Brickwork and Masonry Across New York City
New York is a masonry city, and most of its buildings are older than anyone living in them. Mortar erodes, lintels rust and expand, parapets lean, and stoops separate from the front of the house. We repoint, rebuild and repair brick, block and stone on buildings across all five boroughs, working off scaffolding, suspended rigs or a ladder depending on what the job actually needs.
Why Choose Best Valana
Matched Mortar and Brick
We match the mortar colour, joint profile and brick as closely as the building allows, so a repair does not announce itself from the street.
Work at Height
Suspended scaffolds, pipe scaffold and sidewalk sheds. We are set up to work on the fifth floor of a walk-up, not only at ground level.
Structural, Not Cosmetic
Cracked lintels, bowed parapets and displaced brick get fixed at the cause. Covering it up only moves the bill a few years down the road.
Repair Work from Inspection Reports
If your engineer has issued a facade report listing conditions to correct, we do that repair work and coordinate with them on access and sign-off.
Masonry Work We Do
How Masonry Fails in NYC
Our Process
Survey
We look at the whole elevation, not just the part you noticed, because masonry problems are rarely confined to one spot.
Scope and Access
We price the repair and the access together, since scaffolding is often the larger half of a masonry job.
Repair
Cut out, rebuild, repoint and seal, matching the existing work as closely as the building allows.
Strike and Clean
Scaffold comes down, the sidewalk is swept, and the wall is left clean rather than smeared with mortar.
Get a masonry estimate
Send us a photo of the wall, the parapet or the stoop and we will tell you what we think you are looking at.
Related Services
Roofing
Flat and pitched roof installation, replacement and repair across the five boroughs, permitted and done by our own crew.
Stucco and Siding
Interior and exterior stucco application, patching and finishing, plus siding, on any surface and at any height.
Sidewalk and Concrete
NYC DOT-compliant sidewalk repair and replacement, driveways, stoops and concrete flatwork.