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Metro Masonry and Restoration is a Minneapolis masonry contractor built around one idea: do the whole trade, and do it right. Commercial restoration on factories, apartment buildings, churches, schools and storefronts; chimney rebuilds and liner systems; tuckpointing, brick repair, retaining walls and concrete — the full range of work the metro's buildings lean on, carried by 20+ combined years on the trowel.
The projects on this site are our own: church towers restored from boom lifts, commercial walls relaid course by course from scaffolds, century-old brick walls taken down to sound masonry and rebuilt with matched units and reset stone, and the chimneys, steps and slabs of the neighborhoods in between. The before-and-after pairs in our work say the most about how we operate: the goal is masonry that looks like it was always there — and stays there.
The people who look at your building and scope it are the people who do the work. Call (320) 465-1161 and see for yourself — the assessment and estimate are free either way.
Minneapolis and the Twin Cities metro If a repair beats a rebuild, a scope can wait a season, or a budget fits a phased plan better, you hear it at the first visit. Masonry work runs on referrals, and you do not keep those by overselling.
Every estimate is written: the price, the timeline, the materials and matching, what gets demolished and hauled, and the must-fix separated from the can-wait so budgets go where the wall needs them.
Crowns, flashing, drainage, footings, full mortar joints — the parts you never see are the reason masonry survives Minnesota or fails it. We build them like the decades will inspect them, because they will.
Rebuilding walls, chimneys and facades is not a sideline here — it is the core of the work. Matched brick, matched mortar, proper crowns and full joints, because that is why masonry lasts.
Freeze-thaw is the enemy of every wall in this state. Crowns that shed, joints struck to drain, air-entrained concrete, drainage behind every wall — details chosen for this climate, not a milder one.
We assess on the wall, separate must-fix from can-wait, and put price and timeline in writing. Owners and property managers can phase budgets instead of getting one take-it-or-leave-it number.
Occupied buildings, lifts and scaffolds, site protection and daily cleanup — we run residential jobs with the same discipline as a church tower, because the standard should not change with the address.
From the first look at the site to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.
We assess the masonry where it lives — what failed, why, and how far it has spread. On commercial buildings that means getting on the wall, not a drive-by.
You get a written price with the must-fix separated from the can-wait, so the budget goes where the wall needs it. Timelines and access logistics are spelled out up front.
Matched materials, full joints, proper crowns, real bases and drainage. Occupied buildings stay open, sites get protected, and cleanup happens every day — not just the last one.
We walk the finished work together — joints, matches, cleanup, the whole scope. Done means you have looked at every part of it and said so.
A wall that worries you, a driveway past its best, or a backyard ready to become the good part of the house? Call or send the form and we will look at the site with you and hand you a straight written quote.
Tell us about your project — we’ll get right back to you.