Brick Masonry
New brick walls, veneer, columns, porches and piers for homes and small commercial buildings. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
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Camp Hill was incorporated in 1885, and about two in three of its homes were built before 1960. On houses that age, mortar joints wear thin and chimney crowns crack. Front steps settle and pull away from the house. And when a street lands in the borough's paving area, owners along it can get a sidewalk and curb notice.
Steven Rigg Masonry is a masonry contractor in Camp Hill, and the borough is part of our service area. We do tuckpointing on old brick and stone, and we build new brick, block, stone and concrete work. We look at the job first, then put the quote in writing. Call or text (717) 608-2175.
Tell us about the chimney, wall, steps or patio and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Camp Hill covers 2.1 square miles on the West Shore, home to about 8,100 people at the 2020 Census. Census Bureau estimates for 2020 to 2024 put the median year built at 1953. Across Cumberland County, the median is 1978. About one in four borough homes went up before 1940, and more than nine in ten before 1980.
Most of that housing is single-family. About three in four Camp Hill homes are detached houses, against about six in ten across the county. A detached house has its own foundation walls and steps to keep up.
Most of this masonry has stood through more than 60 winters. Water gets into worn joints and freezes, and the ice pushes the joint apart. Brick faces start to flake, and the top of a chimney takes the worst of the weather. When a chimney is too far gone for repointing, chimney repair can mean a rebuild from the roofline.
Older brick also needs the right mortar. A hard modern mix on soft old brick can make the brick faces spall. We match new mortar to the old brick and the old joints.
NRCS soil maps show two main kinds of ground under Camp Hill. More than half the borough sits on soils formed from shale, mostly the Bedington and Berks series. About a third sits on Hagerstown and Duffield silt loams, formed from limestone.
Berks soils are moderately deep, with bedrock at 20 to 40 inches, so a footing trench there can reach shale. Hagerstown soils turn to silty clay and clay below the surface. Water has to be led away from footings and walls there. NRCS rates the main soils here as moderate for frost action.
NOAA keeps 1991 to 2020 climate normals for the Capital City Airport station, a few miles away. They count about 100 nights a year at or below freezing. Only about 17 days a year stay below freezing all day. So water in a cracked joint freezes at night and thaws by day, over and over.
That cycle is why we set footings below the frost line and pack base stone under front steps and walks. Nearly a quarter of the borough's mapped soils lie on slopes of 8 percent or more. On a slope, retaining walls need drainage stone and an outlet behind them. On limestone ground, where roof and patio water goes matters too.
Camp Hill's Codes Enforcement and Zoning office reviews permits for the borough. A zoning permit comes before building or rebuilding any structure, and the borough lists fences and driveways among them. Sidewalk and curb repairs need a zoning permit first too. In 2024 the borough began new curb and sidewalks on Market Street, from 20th to 25th Street.
Fences and walls must sit at least one foot back from a sidewalk or right-of-way. On a residential lot, they top out at 6 feet along side and rear lot lines. Lower limits apply nearer the street and on corner lots. Brick can form the posts or the base, as long as the fence or wall stays within its height limit.
Two more rules touch masonry. A concrete block wall must be decorative on every side that faces outward, and paint counts. Engineered retaining walls that hold back a slope are exempt from those height rules.
The borough adds up new area over time, such as a deck one year and an addition the next. Once a property passes 500 square feet, a minor stormwater permit is required. Ask the codes office whether a new patio or walk counts toward that total. Structural work also needs a building permit, and the borough says residential plan review can take up to 15 days.
Communities and areas we serve around Camp Hill: Downtown Camp Hill, Market Street, Trindle Road, Siebert Park, Willow Park, Schaeffer Park, Fiala Field, Goddard Trail, Conodoguinet Creek, Lemoyne, Lower Allen Township, Hampden Township.
Camp Hill ZIP codes served: 17011.
Camp Hill is part of our service area. We look at the job first, then put the quote in writing.
(717) 608-2175 New brick walls, veneer, columns, porches and piers for homes and small commercial buildings. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
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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.
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We repoint chimneys and repair or replace cracked crowns. When the top is too far gone, we rebuild it from the roofline in brick or stone veneer.
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We repair cracked and spalling brick, loose steps, rusted lintels and damaged block and stone. We find the cause first, then match the repair to the wall.
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We build brick paver and flagstone patios on a compacted stone base with firm edging. Each one is pitched so rain runs away from the house.
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We build brick and stone walkways, front steps, porch steps, stoops and landings around Mechanicsburg. Old steps that have sunk or pulled away from the house get rebuilt on a new footing.
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We build and repair retaining walls in block and natural stone, plus segmental walls, around Mechanicsburg and the Harrisburg area. Each wall sits on a footing or a compacted gravel pad, with drainage behind it.
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We build outdoor kitchens in masonry: grill islands faced in brick or stone, and brick pizza ovens. You pick the grill, and we build each opening to fit it.
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We build outdoor fireplaces and masonry fire pits in brick and stone. Seat walls around the fire give everyone a place to sit.
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Concrete footings and pads poured for the masonry that sits on them. We also pour steps and small patios when you ask, and we repair walk sections.
Learn MoreReal 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!
A few of the questions we hear most around Camp Hill. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
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.