Rebuilding damaged masonry

Fackrell Masonry and Construction rebuilds brick, block and stone that has been hit or knocked down, from storefronts and walls to fence posts, anywhere in Southern Idaho. We repair the framing and sheathing behind the masonry too, so one contractor handles the whole thing.

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Rebuilt stone veneer wainscot with a concrete cap outside the store entrance, joints struck clean

I see a lot of this. Believe it or not, it is pretty common for someone to mistake the gas pedal for the brake pedal. A car took out the brick entry wall in front of an office building, whole sections flat on the lawn with the cap still attached. A forklift driver texting his buddies about the weekend plans put the forks clean through a block wall and into the room on the other side. Out around Arco a farmer working 20-hour days forgot to hitch a trailer properly and three brick fence posts paid for it.

The work itself is not complicated, it is just particular. Take out everything damaged, which is always a little more than the dent on the outside suggests. Lay the new block or brick in on the same coursing so the joints line up with what is already there. Paint if it was painted. Then you cannot tell where it happened, which is what you were paying for.

Where it gets bigger is when the vehicle did not stop at the masonry. At a Family Dollar storefront the damage extended through the building framing and into the interior, so we rebuilt the framing, put new sheathing on it, and only then went back to laying stone. We have many years of experience with general construction as well as masonry, and that is why this kind of job does not need two contractors.

What this covers

Removing every damaged block, brick or stone, including the part of it that does not show from outside
Laying the new masonry on the same coursing so the joints line up with the existing wall
Painting the repair to match the rest of the wall where the wall was painted
Framing and sheathing repair where the vehicle went past the masonry into the building
Rebuilding brick fence posts, setting new rebar, grouting the cores and re-setting the caps
Rebuilding entry walls and stone wainscot, with the broken material hauled off first
Matching older brick and stone that is no longer available as closely as size, shape and pattern allow
Looking over the rest of the building while we are there, including whatever caused the damage, such as a leaking rain gutter or a missing curb

How to tell you need this

A vehicle backed into the wall and there is brick or block lying on the ground
From inside the building you can see cracked block shoved into the room
Fence posts knocked out of line, with the caps sitting crooked and the iron rails bent
The hole goes deeper than the masonry and you can see framing or sheathing behind it
Stones have come off a corner where a rain gutter has been running down the wall

Questions people ask

Someone drove into our building in Boise. Can you repair it?

Yes, and it is more common than you may think. Fackrell Masonry and Construction has repaired many masonry structures damaged by cars, forklifts and farm equipment. The service area is all of Southern Idaho, between the Oregon and Wyoming borders, as far north as McCall, Stanley, New Meadows, and Salmon. Start on the quote form at https://fmandc.com/intake/.

Will you be able to tell where the repair is?

On block, usually not - the damaged block comes out, new block goes in on the same coursing, and it disappears. On older stone it depends on what is still made. Where the original stone is no longer made, we match size, shape and the original mason's pattern instead. On one storefront that was the alternative to replacing the whole front of the building chasing an exact match.

Do you fix the framing behind the wall, or do I need a second contractor?

We fix it. Vehicle damage to a wall very often extends through the framing and into the interior, and Fackrell Masonry and Construction does general construction as well as masonry. Framing, sheathing and the masonry itself all get handled by the same crew.

Can you rebuild brick fence posts and entry walls?

Yes. Damaged posts come down, new rebar goes in, the cores get grouted, and the brick goes back up to match what was already there before the caps are re-set. On knocked-down entry walls we haul off the broken brick and rebuild the wall the way it was.

How do you repair a block wall that has been punched through?

Three steps. Remove all the damaged blocks, install new blocks in the opening on the existing coursing, then paint. Cracked block does not get patched, it gets removed, and the removal always opens up a bit more than the damage on the outside suggested.