Masonry Contractors in Hillview, KY

Hillview is a suburb built around subdivisions, and that is what masonry contractors in Hillview mostly work on. The area was long a rural farming community. It connected to the road that became I-65 in 1954 and grew through the 1950s and 1960s as a Louisville suburb. On March 28, 1974, the subdivisions of Maryville, Overdale and Lone Acres incorporated together to form the present city. The 2020 census counted 8,622 residents and 3,337 housing units, about 15 miles south of downtown Louisville along Preston Highway.

Masonry on 1950s and 1960s houses

Houses from Hillview's first growth wave are now 60 to 70 years old. They were mostly built with brick or brick-front walls, block foundations and simple brick steps. At this age, the wear points are predictable:

• Chimneys with cracked crowns, loose top bricks and flashing that leaks
• Block foundations with cracked joints, damp spots or a horizontal crack showing the wall is being pushed
• Front steps where the base under them has washed out
• Mortar joints worn away under drip lines and on the weather side

We repair these one at a time and look at drainage around the house, because water is behind most of them.

Horizontal cracks are a warning sign

A vertical hairline crack in a block wall is often just shrinkage. A horizontal crack along a mortar joint, especially halfway up a basement wall, usually means soil and water pressure are pushing the wall inward. That needs attention before the wall moves further. We check how far it has moved, fix the drainage outside and then repair or rebuild the affected section.

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Newer homes in the area

Hillview and its neighbors, Pioneer Village, Hunters Hollow and Fox Chase, have newer houses too. Those bring stone veneer, segmental retaining walls and decorative columns. The usual problems are walls without drainage, veneer without base flashing and steps on poorly compacted fill. Fixing them early keeps the repair small.

Permits in Bullitt County

Residential projects in Bullitt County start with zoning compliance from Bullitt County Planning and Zoning, and the city where the property sits issues the building permit. We confirm what your project needs in Hillview before scheduling a larger wall, porch or addition.

What our estimate covers

We walk the outside of the house, look at the foundation from inside if there is a basement and check the chimney from the roof where it is safe to do so. Then we put it in writing: what is wrong, what is causing it, what we recommend and which items can wait. For Hillview homes of the 1950s and 1960s, it is common to find two or three small problems with the same cause, such as a single downspout. Fixing the cause along with the masonry keeps all of them from coming back.

Our Hillview masonry services

• Brick repair and tuckpointing
• Block foundation repair
• Chimney crowns, caps and rebuilds
• Retaining and landscape walls
• Stone and veneer
• Steps, stoops and porches

Call (502) 443-8557 to set up a visit in Hillview.