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San Francisco Masonry Texas
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Serving Big Spring, TX and surrounding areas

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Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2005

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Juan and his wife were great! They worked around my schedule and did an excellent job. I love my stone walkway and was super impressed with a contractor that showed up when he said they would and completed the job when he said it would be complete. Reasonable price for a beautiful job!"
Retaining Wall
Retaining Wall
Retaining Wall
Retaining Wall
Retaining Wall

+1

Response time5 hrs
Response rate97%
1 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Olshan Foundation Repair
4.6(
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Serving Big Spring, TX and surrounding areas

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In business since 1933

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"They gave an estimate and described their recommendation. The quote was more than I expected and the proposed work was not going to meet my needs."
Sump Pump Install
Perimeter Prep
Team at Work
Perimeter Trench Cut
Water Lock Plus

+43

Response time4 days
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Recommended by81%of homeowners
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WesTex Backflow
New to Angi

Serving Big Spring, TX and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2021

Free estimates

We take great pride our experience, expertise, quality and customer service that we provide to meet your needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.

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Masonry questions, answered by experts

Modern brick houses are really stick-built homes with a brick facade for aesthetic purposes only, so most have framing. With genuine brick construction, most homeowners install furring strips over the interior of the brick and then install drywall over those strips to cover the brick wall, so they don’t have traditional framing.

Brick can increase the value of your home depending on the type of masonry materials used. Homes generally have a higher resale value when they have brick siding, and brick is also easier to maintain (and lasts longer) than other types of siding, which can motivate buyers to make an offer.

Just keep in mind, however, that although brick can up the asking price when you sell your house, the cost to brick a house is also more expensive than other typical siding costs—so you’ll invest more in the project.

Painted exterior brick does not usually need sealing. Brick is a porous material, so you don’t want to apply a sealant that could trap moisture inside the bricks and cause erosion and structural damage. The risk of moisture-induced damage after sealing is higher in colder climates where trapped moisture can expand if it freezes. On the other hand, it makes sense to seal really old brick or kitchen backsplashes, where moisture from cooking can weaken the brick.

According to the Earthquake Country Alliance—a public and private alliance in California that works to improve earthquake and tsunami readiness—reports that unreinforced masonry, such as stone, bricks, and hollow clay tiles, is more susceptible to earthquake damage. The mortar between bricks isn’t as stable as other building materials and methods.

Most of the time, you don’t need to seal brickwork and can save that money for another area of home improvement. But if your brick is cracking or you live in an area with a lot of excess moisture (either in terms of rain or freezes), sealing can extend the lifetime of your home. But, make sure you use a breathable sealant, like siloxane, to allow the moisture to evaporate on its own.

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