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Stone Foundation Repair of Michigan is about well into the Winter of 2025 and we’ve been steadily working on our stone foundation projects across the state. We started January with a stone crawl space project up in Boyne City, Michigan. A home right in town across from the lumber, I think it was built in the 1860’s. Our customer was totally remodeling the small home and it’s going to be a perfect summer getaway.
Stone Foundation Repair Projects
After Boyne City we ended up south of Grand Rapids for a stone basement repair project. This project also had a small crawl space area with an access so small we had to temporarily make it bigger in order to access the area. This house was very old, in fact the floor boards were original and were also the flooring. So no subfloor. The door thresholds were logs that were worn by foot traffic over the years.
I’ll share some photos below of these projects. We got a new app called “company cam” to help us with communicating the repairs that needed done on each specific project. It’s pretty cool actually! It’s great way to organize photos for each stone foundation repair project and the guys can do phot updates which is really nice.
Another project we worked on this month was an old stone basement over in Stanton, Mi. Our customer, Wyman, had an original as it gets, old farmhouse from the late 1800’s which was mostly original. It was pretty cool. He needed a retainer wall build out of cement block to protect his hot water heater and help to keep the foundation where it was and he found us during his search for a reputable stone foundation repair contractor.
Our next project was a one day spot repair project on a stone basement for our customer, Christine. This basement had been painted white, but the mortar joints weren’t fixed before it was painted, so it was a quote a mess. Just one day was spent here but it made a huge impact on her old stone foundation and she was happy.
I wanted to update this article on concrete driveways in Michigan and share the website for the concrete division of our company. We spend most of the winter fixing stone basements across the state of Michigan and once the weather turns we get right onto our concrete work. Crawford Farms Concrete and Stone is our concrete division and we are a Michigan concrete driveway contractor. We also do a large variety of other commercial and residential concrete construction work.
Well it started last week, like it does every year in the concrete and masonry industry here in Central Michigan. I’m not sure if people spend the beautiful summer months enjoying life or planning their upcoming job but it seems like 90% of the work happens in the fall (or spring) when it comes to concrete, stone, or other masonry work. I seem to do a lot of concrete driveways in the Central Michigan area during the fall and in the spring it’s mostly foundation repairs.
Truth be told I don’t mind working in the fall at all. The cool temps make for great working weather and the pour concrete when it’s below 50 degrees actually results in a better finished product anyway. The cool temps help the concrete cure slower initially and this makes for a more durable concrete driveway or floor. It’s kind of neat how it all shakes out in the end.
I did more stone foundation repairs than usual this year, I’m not sure if it was because of the wet spring or what. Seven complete stone basement restorations in total and a few smaller repair jobs were all completed before the end of May this past spring. With another driveway coming up next week I’ll be whisking away falling leaves as I try to but a nice textured finish on another driveway.
Concrete Driveway Quote
Fall is a great time to pour concrete, I’d say its the best time for exterior concrete work. You don’t have hidden frost to contend with and the ground isn’t saturated from the spring thaw. One thing to watch out for is the upcoming cold nights, but it has to get pretty cold to present a risk to your recent investment. The night after the pour is quite critical, you want temperatures to stay above 35 degrees so curing can continue or simply be but on pause overnight. Get in touch if you would like a quote on a concrete driveway.
If you would like to get your concrete driveway done before the snow flies, get in touch, I have room for a few more. Cold weather is on the way with a little snow in the forecast already this fall.
We’ve been busy with stone basement repair projects all across the state of Michigan lately. I wanted to share some updates on the recent projects we’ve been working on. We’ve been doing dozens of stone basement restoration projects each year for the last decade or more. They make up a significant portion of our Stone Masonry division.
Almost every Stone basement repair project we do has at least some tuck pointing involved. Our tuck pointing process is pretty straight forward. If your looking for a stone basement repair contractor to do restoration work and tuck pointing on your basement, this is what the process looks like.
Access the project and note any spot repairs, missing stones etc.
Clean the stone wall surface. We usually us a kitchen type broom.
Remove loose and/or crumbling mortar joints. Then Clean Joints.
Tuck point the stone joints with bonding agent modified mortar.
Brush a finish on the joints that both looks good and more importantly seals the joint.
Stone Basement Repair Costs
All stone basement repair projects are different, but after doing hundreds of these projects I can offer a loose average. It doesn’t mean your project will be this price, but most of our stone foundation repair projects that are stone basements and mostly require tuckpointing fall in a similar range. We often install glass block windows, fix sections of stone wall, replace stones or re-lay loose stones. Also some stone walls require more prep work than others. But the ones that are predominately tuck pointing focused fall in the range of $3,800.00-$5,700.00 for smaller basements and in the $6,500.00-$8,500.00 dollar range for the larger basements.
It seems like the older stone basements (1910 or older) run a little smaller. They are often around 18×25 in size and fall in the lower range. We do a lot of larger basements also, these seem to be a little newer, often build after 1910. Stone basement restorations are a majority of our work during the winter months. During the main warmer season we are business with various types of stone work and we are also a Michigan concrete contractor.
Stone Basement Tuckpointing Project
Stone Basement Repair Company
If your Michigan stone basement needs some attention, reach out and we can discuss your project over the phone and arrange a site visit if needed. We have been a stone basement repair company for well over a decade and serve the entire state of Michigan.
