How much do masonry and concrete repairs cost in Pennsylvania?

Updated November 11, 2026 · KeystoneProGuide editorial team

What does masonry work cost?

It depends almost entirely on the job. The published cost surveys put repointing a 100-square-foot section of brick at roughly $400 to $2,500, a concrete driveway at a few thousand dollars to well over ten thousand, and a retaining wall at $3,191 to $9,200 for most homeowners. None of the surveys below publishes a Pennsylvania figure, so every number here is national and is given the way its publisher gives it.

Use the figures to judge whether a quote is in a normal range, not to price your own job. The surveys are marketplaces and magazines; they are cited here for prices and nothing else.

What does repointing cost?

Repointing means cutting out deteriorated mortar from the joints and replacing it. Three surveys publish figures:

Angi and HomeAdvisor publish the same headline range and average, so treat them as one data point. HomeGuide adds that repointing a stone foundation runs $5 to $28 per square foot and that a whole 2,500-square-foot brick house can cost $5,000 to $40,000. HomeAdvisor's examples run from about $700 for a basic chimney to $30,000 for an entire house.

Two lines on these pages deserve attention. Angi lists a mortar composition analysis at $200 to $500 and a mortar color analysis at $100 to $300. That is the step that tells a mason what the old mortar is made of, which matters because the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) says the new mortar has to match the old in color, hardness and permeability, and that hard mortar will often make the surrounding brick deteriorate faster. On an old house, a quote that includes this step is not padding.

Small jobs carry minimums. Angi and HomeAdvisor both give minimum job fees of $300 to $2,000; HomeGuide gives $200 to $1,500. Hourly rates are $50 to $100 (Angi and HomeAdvisor).

What does brick repair cost?

HomeGuide puts typical brick repair at $500 to $2,500, or $10 to $30 per square foot, with a national average of $2,000. Its line items include:

• Spalling brick repair: $1,000 to $3,500
• A bowing brick wall: $2,000 to $6,500
• Brick steps: $300 to $750 per step
• Lintel repair: $500 to $700
• Full brick restoration: $5,000 to $35,000

Angi gives brick repair at $20 to $40 per square foot and says structural cracks can cost well over $1,000.

What do concrete driveways, patios and walkways cost?

Angi's driveway page gives a national average of $6,400 and says labor is about half the cost. It adds that removing an old driveway, pouring over asphalt or heavy leveling costs extra. On patios, Angi says leveling and grading can add $1,000 to $3,200. On walkways it budgets $200 to $1,000 for permits and site preparation, and prices a 100-square-foot sidewalk at $800 to $1,200 at 4 inches thick and $900 to $1,300 at 6 inches.

What do retaining walls, stucco and foundation cracks cost?

• Retaining walls. Angi gives a national average of $6,082, with most homeowners paying $3,191 to $9,200, and about $40 to $360 per linear foot for walls 2 to 6 feet tall. Concrete block runs $30 to $50 per square foot and stone $20 to $100.
• Stucco. Angi gives an average repair of $1,649, most between $600 and $2,697. Crack repair alone is $250 to $800 and water-damage repair $1,000 to $3,000.
• Foundation cracks. Angi's foundation page and HomeGuide both give $250 to $800 per crack. Angi puts full foundation repair at an average of $5,175 and suggests budgeting $500 to $3,000 for a soil report where one is needed.

What moves the price?

The surveys name the size of the job, wall height and access, scaffolding, the amount of damage, the material, site preparation and removal of old work. Two factors are less obvious:

• The cause. The NPS says structural repairs come before cosmetic ones. If a crack comes from a failed lintel or a settling foundation, repointing alone will not fix it, and the quote should say how the cause is handled.
• How careful the method is. On historic federal buildings, the General Services Administration (GSA) has joints raked out by hand, mortar matched by laboratory analysis and cured damp for at least 72 hours. You do not need a federal specification at home, but hand work and curing take time, so ask whether a much lower quote includes them.

How do you compare two masonry quotes?

• Check that both cover the same area, in square feet or linear feet, and the same height.
• Ask what mortar each will use and whether either will analyze the existing mortar first.
• Ask how the old mortar comes out: by hand, or with grinders and saws.
• Get extras priced in advance: scaffolding, brick replacement, removal of old concrete, permits.
• Ask what each contractor will do about the cause of the damage, not only the damage.

Before choosing on price, read how to choose a masonry contractor and what Pennsylvania requires of contractors. Businesses that offer the work are on the masonry contractors directory page.

Sources

1. How Much Does Repointing Brick Cost? [2026 Data], Angi
2. How Much Does Repointing Brick Cost [2025 Data], HomeAdvisor
3. How Much Does Tuckpointing or Repointing Cost? (2026), HomeGuide
4. How Much Does Masonry Work and Brick Repair Cost? (2026), HomeGuide
5. How Much Does a Concrete Driveway Cost in 2026?, Angi
6. How Much Does a Concrete Driveway Cost? (2026), HomeGuide
7. How Much Does a Concrete Patio Cost? [2026 Data], Angi
8. 2026 Concrete Walkway and Sidewalk Cost, Angi
9. How Much Does It Cost to Build a Retaining Wall? [2026 Data], Angi
10. How Much Does Stucco Repair Cost? [2026 Data], Angi
11. How Much Does Foundation Repair Cost? [2026 Data], Angi
12. Common Problems with Brick Masonry, U.S. National Park Service
13. Repointing historic masonry, U.S. General Services Administration