Masonry Contractor in Morrow County, OH

Mount Gilead's downtown was platted back in 1832, and the brick storefronts, the county courthouse, and the landmark WWI Victory Shaft monument all reflect a long history of masonry building in this county. The smaller villages like Cardington, Chesterville, and Marengo are dotted with aging brick homes and tall farmhouse chimneys that have weathered well over a century of Ohio seasons. Older brick like this was laid with soft lime-based mortar, so any repair or repointing has to use a compatible mix and a matched color, which is exactly the kind of detail we sweat over on every job.

Central Ohio runs through roughly 30 to 65 freeze-thaw cycles a year, and that constant swing between wet and frozen is hard on masonry. Water works into hairline cracks and worn mortar joints, freezes, and pushes the brick apart, which shows up as spalling brick faces, missing mortar, white efflorescence staining, leaking chimneys, and failed chimney crowns. On rural properties with chimneys that have stood exposed for decades, crown failure and flashing leaks are some of the most common problems we are called out to fix before the damage reaches the structure inside.