Masonry Contractor in Lake Park, FL - Brick, Block and Stone Work That Holds Up
BR West Palm Beach Masonry & Concrete is a masonry contractor based in West Palm Beach, FL. We repair brick, repoint joints and build block walls, pavers and walkways for homes in Lake Park.
Masonry work in Lake Park, FL
Lake Park sits just north of West Palm Beach, between Riviera Beach and North Palm Beach, and it's mostly homes, with businesses along the main roads. We do the same work all the way down to Lantana, but the houses here set the details.
A lot of the houses in Lake Park are concrete block finished in stucco, often with brick or stone trim, a low wall out front and a paver drive or walkway, and on the streets closer to the Lake Worth Lagoon the salt air is harder on mortar. The price mostly turns on how much brick, block or joint has failed once we open it up, how closely we have to match the old brick and mortar, and how easy the wall is to reach. The schedule depends on whether the job needs a permit and on dry weather, because fresh mortar and concrete shouldn't take a hard rain, and I'll give you your own figure when I come out to look. On these houses the job is usually less about tearing out and more about finding the joint or footing that let water in and fixing that.
What we do for Lake Park homes
Foundation repair
When a crack runs up a block wall or a door starts to stick, we find where the house is moving and repair the footing or block underneath.
Chimney repair
A chimney takes rain from every side, so on the Lake Park homes that have one we reset loose brick, rebuild cracked concrete caps and repoint the joints.
Tuckpointing
We grind out worn mortar and pack in new, with a fine finished line, on brick trim and planters where the joints have gone soft and sandy.
Brick repair
Brick repair is what we're best known for. We cut out cracked or flaking brick and set a close match so the patch blends into your wall.
Driveway pavers
Short driveways here take tight turns and daily parking, so we dig out, pack a firm base and set the pavers on it so they sit level.
Retaining wall construction
Lake Park lots are mostly flat, so our retaining walls here are usually low ones holding a raised bed or yard step, with drainage behind them.
Masonry restoration
On older houses with worn brick, stone or block, we clean, repair and repoint in stages so the house keeps its original look.
Fireplace installation
In Lake Park a fireplace is often an outdoor one by the patio, and we build it in brick or stone on a footing sized for its weight.
Stone veneer installation
We set stone veneer, thin stone fixed over a wall, on plain stucco fronts and columns, with a water barrier behind so rain drains out.
Concrete block walls
Block is what most houses and yard walls here are built from, and we build new or rebuild leaning sections with steel and grout in the cores.
Foundation block wall installation
For a room addition, a garage or a new porch, we lay block foundation walls on a sound footing, plumb and level, since everything above sits on them.
Outdoor kitchen masonry
People here cook outside most of the year, so we build outdoor kitchens on a block base, faced in brick, stone or stucco, with room for the grill.
Walkway construction
We build walkways in pavers, brick or concrete, sloped just enough that heavy rain runs off instead of pooling by your front door.
Brick wall installation
We build brick garden and entry walls on a poured footing with a solid cap on top, so rain runs off instead of soaking down into the wall.
Stone masonry
For planters, columns and walls in natural stone, we cut and set each piece by hand, fitting the joints tight so water has less room to get in.
Brick pointing
Brick pointing fills cracked or missing mortar in spots, and it's often all a wall needs when the brick itself is still sound.
How do you know your Lake Park masonry needs work?
West Palm Beach, just south of here, averages about 62 inches of rain a year, wettest in June, August and September, and that water works into any weak joint.
- Mortar crumbling out of the joints
- A crack that keeps getting longer
- Loose or cracked bricks
- White chalky stains on the brick
- Pavers sinking or rocking underfoot
- A wall leaning or bowing out
If you spot any of these, call or use the form and I'll come out, look at it with you and tell you what can wait.
Should you repair the wall or rebuild it?
I go by what the wall is doing underneath, not the surface. On Lake Park houses it's usually a few joints or pieces that have given out, with sound brick or block behind them.
When a repair is enough
If the wall is straight and the cracks have stopped growing, we cut out the failed mortar or brick and replace just that. You keep your original brick, and a close match makes the patch hard to spot.
When rebuilding makes sense
If a wall is leaning, the footing under it has moved, or the same crack keeps coming back, another patch won't last. We take that section down to sound work and rebuild it from a solid base.
What Lake Park homes ask of our work
We fix what's causing the damage, not just the part that shows, because a patch that hides the problem isn't work I'll put my name on. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
I write your estimate
I'm the one who comes out, looks at the wall with you and writes the estimate.
Our own masons
The masons on your job are our own crew, and I check on the work as it goes.
Permits filed with Lake Park
The Town of Lake Park's Community Development Department issues permits, and when your job needs one we handle the application and inspections.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured, and I've run this business since 2013 after years laying block on new houses.
Easy to have around
We protect your plants and paving, keep tools picked up and clean up before we leave each day.
Call us about your Lake Park masonry
Our phone is answered until 11 PM on weekdays and 9 PM on weekends, so you can call (561) 268-0285 after work.
Don't see your city? Call us
If your city has its own page on our site, you'll find it listed here. If not, call (561) 268-0285 and ask, because we work across Palm Beach County.