Best Way Masonry
Repair is praised by city inspectors for following historical guidelines, doing masonry repair and construction better and for less cost than any other masonry company in Portland.
What is a Chimney?
The Parts of a Chimney
Rain & Wind Caps: Chimney caps are protective coverings that go over the top of your chimney. They are usually made of steel or copper mesh and come in a variety of styles to match the outside of your home.
Flue Tile: A flue lining in a masonry chimney is defined as “A clay, ceramic, or metal conduit installed inside of a chimney, intended to contain the combustion products, direct them to the outside atmosphere, and protect the chimney walls from heat and corrosion.”
Crown: The chimney crown is a slab of concrete that tops the masonry chimney. Its sole design is to prevent water from running into the chimney.
Corbelling (Brick Stepout): Often called “shoulder” or “hips”, chimney corbels are bump-outs or protrusions on a chimney, most often found near the smoke chamber of a chimney.
Tuckpointing (Remortaring): This term describes the process of cutting out deteriorated mortar joints in masonry walls to a uniform depth and filling those joints in with fresh mortar.
Metal Flashing: Flashing is a thin, impervious material (typically sheet metal) that is used in construction at places like mortar joints to prevent water penetration and/or provide proper drainage.
Best Way Masonry has been doing masonry work in Portland since 1987
Our Services
Services
Find out about Best Way Masonry & Repair’s services
We specialize in chimneys, fireplaces and restoration. We are capable of handling residential and commercial jobs.
With our vast years of experience, we offer custom design and execution of all masonry projects. If you want something done with brick, block, stone or veneer, we can handle it.
We believe in giving our customers more than they expect at a reasonable price.
Our experienced, friendly technicians take great pride in their work. We take the time to explain what work needs doing, while striving to let our customers know all the options available to them. Our ultimate goal is to fit both our client’s needs and their budget.
Since we offer new construction, restoration, water proofing, and repair, here are some ideas of what we can do to increase the beauty, functionality and value of your home.
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New Construction: Gated Entries, Planters, Privacy Walls, Mailboxes, Outdoor Fireplaces, and more.
Restoration or Repair: We can repair or restore anything to do with masonry. We offer tuck-pointing, rebuilds, cleaning, sealing, weatherization (wall cap installation, flashing, etc), seismic upgrading and repair, crack repair, historical restoration, and more.
Let us help you beautify your home with brick, block, and stone. With over 30 years of experience in all aspects of masonry, we can handle it. At our reasonable prices, so can you!
Best Way Masonry has been doing masonry work in Portland since 1987
Services
Chimney Repair
We are Portland chimney repair specialists. For 25 years, we’ve specialized in fixing chimneys, rebuilding chimneys and building chimneys from the ground up.
Specialty Features
These are features we can build new, restore or fix. We love the opportunity to contribute to the comfort and value of your home:Anything to do with a chimney, we handle it.
Specialty Features
These are features we can build new, restore or fix. We love the opportunity to contribute to the comfort and value of your home:
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Gated Entries
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Trash Enclosures
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Planters
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Privacy Walls
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Mailboxes
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Barbecues
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Free-standing Outdoor Fireplaces
With our Professional Masonry Restoration, we can restore all areas of Brick, Block, Stone, and Veneer. We are providing a list here so you can know what we offer, as well as a description of what those services mean:
Tuckpointing
This term describes the process of cutting out deteriorated mortar joints in masonry walls to a uniform depth and filling those joints in with fresh mortar. Sometimes, Tuckpointing describes the complete process of restoring older masonry joints. You may have heard of this procedure described as “repointing” or “pointing”. They all describe the same process.
Parapets
When most people think of parapets, they think of a castle’s low wall, used to protect soldiers when firing. Though a swashbuckling definition, this is not the kind of parapet we are referring to. A parapet is the part of an exterior wall that projects above the roofline. You often see these mission style homes, as well as contemporary block houses.
Skirt Metal
This is a metal shield installed on the backside of a parapet wall. It extends over the top of the roofing material to keep water from getting into the wall. With Portland’s rainy weather, your roof can use all the protection from water damage it can get.
Rebuild of Deterioration
Over time, masonry can become deteriorated. We can rebuild affected areas and match the new brick or stone to the old.
Cleaning & Sealing
Block, brick or stone is extremely hardy. However, when left in the tumultuous weather of Portland, the porous nature of this material can become a problem if not cleaned up and sealed at regular intervals.
Sheetmetal Flashing
Flashing is a thin, impervious material (typically sheet metal) which is used in construction at places like mortar joints to prevent water penetration and/or provide proper drainage.
Wall Caps
These are the finishing touch on any boundary, entry or retaining wall. They give additional protection to the wall, prevent water damage, and they look nice too!
Veneer Anchoring
Veneer is a layer of some kind of stone or brick which is anchored to the structure of the building. We love using veneer to beautify your home.
Seismic Upgrading
Getting your masonry earthquake ready can help stabilize your masonry structure.
Historical Restoration
We have years of experience in masonry restoration of old and historical buildings, bringing them back to their former glory – while complying with the guidelines.
Weatherizing Outside Envelope
The outside envelope is the wall, roof, and the components thereof. Proper weatherizing of that envelope makes it more durable against the elements. This helps prevent property damage due to wind, rain, etc.
Crack Repair
Despite your best efforts, masonry is made of natural components which can deteriorate and crack. We can repair cracks in your brick, block or stone.
New Construction
We can get your new masonry installation built up to comply with your needs and wants, along with complying with building codes.