PaveKing is a licensed NYC masonry contractor serving Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island since 2005. We rebuild stoops, restore brownstones, tuckpoint brick facades, build retaining walls, repair parapets for Local Law 11 cycles, and install outdoor kitchens and fire pits.
PaveKing handles brick masonry, stone masonry, block work, retaining walls, steps and stoops, brownstone restoration, brick pointing, tuckpointing, parapet walls, foundation masonry, outdoor kitchens, fire pits, planter walls, seating walls, lintels, and stone caps.
Brooklyn and Manhattan brownstone owners call PaveKing for LPC-aware restoration planning, lime mortar matching, sandstone repair, cornice tie-ins, and stoop rebuilds that respect original detailing.
Open joints let water in, water freezes, and brick starts to spall. We rake out failed mortar, color-match new mortar, and re-point to stop the cycle. Typical NYC tuckpointing ranges from about $8–$25 per sq ft depending on access, scaffolding, and mortar match.
Buildings six stories and taller follow FISP inspection cycles. PaveKing performs contractor scope work after engineer reports, including parapet rebuilds, lintel replacement, brick replacement, sealant work, and SWARMP-to-safe repair coordination.
Loose treads, cracked risers, settling cheek walls, and failing handrails need more than surface patching. We rebuild around proper footings, drainage, safe transitions, and a finish that matches brownstone, bluestone, brick, limestone, or granite entries.
Retaining walls need base depth, drainage stone, perforated pipe, and geogrid where needed. Wrong drainage can push a wall out of line within a few freeze-thaw seasons.
Outdoor kitchens, fire pits, seating walls, planter walls, and BBQ surrounds are planned with the same base, drainage, and finish discipline as patios and hardscape projects.
Every masonry project follows site survey and photos, engineer coordination when needed, written estimate, permits where required, demolition, footing, build, cure, walk-through, and warranty discussion.
PaveKing serves Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island with masonry planning matched to access, building type, facade condition, and borough logistics.
Yes. Retaining walls should be designed with proper base preparation, drainage stone, weep paths or pipe, and backfill planning to reduce pressure behind the wall.
In many cases, yes. PaveKing can repair, reface, or rebuild stoops and steps depending on the structure, footings, drainage, and finish condition.
Brownstone and facade restoration pricing depends on access, scaffold needs, surface condition, mortar match, replacement material, and historic-detail requirements. A site review gives the realistic number.
Local Law 11, also called FISP, requires periodic facade inspections for buildings over six stories. After an engineer identifies masonry defects, a contractor performs the approved repair scope.
Well-matched tuckpointing can last many years when joints are properly raked, cleaned, packed, tooled, and protected from ongoing water problems.
Some stoop, structural, landmark, sidewalk, or entry work may require DOB, LPC, or related permits. Scope and property conditions decide the requirement.
Yes. PaveKing can plan color-aware mortar and masonry repair so new work blends with existing brick, brownstone, limestone, bluestone, or granite details.