Masonry Contractor in Murrayville, NC - Brick and Block Work That Handles the Rain
B&T Wilmington Concrete and Masonry is a Wilmington, NC masonry contractor working in Murrayville. We repair brick and mortar, build retaining walls, block walls and paver driveways, and fix foundations and steps on homes here.
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Request an estimateMurrayville: newer subdivisions on wet ground
Murrayville is mostly neighborhoods, street after street of subdivision homes built over the last few decades, with more going up as the area keeps growing. Here's what I see when I pull up: brick fronts and brick steps, crawl spaces sitting on block, and paver patios and walkways folks added a few years after they moved in. It runs right into Wrightsboro and the north side of Wilmington, and we see a lot of the same houses there.
The ground is the bigger story. Sandy soil drains fine until a heavy rain, then low yards hold water against steps, walls and foundations, and steps set on loose fill start to crack and settle. So on most jobs here, what's under the brick and where the water goes matter as much as the brick itself.
Working in Murrayville: county permits and a state license
Murrayville is part of New Hanover County, so when a masonry job needs a building permit, it's the county's Building Safety office that issues it and sends the inspector. That review and its inspections can set the start date as much as the weather does, which is why I'd rather sort it out before we book the crew. On a bigger job, check the contractor too, because state law says a general contractor has to be licensed once the total project cost reaches $40,000, and the NC Licensing Board for General Contractors is where you look that up. We're fully licensed and insured.
Here's how we handle our side of it. I'll tell you which office handles your address and help you get the paperwork together before we start, and I'm on site with our crew of masons while the work gets done. Your price mostly comes down to how much old brick or mortar has to come out, what we find underneath and how much drainage the spot needs, and the schedule turns on any permit, the rain and how long fresh mortar needs before it takes weather. Once I've walked the job with you, you get your own number in writing. We do the same kind of work over in Ogden, where the houses and the wet ground are a lot like what you've got here.
Services in Murrayville, NC
Brick repair
Brick steps on Murrayville homes crack and shift when the fill under them settles. Our brick repair fixes the base first, then resets the brick or swaps in a match.
Brick pointing
Rain wears down the mortar joints on brick fronts here. We clear out worn joints and repoint with mortar matched to your brick, so water sheds.
Retaining wall construction
Lots here often have a low corner where soil washes out in heavy rain. We build retaining walls on a packed base with gravel and a drain behind them.
Driveway pavers
Poured driveways on newer lots here crack as the ground underneath settles. We set pavers on a packed gravel base so they move with the ground and can be reset.
Foundation repair
Block foundations under crawl space homes here take on water when the yard drains toward the house. We repair cracked or shifted block and reshape the ground so water heads away.
Walkway construction
Front walks on newer houses here are often thin concrete that cracks or holds puddles. We build brick or paver walkways on a packed base, sloped so rain runs off.
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- Phone
- (910) 218-9550
- Location
- Wilmington, NC 28403
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
- Credentials
- Fully licensed and insured.
What Murrayville homeowners can count on
We're based in Wilmington, NC and offer 16 services across the 12 cities with their own pages on this site, Murrayville among them, plus plenty of others around them. Estimates are free and done on site.
- Based in
- NC
- Wilmington
- Services
- 16
- Service areas
- 12
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Frequently asked questions
How much does masonry work cost in Murrayville, NC?
Your price is figured on your own job, and in Murrayville the ground is usually the biggest swing. A wall, walk or driveway on a low, wet spot needs a deeper base and a drain before any brick goes down, and matching brick that's no longer made takes more hunting. You get your number in writing after I've walked the job with you.
Does a masonry contractor need a New Hanover County business license?
No, because the county's business license is only required for selling beer or wine. The license worth checking is the state contractor license I covered above, on any job big enough to reach the board's threshold.
How do I find out if my Murrayville property is in a floodplain?
Look your address up on the Flood Risk Information System website or ask the county's Planning and Land Use staff. It's worth doing even if you think you're high and dry, since the county says more than 20% of flood claims come from outside the high-risk zone, and regular homeowner's insurance usually doesn't cover flood damage. If you're building new or substantially improving an older house in the 100-year floodplain, the county's main ways to meet its flood standards are raising the lowest floor and using a foundation that lets flood water pass underneath, which changes how we'd lay out a block foundation.
What causes mortar joints and brick steps to crack in Murrayville?
Water, mostly. The weather service keeps this area's rainfall averages at Wilmington, and normal yearly rain there is now over 60 inches for the first time since they've been figuring that average, so mortar that's the wrong mix or a step with nowhere to drain wears out fast. When we fix it, I match the mortar to your brick and fix where the water's going, because new joints won't hold up if the water keeps coming back.
Which building code applies to masonry work in New Hanover County?
The State Fire Marshal's office has said the 2018 North Carolina State Building Code stays the governing standard until the 2024 code takes effect, a date its letter left to be determined. A building owner, or someone acting for them, can ask for the 2024 code on their own project instead. I check where that stands when I write up your estimate.
What is the best way to keep water away from a retaining wall or foundation in Murrayville?
Give the water a way out, with gravel and a drain behind the wall and ground that slopes away from the house, so it never sits against the masonry. That's the part I care about most, because a wall that looks great on day one but holds water won't stay that way. If the fix changes how water runs off your lot, the county's Engineering office is the one that covers stormwater, drainage and erosion control, so that's who we'd ask.
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