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Serving Yakima, WA and surrounding areas. (509) 654-9682
Yakima Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor serving Terrace Heights, WA with masonry restoration, concrete repair, and tuckpointing built for the mid-century ranch homes and Yakima Valley climate that define this community. We have worked on properties throughout Terrace Heights and know firsthand how decades of freeze-thaw winters and high-desert summers wear on brick, block, and concrete.
Most homes in Terrace Heights were built in the 1950s through 1970s, and the brick, block, and mortar on those structures has had 50 to 70 years of Yakima Valley weather working on it. Our masonry restoration work brings deteriorated surfaces back to structural integrity and extends the life of your home without a full tear-down and rebuild.
Mortar joints on Terrace Heights brick chimneys and block walls dry out and crack faster than in wetter climates because of the valley's intense summer sun. Tuckpointing removes the failing mortar and replaces it before water can get inside the wall and freeze, which is how small joint gaps turn into expensive structural repairs.
Terrace Heights sits close to the Yakima River corridor, and some properties near the river edge have soils that shift more than the dry benchland above. Foundation cracks on homes in this area deserve a professional look rather than a surface patch, because what looks cosmetic sometimes reflects real soil movement underneath.
Ranch-style homes throughout Terrace Heights commonly have masonry chimneys that were built as part of the original structure in the 1950s and 1960s. The crowns, flashing, and mortar on those chimneys are often 50 or more years old and past their useful life - which means a chimney that looks fine from the ground may have cracks that let water in every winter.
Terrace Heights sits on a natural terrace above the Yakima River, and some properties at the edges of the bench have slopes that need retaining. Properly built masonry walls with drainage behind them prevent soil from eroding away from driveways, patios, and structures built on the slope.
Much of the concrete flatwork in Terrace Heights - driveways, walkways, and patios - was poured in the 1960s and 1970s and has been through 50-plus winters of freezing and thawing. Replacing sections that have cracked or shifted with properly prepared concrete or pavers solves the problem for another generation of owners.
Terrace Heights is an unincorporated community in Yakima County that sits just east of the city of Yakima along the north side of the Yakima River. The housing stock here skews heavily toward mid-century construction - ranch-style homes built between the 1950s and 1980s with concrete driveways, masonry chimneys, and block or brick foundations. Those materials were well chosen for the time, but they are now 40 to 70 years old and have absorbed thousands of freeze-thaw cycles in a climate that is harder on masonry than most people expect. The Yakima Valley gets very little rain - about 8 inches per year - but what it lacks in moisture it makes up for in temperature extremes. Winter nights regularly drop below freezing, and the combination of any moisture that does fall with those hard freezes is the primary driver of masonry deterioration in this area.
Properties near the Yakima River face an additional consideration. The soils closer to the river corridor tend to be more variable than the dry benchland soils above, and irrigation water from landscaping can saturate the ground around foundations in ways that create movement over time. Even in a dry climate, water management around a foundation matters. Summer heat adds a separate stress - 90- to 100-degree days bake concrete and mortar, causing expansion that widens small cracks and makes them easier for winter moisture to enter. These are the cycles that define masonry wear in Terrace Heights, and they are what we account for when we plan a repair or restoration project here.
Our crew works throughout Terrace Heights regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect masonry work here. As an unincorporated community, Terrace Heights uses Yakima County for building permits and code enforcement. When a project here requires a permit, we work with Yakima County directly - the same office we coordinate with for projects across the valley. The Yakima Greenway runs right along the river corridor through Terrace Heights, and homeowners on streets near the Greenway are familiar territory for our crew. Properties up on the bench above the river tend to have harder, drier soils and more UV-exposed south-facing surfaces, while homes closer to the river deal with more soil variability.
Most of our Terrace Heights work involves homes that have been owner-occupied for many years. The homeowners here are not flipping properties - they are investing in repairs that will last, and they want straight answers about what needs to be done and what can wait. That is how we approach every estimate we give in this community.
We also serve homeowners in Moxee to the east and Selah to the north. If you have family or neighbors in those communities who need masonry work, we cover the whole valley.
Call us directly or fill out the estimate form on this page. We respond to every message within 1 business day and schedule Terrace Heights visits quickly - usually within the same week.
We come to your Terrace Heights property, assess what is actually happening with your masonry, and give you a written estimate with clear pricing. We tell you what needs to be done now and what can be monitored - no upselling.
We schedule masonry and concrete work around the temperature windows that allow proper curing. You will know the start date before we confirm the job, and we show up when we say we will.
When we finish, we walk you through the completed work and answer any questions. We clean the site before we leave, and if you have concerns after the job is done, we come back to address them.
Yakima Concrete & Masonry works throughout Terrace Heights. We give straight answers, written estimates, and show up on time - every time.
(509) 654-9682Terrace Heights is a census-designated place in Yakima County with a population of roughly 5,000 to 6,000 people, sitting just east of Yakima along the north bank of the Yakima River. The community takes its name from the natural terrace above the river - the bench of land that gives many properties a slight elevation above the valley floor. Most of the residential streets in Terrace Heights are lined with single-story ranch homes built in the decades following World War II, reflecting the post-war growth of the Yakima area. Lots here tend to be slightly larger than those in the denser urban neighborhoods of Yakima itself, and many homes include attached garages and concrete driveways that date to the original construction. The area is largely owner-occupied, with a stable, long-term-resident feel that distinguishes it from higher-turnover neighborhoods in nearby Yakima. For more about the community, see the Terrace Heights community profile.
The Yakima River runs along the south side of the community, and the Yakima Greenway - a paved trail used by walkers, cyclists, and anglers - passes right through the area. Homes near the Greenway are well known to our crew, and the riverside character of that part of the neighborhood gives it a different feel from the streets up on the terrace. Terrace Heights connects naturally to the broader Yakima Valley, and we serve communities throughout the region. We work regularly in Yakima to the west and in Union Gap just to the south, so if your neighbors in those areas need masonry help, we are already there.
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