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Straight Answers on Brick, Mortar and Stone

Practical guides for property owners. Read up on tuckpointing and repointing, choosing the right mortar, chimney and lintel repair, limestone and historic restoration, and what tuckpointing costs, so you know what you are looking at before you call a mason.

New here? Start with how much tuckpointing costs and tuckpointing vs repointing. The guides are written for owners of homes, condo buildings and commercial properties in and around Chicago, Milwaukee, Denton and Fort Wayne. They cover the warning signs to look for, the repair options and the questions worth asking any mason before work starts. For typical cost ranges, see our pricing guide. For a price on your own building, a mason has to see the wall, so request a free on-site estimate and we will inspect the masonry and leave you a written scope and a price.