Masonry Contractor in West Jordan - Brick, Block and Stone for Valley Winters
Precision Lehi Concrete and Masonry is a masonry contractor working in West Jordan, UT. We repair crumbling joints, leaky chimneys and cracked block walls, and we build retaining walls, walks and paver driveways around your house.
West Jordan: older brick homes and graded lots
West Jordan runs from older neighborhoods near the middle of the city, where a lot of houses have brick fronts and working chimneys, out to newer subdivisions on the west side, where the homes are younger but the yards are cut into slopes. It sits right next to South Jordan, and the calls we get here look a lot like the ones from there, with tired mortar on the older houses and leaning block and retaining walls on the newer ones.
On the older houses the brick is usually fine and the joints are what's giving out, so the job is mostly careful repair. On the newer lots it's the ground working against the wall, with fill, slope and water behind it, so I spend as much time looking at the soil and drainage as at the block, and that kind of puzzle is the part of this work I like best.
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Masonry work we do in West Jordan
Tuckpointing
Brick joints on older homes here wear out after years of hard winters. Our tuckpointing grinds out soft mortar and packs in new joints matched to your brick.
Retaining wall construction
Backyards here are often graded into slopes that creep toward the house. We build retaining walls with drainage behind them, since trapped water pushes most walls over.
Concrete block walls
Block walls between yards here often lean or crack along a joint. We check the footing and drainage first, so the rebuilt section doesn't fail the same way.
Chimney repair
Chimneys on older houses here take the worst of the snow and wind. We trace a leak to the cap, the flashing or the brick before we fix anything.
Driveway pavers
Many newer homes here came with a plain concrete driveway that's started to crack. We lay pavers on a dug-out, packed base, which gives frost less to lift.
Foundation repair
Basement walls here crack for different reasons, from settling to water pressure. We find which before we patch, since a patch that skips the cause comes back.
Working in West Jordan: permits, licenses and timing
Permits here come from the city's Building & Safety Division, which issues them for new construction, additions, remodels and demolitions, and also checks the plans and sends out the inspector. When your project needs one, we handle the application and book the inspections with the city, and I go over what your job calls for at the estimate, because permit review is usually what sets the start date on a permitted job. If you're not sure whether a smaller repair falls under that list, the division takes permit questions at 801-569-5050. Before you hire anyone, ask for their Utah contractor license, which comes from the state licensing office, DOPL, and their West Jordan business license, since the city requires every business to apply for one. We're licensed and insured.
West Jordan is one of the Salt Lake Valley cities we cover from our base in Lehi, the same way we cover American Fork and the cities down toward Provo, so getting our crew and a load of block out here is routine. What moves the price on a job here is how far the damage goes once we open it up, the brick, block or stone we're matching or laying, how deep the footing has to go, how easy it is to reach the wall, and whether the job needs a permit and plans. The schedule turns on permit review and the weather, since we hold off laying mortar when it's freezing. Your own number comes from the estimate, after I've walked the job with you and asked a few questions.
Get a free on-site estimate for your West Jordan project
Send the form or call (385) 338-6022, and we'll reply within one business day. I come out to your West Jordan home myself to look at the job and give you the estimate, which is free and comes with no pressure and no obligation. If you go ahead, our crew of masons does the work with me on site.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Masonry ideas for West Jordan homes
West Jordan masonry questions
How long does a residential building permit review take in West Jordan?
For residential permits filed through the city's permit portal, the city asks applicants to allow up to 10 business days, not counting holidays, for the first review. Every residential permit also needs a site plan in the city's format with its completed checklist, so we put that together with the application. That wait is why I'd rather hear about a spring project in the winter.
Can I do some of my own masonry work in West Jordan and hire out the rest?
Yes, the city's building permit application has an owner-builder declaration for work on your own place for your private use, not commercial or public. Whatever you hand off has to go to a licensed contractor, and that contractor's name and license number go on the permit before their part of the work starts. If you'd like to take on part of a job, tell me at the estimate and we'll talk through which pieces make sense for you.
How deep does frost go in West Jordan for a wall footing?
The city's design criteria list a frost depth of 30 inches for permit projects in West Jordan. Soil that freezes under a footing can heave and crack the wall on top of it, so for a retaining wall, a block wall or an outdoor kitchen, that depth is where I start when I size the footing.
What causes mortar joints to crumble on brick houses in West Jordan?
Usually it's water getting into the joints and freezing, winter after winter. The city's design criteria rate West Jordan for severe weathering and list a winter design temperature of 8°F, so brick and mortar here go through a lot of freeze and thaw. I look for where the water is coming from, like a gutter or a cracked sill, before we grind out and repoint, because new joints under the same leak wear out the same way.
Is the ground in West Jordan a problem for foundations and block walls?
It can be, but it varies from lot to lot. The valleys along the Wasatch Front are known to be especially vulnerable to liquefaction, where quake shaking makes wet soil act like a liquid, because of susceptible soils, shallow groundwater and a relatively high chance of a moderate to large earthquake. That describes the whole region rather than your yard, so before we talk about a wall or a foundation repair I look at your soil, your slope and where the water sits.
What does masonry work cost in West Jordan?
The cost comes down to what's failing, how much of it there is and what it takes to fix the cause, and you get the figure for your job when I come out and look at it. On the sloped lots here, a retaining wall with drainage and a footing down to that frost depth takes more digging and labor than the face of the wall suggests. On older brick homes, matching the color and texture of the old brick and mortar takes extra care, and a job that needs a permit adds the plan and site plan work.