Find a local brick & stone pro in Murfreesboro
Cracked brick, a leaning chimney, a mailbox that met a car, or a stone wall you've been meaning to build? Tell us about the job and we'll send you local masonry businesses to get quotes from.
Describe your jobFree referral service for Murfreesboro & Rutherford County. We're not a contractor and don't do the work ourselves.
What can we help you find a pro for?
Brick & masonry repair
Stair-step cracks, crumbling mortar joints, loose or spalling bricks, failed lintels over windows and doors.
Brick repair guide →Chimney repair
Cracked crowns, missing caps, leaks around flashing, eroded joints near the roofline, and rebuilds above the roof.
Chimney repair guide →Brick mailboxes
New brick or stone mailbox columns to match your house, and rebuilds after a car or mower knocks one over.
Brick mailbox guide →Stone & retaining walls
Natural stone and block retaining walls, garden walls, and repairs to walls that bulge, lean or wash out.
Stone wall guide →How this works
You describe the job
Fill in the short form below: what's wrong or what you want built, and roughly where you are in the county.We reply by email
You get one email with local masonry businesses, taken from their public listings, that you can contact directly.You compare quotes
Ask two or three pros to look at the job and give you a written quote. You choose who to hire, or no one.
Masonry in Murfreesboro: what's worth knowing
Murfreesboro's housing runs from older solid-brick homes around downtown and the East Main Street historic district to the brick-veneer subdivisions that have filled in Blackman, Barfield and the edges of town toward Smyrna and Rockvale. Those two kinds of wall fail in different ways and need different fixes, so it's worth telling a mason which one you have.
- Clay soil and limestone. Much of Rutherford County has clay soils that swell when wet and shrink in dry spells, often over shallow limestone. Ground movement shows up in brick as stair-step cracks along the mortar joints, and it matters for how deep a wall or mailbox footing needs to go.
- Freeze and thaw. Middle Tennessee winters swing above and below freezing. Water that gets into cracked mortar, a cracked chimney crown or a porous brick face expands when it freezes, which is why small cracks tend to grow.
- Matching old work. Older brick often used softer lime-based mortar. Repointing it with a modern hard mortar can damage the brick, so ask any mason how they'll match the mortar on an older home.
What a good masonry quote covers
Whoever you call, ask for the quote in writing and check that it spells out:
- Scope: exactly what is being repaired, rebuilt or built, with measurements where it matters.
- Materials: the brick or stone (and how they'll match your existing work), the mortar type and color, and any block, gravel, drain pipe or flashing.
- Prep and clean-up: demolition, haul-off of old material, protecting your lawn, beds and driveway, and washing down when done.
- Permits: whether the job needs a permit from the City of Murfreesboro or Rutherford County, and who pulls it.
- Timeline and payment: start date, how long it should take, and when payments are due.
- Warranty and insurance: what's guaranteed and for how long, and a certificate of insurance.
Where we can help you find a pro
Murfreesboro and the surrounding Rutherford County communities, including:
- Downtown Murfreesboro
- Blackman
- Barfield
- Siegel
- Walter Hill
- Lascassas
- Christiana
- Rockvale
- Kittrell
- Smyrna
- La Vergne
- Eagleville
Tell us about the job
Free, no obligation. You'll get one email back with local masons you can contact directly. We're a referral service, not a contractor.
Questions
Are you a masonry contractor?
No. Murfreesboro Masonry is a referral website. We don't do masonry work, employ masons or set prices. We help you find local brick and stone businesses to contact.
Does it cost anything?
No. The form and the email you get back are free, and you're under no obligation to hire anyone.
What happens to my details?
We store your request so we can reply, and send you one email. We don't sell your details or sign you up for anything.
Can you tell me what my job will cost?
No, and be wary of anyone who prices masonry without seeing it. Cost depends on access, materials, matching existing work and what's hidden behind the damage. A mason who looks at the job can give you a real written quote.