Brick Repair Hamilton

Brick repair in Hamilton is something that Hamiltonians have had to consider since the beginnings of this wonderful city. Hamilton has endless numbers of beautiful, old, brick homes. Year after year, the harsh weather changes and sub zero temperatures bash against the brick and stone walls, leading to a lot of deterioration. For a house to last for hundreds of years, as they are very capable of doing, there needs to be regular and competent maintenance.

Types Of Brick Repair In Hamilton

Brick walls can be repaired in quite a few ways. When the surfaces of bricks begin to deteriorate, a process known as spalling, they continue to fall apart more quickly as the main shell has now been compromised. When this happens, brick replacement is needed. The damaged and rotting bricks are removed and new bricks, as closely matching as is available here in Hamilton, are put in their place. This can protect the integrity of a homes walls as well as greatly improve the aesthetics, when done right.

Tuckpointing or repointing is another preventative action that can be taken to maintain a home. This is the process of restoring the mortar between the bricks using fine tools and a mortar pointing bag which allows for a neat and tidy restoration. If the mortar around the brick or stone begins to fall away, this gives more of a foothold for water, snow and ice and can speed up the deterioration of the brick. Pointing is a much quicker and generally less expensive process than brick replacement. Wilkens Masonry technicians are highly trained and prolific when it comes to tinting and colouring our mortar and blending it in with the existing and healthy mortar joints.

Getting An Estimate For Brick Repair In Hamilton

If you would like an estimate for brick repair in Hamilton, all you have to do is give us a call at 416 425 8055 or visit our website and tell us what services you think you need. Jake Wilkens is our Hamilton estimator and will be in touch within 1-2 days to organize a site visit. You can contact us any time and we are always happy to walk you through anything you may need to know, this way you will know you are making the correct decision.

You can also check out our reviews on Homestars as well as on Google. We look forward to hearing from you!

Masonry Contractors in Hamilton

Hamilton is a city filled with thousands of century old brick homes. These homes have been battered by intense Canadian weather for so long, that many of them are in need of masonry repair or restoration. This means tuckpointing or repointing, parging, brick replacement and chimney repair. For all of these projects, it is important to find and contact a trusted and reliable masonry contractor.

Types Of Masonry Contractors

There are generally three types of masonry contractors. First, there are contractors who take on large jobs such as new home builds, additions etc. Then there are the contractors who specialize in the smaller jobs. These are the restoration masons. Their bread and butter is fixing the deteriorated mortar of your home, a process known as repointing, replacing damaged bricks and fixing or rebuilding your chimney. Lastly, there are the individual contractors who generally work alone and don’t have a properly established company.

What Type Of Masonry Contractor Should I Choose?

When it comes to the average home owner, the mid sized masonry contractor is generally going to be the way to go. If a company is too large, they may not take your :smaller” project seriously and will consider it an add on and not something that they want to show clients. If you hire an individual who is not properly established, you may have a worker who isn’t properly insured or who doesn’t have all of the necessary tools and supplies to perform the work properly.

Wilkens Masonry is a good example of a mid sized masonry contractor. We make a name for ourselves with the small to medium sized repair jobs. Rebuilding chimneys, parging, repointing and brick replacement is what we do. We are also a family company who’s name and reputation drives our business. We strive for friendly, competent work performance as well as reliable customer service before, during and after the completion of the work order.

Get in touch!

We would love to hear from you regarding your masonry needs. We can be contacted via our WEBSITE and our reviews can be seen on GOOGLE or HOMESTARS. We are family owned and operated and our estimates are always free. We look forward to hearing from you!

Brick Repair Before and After

Brick Restoration Hamilton and Burlington

Hamilton is filled with older homes, just like Toronto, while Burlington has more “new” homes built in the last 50-60 years. Both cities are in need of good masonry restoration companies, however. Depending on how well the weather is controlled around your brick walls and structures, you may see brick deterioration on homes that are as young as 20 years old. Once an inordinate amount of water begins to saturate a wall, it will deteriorate in a few short years, leading to a need for brick repair and replacement, tuckpointing, parging and other types of masonry repairs.

Why Call Wilkens?

Wilkens Masonry is 47 years old. It is second generation family run and maintains a company slogan that has led it through decades of change and modernization in the restoration world: “Quality, Built on Referrals”. We are known for our friendly advice and for our willingness to give people pointers on how to do it themselves, or confidence that, if their budget doesn’t allow for it just now, to prioritize other projects and give us a call when they have the resources. We have been in business for almost 50 years, and plan to be in business for at least another 50. The way we will do that is by empowering our clients and demonstrating that not all industry is about money. It’s about garnering trust from a population of intelligent and proud homeowners.

What Kind Of Projects Do We Perform In Hamilton and Burlington?

Our bread and butter is basic brick repair and restoration. There are plenty of old houses with areas on their exterior walls in need of brick replacement of varying amounts, repointing the deteriorated mortar or patching in the parging in their foundation wall. We also restore and rebuild chimneys, which most people still use to vent harmful gases, from their furnaces, fireplaces or water heaters, up and away from their house. To be honest, it’s worth giving us a call to see if your project is in our wheel house, if it isn’t, we can try and point you in the right direction.

FREE ESTIMATES, Always!

Give us a call or visit our website for a free consultation and to organize getting an always free estimate from us. If you still aren’t convinced, check out GOOGLE and HOMESTARS for a look at our glowing reviews or visit our TESTIMONIAL page