Masonry In Smithville, Ohio

Your Smithville Masonry Contractor

Smithville has more standing history per square foot than most towns its size. The downtown district went on the National Register in 2014, and the buildings in it run from the 1889 bank to the lodge hall to the old State Theater. There is a brick house on West Main that dates to 1820. Pioneer Village and Mishler Mill on East Main keep the rest of it in view. Between the historic district and the Chicken BBQ weekend, this is a village that clearly cares what its buildings look like, and that makes it a good place to be a mason.

Cougar Masonry brings the full trade to Smithville: new brick, block, and natural or cultured stone, chimney rebuilds and repair, retaining walls and patios, tuckpointing and restoration, block foundations and building erections, and basements and new additions. One crew handles your project start to finish, with a free written estimate up front and a final walkthrough at the end.

Historic masonry is its own discipline and Smithville is full of it. Brick from the 1800s was fired softer than anything made today and it was laid in lime mortar that was meant to be the sacrificial layer. When somebody repoints that wall with a hard modern portland mix, the mortar stops moving and the brick faces start popping off instead. We match mortar to the original by composition and color, and we tell you honestly when a wall needs rebuilding versus when it just needs pointing.