• <div><p><a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/what-are-most-common-masonry-materials.htm">Mortar is a mixture of sand and cement</a> that binds materials, such as bricks, stones, and concrete blocks, together. Think of it as the glue that fills in the gaps between bricks and stones, then seals them in place to prevent damage or deterioration. Mortar also helps spread the load across a wall or structure, keeping cracks and shifting at bay. </p></div>

Are brick houses more durable?

• <div><p>Modern brick homes have a brick facade over standard framing and sheathing, so the brick offers minimal added structural stability. A home with traditional brick construction is more durable than a stick-built home, as the double-layer brick walls and rebar resist higher lateral wind loads and support heavier loads up top, as well.</p></div>

How long will a brick mailbox last?

• <div><p>On average, a well-built brick mailbox can last between 30 and 100 years. The insert that holds mail inside the mailbox may last 15 to 25 years before it needs to be replaced. If a mailbox needs to be fixed due to damage, make sure you know <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/types-of-bricks.htm">who to hire for brick repair</a>.</p></div>

What type of drill is best for brick?

• <div><p>The best tool for drilling into brick or mortar is a rotary hammer drill which is a large hammer drill with low rotation speed and high torque. Regular drills with a hammer function are also excellent tools for drilling into brick when the diameter of the hole is 1/2 inch or less. It might be possible to drill into brick with a standard drill if you’re only drilling a very small hole, but note that masonry work will put a lot of wear on a standard drill, and the tool may not be strong enough to get through brick.</p></div>

What is the best stone for steps and how much does it cost?

• <div><p>The material you use depends on how hard-wearing your steps need to be and what you want them to look like. The most common stone for exterior steps is bluestone. It’s hard-wearing and durable, and bluestone steps cost between <b>$15 and $30 per linear foot</b>. Limestone is also a popular option and is mid-range, costing <b>$25 to $50 per linear foot</b>. You should always consider the specific requirements of your project before ordering any materials.</p></div>

Top 10 Best Masons in Miles, TX

Abilene Restoration Ministries, Inc.

1636 N 20th St

5.00(

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Abilene Restoration Ministries, Inc.

1636 N 20th St

5.00(

3

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Customers say: Quick response

2020 years of experience

Our Team is currently comprised of volunteers and paid staff who believe in the process that would see a radical change in the Men of Nehemiah Abilene. These men and women as staff have devoted time and energy for the purpose of God's vision to: RETRIEVE. RENEW. REBUILD. RESTORE.

"The staff members came out to view the project and to provide a free estimate. The concrete driveway needed to be replaced. In addition to the driveway I requested a new walkway from the back gate to the patio. The work was completed in a timely manner. Once the Project was completed a staff member came out to review the completed work and addressed any concerns that I had. I am satisfied with the work that was completed and the cost. "

Tracy W on September 2025

Our Team is currently comprised of volunteers and paid staff who believe in the process that would see a radical change in the Men of Nehemiah Abilene. These men and women as staff have devoted time and energy for the purpose of God's vision to: RETRIEVE. RENEW. REBUILD. RESTORE.

"The staff members came out to view the project and to provide a free estimate. The concrete driveway needed to be replaced. In addition to the driveway I requested a new walkway from the back gate to the patio. The work was completed in a timely manner. Once the Project was completed a staff member came out to review the completed work and addressed any concerns that I had. I am satisfied with the work that was completed and the cost. "

Tracy W on September 2025

Garma Construction And Landscape

513 North Main Street

5.00(

4

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Garma Construction And Landscape

513 North Main Street

5.00(

4

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Customers say: Quick response

2023 years of experience

Garma Construction And Landscape is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.

"x"

Jerry T on April 2025

Garma Construction And Landscape is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers' interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.

"x"

Jerry T on April 2025

Caisson Engineers

Caisson Engineers

Customers say: Quality work

2013 years of experience

Free onsite estimate

Caisson Engineers, located in DFW area, provides the best structural engineering services for residential, commercial and industrial projects as well as foundation design and foundation repair plans. Our highly educated engineers with over 25 years of experience can assist clients by preparing the engineering designs in a short time with the most accurate designs conforming to the codes and City requirements. We are an owner-operated firm.

"No one ever contacted me."

Todd D on September 2025

Caisson Engineers, located in DFW area, provides the best structural engineering services for residential, commercial and industrial projects as well as foundation design and foundation repair plans. Our highly educated engineers with over 25 years of experience can assist clients by preparing the engineering designs in a short time with the most accurate designs conforming to the codes and City requirements. We are an owner-operated firm.

"No one ever contacted me."

Todd D on September 2025

The Dirt Man

1530 County Road 211

4.50(

2

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The Dirt Man

1530 County Road 211

4.50(

2

)

2024 years of experience

We invite you to experience a tradition of customer satisfaction that will exceed your greatest expectations. Our professionalism and quality workmanship will accurately reflect your taste and lifestyle. From conception to completion, we work with you until the job is done. We are ethical, honest, and easy to communicate with. Call us today you'll be pleased you did. Thank you

"Did job we had agreed upon, on time very professional, and efficient.."

Chad E on January 2025

We invite you to experience a tradition of customer satisfaction that will exceed your greatest expectations. Our professionalism and quality workmanship will accurately reflect your taste and lifestyle. From conception to completion, we work with you until the job is done. We are ethical, honest, and easy to communicate with. Call us today you'll be pleased you did. Thank you

"Did job we had agreed upon, on time very professional, and efficient.."

Chad E on January 2025

Porter Ranch Services

1037 Lavon Drive

5.00(

1

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Porter Ranch Services

1037 Lavon Drive

5.00(

1

)

2023 years of experience

We provide services such as: - Tree/brush clearing and dirt work for pastures, wind mills, pipelines, fence lines and fire lines - Tank development, expansion or clearing - Culvert and ditch work - Grading ranch roads, pads for housing & barns - Cutting and baling hay services - Seeding and fertilizing

"Very professional, They get the job done right and in a timely matter!"

taylor s on March 2025

We provide services such as: - Tree/brush clearing and dirt work for pastures, wind mills, pipelines, fence lines and fire lines - Tank development, expansion or clearing - Culvert and ditch work - Grading ranch roads, pads for housing & barns - Cutting and baling hay services - Seeding and fertilizing

"Very professional, They get the job done right and in a timely matter!"

taylor s on March 2025

Iron Eagle Construction

302 West Louisa Ave

No reviews yet

Iron Eagle Construction

302 West Louisa Ave

No reviews yet

2022 years of experience

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!

D & C Fence Co Inc

D & C Fence Co Inc

Customers say: True professional

1993 years of experience

D&C Fence Company was founded in April of 1993. We are a one stop installation and materials sales fence company that installs everything from wooden decks, wood fences to stucco walls, rock walls, and brick walls as well as electronic gates, and access controls. We install chain link fences and ranch fencing. D&C Fence will entertain and design or build just about any fence imaginable. One thing that sets us apart is our willingness to tackle any type of job, small or large. We handle simple residential gate repairs to the largest commercial and industrial jobs. We feel our greatest asset is our integrity and commitment to always make sure our customers are happy when we walk away. D&C is fully insured for your protection and carries workers compensation insurance and exceeds most general liability insurance requirements with the ability to be bonded as needed. We take your protection seriously! We have greatly prided ourselves in our employee team who strive together to work as a team to put all of our customers first. Our first and foremost goal is to meet the customers needs. D&C started with two men with a vision to offer Corpus a solid service oriented fence company, and with this vision has gone from 2 guys working together to a full staff of over 20 employees not counting numerous outstanding crews. Know that D&C will do everything in its power to make sure and earn your business, but not just earn it, keep it. Additional Address: Mailing PO Box 4769, Corpus Christi, TX 78469

"At first, I was very disappointed with the result. The boards were crooked, the fence was not plumb, and the concrete that was placed in the holes to support the posts was a total mess. Howver, I contacted Mr. Crossland in the Corpus office. This is one man that GETS it! He listened. He didnt make excuses. He simply handled it. Keep in mind, I was angry and highly skeptical. I have dealt with one bad contractor after another & was prepared for yet another let down. Mr. Crossland maintained open communication, he let me vent and frankly, I said some very harsh, albeit truthful, things. A week later i had the beautiful fence I paid for! They replaced the warped boards, fixed the concrete mess & even added a railing "cap" along the top for no additional cost. It looks awesome! There are SOO many companies out there that could learn alot from D&C fence's commitment to customer service! I gave them a B because the first 6 months were so stressful and it took a few times before Mr Crossland stepped in. But the bottom line is this is a professional company that actually cares about customers!"

Jamie W on November 2019

D&C Fence Company was founded in April of 1993. We are a one stop installation and materials sales fence company that installs everything from wooden decks, wood fences to stucco walls, rock walls, and brick walls as well as electronic gates, and access controls. We install chain link fences and ranch fencing. D&C Fence will entertain and design or build just about any fence imaginable. One thing that sets us apart is our willingness to tackle any type of job, small or large. We handle simple residential gate repairs to the largest commercial and industrial jobs. We feel our greatest asset is our integrity and commitment to always make sure our customers are happy when we walk away. D&C is fully insured for your protection and carries workers compensation insurance and exceeds most general liability insurance requirements with the ability to be bonded as needed. We take your protection seriously! We have greatly prided ourselves in our employee team who strive together to work as a team to put all of our customers first. Our first and foremost goal is to meet the customers needs. D&C started with two men with a vision to offer Corpus a solid service oriented fence company, and with this vision has gone from 2 guys working together to a full staff of over 20 employees not counting numerous outstanding crews. Know that D&C will do everything in its power to make sure and earn your business, but not just earn it, keep it. Additional Address: Mailing PO Box 4769, Corpus Christi, TX 78469

"At first, I was very disappointed with the result. The boards were crooked, the fence was not plumb, and the concrete that was placed in the holes to support the posts was a total mess. Howver, I contacted Mr. Crossland in the Corpus office. This is one man that GETS it! He listened. He didnt make excuses. He simply handled it. Keep in mind, I was angry and highly skeptical. I have dealt with one bad contractor after another & was prepared for yet another let down. Mr. Crossland maintained open communication, he let me vent and frankly, I said some very harsh, albeit truthful, things. A week later i had the beautiful fence I paid for! They replaced the warped boards, fixed the concrete mess & even added a railing "cap" along the top for no additional cost. It looks awesome! There are SOO many companies out there that could learn alot from D&C fence's commitment to customer service! I gave them a B because the first 6 months were so stressful and it took a few times before Mr Crossland stepped in. But the bottom line is this is a professional company that actually cares about customers!"

Jamie W on November 2019

Rite Way Foundation Repair

Rite Way Foundation Repair

Customers say: Quality work

1966 years of experience

We are local and family owned, and have been doing business in Austin and surrounding areas since 1966. We are familiar with all the local soil types and have found that the spread footing-type pier works best in 90% of all foundation repair cases in and around the Austin area. In the few cases where spread footings are not acceptable, Rite Way Foundation Repair is equipped to install drilled and belled, poured in place piers to meet or exceed the minimum job site requirements. We do residential, commercial, slabs, pier and beams and modular homes. We can install foundation piering to meet all HUD, FHA, an OSHA guidelines. We are one of the few companies that still repair historic or extremely damaged or deteriorated pier and beam homes. We are also one of the few companies that can repair garage-apartment style buildings. We also install piers for new home additions! Want to build a new room or expand an existing one? We can install your new piers for your pier and beam home or install drilled piers for additional support and tie-in adhesion to new slab additions. Rite Way can also install or repair custom stucco underpinning around your home. Rotten wood? Rite Way Foundation Repair can expertly repair all the structural rotten, deteriorated or termite damaged wood under your home. While our estimates are free, we also offer an elevation inspection service to document the current elevation of your home. This allows you to recheck the elevation from year to year to determine if your home needs any foundation repair. This service is based on an hourly fee. We have no sales people at Rite Way Foundation Repair. Jon or Kristie Woodworth do all of our estimates. You won't find anyone at Rite Way Foundation Repair afraid to crawl under a house and get dirty! We try to price our estimates fairly. We do not try to be the lowest and we never try to get rich off one job. We never use prefab pressed/driven pilings. All our pier designs are poured in place, rebar steel reinforced concrete. 95% of our jobs are from word of mouth from customers. We are proud of our work and stand behind it. All new full pier installations receive a life-time, transferable warranty on all new materials. (See guarantee for details.) Rite Way also offers drainage correction ranging from soil addition/removal to basin drain-grated systems to quickly drain water away from your home. Please give us a call if we can help answer any questions or provide you with more documentation.