Masonry Contractors in La Grange, KY

La Grange became Oldham County's seat in 1827, when the county government moved from Westport, and it was formally incorporated on January 23, 1840. Today it is a city of 10,067 people, and homeowners who call masonry contractors in La Grange are as likely to own a century-old brick house near the courthouse as a newer home on the edge of town. We repoint and repair brick, rebuild chimneys, lay stone walls and veneer, build retaining walls and rebuild steps and porches across the city.

The Central La Grange Historic District

The Central La Grange Historic District covers 70 acres and was added to the National Register on September 8, 1988. It includes the Oldham County Courthouse, the D. W. Griffith House and the McMahan House, with Late Victorian, Bungalow and Craftsman and commercial-style buildings. The film director D. W. Griffith is the town's best-known native. Older houses and storefronts on these blocks were built with soft brick and lime mortar, so we repair them the old way: hand-raked joints, a soft compatible mortar, and brick and mortar color matched to what is there.

Trains on Main Street

One thing every visitor notices about La Grange is the CSX mainline that runs right down the middle of Main Street, from 4th Avenue to Cedar Avenue, with freight trains sharing the street with traffic in both directions. For masonry, it means the buildings along Main live with steady vibration and a lot of road grime. Storefront brick, parapets and chimneys there benefit from regular checks, gentle cleaning and repointing where joints have opened up.

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New neighborhoods, newer masonry

La Grange also has plenty of newer houses. Newer homes here often have brick or stone veneer fronts, segmental block retaining walls and brick or stone entry steps. The usual early problems are leaning landscape walls without drainage, veneer that holds water because the base flashing was skipped, and stoops that settle because the fill under them was never compacted. We repair these properly so they stop coming back.

Stone, slopes and the state prison

The Kentucky State Reformatory, the state's largest prison, opened in La Grange in 1939 after construction began in 1937. Big institutional buildings and old farm properties around town show how much stone and brick has been laid in this part of Oldham County. On rural and estate lots, we build and repair natural stone walls, piers and steps that suit the rolling land.

Chimneys and porches on older homes

The blocks around the courthouse include many houses from the late 1800s and early 1900s with tall brick chimneys and masonry porch piers. Chimneys that have gone decades without a crown or cap usually need their top courses rebuilt. Porch piers settle as the soil under them shifts, and the brick at their base often wears from splashing water. We rebuild piers on solid footings, reset steps and rebuild chimney tops in matched brick so the work suits the house.

Our La Grange services

• Historic brick repair and tuckpointing
• Chimney repair and rebuilding
• Stone walls and veneer
• Retaining walls for sloped lots
• Brick and block construction
• Masonry steps and porches

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