Bennington's new construction has the same facade stone problem as the rest of the western metro, and we know it well. We have literally worked alongside the stone manufacturer's own rep out here.
Bennington has transformed from a quiet farm town into one of the metro's fastest growing corners, with new neighborhoods filling in around Bennington Lake, along the 156th and 168th Street corridors, and out toward Flanagan Lake. Almost all of it is recent construction, and almost all of it wears manufactured stone veneer somewhere on the front of the house.
This is the town where the scale of the problem hit home for us. While working a Bennington repair, a field rep from the company that manufactures the stone pulled up to our job. He had flown in from Texas because a local homeowner could not find anyone in the area who knew how to fix the product correctly. He also shared how the factory approaches color blending on repairs, knowledge we have folded into our work since.
So if stones are dropping off your porch or facade in Bennington, you have found the local company that actually does this. We rebuild the backing correctly, reset and blend the stone, and leave you with a facade that looks right and stays put. Free estimates, and we are in the area often.
Bennington's housing stock is overwhelmingly new, which means the masonry problems here are installation problems rather than age problems. Veneer without backing, brick accents laid fast, mailbox pillars and entry columns that took shortcuts. These homes are young, and correct repairs now will outlast the mortgage.
The setting brings its own work too. Lots around Bennington Lake and the newer developments near Flanagan Lake sit on rolling ground with the same expansive clay as the rest of the metro, so we see settling stoops, step cracks, and landscape walls that need real drainage behind them. Wind exposure on the open western edges is also hard on chimney crowns and caps.
We serve all of Bennington, from the original town blocks near 2nd and Warehouse Street to the newest streets on the edges, plus the acreages in between. It is a regular stop on our schedule, not a special trip.
Stones falling off your porch or facade? We rebuild manufactured stone veneer with the lath, plaster, and support it should have had the first time.
Learn moreCracked walls, loose brick and stone, crumbling mortar joints. We diagnose the cause and repair it so it stays repaired.
Learn moreSpalling, cracked, and loose brick cut out and replaced with hand-matched units, so the repair disappears into the wall.
Learn moreCrumbling mortar joints ground out and repointed with color-matched mortar, restoring the wall's weather seal and its looks.
Learn moreNew brickwork that blends with what is already there: columns, steps, planters, and walls, matched by hand and laid to last.
Learn moreNebraska freeze-thaw is hard on chimneys. We repair, rebuild, and restore them from the flashing up.
Learn moreBrick and block retaining walls that hold their grade and their looks, new builds and rebuilds of failing walls.
Learn moreCareful restoration work on older Omaha buildings, matching original brick, stone, and mortar instead of erasing them.
Learn moreYes, it is the same story: the same veneer products installed during the same building boom, often without proper backing. The failure pattern of stones loosening near porches and grade level repeats across the western metro, and the correct repair is the same too.
We rebuild the support system behind the stone instead of gluing units back on, and we blend colors using techniques shared with us by the manufacturer's own field rep on a Bennington job. The repair holds, and it disappears into the wall.
Yes. Bennington is core service area for us, not an edge case. Between veneer repairs and wall work we are in the area often, which also means estimates get scheduled quickly.
If the home is still under a workmanship warranty, it is worth asking the builder first, and we can document what we find to support that conversation. Past the warranty window, a correct repair is usually faster and better than chasing the original installer.
Yes: brick repair, tuckpointing, chimney work, retaining walls, steps, and columns. New neighborhoods still generate plenty of traditional masonry needs, and we handle all of it.
Call 402-704-4894 or use the form on our contact page. Tell us what you are seeing, and we will set a time to walk the house, explain the cause, and give you a free written estimate.
Tell us what is going on with your brick, stone, or chimney. We will take a look, explain the cause in plain language, and give you a free written estimate.