Masonry Contractors in Jeffersontown, KY

Jeffersontown is an old town with a young housing stock, and that shapes what homeowners need from masonry contractors in Jeffersontown. Abraham Bruner petitioned the county in May 1797 to incorporate 40 acres of his land as a town, and locals called it Brunerstown for years. But most of the houses came much later. The city had 1,246 residents in 1950, 9,701 in 1970, 23,221 in 1990 and 28,474 at the 2020 census. When Louisville Metro formed in 2003, Jeffersontown kept its status as an independent city.

Houses from the growth years

That population curve means a large share of Jeffersontown homes went up between the 1960s and the 1990s. Brick ranches, split-levels and two-story colonials from those decades are now reaching the age when masonry starts asking for attention. The calls we get most often here are:

• Step cracks in brick veneer near window and door corners, usually from settlement or a failed lintel
• Chimney crowns that have cracked and let water into the top of the stack
• Front steps and stoops that have dropped away from the house
• Retaining and landscape walls from the original builder that are leaning or bulging

Most of these are repairable without tearing out the whole feature. We find the cause first, then fix the masonry.

An industrial park next door

The Bluegrass Commerce Park opened in Jeffersontown in 1966 with 600 acres and has grown past 1,800 acres and about 850 businesses, making it the largest industrial park in Kentucky. For homeowners, the practical effect is a lot of traffic and heavy trucks on the main roads, and a lot of commercial block and brick construction around the city. We do small commercial block and brick repairs as well as residential work.

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Settlement-era stone and log nearby

East of the city, the Tyler Settlement Rural Historic District covers about 600 acres and includes several original log cabins and barns built by the Tyler family, who received land grants after the Revolutionary War. Older farmhouses and outbuildings around Jeffersontown often have dry-laid or lime-mortared stone foundations. Those need gentle repair: reset loose stones, repoint with soft mortar and keep water away, rather than parging everything over with cement.

Retaining walls and permits

Louisville Metro Construction Review requires a building permit for retaining walls over 4 feet tall. Because Jeffersontown is its own city inside Metro, Metro's residential permit page also advises checking with the city early for any additional approvals. We sort out the permit path before we schedule work on a taller wall, and we design every wall with drainage stone and an outlet behind it, because water pressure is what pushes most failed walls over.

Our Jeffersontown services

• Brick repair and tuckpointing on veneer and solid brick
• Chimney repair, crowns and caps
• Stone and veneer on house fronts, columns and walls
• Retaining walls in segmental block, natural stone and brick
• Brick and block construction for garden walls and small commercial repairs
• Steps, stoops and porches

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