Commercial Masonry in Scranton, PA
Commercial brick fails the same way a house does, on a taller wall, higher up, and over a public sidewalk. Parapets, facades, storefronts, and long runs of window lintels all take the freeze-thaw beating at a bigger scale. We handle commercial masonry across Scranton and downtown, from tuckpointing a whole elevation to rebuilding a parapet, and we stage it so the business stays open.
Commercial Tuckpointing at Scale
Repointing a commercial building is the same work as a house wall, spread over far more area and reached by scaffold or a lift. We rake the failed joints, match the mortar to the building, and repoint in lifts tooled to shed water. On a large elevation we sequence the wall so the access moves efficiently and the work stays consistent from one bay to the next.
Parapets and Rooflines
The parapet is the wall above the roofline, and it fails first because it takes weather on both faces at once. Once the coping and the joints go, water runs into the top of the wall and down into the building. We rebuild spalled and leaning parapets, reset or replace the coping, and tie the wall back so it stands. A parapet over a sidewalk gets handled before it turns into a falling-brick problem.
Facade and Storefront Brick
The face of a commercial building is what customers see and what the city inspects. Spalled brick, open joints, and loose units on a facade are a look and a liability at the same time. We rebuild and reset facade and storefront brick in matched material, with sound anchorage back to the structure, so the wall carries its own weight and reads clean from the street.
Lintels Across an Elevation
A commercial elevation has a lintel over every window, and they rust and rust-jack on roughly the same clock. The stair-step cracks turn up over one opening after another as the steel swells. We replace the failed lintels in new galvanized angle iron and rebuild the brick courses, working across the elevation in sequence rather than chasing one window at a time.
Scheduled Around Your Business
The work has to happen without closing the doors. We stage commercial jobs for off hours, evenings, early mornings, or weekends, and plan the access so customers and staff stay clear of the active area. The schedule and the affected areas are set before we start, so nothing about the work catches the business off guard.
What It Costs
Commercial work is priced by the scope and the access, since scaffold or a lift on a multi-story wall is a real part of the job. A single parapet is one number; a full-elevation repoint with lintels is another. We assess the building and give you a written estimate that breaks the access out from the masonry.
Managing a building with failing brick or a bad parapet? (570) 555-0148 gets you a free assessment. Loose facade brick over a walkway gets priority, and we can seal the wall with a breathable sealer once the repair is done.
Can you work around our business hours?
Yes. Commercial jobs can be staged for evenings, early mornings, or weekends so the storefront stays open through the work. We plan the sequence and the access around your hours and set the schedule before we start, so you know which areas are affected and when.
What is a parapet, and why does it fail first?
The parapet is the section of wall that rises above the roofline on a commercial building. It catches weather on both faces and stands fully exposed, so it takes the worst of the freeze-thaw and fails before the wall below it. A leaning or spalling parapet over a sidewalk is a safety issue, not just a repair, and it usually needs attention first.
Do you handle loose facade brick over a sidewalk?
Yes, and it gets priority. Loose or spalled brick on a facade above a public walkway is a liability before it is a masonry problem. We secure the area, take down what is unsafe, and rebuild or reset the facade in matched brick with sound anchorage back to the structure.
Can you replace multiple lintels across a building?
Yes. On a commercial elevation with a row of windows, the steel lintels tend to rust and rust-jack around the same age, cracking the brick over one opening after another. We replace them in sequence with new galvanized angle iron and rebuild the brick courses, working across the elevation rather than one isolated window.