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Serving Yakima, WA and surrounding areas. (509) 654-9682
Yakima Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor serving Yakima, WA with foundation repair, tuckpointing, and chimney repair backed by years of hands-on work in this valley. We have been working on Yakima homes long enough to know exactly how this climate and soil treat masonry - and what it takes to fix it right.
Yakima's clay-heavy soils expand in wet winters and shrink in dry summers, putting real stress on your foundation year after year. Our foundation repair work addresses both the crack and the cause so the problem does not come back next season.
Yakima winters send temperatures below freezing night after night, and that freeze-thaw cycle is hard on chimney mortar and crowns. Many Yakima homeowners burn orchard wood as a primary heat source, which means chimneys here need more frequent inspection and repair than in milder climates.
Yakima's neighborhoods near downtown and Summitview have a lot of brick homes built between the 1920s and 1960s, and the original mortar in those walls is often well past its service life. Tuckpointing restores the joints before water gets in and starts cracking the bricks themselves.
The hillside neighborhoods above the Yakima Valley floor need retaining walls that can handle dry summers followed by saturated soil in spring. We build walls sized and drained for the actual conditions on your lot, not a generic spec.
Spalled or cracked bricks are a common sight on Yakima properties that were built before 1970. The intense summer UV and the hard freeze-thaw cycles each winter accelerate surface damage. Replacing damaged bricks before the problem spreads keeps repair costs manageable.
Concrete block is well suited to Yakima's dry climate and is common in both residential foundations and outbuildings across the valley. We install block walls for privacy fencing, garden borders, and structural applications that need to stand up to this region's soil and temperature swings.
Yakima sits in a semi-arid valley at roughly 1,100 feet elevation. It gets around 300 sunny days a year and fewer than 8 inches of rain - but winters bring hard freezes that regularly push temperatures well below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. That combination creates a demanding environment for any masonry or concrete work. The soil under Yakima properties is a mix of silt, clay, and alluvial deposits from the Yakima River. Clay-heavy soil absorbs water in wet months and shrinks back in dry ones, and that cycle puts steady pressure on foundations, patios, and retaining walls. Properties near irrigated farmland or in low-lying areas can see even more soil movement because seasonal irrigation raises local groundwater in ways that are hard to predict.
About half of Yakima's homes were built before 1970, and many of those were constructed before modern foundation codes, with shallower footings and less reinforcement. Chimneys on those older homes have had 50 to 70 years of freeze-thaw cycles working on them. Brick and block on the exterior have dealt with decades of intense summer sun and UV that dries and cracks mortar faster than in wetter Pacific Northwest cities. The work we do here is shaped by those realities. A repair that would hold up in Seattle might fail in three winters in Yakima if it does not account for the soil movement and the temperature swings that define this climate.
Our crew works throughout Yakima regularly, and we know the neighborhoods well enough to tell you how conditions differ from one part of the city to another. Homes near the Yakima River Greenway sit on lower ground where soil stays wetter longer after winter rain. Properties on the hillsides above town deal with more wind exposure and can have rocky soil that complicates footing work. The older craftsman bungalows near downtown Yakima have very different masonry challenges than the ranch homes spread across the West Valley, and we approach each job with that context in mind.
Yakima is a city most people who live here have a real attachment to. The Yakima Farmers Market draws residents from across the valley every week, and the Yakima River Greenway is a walking and biking route that ties the city together from north to south. We are a local business, and the homes we work on belong to our neighbors. When we finish a job, we clean up and leave the property the way we found it - or better.
We also work regularly in Selah just to the north, and in Union Gap to the south. If you have family or neighbors in those communities who need masonry work, we cover the whole area.
Reach us by phone or through the contact form on this page. We respond to all inquiries within 1 business day and typically get someone out to your property the same week.
We come to your property, look at what is actually happening - not just what is visible from the street - and give you a written estimate with a clear scope of work. There is no charge for the estimate, and no pressure to decide on the spot.
Our crew arrives on the agreed date, works through the job without dragging it out, and keeps the site clean each day. You do not need to be home for most exterior masonry work, but we keep you informed of progress.
When the work is done, we walk you through what was completed and answer any questions. If anything comes up in the weeks after the job, call us - we stand behind what we do.
Fill out the form or call us directly. We serve all of Yakima and respond within 1 business day. Free estimates, no pressure.
(509) 654-9682Yakima is the largest city in the Yakima Valley, with around 96,000 residents spread across a mix of established neighborhoods and newer subdivisions on the city's edges. The older parts of the city - the streets near downtown, the Summitview area, and the blocks along Nob Hill Boulevard - have some of the most character-rich housing in eastern Washington. Craftsman bungalows from the early 1900s, mid-century ranch homes, and stucco-sided houses from the 1950s and 1960s all sit within a few blocks of each other in these neighborhoods. The city sits at around 1,100 feet elevation in a river valley surrounded by the Yakima River, farmland, and the foothills that rise toward the Cascades to the west.
Yakima is well known as one of the top apple and hop-growing regions in the country, and that agricultural identity shapes the community. Many families here have lived in the valley for generations and have a long-term stake in their properties. The city's Wikipedia article notes that Yakima averages about 300 sunny days a year - more than almost any other city in Washington - which contributes to the unique wear patterns we see on exteriors here. Nearby communities we also serve include Selah to the north and Terrace Heights to the east.
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