Glendale Masonry Contractor
Masonry in Glendale, Queens
Brick, block and stone repaired and rebuilt on Glendale houses, from leaning chimneys and rusted lintels to garden and retaining walls.
- Walls, chimneys and lintels rebuilt
- Materials matched where possible
- Written price after a free visit
What Masonry Repairs Do Glendale Properties Need?
The usual jobs are chimneys that lean or shed brick, parapet and wall sections that bulge, rusted lintels over doors and windows, cracked block walls, and garden or retaining walls that have shifted. Most of these start small and grow once water gets in behind the masonry.
Glendale is full of brick and frame homes, attached, semi detached and detached, so you see masonry everywhere: front walls, chimney stacks, side walls beside a driveway and low walls along the lot line.
Industrial buildings on the edges of the neighborhood add block and brick walls, loading docks and yard walls. Those jobs are larger, and we scope each one on site.
Pointing and masonry overlap. If the damage is limited to mortar, brick pointing is the right fix. If bricks, blocks or stones have moved, cracked or fallen out, you need masonry work.
Lintels and Walls
Why Do Lintels and Walls Crack?
Steel lintels rust when moisture reaches them, and rust swells and pushes the brick above out of line. Walls also crack when soil settles or water freezes in them. A stair step crack in the brick is the usual early warning. Left alone, it widens every year.
Check above the windows and doors. A horizontal crack in the brick, a bulge or a sagging line of bricks over an opening usually means the lintel behind it has rusted.
For walls, look at the corners and at the places where a wall meets another wall. Gaps there suggest movement, and that deserves a closer look before anything is patched.
How Do You Rebuild a Damaged Masonry Wall?
We shore or protect the area, take down the failed section, rebuild it course by course with matching or compatible materials and fresh mortar, then tie it back into the sound wall. Structural defects, like a failed lintel, are addressed first so the repair does not fail again.
| Problem | Typical fix |
|---|---|
| Leaning chimney stack | Take down to sound brick and rebuild |
| Bulging wall section | Remove and relay the bricks |
| Rusted steel lintel | Replace the lintel and rebuild above it |
| Cracked block wall | Repair the cracks and check the cause |
| Shifted garden wall | Rebuild on a firm footing |
| Retaining wall leaning | Rebuild, usually with drainage behind it |
Matching old brick is not always possible, and we tell you what we find before ordering. Where we cannot match exactly, we show you the closest option.
Do Masonry Jobs Need Permits in Glendale?
Some do. Cosmetic repairs on a private lot often do not, but structural work, retaining walls and certain wall rebuilds can need Department of Buildings permits. Buildings taller than six stories also fall under the Local Law 11 facade rules. Check the current requirements with the city before work begins.
We can explain what applies to your project during the visit and handle the filings that go with our work. When an engineer needs to look at a structural issue, we say so rather than guess.
There is no city historic district in Glendale that we can confirm, so the Landmarks Preservation Commission is not usually involved. A wall along the sidewalk edge is a different matter, since work that affects the public sidewalk follows the DOT permit process.
Wall Leaning or Brick Falling Out?
Keep people away from it and send us a photo. We will schedule a visit.
What Decides the Cost of a Masonry Project?
The size of the repair, how much has to come down, the materials, any steel or structural work, and the access needed. A chimney that needs a lift costs differently from a low garden wall. Prices are written after a free site visit, never guessed from a phone call.
Permits and engineer reports add time and cost on structural jobs. Material matching can too, particularly with older brick.
Along the edges of Glendale lots, low brick and block walls mark property lines and hold back small grade changes. They rarely get attention until a section falls, so a walk along yours once a year is worthwhile.
Ask us to separate urgent safety work from cosmetic work in the estimate. Many owners choose to do the safety part first and schedule the rest later.
Process
How a Glendale Masonry Job Proceeds
Assess
We look at the wall, the lintels and the likely cause.
Written price
You get a clear scope, separated by urgency.
Protect and shore
We secure the area and take down failed masonry.
Rebuild
The wall is relaid and tied into sound work.
Finish
Joints are tooled, debris is cleared and the site is cleaned.
Nearby
Masonry Near Glendale
We also do masonry work in the neighborhoods around Glendale.
FAQ
Glendale Masonry Questions
If the bricks are solid and only the mortar is bad, pointing works. If the stack leans, bricks have loosened or the crown is cracked, rebuilding is the safer path.
A lintel is the beam over a window or door that carries the wall above it. Steel ones can rust and swell, which cracks the brick and can let the wall sag.
Yes. We repair and rebuild brick, block and stone garden walls. Taller walls and retaining walls can need Department of Buildings approval, so confirm with the city.
Color, size and texture are matched as closely as the supply allows. Older brick can be hard to find, and we tell you honestly before we order.
Yes. Call (718) 468-8803. We visit, inspect and write up a free estimate for masonry jobs across Glendale.
Contact
Request Your Glendale Masonry Quote
Tell us what is cracked, leaning or loose. Photos of the wall or chimney help.
- Call us(718) 468-8803
- HoursMon to Sat, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Free on site estimate with a written price
- Licensed and insured, 25+ years in business
- We handle DOT sidewalk permits
- Serving Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx
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