Masonry Contractor in Benbrook

Mailboxes and mailbox repair in Benbrook

Most Benbrook calls start at the curb. A car clipped the column, the footing cracked and it started to lean, or the insert rusted through and the door will not shut. We look at the footing first. If it is sound we reset the column plumb and repoint the joints. If it is cracked, the footing gets replaced, because new brick on a broken footing leans again. See mailbox repair for photos and the steps.

For a new column, we match your house brick or build in limestone and chopped stone, set the opening 41 to 45 inches above the road and 6 to 8 inches back from the curb face, and include a USPS-approved insert. Compare styles on the brick mailbox and stone mailbox pages. A custom address block adds about 7 to 10 days because it is made to order.

Patios

Flagstone, pavers, stamped concrete, and decomposed granite all go in here. We grade the base, pitch the surface away from the house, and tie in steps where the yard steps down. Details and finish photos are on the patio page.

Retaining walls for sloped lots near Benbrook Lake

Lots that fall away toward the lake side need a wall before they need anything else. Water behind a wall is what pushes it over, so every wall we build gets weep holes, clean gravel behind the full height, filter fabric, and a perforated drain pipe out to daylight. Walls over 4 feet require stamped engineering drawings and we coordinate that. See how we build them.

Landscape borders

For beds along the front of the house, a mortared stone border holds soil and mulch through a hard rain instead of letting it run into the driveway. We can match the stone to the mailbox column so the front of the house reads as one job.