and a bigger change can go to the commission, which meets monthly, so leave time for that before the brick work starts. Structural work needs a building permit. We tell you at the estimate whether your job needs a permit or approval and help get it in place before we start, and since each city has its own office, we check with the one that covers your address.
Around Beaumont we see older brick houses with soft brick and worn-down joints, where careful joint clearing counts most, along with newer brick homes with cracks stepping through the mortar and garden walls and steps that have worked loose. We're based in Beaumont and do the same work in the cities around it, including Nederland and Port Neches.
A brick wall needs repointing once the mortar has worn back more than 1/4 inch, or you see crumbling mortar, holes in the joints, hairline cracks or cracks between the brick and the mortar. Since it's hard to tell which joints are letting water in, brick industry guidance is to repoint all the joints in the affected area, not just the worst ones. If you spot any of those signs, send us a photo and I'll come take a look.
New mortar should be equal to or weaker than the old mortar, because harder mortar can do lasting damage to the face of the brick. That's why it's worth asking any mason how they'll match the old mix. At the estimate I look at your existing joints and tell you what we'll use and why.
Mortar joints typically last more than 25 years, while the bricks themselves may well last over 100. Your brick will usually outlive its mortar, so plan on repointing at some point during the life of the house.
Brick moves as temperature and moisture change, and when something holds that movement back, the masonry can crack. A minor crack is less of a worry on a brick veneer or cavity wall, which can handle the bit of water that gets in, than on a solid masonry wall. I look for what's holding the wall back so we fix the cause and not just the crack.
The cost comes down mostly to how much wall needs new joints and how many bricks have to be replaced, so a few loose bricks cost far less than repointing a whole side of the house. Height, how hard a matching brick is to find and any historic approval move the price too. You'll get a written estimate after I see the wall.
Ask about their repointing work specifically, because a good bricklayer isn't always skilled at repointing. Ask which tools they use to clear the old joints, too. On historic brick, hand chisels take more labor but usually pose the least risk, while power tools are more common and can ruin soft brick in unskilled hands.
We plan it around three things: what caused the damage, where to find brick that fits your wall and whether your house needs historic approval or a permit first. The written estimate lays out which joints and bricks we'll repair, and we set the start date once any approval is in hand.
