Our story

Hi, my name is Brad Fackrell (the old guy in the photo). I'm an independent masonry contractor. I do masonry work and masonry repair in all of Southern Idaho, including as far north as McCall, Stanley and Salmon, and everything between the Oregon and Wyoming borders.Brad Fackrell

From custom stone and brickwork to patios and pavers, I bring traditional craftsmanship together with modern techniques to build masonry that lasts.

Why hire a licensed mason?

When you hire Fackrell Masonry you're getting a licensed professional with over 50 years of family experience behind him. That means your project is built to code, with the right techniques and materials, by somebody who'll still be here if something needs looking at.

Idaho Contractors License RCE-41697. Idaho Department of Public Works 017315. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30 Construction Certified. 5-year workmanship warranty. Verify my license.

Three generations

I'm technically a third-generation mason. My mother's grandfather, John Nuffer, came from Germany and became a well-known architect and mason in eastern Idaho and northern Utah. I learned from my father, who began his masonry career in the 1960s.

In the early 70s, Mom and Dad decided to set out on their own, and Fackrell Masonry was born, about the same time I was. I'm pretty sure I have masonry in my blood.

Dad was a Marine. Still is, I guess. Once a Marine, always a Marine. I did my time with the United States Army as a Combat Engineer, and those years remain some of the most beneficial of my life.

After growing up with a brick trowel in our hands, Mom and Dad insisted that all of us kids go to college. So I drove down the road to Idaho State University and earned an Associate of Applied Science in Design Drafting. Afterward I headed off to the Army to get a little adventure under my belt. I was the nerd who took every opportunity the military offered to get a free education, and eventually I completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

Mom enjoys retirement, and Dad must be the oldest standing mason that's still slinging mud. He's 92 now, and he still loves to come help out when he can.

Where I work

I'm based in Nampa, and Mom and Dad still hold down the home base in Blackfoot, so I've got both sides of the state nicely covered. All of Southern Idaho, between the Oregon and Wyoming borders, as far north as McCall, Stanley, New Meadows, and Salmon.

Work you may have seen

Alongside the projects on this site, Fackrell Masonry has built the masonry for the Blackfoot McDonald's, multiple United States Forest Service comfort stations, and the stone restoration of the Oregon Short Line Railroad Depot, now the Idaho Potato Museum. Those go back further than the photographs do.

Just when I think I know it all, Dad very gently enlightens me. I'm just now starting to realize that Dad will always have 35 years of wisdom and experience more than I have.Brad Fackrell