Masonry restoration in Henderson NV - a wall that dries out and holds up
Crumbling joints, cracks or white streaks on your wall? We find what's causing them and fix that, with mortar that lets the wall dry.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Does your cracked or crumbling wall need masonry restoration?
Masonry restoration in Henderson, NV brings a worn brick, block or stone wall back into sound shape. Most of the time that means repointing, where we cut the old mortar out of the joints and pack in fresh, which closes the gaps water gets into so the wall stops wearing away from the inside.
Maybe the joints on your yard wall are turning to sand, a crack has started climbing the block, or white streaks keep coming back no matter how often you hose them off. Sometimes the bricks themselves are cracked too, and that's brick repair on top of the joint work. The price moves with how much wall there is, how deep the mortar has worn, whether any brick or block needs replacing and whether the cause has to be fixed first. The schedule turns on that last part and on the heat, because fresh mortar dries too fast on a hot afternoon, so in summer we start early. My written estimate spells out which of those apply to your wall.
How can you tell your brick or block wall needs work?
Mortar turning to sand
If you can scrape the joints with a key, or they've sunk back from the face of the brick, the mortar has worn out. Wait too long and water gets in behind it and starts on the brick.
Cracks that step like stairs
A crack that zigzags up the wall along the joints, like a staircase, usually means part of the wall has settled. Filling it without finding out why tends to just put off the same crack.
White streaks under the joints
Chalky white streaks running down the face are salts that water has carried out of the wall. It means water is getting in somewhere, and the longer it does, the more the joints and brick break down.
What our masonry restoration work includes
First I look for why the wall failed, because new mortar over an old problem usually cracks again. White streaks and stair-step cracks get traced back to where they start, whether that's water coming in up top or ground that's moved, and I'll tell you straight if your wall needs joint work or something more. Then our crew cuts out the worn mortar and packs the joints with a mortar that lets the wall dry out, since mortar that traps water pushes the damage into the brick itself. We tool the joints to match, and we clean the wall and the yard before we go, the way my old boss made us do it every single day.
Get a written estimate for your wall restoration
We respond within one business day to set a time. I come out myself, look the wall over with you and leave a free written estimate, with no pressure and no obligation.
- team@hendersonconcreteandmasonry.com
- Based in
- Henderson, NV 89015
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call us about your wall?
From your first call to the final walk-through, you deal with me and our own crew, and you know what's being done to your wall before we start.
Call or send us a message
Call (702) 832-0706 or fill out the form and tell us what you're seeing on the wall. We'll set a time for me to come out.
I look the wall over
I come out myself, ask what you've noticed and trace the cracks or streaks to where they start. You get a written estimate that says whether it's joint work or something more, and what's driving the price.
Our own crew does the work
Once you say go, we handle any permit the job needs and our crew gets to work. I check on it along the way, because a bad joint is easier to fix today than next week.
We walk it together
When the wall's done, I walk the whole job with you before we pack up. If something doesn't look right to you, that's the time to say so.
Why Henderson homeowners call us to fix their walls
On restoration work, the slow part is finding why the wall failed, and it's the part I won't skip. Tell us what you're seeing on your wall and I'll come out and take a look.
I come out to every job
I look at every wall myself, write the estimate and check our crew's work as it goes. The person who told you what's wrong is the one making sure it gets fixed that way.
In business since 2021
Before that I spent years on an old-school mason's crews, where one sloppy joint meant tearing out the whole course. I still work that way, slow where it counts and clean when we leave.
Licensed and insured, any job size
Nevada lets some repairs under $1,000 in labor and materials skip a licensed contractor, though not when the job needs a building permit, among other exceptions, and someone fixing up their own home to live in can apply to the state contractors board for an exemption. We're licensed and insured, so none of that is yours to sort out when you hire us.
Masonry restoration and wall repair in Henderson
Most yards here are closed in by concrete block screen walls, and plenty of homes have a block retaining wall holding up a slope, so that's a lot of the restoration work we do. When a section is too far gone to repoint and has to be rebuilt, the City of Henderson keeps standard designs for block screen walls up to 8 feet tall and for block retaining walls. Whether your rebuild needs a permit depends on the work and on your address, since the rules differ between the cities and the county, so I check with the office that covers your address before we start. If a permit's needed, we apply for it, set up the inspections and meet the inspector.
Under all of it is the ground. Clark County keeps soil maps of the valley, including one for expansive soils, the kind that swell when wet and shrink when dry, though they show general trends and not what's under your yard. That's why a stair-step crack gets traced back to the soil and the water before we repoint it, and we see the same walls and cracks on jobs in Paradise and Spring Valley.
Questions about masonry restoration in Henderson
How much does brick repointing cost in Henderson, NV?
Across the US, professional brick repointing usually costs about $400 to $2,500 per 100 square feet, and that's a national figure, not our price. The spread is wide because walls are, so I put your own figure in writing after I've seen the wall.
How long does repointing last on a brick wall?
Professional brick repointing can last 20 to 30 years, and sometimes longer. How long yours holds depends on the mortar, the skill of whoever does it and how much weather the wall takes, which is why I won't hurry the joints.
Can small cracks in my wall just be repointed?
Usually, yes, if the cracks aren't widespread, they run mainly through the mortar joints and they aren't getting any wider. If they cross the brick or keep opening up, repointing alone won't hold, and I'll tell you that at the estimate.
What causes white streaks on a brick or block wall?
Heavy white streaks just below the mortar joints mean water got into the wall higher up, or still is. The streaks wash off, but they come back until the water's stopped, so we look up the wall for where it's getting in before we touch the joints.
How do I keep sprinklers from damaging my block wall?
Check your sprinklers and outdoor faucets regularly and aim them so heavy spray stays off the wall. A wall that gets soaked every morning stays damp, and damp masonry is where streaks, crumbling joints and flaking brick get their start.
What is the best way to remove old mortar from brick joints?
Carefully, and not with a power saw on thin joints like most brick walls have, because a saw almost always chips the brick edges and cuts too far into the upright joints. It's a fair question to ask any mason before you hire them, and I'll show you how we'd clear your joints when I come out.
Other masonry work homeowners ask us about
Fireplace installation
Planning more brickwork while the crew's here? A new fireplace, indoors or on the patio, built course by course to match the walls you've already restored.
Stone veneer installation
When a plain block or stucco wall needs a new face rather than new joints, stone veneer adds a layer of stone over what's already there.
Masonry restoration across Henderson and nearby cities
Artisan Henderson Concrete and Masonry is based in Henderson, NV, and works in the cities around it, including Boulder City and North Las Vegas. Ten of those cities have their own page here, and they aren't the only places we work.
Henderson, NV
Send us photos of your wall
A few photos of the cracks or streaks, the kind of wall and a rough square footage let me show up already knowing what to look for.