Serving Conway, AR and surrounding areas. (501) 273-0789
Conway Masonry & Concrete is a masonry contractor serving Sherwood, AR, specializing in retaining wall construction, brick repair, and tuckpointing for the city's 1970s through 1990s brick ranch homes. We have served Pulaski County since 2020 and reply to new requests within one business day.
Sherwood's sloped lots and clay-heavy soil are a constant source of erosion and yard movement, especially after the heavy spring rains that central Arkansas gets every year. Our retaining wall construction work uses properly footed masonry block or stone to hold back slopes for decades - unlike the landscape timbers installed in many Sherwood yards during the 1980s and 1990s that have since rotted and failed.
Brick veneer is the dominant exterior material on Sherwood homes built from the 1970s through the 1990s, and after three to five decades of freeze-thaw winters, most of these homes have at least some spalled bricks or crumbled mortar joints. We match replacement brick and mortar to the original so repairs blend in rather than standing out.
Sherwood's older brick ranch homes see heavy mortar wear on south- and west-facing walls that bear the brunt of summer heat and driving rain. Tuckpointing removes the degraded mortar and installs fresh material that seals the wall and stops water from tracking inward, which is especially important during the wet Arkansas spring season.
Most homes in Sherwood sit on concrete slab foundations, and Pulaski County's expansive clay soil is the main reason those slabs develop cracks over time. The clay swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and the cumulative movement across many seasons is enough to push up driveways and crack slab foundations. We repair cracks, address drainage issues that drive the movement, and document the work for future reference.
Sherwood homeowners looking for a permanent privacy or property-line wall often choose concrete block for its durability and low maintenance in Arkansas's humid climate. Block walls resist the moisture that degrades wood fences and are a long-term investment for properties on the Highway 107 corridor and the newer east-side subdivisions where lot boundaries need clear, lasting definition.
Concrete driveways poured in Sherwood during the 1980s and 1990s are now at the age where freeze-thaw cycles and mature tree roots have left them cracked and uneven. Paver driveways handle soil movement better than poured slabs because individual pavers can shift slightly without fracturing, and a single heaved section can be relaid rather than requiring a full driveway replacement.
Sherwood grew rapidly between the 1970s and 1990s as families moved north of Little Rock looking for more space and newer homes. That growth produced a city where the bulk of the housing stock is now 30 to 55 years old - old enough that original mortar on brick veneer exteriors has often reached the end of its service life, original concrete flatwork has been through hundreds of freeze-thaw cycles, and landscape retaining walls built with timber are failing and need to be replaced with masonry. Pulaski County's clay soil is the factor that makes all of these issues worse. The clay expands when the spring rains arrive and contracts through the dry summer, and that movement stresses every concrete and masonry element on the property.
The city's proximity to Little Rock Air Force Base in neighboring Jacksonville means a significant share of Sherwood homeowners are current or former military families who own their homes and prioritize keeping them well maintained. These are working- and middle-class households who want honest assessments, fair pricing, and work done on a schedule they can plan around. Sherwood winters are mild compared to northern states but do bring real freeze-thaw risk. Temperatures drop below freezing dozens of times per season, and any water sitting in cracked mortar or concrete expands when it freezes, widening the crack further each cycle. Left alone, a small mortar issue on a Sherwood brick ranch can become a moisture intrusion problem within a few seasons.
Our crew works throughout Sherwood regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect masonry work here. The brick ranch homes concentrated in the older Sherwood Forest neighborhood and the surrounding streets near the city center are the most common property type we work on - single-story brick veneer construction from the 1970s that needs mortar attention and occasional brick replacement after decades of central Arkansas weather. Permits for structural masonry work in Sherwood are processed through the City of Sherwood Planning and Zoning Department, and we handle that process as part of every project that requires it.
The Highway 107 corridor that runs north through the middle of Sherwood is the main artery we use to move between job sites across the city, and we are familiar with every neighborhood from the established subdivisions near the Sherwood Aquatic Center to the newer developments on the eastern and northern edges of the city. Sherwood's relatively flat terrain compared to Little Rock means drainage falls primarily to the soil itself, which makes proper footing depth and drainage layering behind retaining walls especially important in this area.
We also work regularly in neighboring Jacksonville, AR, which shares Sherwood's housing age profile and the same clay soil conditions. Homeowners on the Sherwood-Jacksonville border can expect the same crew, the same pricing, and the same approach on both sides of the city line.
Contact us by phone or through the estimate form and describe what you are seeing - cracked mortar, a failing retaining wall, foundation cracks, or anything else. We reply within one business day and schedule a visit at a time that works for you.
We come out to your Sherwood property, look at the full scope of the work, and give you a written estimate before anything is scheduled. You will know the price and timeline before you commit to anything. If a permit is required, we tell you upfront and factor that into the plan.
We arrive on the agreed start date and work through the project without leaving it half-finished between other jobs. For most Sherwood residential projects - tuckpointing, brick repair, or a retaining wall - the work is done within the week we scheduled.
When the work is done, we clean up the site and walk through the completed job with you. We explain any maintenance the new work needs - such as how long to wait before washing a newly pointed wall - and answer any questions before we leave.
We serve Sherwood and all of Pulaski County. No pressure, no obligation - just a straight answer on what the work involves and what it costs.
(501) 273-0789Sherwood is a city of roughly 32,000 to 33,000 residents in Pulaski County, sitting directly north of Little Rock along the Highway 67/167 corridor. It developed primarily as a suburban community during the 1970s and 1980s, and that timing is reflected in the housing stock - single-story brick veneer ranch homes on modest suburban lots with mature trees that have grown in over five decades. The city is predominantly owner-occupied and has a high homeownership rate relative to nearby Little Rock, which means residents tend to invest in maintaining their properties long-term. The well-known Sherwood Forest neighborhood is one of the city's oldest and most established residential areas, and its name reflects the city's own identity rooted in the Robin Hood legend.
Newer subdivisions have continued to develop on the northern and eastern edges of the city into the 1990s and 2000s, adding a layer of newer homes that are now reaching the age where first-generation roofing and exterior maintenance becomes necessary. Sherwood borders Jacksonville to the north, where Little Rock Air Force Base is located, which brings a steady mix of military and civilian residents into the broader area. We serve homeowners throughout North Little Rock, AR to the south as well, and the conditions in all three communities share the same clay soil foundation challenges and aging brick veneer housing stock.
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