Chattanooga Brick and Lintel Repair

Chattanooga’s unique weather conditions, including heavy rainfall and fluctuating temperatures, can impact brick structures and the underlying foundation. With deep local knowledge, we recognize how these factors can lead to shifting foundations, cracks in brickwork, and lintel failure. This insight allows us to provide tailored repair solutions to address the challenges Chattanooga’s climate poses, helping you protect your home from further damage.

Our brick and lintel repair services address the surface-level and underlying issues that can compromise the integrity of your home.

Foundation Restoration: A Key First Step

Before addressing brick and lintel damage, we assess your home’s foundation. Often, foundation issues can lead to problems with brickwork and lintels, such as cracks or structural shifting. Ensuring that the foundation is stable and secure is critical before repairing the brick or lintels. 

As a result, our brick repair services are not offered as stand-alone solutions. They are integrated into our comprehensive foundation repair process. This approach restores the structural integrity of your home, preventing future damage and providing long-term stability.

Brick Repair Solutions Tailored to Your Property’s Needs

Once your foundation’s stability is restored, we move forward with carefully tailored brick repair solutions based on the severity of the damage.

We perform the following services for brickwork:

• Tuckpointing (repointing): This process addresses cracks and gaps between the mortar and bricks. Instead of a simple patch job, tuckpointing involves chiseling out the damaged mortar and replacing it with fresh, high-quality cement. The method improves the appearance of your brickwork and is usually a service that follows a lintel or a foundation repair.
• Reinforcing the structure: In cases where bricks are cracked or damaged, we may replace them with new, color-matched bricks to maintain a consistent and aesthetically pleasing appearance, depending on the age of the home and the availability of like materials. By reinforcing the area, you can restore the durability of your home’s façade.

Lintel Repair Services for Stability Above Openings

Lintels are essential components that support the brickwork above windows, doors, and other openings. The weight they bear can cause them to weaken or fail. 

Our garage door lintel repair process involves reinforcing and repairing these vulnerable areas:

• Removing damaged materials: We carefully remove the bricks and excess mortar around the affected lintel. This step lets us directly inspect and repair the lintel, addressing structural weaknesses.
• Supplementing lintel support: Depending on the level of deterioration, we may install bolts to provide additional support to the lintel, allowing it to continue to bear the necessary load. Once the lintel is reinforced, we replace the bricks and mortar, restoring the structure's original appearance while delivering lasting stability.
• Tuckpointing: Once the lintel repair is complete, our team addresses any remaining cracks near the lintel, or gaps between the mortar and bricks, with new mortar.

Professional Craftsmanship You Can Trust

We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality craftsmanship with every repair. Our team stays informed about local regulations and building guidelines to work in compliance with industry standards. Additionally, we take great care to match new bricks and mortar with your existing materials, as closely as possible, providing a seamless, natural-looking repair.