Tuckpointing & Repointing
The joints get ground out and repointed to match, so the wall stops shedding mortar and the inspector stops writing it up.
This is work we self-perform, week in and week out. If it is on your notice, it is on our schedule.
How the work goes
- 1We survey the full elevation, because the inspector can see the whole wall and so can the next one
- 2Failed joints ground out to proper depth and repointed with mortar matched to yours
- 3Spalled and missing brick cut out and replaced with matching units
- 4Sealed and detailed so the wall sheds water and you are not back here in three years
What owners worry about first
This does not usually mean the whole building. Most walls need a defined area addressed properly, and we will show you where that line falls before we quote it.
Did this come off a violation notice?
Then read the violation page instead. It covers what the inspector was looking at, what it costs you to wait, and what the department needs to see before the item closes.
"Repair exterior wall" or "building in disrepair" →Usually done at the same time
Cracked and missing brick swapped for units that match yours, so the repair disappears instead of announcing itself.
The wall above your roof line made solid again, so nothing is loose over the sidewalk and water stops entering the top of the building.
The most weather-beaten masonry you own, rebuilt, capped and made watertight so it stops feeding damage into the rest of the wall.
Rusting steel above your windows replaced before it lifts the brick any further. This one gets worse and more expensive every year you wait.
The masonry under your windows repaired and pitched properly, which is the cheapest way to stop water getting into the wall.
The details that make a Chicago greystone or two-flat worth what it is worth, stabilised and restored instead of stripped off.
Find out what this actually costs.
A quick call, then we come out and price every item on the notice in person. Free, and you are under no obligation to use us.
Licensed and insured. A person answers, Monday to Saturday.