Usually, there’s already a reason someone calls us. A few bricks are loose. Mortar is disappearing from the joints. A porch has moved. Or there’s a chimney that’s been looking worse every winter.
Other times, somebody has a new project in mind and wants to know what’s realistic for the property.
Lovell Masonry handles residential masonry work in Commerce Township, MI, from brick and stone to concrete, porches, chimneys, and patios. The first step is figuring out what you’re actually dealing with and what the project calls for.
We’ve looked at plenty of masonry where the homeowner expected one thing and we found something different once we got close to it.
A couple of bad bricks might be a couple of bad bricks.
But loose mortar around them, movement in a porch, or deterioration farther along the wall can change the repair. The same goes for chimneys. Sometimes the upper courses have taken most of the weather while the brickwork below is still doing fine.
Concrete and pavers can be similar. One section moves. The rest doesn’t.
So with masonry repair in Commerce Township, we look past the obvious spot before deciding what the work needs. Sometimes that means a fairly contained repair. Sometimes there’s more going on than you could see from the yard.
They came out quickly for the estimate, rebuilt the chimney to the roofline, and even fixed a few extra bricks.
Came out quick for estimate. Took apart my chimney to the roof line and basically rebuilt it in one day. Even fixed a few errant bricks on the ground. Recommend them for any brick work.
They went above and beyond to make a large brick patio look like new.
Great company. We have a very large brick patio that needed to be power washed and replace the polymeric sand. He went over and above to make sure our patio looked like new. Would definitely hire again.
They showed up on time, did what they said they would do, and honored the price they promised.
They showed up on time for the estimate. They showed up on time for the work. They did what they said they would do at the price they promised. Who could ask for anything more in masonry.
They provided a detailed estimate, arrived on time each day, and the finished job exceeded expectations.
We are so very pleased with the entire experience with Lovell Masonry. They provided a detailed estimate, arrived on time each day, and the finished job exceeded our expectations.
They replaced a driveway cement slab, leveled patio pavers, and repaired the front porch.
They did a great job replacing slab of cement for driveway, leveled patio pavers and repaired front porch.
Lovell Masonry reinstalled and leveled patio steps and handled the approval process well.
Very happy with the work Lovell Masonry completed to reinstall and level my patio steps from the kitchen entry door to the back patio. Team was great at handling inspection and project approval process as well!
A lot of people assume brick is brick until they’re trying to match something that’s been on a Michigan home for years.
Color is part of it. So are brick size, texture, mortar joints, stone, and the way the original work was put together. If we’re repairing a porch or replacing damaged brickwork, the new materials need to make sense next to what’s staying.
The same thinking applies when a homeowner, builder, or general contractor is making decisions about masonry work around an existing property. Before installing anything, we want to understand what we’re tying into and what the finished project is supposed to look like.
Good masonry shouldn’t look like an afterthought.
Lovell Masonry offers senior and military discounts on eligible masonry projects. Discount details can vary by project scope, so contact the team to talk through the work and ask what may be available.
Commerce Township homes get the same freeze-thaw cycles we deal with throughout Oakland County. Once mortar opens up or a brick starts deteriorating, water has somewhere to go. Winter tends to show you which areas were already having trouble.
Porches and steps are another place we pay attention. Movement, cracking, loose materials, and separation from adjacent masonry can tell us quite a bit about what has been happening over time.
We can usually tell pretty quickly whether the conversation is about a localized repair or whether more of the masonry needs to be considered.
Not every call starts with damaged masonry.
Homeowners may be looking at paver patios, stonework, walkways, or other masonry features because they want to make better use of the property. In those cases, the conversation changes. We’re looking at the site, the surrounding landscape, the materials, and how the new work fits with the home.
Durability still matters. So does making the finished work look like it belongs there.
Common questions about brick repair, porches, patios, and residential masonry work in Commerce Township, MI.
Sure. We do that fairly often.
If three bricks are bad and everything around them is solid, there’s no reason to turn it into twenty. But we’ll look at the mortar and the surrounding brickwork too. Sometimes there’s a reason those particular bricks went first.
That’s where matching gets interesting.
We’ve worked on homes where the brick has been there long enough that you aren’t going to pull an identical replacement off a shelf. We look at size, texture, color, and the existing mortar and work from there.
Yes. We work on brick and concrete porches, steps, paver patios, and other masonry around the home.
A porch that’s moving is a different conversation from a patio somebody wants rebuilt or changed, so we’d start with what you have and what you’re trying to do with it.
Depends on the crack. If you’re not sure what you’re looking at, that’s a good reason to have us take a look.
Is it a loose brick? A porch that’s moved? Maybe mortar falling out of the joints or something just doesn’t look right.
Give Lovell Masonry a call. We’ll come visit, take a look around, tell you what we think, and provide a free estimate.
Lovell Masonry is a small, family-owned masonry contractor based in Royal Oak and serving homeowners across Metro Detroit. With more than 25 years of hands-on experience, the company focuses on practical residential masonry work for brick, mortar, chimneys, porches, concrete, pavers, patios, and stonework.
