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Masonry work across Southern Idaho
A sample of the hundreds of jobs Fackrell Masonry and Construction has completed across Southern Idaho since 1971 - chimney rebuilds, tuckpointing, patios, stonework, historical restoration and commercial repairs, with our own photographs and notes on what each problem actually turned out to be.
Chimney repair
Chimney repair required by an insurer
A worn chimney the insurer required repaired: loose brick reset, joints repointed, top liner section repaired, new cap and drip edge.
Chimney repair: a deteriorating cap
A worn chimney cap and eroded brick rebuilt, with a new top liner section and a drip edge to keep water off the brick.
Chimney rebuild after a failed stucco "repair"
A brick chimney that had been stuccoed over instead of repaired, taken down to the roofline and rebuilt in new brick.
Colonial-style chimney rebuild
A crumbling brick chimney taken down and rebuilt taller with stepped corbelled brick courses to match the house's Colonial restoration.
Chimney rebuild, toppled by snow
A log cabin chimney knocked down by snow sliding off a metal roof, rebuilt from the ground up and faced in manufactured river rock.
Tuckpointing and repointing
Repointing and sealing a brick light post
A brick light post with failing mortar joints fully repointed, and the brick on the house sealed to slow further weathering.
Chimney repair and whole-house repoint
A brick chimney rebuilt above the roofline and loose, eroding mortar repointed around the whole house, with the new mortar color-matched to the original.
Repointing a commercial building
Mortar joints on a commercial brick building cut out and repointed, from cracked wall sections to the brick planters out front, then washed clean.
Stone patios and pavers
Paver repair and restoration
Sunken pavers reset on a gravel and sand-cement base, joints re-sanded, a masonry border added and the faded patio sealed.
Patio upgrade
A failing brick patio rebuilt with stone-veneered planter columns and a full-width stone step, ending the awkward high step down to the driveway.
Paver patios and a fishing deck
A worn-out brick patio torn out and rebuilt on a driveway-grade base, plus a second small paver patio down by the pond.
New brick, stone and block
Dressing up a plain wall with brick
A plain painted kitchen and stairwell wall faced in pale brick above the wood wainscot, carried down the stair.
Sandstone fence
A cut sandstone fence wall and matching capped pillar built along a driveway, on a footing dug entirely by hand.
Stone veneer replacing stucco
The stucco on a house front taken off and replaced with stone veneer on the entry columns, garage piers, and window wainscot.
Outdoor kitchen
An outdoor kitchen and bar on a covered paver patio, faced in engineered stacked stone with a matching stone column.
Fireplaces
New fireplace
A new stone fireplace built floor to ceiling, with an arched stone surround, a stone mantel shelf, and a hearth bench over open wood storage.
New chimney in engineered stone
A new chimney chase on a log home clad in mortared engineered stone from the framing up, finished with a cast stone cap.
Historical restoration
Mountain Home Air Force Base, Hangar 208
Chimney restoration on Hangar 208 at Mountain Home Air Force Base: damaged brick replaced and the stack repointed with mortar mixed to a laboratory analysis of the original.
Meridian Masonic Temple
General repointing and brick repair on the Meridian Masonic Temple, with damaged brick and worn mortar found and replaced across the whole building.
Miners Exchange, Idaho City
Brick repair and full repointing on the 1865 Miners Exchange in Idaho City, replacing failed brick and mortar so the walls hold another century.
Commercial masonry
Industrial Metals building
Stone veneer wainscot installed around a new two-story commercial metal building, from bare sheathing to finished stone at the covered entry.
Owyhee County Courthouse
A tall brick chimney on the Owyhee County Courthouse in Murphy, Idaho: eroded mortar and loose brick found up under the cap, documented off the roof and put right.
Masonry rebuilding
Family Dollar storefront, hit by a car
Storefront hit by a car: the damaged framing, sheathing and stone veneer rebuilt, plus a water-eroded corner repaired, at a Family Dollar store.
Car versus wall
A brick entry wall at an office building knocked down by a car, cleared away and rebuilt into the existing brickwork.
Forklift versus block wall
A concrete block wall punched through by a forklift: damaged block cut out, new block laid in, then painted to match.
Tractor versus fence, Arco
Three brick fence posts in Arco, Idaho knocked apart by a vehicle, torn down to the footing and rebuilt with new caps.
Inspection and consultation
Masonry washing and sealing
Stain removal and sealing
A stained brick front porch and steps cleaned with an industrial acid cleaner, a cracked mortar joint repaired, and the whole surface sealed.
Swan Valley School cleaning and sealing
Cleaning and sealing the brick exterior of Swan Valley School, with damaged brick replaced and eroded mortar joints repointed first.