Philadelphia and Delaware County
Masonry restoration, service by service
Ten kinds of masonry work, what each one actually involves, and what published sources say it costs around Philadelphia. Written by a marketplace run by a working masonry contractor, for homeowners who are trying to work out what they are even looking at.
Every service
- Brick repointing
Repointing is raking the failed mortar out of the joints between bricks and replacing it with fresh mortar.
- Brick repair
Brick repair is cutting out brick that has broken, spalled, gone missing or moved, and rebuilding that section.
- Stone pointing
Stone pointing is raking out and replacing the mortar joints in a stone wall.
- Stone repair
Stone repair is resetting or replacing stone that has come loose, fallen out, or moved.
- Chimney masonry
Chimney masonry covers repointing, rebuilding, crowns, caps and the flashing where the chimney meets the roof.
- Lintel replacement
A lintel is the beam over a window or door that carries the brick above it, and replacing one means supporting that brick while the beam comes out.
- Foundation masonry
Foundation masonry is repointing, parging and repairing the wall at and below ground level.
- Stucco and exterior masonry
Stucco work is repairing, patching or recoating the rendered surface on an exterior masonry wall.
- Masonry waterproofing
Masonry waterproofing is keeping water out of a brick or stone wall, by sealing it, coating it, or changing where the water goes.
- Other masonry restoration
Steps, stoops, patios, walkways, garden walls, piers, columns and sills, in brick or stone.
What things cost
We publish the price ranges we could actually source, say whether each one is a Philadelphia-area figure or a national one, and say plainly where published sources disagree too much to print a number.
Where we work
Philadelphia, Delaware County, and the immediately adjacent Montgomery and Chester County suburbs. 14 towns and neighborhoods have their own page.
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