Masonry · Nashville, TN
Foundation & Structural in Nashville
Crack repair, lintel replacement and structural brickwork where movement has opened the wall.
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Foundation & Structural in Nashville, Tennessee
Crack repair, lintel replacement and structural brickwork where movement has opened the wall.
Nashville's Masonry does foundation & structural for homeowners across Middle Tennessee — licensed, insured, with the price in writing before the work starts. Masons who match the mortar to the brick, rebuild what is failing rather than smear over it, and know when a wall is a structure.
Why homeowners call
What the masonry is telling you
- Mortar crumbling out
- Cracks in the brickwork
- Chimney leaning or leaking
- Bricks flaking and spalling
- Want an outdoor fireplace
- Steps or wall coming apart
What is included
Scope of foundation & structural, joint to footing
- Foundation wall repointing and brick replacement
- Crawl space pier repair and rebuilding
- Lintel replacement above garage doors and wide openings
- Structural cracks assessed before they are repaired
- Coordination with structural repair where movement is ongoing
- Documentation for lenders and buyers
Our masons’ approach to foundation & structural
Rusting steel lintels above garage doors and wide windows are extremely common on Middle Tennessee brick veneer homes from the 1970s onward. Steel expands as it corrodes and lifts the brick above it, and it shows first as a horizontal crack following the opening. It is a structural repair.
Repointing a wall that is still moving is wasted work. If a crack is active, the new mortar cracks in the same line within a season, so establishing whether movement has stopped comes before any cosmetic repair.
Also available
More brick and stone work
Brick Repair & Tuckpointing
Repointing failed mortar joints and replacing spalled brick with a match that does not stand out.
Learn moreChimney Repair & Rebuild
Crowns, caps, flashing and rebuilding above the roofline where the weather does the most damage.
Learn moreStone & Veneer
Natural and manufactured stone on facades, columns, foundations and feature walls.
Learn moreFireplaces & Fire Pits
Outdoor fireplaces, fire pits and grill surrounds built to last outdoors in Tennessee.
Learn moreStone Walls & Steps
Retaining and garden walls, steps and pillars in block, brick and natural stone.
Learn moreService area
Masons working throughout Middle Tennessee
Our masons work in Nashville plus 64 more towns spanning 12 counties, and they reach the whole of Middle Tennessee out to about an hour from the city.
FAQ
Homeowners’ questions about foundation & structural
What do stair-step cracks in brick mean?
Movement in the wall below them — usually the foundation settling at one corner or a lintel over a window that has failed. The cracks follow the mortar joints in a staircase pattern. A single old crack that has not changed is history; a crack that is widening, or with one side higher than the other, is current movement and needs the cause found before the brick is repaired.
What is a lintel and why does the brick above my window sag?
The steel or stone beam that carries the brick over a window or door opening. Steel lintels rust, expand and lose strength, and the brick above them cracks and drops. Replacing a lintel means supporting the brick, cutting out the old steel and setting a new galvanized one, then relaying the brick. It is common on houses from the sixties onward.
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Tell Nashville's Masonry what the wall, chimney or steps are doing, and our mason prices the job on paper at no charge, with no obligation attached.