Serving Conway, AR and surrounding areas. (501) 273-0789
Conway Masonry & Concrete is a masonry contractor serving Little Rock, AR, handling masonry restoration, brick repair, and tuckpointing for homes from the historic Quapaw Quarter to newer subdivisions in West Little Rock. We reply to every request within one business day.
Little Rock has more pre-1960 brick homes than most central Arkansas cities, and those homes often need mortar that is matched carefully to the original soft brick rather than replaced with modern material that is too rigid. Our masonry restoration work is common in neighborhoods like Hillcrest and the Quapaw Quarter, where getting the mortar type wrong can do more damage than the original wear.
Lime-based mortar in Little Rock's older homes wears faster than many homeowners expect, and the clay soil movement that is common across Pulaski County accelerates joint cracking. Tuckpointing stops water from getting behind the brick, which is especially important in areas that see heavy spring thunderstorms.
Little Rock's expansive clay soil swells during wet springs and pulls away during dry summers, putting foundations through the same cycle of stress every year. Older homes in Broadmoor, Leawood, and the Heights are especially prone to visible settling because they were often built on shallower footings than modern code requires.
Little Rock's freeze-thaw winters are mild by northern standards but still enough to push mortar out of chimney joints over time, especially on homes with original brick that has absorbed decades of moisture. A cracked cap or open joint lets water into the flue, which is a leading cause of interior water damage on older homes here.
Many Little Rock homeowners are adding privacy walls and garden borders that match the brick on their existing home exterior. Getting that match right matters most in neighborhoods like Hillcrest and Pulaski Heights, where period-appropriate appearance is part of maintaining the character of the street.
Hillside lots near the Arkansas River corridor and in parts of West Little Rock deal with erosion and soil creep after heavy rain. A properly engineered masonry retaining wall manages that movement and protects both the landscaping and the area around the foundation.
Little Rock has one of the most varied housing stocks in the state. The Quapaw Quarter, Hillcrest, and the Heights contain Victorian, Queen Anne, and craftsman-style homes built between the 1880s and the 1930s, many with original soft brick and lime-based mortar that requires careful material matching during any repair. West Little Rock and Chenal Valley, by contrast, are dominated by brick veneer homes built from the 1980s through today, where the concern is not historic preservation but rather aging caulk joints, cracked veneer ties, and concrete flatwork that is reaching its first major maintenance window. A masonry contractor who works across all of Little Rock needs to approach each neighborhood differently.
The city sits on expansive Pulaski County clay that expands and contracts with every wet and dry season. This soil movement is the primary reason Little Rock homeowners deal with cracked driveways, uneven walkways, and shifting brick walls year after year. Little Rock also averages about 50 inches of rainfall annually, much of it in intense spring thunderstorms that put heavy drainage stress on foundations and exterior masonry. Freeze-thaw cycles in January and February may only happen a handful of times per year here, but each cycle pushes open any existing crack in mortar or concrete a little further.
Our crew works throughout Little Rock regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect masonry work here. The mix of housing types across the city means no two jobs are exactly alike. When we work in the Heights or Hillcrest, we bring lime-based mortar mixes to match the original joints on pre-war homes. When we are in West Little Rock or Chenal Valley, the work more often involves concrete block repair and newer brick veneer maintenance.
Little Rock sits at the intersection of Interstate 30 and Interstate 40, and we navigate the city regularly along those corridors and through the neighborhoods they connect. We are familiar with the building stock near the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus, which tends toward older brick rental stock, as well as the newer owner-occupied subdivisions off Chenal Parkway that are reaching their first major masonry maintenance cycle.
We also serve North Little Rock, AR just across the Arkansas River, where the Argenta historic district has some of the same mortar-matching challenges as Little Rock's Quapaw Quarter. Homeowners in both cities benefit from a contractor who understands the difference between what a mid-century brick ranch needs and what a Victorian-era commercial brick building requires.
Reach out by phone or through the estimate form on this site. We reply within one business day to schedule an on-site visit. You do not need to diagnose the problem before you call.
We visit your Little Rock property, look at the full scope of the masonry issue, and provide a written estimate before any work is agreed to. For older homes in neighborhoods like Hillcrest, we assess mortar type and brick age so the repair material is matched correctly.
For jobs requiring a City of Little Rock building permit, we pull it before the first day of work. Most residential masonry projects in Little Rock take one to three days; larger restoration or foundation jobs run up to two weeks depending on scope.
When the work is finished, we walk through everything with you so you can see what was done and ask questions. We leave your property clean. If any inspection is required under the permit, we coordinate that directly with the city.
We serve homeowners throughout Little Rock, AR. Call us or fill out the form below and we will get back to you within one business day.
(501) 273-0789Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas and the state's largest city, home to roughly 202,000 residents and sitting on the south bank of the Arkansas River. The city is made up of neighborhoods with very different characters and housing types. The Quapaw Quarter and Hillcrest are among the oldest residential areas, with Victorian, Queen Anne, and craftsman-style homes from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Pulaski Heights and the Heights are known for early-to-mid twentieth century brick homes on tree-lined streets. Broadmoor, Leawood, and other established neighborhoods to the southwest have large concentrations of brick ranch homes from the 1950s and 1960s. West Little Rock and the Chenal Valley area represent the city's growth edge, with subdivisions built from the 1980s through today. The city of Little Rock serves as the commercial, medical, and governmental hub for all of central Arkansas.
Little Rock's landmarks are well-known across the state: the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, the Clinton Presidential Center on the riverfront, and Riverfront Park along the Arkansas River are all points of reference that most residents use to describe where they live. The city's older residential neighborhoods closest to downtown are the ones that see the most demand for masonry restoration and mortar repair work, simply because of how long those homes have been standing. Nearby North Little Rock sits just across the river and shares many of the same housing characteristics and masonry needs as Little Rock's older neighborhoods.
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