Masonry — quoted, laid, paid.
The big outfits won't roll a truck for a cracked crown or a one-wall repoint — their overhead needs whole buildings. Those patch jobs are exactly what a one-person mason wins. SideWRK prices the wall by the square foot and the crown flat, logs the mortar you used, gets the estimate approved from the customer's phone, and shows what the job really made you.
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Priced the way masonry bills
Repointing, brick replacement, veneer, and parging by the square foot at your rates. Crowns, mailboxes, and steps flat, because that's how the market quotes them. A $300 job minimum comes set by default — change it, but never work without one.
Mortar type, on the record
Type N, S, O, or lime — logged on the job. The rule is no harder than the original: a Portland-heavy mix on pre-1930s soft brick spalls the brick instead of the joint. Your invoice shows you matched the wall, which is worth more than any warranty card.
Before / after photo proof
The raked-out joint, the finished wall, the crown before and after the patch. The customer sees exactly what they paid for, and the photo of a clean strike sells the next repoint on the block by itself.
Approved before you mix
Send a branded approval link. Your customer reviews the estimate, sees the photos, and taps Approve — logged with their name, the time, and the amount, so the scope is authorized before the first bag opens.
Real profit, not just revenue
Brick, bags of mortar, diamond blades, and the dump run carry a private "your cost" the customer never sees — so the Money tab shows what each wall actually netted you, not just what you charged for it.
What you flagged, on the record
Wet-cutting per OSHA's silica Table 1. Retaining-wall height from the footing — over 4 feet or carrying a surcharge is engineered-design and permit territory, and you said so. Flashing condition on chimney jobs: you own the counterflashing, the roofer owns the base, and the note kills the leak callback. Cold-weather procedure below 40°F, per TMS 602.
From first call to "paid" in three steps
Write it up
Add the customer and the job site, then the work — the wall in square feet at your rate, the crown flat, a photo of the failed joint. Send a branded estimate in a tap.
Send it
Text or email the estimate. The customer reviews the photos and taps Approve — authorization logged before you order brick.
Get paid
It becomes a numbered invoice with your license on it. Take a card, or point them at your Venmo or Zelle — no merchant account, no fee.
What does masonry work cost?
Wall-surface work prices by the square foot; the small standalone jobs get quoted flat. Here's what the work runs, plus a free masonry calculator to price a job.
By the square foot
Repointing runs $8–$15 at ground level and $10–$25 above 8 feet, where staging slows the work. Brick replacement runs $10–$30, veneer $12–$22, parging $3–$10 — all per square foot, at your rate.
Flat where the market's flat
A chimney crown repair runs $300–$600 and a stack rebuild from the roofline $1,000–$3,500. A brick mailbox runs $600–$1,800, and step repair $300–$1,000 per step. Quote them flat — that's how customers shop them.
The minimum protects you
The industry job minimum is $250–$400, and SideWRK defaults yours to $300. Small repairs are your lane precisely because the big companies can't afford to show up for them — but only if the trip itself pays.
What should you charge an hour?
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Masonry guides from the field
Written for the business side of the work — pricing, getting customers, and keeping them. Free to read, no signup.
One price. Every trade you run.
Single Trade
- Up to 100 customers, unlimited jobs
- Branded estimates & invoices
- License # on every invoice
- Customer approvals + photos
- Real profit tracking
Multi-Trade
- Everything in Single, plus:
- All trades unlocked
- In-app trade switcher
- One client list across trades
- For the do-it-all operator
Pro
- Everything in Multi-Trade, plus:
- Unlimited customers — Single & Multi cap at 100
- Your Google & Yelp review links on your public page
- AI estimate drafting — photos in, priced lines out
Add concrete — the slab and the wall, same truck.
Masonry customers are concrete customers. The house with the crumbling steps has a cracked walkway behind them, and the tools already ride together — mixer, saw, trowels. The Multi-Trade plan runs both trades from one login for $15/mo more than Single Trade; one small pour covers the difference for the year. And because mortar wants 40°F and rising, masonry in cold states is a spring-through-fall trade — plans are month-to-month, so you pay for the months you work and drop back after, right from Billing.
SideWRK for Concrete →Masonry FAQ
How much does repointing cost?
Ground-level repointing runs $8 to $15 per square foot in most markets, climbing to $10 to $25 once the work is above 8 feet and the staging slows you down. Brick replacement runs $10 to $30 per square foot, veneer $12 to $22, and parging $3 to $10. Most masons also carry a job minimum — $250 to $400 is the industry norm — so a one-hour patch still pays for the trip. Use the free masonry cost calculator to build a number.
Why does chimney work cost more?
Height and access. The same joint that prices at $12 a square foot on a garden wall fairly prices at double above the roofline — you're staging on a pitched roof, moving slower, and exposed to weather. That's why the market quotes chimney jobs flat: a crown repair runs $300 to $600, and a stack rebuild from the roofline up runs $1,000 to $3,500. Price the height instead of eating it.
Should I price per brick or per square foot?
Quote wall work by the square foot — it's how customers compare bids and how the trade prices. About seven modular bricks make a square foot, so a per-brick number is just the area rate in disguise. Save flat prices for jobs the market already quotes flat: a chimney crown, a brick mailbox at $600 to $1,800, a step repair at $300 to $1,000 per step.
Do I need a license for small masonry jobs?
It varies by state. In California, masonry has its own license class (C-29), and unlicensed work is capped at $1,000 per job including materials. SideWRK records your license number on every estimate and invoice, and where you're working under a threshold, it documents the job honestly — scope, price, and what was done. That's documentation, not legal advice; knowing your state's rules is on you.
Does mortar type actually matter?
More than almost anything else on a repoint. The rule is no harder than the original — Type N, S, O, or lime, matched to the wall. A Portland-heavy mix on pre-1930s soft brick is harder than the brick itself, so the brick spalls instead of the joint. SideWRK logs the mortar type on every job, so the record shows you matched the wall — and the customer sees why the cheap bid was the expensive one.
Can you match old brick?
Sometimes exactly, usually close, occasionally not at all — a 1920s clay brick may only exist in a salvage yard now. Pull replacements from a hidden spot on the same house when you can, blend from several pallets when you can't, and say so on the estimate before you start. A customer told up front that the patch will read slightly different is a customer who doesn't call angry later — and the photos on the job record show the match you did achieve.
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