Masonry Contractors in Lyndon, KY

Lyndon is a compact city of 11,008 people in eastern Jefferson County, and masonry contractors in Lyndon work on a little of everything: older brick homes, mid-century ranches, apartment buildings and the occasional historic estate. Lyndon incorporated on May 10, 1965, partly to avoid being annexed by neighboring St. Matthews, and since 2003 it has been part of Louisville Metro while keeping its own mayor. The 2020 census counted 6,024 housing units on 3.63 square miles.

A railroad town first

Lyndon's story starts with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. After 1865, the railroad agreed to stop on landowner Alvin Wood's property if he paid for the station and donated the land for the spur, and the Lyndon depot opened in 1871. Kentucky Military Institute moved to town in 1896. That long history means Lyndon has some genuinely old masonry mixed in with postwar construction, and the two need different treatment. Old brick and stone need soft, lime-rich mortar. Newer brick can take a standard modern mix. Using the wrong one on old work causes the brick to crack instead of the joint.

Oxmoor and the stone of old estates

Oxmoor Farm, the home of Alexander Scott Bullitt, one of the drafters of Kentucky's first constitution, is in Lyndon. Estates and farmhouses from the 1800s around eastern Jefferson County often have limestone foundations, stone walls and brick that was fired locally. Repairs on those properties take patience: resetting loose stones, repointing by hand and matching color and texture so the work fits in.

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Typical Lyndon repairs

• Chimneys on 1950s and 1960s homes with cracked crowns and loose top courses
• Brick veneer with step cracks at window corners or under sagging lintels
• Steps and stoops where treads have loosened or landings have settled
• Retaining walls along driveways and on sloped side yards
• Tuckpointing on the weather side of older brick houses

We look at every job for the water source first. A chimney without a cap or a gutter spilling against a wall will undo a repair within a few winters.

Permits and approvals

Louisville Metro requires a building permit for retaining walls over 4 feet tall. Because Lyndon is one of the smaller cities inside Louisville Metro, Metro advises owners to check with the city early for any extra approvals. We work through both before starting larger walls, porches or additions.

Apartments and small commercial buildings

Lyndon has a lot of multifamily housing and small commercial buildings along its main roads. Those buildings bring larger masonry repairs: long runs of repointing, brick stairwells and landings, block retaining walls in parking areas and brick screen walls around dumpsters and mechanical equipment. We can phase work on occupied buildings so residents and tenants keep safe access to entries and stairs while we repair the masonry around them. For property managers, we provide written scopes and photos so owners can see what was found and what was fixed.

Our Lyndon masonry services

• Brick repair and tuckpointing
• Chimney repair and rebuilding
• Stone and veneer
• Retaining walls
• Brick and block construction
• Masonry steps and porches

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