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Mountain Brook, Alabama
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in Mountain Brook
Older homes, heavy canopy, and a lot of brick and stone that was laid a long time ago. The work here is repair and restraint more than replacement.
Mountain Brook is one of Birmingham's oldest suburbs and the housing stock shows it. Settled foundations, older trim profiles, plaster behind the drywall, and a hardwood canopy over most of the lots from Crestline through English Village and Mountain Brook Village.
None of that is a problem. It does mean the right answer is usually to match and repair what is already there rather than tear it out, and that a contractor who only knows new construction will make a mess of it.
What that means on site
Four things Mountain Brook asks for
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A canopy that fills gutters
Mature oaks and hardwoods across the villages mean gutters fill fast and roof valleys hold debris through the autumn. Clearing them here is not a once-a-year job, and letting them block is how water ends up behind the fascia.
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Interiors that need patching, not gutting
Settling cracks, older casing profiles and walls that are not square. Repairs have to be scribed and matched to what is there. That is slower than replacing a wall and it is almost always the cheaper answer.
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Masonry that goes green in the shade
Shaded brick, stone steps and retaining walls hold moisture and grow algae. These get soft-washed at low pressure. Turning a turbo nozzle on old lime mortar will strip the joints out, and repointing costs far more than the wash saved.
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Work that has to suit the street
A replacement fence run or a new set of steps has to sit right next to what the neighbors have. We will tell you when the cheapest material is going to look wrong in place.
Most asked for here
What we get called for in Mountain Brook
Soft-washing brick, stone and siding, plus clearing the gutters the canopy keeps filling.
Pressure washing → CarpentryTrim, doors and built-ins cut to fit rooms that are not square.
Carpentry → Handyman workDrywall patching, plumbing repairs and the running list of small jobs.
Handyman work → LandscapingBed upkeep, mulch and trimming back what the canopy drops.
Landscaping →Questions
Mountain Brook, answered
Yes. Crestline, English Village, Mountain Brook Village, Cherokee Bend and everything between them. We are based in Birmingham, so Mountain Brook is a short run for us and we do not charge a travel premium to get there.
Twice a year is the usual answer, but under heavy hardwood we would say once in late autumn after the leaves are down and once in spring. If you have pines nearby, the needles pack tighter than leaves and you will want to look more often than that.
Yes, with a soft wash. That means low pressure and a cleaning solution doing the work rather than force. On older lime mortar this is the only sensible approach. Anyone who turns up and puts a turbo nozzle on your steps is going to cost you a repointing job.
Older homes are most of what we do in Mountain Brook. Expect us to talk about matching an existing profile, scribing to an out-of-square wall, and patching rather than replacing. It takes longer on the day and it is usually the cheaper outcome.
Yes, and it comes in writing with the price broken out. If we think the job needs a trade we do not cover, we will say so and point you somewhere rather than take it on.
Working on a Mountain Brook home?
Tell us what needs doing and we will come and look at it.