Stone Masonry
Natural stone walls and stone veneer for homes and small commercial buildings. We also face foundations and chimney rebuilds in stone.
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Brick masonry is new brick work: walls, veneer, columns, porches, facades and piers. Steven Rigg Masonry builds it for homes, small commercial buildings, churches and builders' projects. We are a masonry contractor serving Mechanicsburg and work about 40 miles around it. Call or text (717) 608-2175 to tell us about the job.
Brick needs something solid to sit on, usually a footing below the frost line or the house foundation. We help you choose the brick and the mortar color before anything is ordered. Cracked or loose brick on an older wall is a job for brick repair instead.
Tell us about the chimney, wall, steps or patio and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
A freestanding brick wall needs a footing in undisturbed ground, set below the frost line. Garden walls and brick fence bases both start there. The top gets a cap that sticks out past both faces, with a drip edge underneath. Rain then drops clear of the wall.
Brick veneer is a single layer of real brick on the outside of a framed house or addition. It rests on the foundation, and metal ties hold it to the frame across a small air space. Flashing and weep holes at the base let water that gets behind the brick drain out. Additions often start with block foundation walls, and the veneer goes up from there.
Brick columns and brick porches change the face of a house. We also build mailbox piers, and brick sign piers for churches and small commercial buildings. The steps up to a porch belong to our walkways and steps work.
It starts with a call or text, then a look at the job. We ask how you want the brick to look and put the quote in writing. In the historic districts of Mechanicsburg, Carlisle, York and Gettysburg, a review board looks at outside work before it starts.
Brick color shifts a little from one production run to the next. The brick for one job is ordered at once. Brick from several cubes gets mixed as the wall goes up, so the color evens out. On a larger job, a small sample panel shows the brick and mortar together first.
Each brick goes into a full bed of mortar, with the head joints filled. The joints get tooled when the mortar is thumbprint hard, which packs them tight against the brick. Concave and V joints shed water well on outside walls. Unfinished walls get their tops covered against rain.
Brick is graded by how it holds up to freezing while wet. The brick industry's weathering map puts the Cumberland Valley, like the rest of Pennsylvania, in its severe zone. Brick for outside work here should carry grade SW, the severe weathering grade. Most face brick is made to that grade.
Mortar comes in types, and harder is not always better. Brick industry guidance picks the lowest-strength type that meets the job. Type N is the usual mortar for brick veneer and walls above ground, with a stronger type below ground. Old, soft brick needs a softer mortar when its joints are redone, and that is tuckpointing work.
Cold weather changes the work too. The industry treats anything under 40 degrees as cold for masonry. Below that, the sand or water gets warmed and fresh brickwork gets covered. Some jobs are simpler to schedule in spring, and we tell you so when we quote.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 40 miles around Mechanicsburg across South Central Pennsylvania.
(717) 608-2175From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (717) 608-2175 and tell us about the job and the town it is in. Text photos if you have them.
We come out to see the masonry and what caused the damage, like water getting in or ground that settled. For new work, we go over the plan and the materials with you.
You get a written quote that spells out the work. Once you say yes, we set a start date with you.
Repairs start with grinding out failed mortar or taking down loose brick. New work starts at the footing or the base, and then we lay the masonry on it. Mortar work follows the weather.
We clean the new masonry and the work area. Then we go over the finished job with you.
Common questions about brick masonry around Mechanicsburg and the Harrisburg area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Natural stone walls and stone veneer for homes and small commercial buildings. We also face foundations and chimney rebuilds in stone.
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Concrete block foundations and basement walls for additions and garages, plus freestanding garden walls. We also repair block walls with cracked or broken block.
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We grind out failed mortar and repoint brick and stone with new mortar matched to the old. We do this work on walls, foundations, steps and facades around Mechanicsburg.
Learn MoreWe work in brick, block and stone. A job that mixes them, like a block wall with a stone face, takes one call.
We fix loose brick and failed mortar joints, and we rebuild worn chimneys. New work covers brick porches and columns, block foundation walls and stone veneer.
We look at the job before we put a price on it. Then you get the quote in writing, with the work spelled out.
Mechanicsburg sits at the center of our service area. Harrisburg, Carlisle, Hershey, York, Lebanon and Gettysburg are part of it too.
Real reviews of our masonry work, 3 reviews on Google.
Fastest company to get back to me, as well as educate me on the process behind building up a brick step up to the front door. I found that very beneficial, and added a sense of security and i always stand behind anyone who is that confident in their work, as well as going above and beyond!!!
Efficient, quick, and on time, rain played a factor but these guys didn’t let that affect them, stayed on the timeline they gave me and crushed it, the work speaks for itself
Steven got us scheduled very quickly and gave us a quote! He was very honest about the work we needed done and pointed us in the right direction for how it should be done. The finished project looked great! We would definitely recommend Steven and are very happy with his work. Thank you Steven!
Tell us what needs building or fixing and the town it is in, and text us photos if you like. Call or text (717) 608-2175 or use the form, and we will get back to you.
Tell us about the chimney, wall, steps or patio and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.