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Serving Orem, UT and surrounding areas. (385) 486-0154
Orem Masonry & Concrete is a masonry contractor serving Springville with concrete block walls, brick repair, and tuckpointing, and our crew has been working on homes throughout south Utah County since 2019.
We respond within 1 business day, handle permits through Springville City, and use materials suited for the freeze-thaw conditions at 4,600 feet elevation so the work holds up through actual Utah winters.
Springville homeowners use block walls to define property lines, terrace sloped lots near Hobble Creek Canyon, and create durable retaining structures that outlast wood alternatives in Utah's dry summers and hard winters. Our concrete block wall work includes proper footings set below the frost line and drainage where needed - both are non-negotiable in a freeze-thaw climate at this elevation.
A large portion of Springville's housing stock was built between the 1990s and the 2010s, putting many homes in the 15-to-35-year range - right when original mortar joints begin to deteriorate from repeated exposure to Utah winter freeze-thaw cycles. Tuckpointing removes the softened mortar and replaces it before water gets behind the brick and causes damage that requires more than just mortar work to fix.
Older homes near Springville's historic downtown - some of them built in the early 1900s - often have brick exteriors that have never received professional attention since they were laid. Spalling brick faces and crumbling mortar joints on these properties need careful material matching so the repair does not look out of place on a facade that has its own character.
Lots on Springville's east side, closer to the Wasatch foothills, often have grade changes that leave usable yard space trapped on a steep slope. A properly built masonry retaining wall terraces that slope into flat, functional outdoor space - and with drainage built in behind the wall, it stays in place even after spring snowmelt saturates the clay soil.
Springville's clay-heavy soils expand and contract with seasonal moisture changes, and that movement puts gradual pressure on foundation walls over the years. Homes near the older downtown blocks - where some foundations date back to the early 1900s - are the most likely to show horizontal cracks or minor inward movement that needs evaluation before water intrusion becomes a significant problem.
Concrete driveways on Springville homes from the 1990s and 2000s have gone through enough freeze-thaw cycles that cracking is now cumulative - and it will not stop on its own. Paver driveways flex individually with the ground movement that clay soil causes, which makes them a more durable long-term choice than a poured concrete slab in this climate.
Springville sits directly south of Provo at the base of the Wasatch Range, at an elevation of about 4,600 feet. The city grew rapidly during the 1990s and 2000s, and most of its housing stock reflects that era: vinyl siding, stucco exteriors, and concrete driveways are the norm in the newer subdivisions, while older blocks near downtown have homes from the early and mid-1900s with a different set of needs. That combination means Springville has two distinct populations of homes requiring masonry attention - the older properties near the city center where original masonry has decades of wear, and the newer subdivisions where homes are hitting the 20-to-30-year mark and starting to show the first real signs of freeze-thaw damage.
The climate here does real work on exterior materials. Springville averages 30 to 40 inches of snow per year, and the freeze-thaw cycles that run from late fall through early spring are the main driver of masonry deterioration. Water enters any small opening in mortar, concrete, or stucco, freezes overnight, and expands - widening that opening for the next cycle. Clay-heavy soils throughout Utah Valley add another layer of stress by expanding when wet and shrinking when dry, which shifts slabs and puts lateral pressure on foundation walls and retaining structures over time. A masonry contractor who works in this specific climate regularly will build for these conditions from the start rather than treating them as edge cases.
Our crew works throughout Springville regularly, and we pull permits through the Springville City Building Department for structural jobs. We understand the local permit process and what inspectors look for on retaining wall, foundation, and block wall projects in this municipality - which means fewer scheduling surprises and a smoother process from estimate to final inspection.
Springville has a distinct character that sets it apart from neighboring cities. It has been called Utah's Art City for over a century, largely because of the Springville Museum of Art, one of the oldest art museums in the state. The neighborhoods near the museum and the historic downtown core include some of the oldest homes in the city - properties that need a masonry contractor who can work with older materials and match character rather than just swap in modern alternatives. The east side of the city backs up toward Hobble Creek Canyon and the Wasatch foothills, where lots slope more steeply and drainage issues from spring snowmelt are a regular concern. 900 South and 400 South are two of the main east-west streets that cross the whole city, connecting these distinct neighborhoods.
We also serve neighboring Mapleton just to the south and Provo directly north, so if you have a neighbor or family member in either city needing masonry work, our crew covers the whole corridor.
Call or submit a request through the contact form on this site. We respond within 1 business day to schedule your free estimate - you do not need measurements or project details ready before you call.
We visit your Springville property, evaluate the scope and conditions, check soil drainage where relevant, and confirm whether a city permit is needed. You receive a written estimate with a firm price - no commitment required and no pressure to decide on the spot.
The crew that assessed your project does the work - no handoffs to unfamiliar subcontractors. We coordinate permit scheduling with Springville City when required, and most residential masonry jobs run two to four days on site from start to finish.
When the work is finished, we clean the site, remove debris, and walk the completed project with you before we leave. Anything that does not meet your expectations gets addressed before the job is closed out.
We serve Springville homeowners with written estimates and no-pressure conversations. Reach out and we will respond within 1 business day.
(385) 486-0154Springville is a city of about 35,000 people in southern Utah County, sitting directly south of Provo at the foot of the Wasatch Range. It has been known as Utah's Art City for more than a century - a distinction tied to the Springville Museum of Art, which has operated since 1903 and remains one of the most prominent cultural institutions in Utah Valley. That history gives Springville a distinct identity and a downtown character unlike the newer suburban cities to the north. The blocks near the museum and city center include homes from the early and mid-1900s: smaller lots, older foundations, and brick or wood-sided exteriors that carry a different set of maintenance needs than the stucco-and-vinyl subdivisions that went up on the edges of town in the 1990s and 2000s. Most of the city's newer residential growth spread to the north and east, and the east side of Springville sits closer to Hobble Creek Canyon and the Wasatch foothills, where terrain changes and snowmelt drainage are part of everyday property management for homeowners.
The city sits at roughly 4,600 feet elevation, which brings real mountain winters - heavy snowfall, prolonged cold, and the freeze-thaw cycles that are the primary driver of masonry and concrete wear on homes here. Despite being directly adjacent to Provo, Springville has its own city government and building department, its own permit process, and its own community character. Neighboring Mapleton is immediately to the south - a smaller, quieter city with similar property types and climate conditions - and Provo begins just north of the city line along US-89 and I-15. Our crew moves between all three cities regularly and knows the masonry needs common across this part of Utah Valley.
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