Masonry Contractor in Donna, TX - Brick and Block Work Built for Valley Heat

Many jobs do, because Donna's Planning and Zoning Division issues building permits for repair, remodeling, additions and new construction, and the application has to be filled out before any work starts. If you're adding onto the house, the city says yes, that needs a permit. When you're not sure about a wall or a repair, call the building permits office at 956-464-6911, and if your job needs one, we do the paperwork and set up the inspections.

The subcontractor doing that trade gets it, because Donna requires subcontractors to pull their own electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits. The state also says anyone doing electrical work in Texas has to be licensed, and that covers wiring outside or attached to a house. So the outlets and lights in your outdoor kitchen go to a licensed electrician, and we build the masonry around them.

For trades the state licenses, like electricians, you can look up the person or business in the state's online license search and see whether the license is current. The state plumbing board makes a plumber's license details public in real time too, which is worth checking for anyone who'll wire or plumb part of your project. Donna's building permits page also carries its own contractor application, and for our part, we're licensed and fully insured.

Yes. Flooding from sources the flood insurance maps don't show happens often in Hidalgo County, and many homes flood simply because storm water can't drain fast enough to keep the ponding outside. That's why I check how water runs before we pour or lay anything, so new walks, patios and paver drives slope away from your walls instead of toward them.

Work early and keep the new mortar from drying too fast, because mortar that loses its water to the sun never gets as strong as it should. Nearby Weslaco averages highs around 97°F in August, so in summer we usually start in the cool of the morning, dampen hot, thirsty brick before laying it and shade or mist fresh joints. A freeze hits Weslaco in fewer than half of years, so around here heat and water do more harm to masonry than cold does.

The cost comes down to the size of the job, the brick, block or stone you pick and how hard the spot is to reach. On top of that, the matching and drainage work I mentioned earlier adds time and material, and a small repair runs far less than new construction. I'll give you a figure for your own house once I've walked the job with you.