Block Walls
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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Steven Rigg Masonry does stone masonry for homes and small commercial buildings around Mechanicsburg. We build natural stone walls and set stone veneer on foundations and facades. Stone is one part of what we do as a Mechanicsburg masonry contractor, along with brick and block.
A new stone wall or facade starts with one choice: full-depth natural stone, or stone veneer over a backing wall. We look at the job first, then put the quote in writing. We take stone masonry work across the West Shore and out to York and Gettysburg, about 40 miles around Mechanicsburg.
Tell us about the chimney, wall, steps or patio and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
The Cumberland Valley sits on limestone, and early builders here used it. A Cumberland County planning report counts 292 stone barns in the county in 1840. It notes the eastern valley, where Mechanicsburg sits, was once nearly a solid run of stone barns. Many were bank barns of native limestone.
The Borough of Carlisle's historic district guide describes local limestone as light gray to blue-gray, sometimes yellowish. It is hard to cut, but it splits along natural planes. Those breaks give a stone mason flat faces for the outside of a wall.
We build freestanding stone walls in natural stone such as limestone and fieldstone. Each one gets a concrete footing set below the frost line. Before the digging, Pennsylvania 811 asks for a call three to ten business days ahead. Walls that retain soil need a different design, and our page on stone retaining walls covers them.
Stone veneer is a face of stone set against a solid wall behind it. Thin stone is adhered, set in a bed of mortar on a prepared surface. Thicker stone is anchored, held to the wall with metal ties set in the mortar joints.
On a block or concrete foundation, we check that the wall is sound and clean before stone goes on. A framed wall needs more. Pennsylvania's 2021 residential code calls for a water barrier behind the veneer and flashing at its base. It also sets adhered veneer at least 4 inches above soil and 2 inches above paving.
Chimneys can take stone veneer as well. We have set it as part of a chimney rebuild from the roofline. Our page on chimney repair and rebuilds covers the rest of that work.
In Carlisle's old stone buildings, the guide puts the common wall thickness at 16 inches. Wide stones called headers run through the wall at regular intervals. From outside, a plain face stone might be a 300 pound header. Early mortar was sand and lime, and gravity did most of the holding.
That is why we look closely at an old wall before tying new stone into it. We look for new stone close in color and size. Crumbling joints in an old stone foundation call for tuckpointing and repointing. Loose or cracked stones fall under masonry repair.
Historic districts add one more step for stone on an old facade. In Mechanicsburg's historic areas, new work on the outside of a building gets an extra level of review. Carlisle's guide says stone and brick buildings there shall not be covered with artificial stone. Ask the borough before any veneer goes up.
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 stone masonry around Mechanicsburg and the Harrisburg area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
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.
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.
