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Ram Jack West
4.7(
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Serving O Brien, OR and surrounding areas

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In business since 2000

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"This contractor is highly skilled in their trade. From the top of the organization to the bottom of the organization, everyone was courteous, attentive, and professional. Their work was deployed quickly and well organized. Over the past decade, my organization has completed fourteen (14) complex and successful stabilization of foundations. As needs arise, we will likely continue to work in collaboration with Ram Jack West."
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Response time1 day
Response rate100%
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O2 Construction
4.6(
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Serving O Brien, OR and surrounding areas

In business since 2006

"He was professional, and did the job in a timely manner. He was knowledgeable and answered all of our questions, and kept us informed of what was happening. Our concrete slab is perfect. The crew was respectful and friendly, if we need other projects done, we will be reaching out to O2 construction again. We highly recommend O2 construction"
Rogue River Chiropractic
Concrete - Pouring & Repair Project
Misc Past Project
Rogue River Chiropractic
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+28

Response time6 days
Recommended by85%of homeowners
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Western Construction Systems, LLC
3.5(
80
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Serving O Brien, OR and surrounding areas

In business since 1987

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Western Construction did a great job of inspecting our property, explaining how they would do the job and found things we were not aware of. Although they were not hired do the job for me, I would have hired them; they submitted a decent bid and were customer friendly."
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Masonry questions, answered by experts

Yes, staining a brick home can increase a home’s value, assuming your pro does a good job and you keep up with maintenance tasks. Staining brick is a much better way to increase a home’s value than painting brick, as the latter can cause chipping, warping, and bubbling. Brick stain, on the other hand, gets absorbed by the surface, so it can still breathe. 

Some older brick material is extremely hard, making it tough to create a hole. Rather than using a typical wood drill bit, always use a masonry drill bit when drilling into brick. For extremely hard brick, using a power drill with a hammer function may give you better results. The drill bit will heat up as it goes into the extremely hard brick, so you may need to stop after a few minutes and allow the bit to cool before starting to drill again.

If your old bricks are in decent condition and you have the space to store them where they’ll be protected from the elements, keeping old bricks is often worthwhile. You’d spend anywhere from $70 to a few hundred dollars to have them removed from your property, in which case you won’t be able to use them for future projects. Holding on to old bricks in good condition means you can use them later for other DIY projects, potentially saving yourself some money on disposal and new materials down the road.

Unfortunately, there are many disadvantages to stone houses. They are slow to build and the materials are pricey, both of which balloon the total cost. Stone walls require a more robust foundation, which costs more to install. Running plumbing, electrical, and HVAC through a stone house is much more difficult too, so homeowners need to seriously consider if the aesthetic benefit is worth the cost of building with stone. One of the questions to ask a masonry contractor is if a similar aesthetic can be achieved with another material.

You will repoint over a fraction of the old mortar, but you should scrape away 1/2 to 1 inch of mortar from the joints before repointing. Otherwise, the repointing is only masking the weakened mortar instead of actually replacing it, which could put your chimney at risk of bigger, more expensive damages later on.

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