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Serving Hollywood, FL and surrounding areas. (754) 294-8074
Crumbling mortar joints are how water gets into your walls. In Hollywood, where summer rain and salt air hit hard every year, waiting is expensive. We replace deteriorated mortar, match your existing joints, and give you a solid wall that handles what South Florida throws at it.
Brick pointing in Hollywood removes old, worn-out mortar from the joints between bricks and replaces it with fresh mortar - restoring the seal that keeps water out and preventing structural damage before it starts. Most focused jobs on a single wall or chimney take one to two days; a full exterior on a mid-size home runs three to five days. The work does not require tearing anything apart - just careful removal of the old mortar to the right depth and clean application of the new mix. If the wall also has cracked or spalled bricks alongside failing mortar, pairing this work with foundation repair for an assessment rules out deeper structural concerns before you invest in surface work.
Hollywood's combination of 70-percent-plus average humidity, Atlantic salt air, and June-through-November hurricane season means mortar joints here face more stress than they would in most other cities. The Brick Industry Association notes that mortar joints are the wall's first line of defense against water - once they fail, moisture works its way behind the bricks and in South Florida's heat and humidity, damage can move surprisingly fast. Catching deterioration early is almost always cheaper than fixing what it causes.
A large portion of Hollywood's residential housing stock was built between the 1950s and 1980s, and many of those homes have never had their original mortar joints touched. If your home is in that age range, the mortar may be at or past the end of its useful life even if it does not look alarming yet. A mason can tell you in about 20 minutes whether you have a maintenance issue or something more urgent.
Run your finger along the mortar joints. If the mortar feels soft, crumbles easily, or you can see gaps where it has pulled away from the brick, it needs replacing. You should not be able to push a key or nail into a healthy mortar joint. In Hollywood's salt air and wet climate, mortar breaks down faster than in inland cities.
Those white marks - called efflorescence - are mineral salts left behind when water moves through the wall and evaporates on the surface. In Hollywood's humid climate this is a common early warning sign that moisture is getting into your joints and working through the wall. It does not always mean structural damage yet, but it means the joints need attention soon.
If certain parts of your wall stay darker or wet-looking longer than others after a downpour, water is likely sitting in or behind those joints. South Florida's heavy summer rain events make this easy to spot - walk around your home after a storm and look for areas that do not dry out at the same rate as the rest of the wall.
Most Hollywood neighborhoods - Emerald Hills, West Lake, and the historic downtown district - have homes from the 1960s through 1980s. If your home is in that age range and you have no record of repointing work, the mortar is likely at or past the end of its useful life, even without visible damage that catches your eye.
We handle brick pointing and mortar repointing for everything from a single chimney or garden wall to a full residential exterior. The process starts with a free on-site visit where we probe the joints, measure the scope, and look at how accessible the walls are - because all of that affects the price. We use mortar formulations appropriate for Hollywood's coastal conditions, which means softer mixes suited to the brick type and local climate rather than one-size-fits-all bag product. For homes where the brick surface itself has also deteriorated, we can discuss pairing this with tuckpointing to address both the structural and cosmetic condition of the joints.
We match mortar color to your existing joints before committing to a mix - we bring samples on the site visit and let you see the color before we start. This is a simple step that most homeowners care about and that separates careful work from a patch job that draws the eye to the repair. After the work is done, we walk you through the finished surface and let you know the curing timeline for your specific project conditions in South Florida's heat.
For homeowners whose chimney mortar joints have deteriorated from salt air and rain exposure and need to be restored before water enters the flue or crown.
For homeowners with a full or partial exterior where mortar joints have aged past the point of simple maintenance and need systematic removal and replacement.
For homeowners with freestanding brick walls on the property where failing joints are allowing water infiltration that will eventually undermine the footing.
For homeowners who have identified specific sections of failing mortar and want targeted work rather than a full exterior scope.
Hollywood's location in Broward County - just minutes from the Atlantic Ocean - means salt air reaches every neighborhood in the city. Salt is a known accelerant for mortar breakdown, and homes within a mile or two of the coast face noticeably faster deterioration than comparable homes further inland. The city also sits in one of the most active hurricane corridors in the country, with storm season running June through November. Open or cracked mortar joints during that window are a direct path for wind-driven rain to enter your walls. Most experienced local masons recommend completing repointing work in the spring - March through May - to close those gaps before the first storms arrive. We serve homeowners across Hollywood and into Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach, where the same coastal conditions and scheduling pressures apply.
The concrete block homes common throughout Hollywood from the 1950s through 1980s also create a specific challenge for repointing. CBS construction uses mortar joints differently than traditional full-brick walls, and if your home has a brick veneer over a CBS core - which is common in that era - a mason needs to understand how the two materials interact before choosing a mortar mix. The wrong mix choice does not just look bad - it can force stress into the brick face and cause spalling that turns a maintenance repair into a replacement job.
Call or use the contact form and we reply by the next business day. We ask a few basic questions about your home - what you are seeing, roughly how large the affected area is - and set up a free on-site visit rather than quoting over the phone.
We visit your home, probe the joints, assess the scope of the work, and bring mortar samples to test against your existing joints on the spot. This visit usually takes 20 to 45 minutes, and it is the right time to ask questions before any money is discussed.
You receive a written estimate that breaks down what mortar needs removing, what mix we plan to use, and approximately how many days the job will take. We walk you through it before asking you to sign - no surprises in the scope and no vague line items.
The crew arrives, removes old mortar, packs in fresh mortar, and cleans the brick face before leaving each day. When the job is done, we give you the curing timeline - typically 24 to 48 hours before the joints get wet - and any care notes specific to your Hollywood property conditions.
We walk your property, show you exactly what needs attention, and give you a written quote. No obligation, no sales pitch.
(754) 294-8074Homes east of US-1 in Hollywood face salt air that breaks down standard mortar mixes faster than manufacturers typically account for. We select mortar formulations suited to your property's coastal exposure level - and we explain our mix choice to you rather than just using whatever is on the truck.
Hollywood contractors book up fast in March through May, and homeowners who wait until April often cannot get on a good crew's schedule before storm season. We take projects year-round, but if your goal is to get repointing done before June, reach out in January or February - that is consistently when the best scheduling options exist.
One of the most common complaints after repointing is that the new joints look nothing like the old ones - lighter, darker, or just obviously different. We bring samples to the estimate visit and confirm the color match before committing to a mix. In Hollywood's older neighborhoods where decades of weathering have given joints a particular look, this step takes extra attention and we do not skip it.
Florida requires masonry contractors to hold a current state license, and you can verify any contractor's credentials through the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in about two minutes. We provide our license information without hesitation and give you a written, itemized quote - not a verbal number that changes once the work starts.
Brick pointing is one of those jobs that looks simple from the outside but makes a real difference in how long your walls hold up. Getting the mortar mix right for South Florida conditions, matching the color to your existing joints, and scheduling ahead of storm season are the three things that separate work that lasts from work that needs to be redone in five years. Those are the things we focus on.
When open mortar joints lead to wall movement or shifting, foundation assessment confirms whether the problem is isolated to the surface or has affected the structure below.
Learn moreFor older Hollywood homes where original mortar joints need both structural repointing and a clean finished appearance, tuckpointing addresses both goals at the same time.
Learn moreSpring booking fills fast - reach out now to lock in your date and go into storm season with sealed joints and one less thing to worry about.