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Custom Greenville Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor serving Taylors, SC with stone masonry, brick repair, and tuckpointing for the area's ranch homes and older brick veneer properties - with responses within one business day.
Older homes in Taylors - particularly the ranch and split-level builds from the 1950s through 1970s - sometimes feature original stone chimney stacks, foundation accents, or fireplace surrounds that have developed failing mortar or surface deterioration after decades of Piedmont weather. Our stone masonry work covers both repairs to existing stonework and new stone installations, including matching original mortar profiles on historic chimneys and laying natural stone for patios and garden walls.
Brick veneer exteriors were standard on ranch homes built throughout Taylors in the 1950s through 1980s, and that veneer has now been through 40 to 70 years of Upstate South Carolina humidity and occasional freeze-thaw cycles. Spalled brick faces, cracked mortar joints, and loosened veneer sections are common on these homes and should be addressed before moisture works deeper into the wall system behind the brick.
Taylors neighborhoods built during the postwar decades have homes where mortar joints are reaching the end of their typical service life. Raking out degraded mortar and packing joints with fresh material matched to the original color is a cost-effective way to extend the life of a brick structure significantly compared to full repointing or brick replacement. On older Taylors homes, this work also improves the appearance of exterior walls that have dulled over decades.
Parts of Taylors toward the Enoree River corridor have lots with natural slope and drainage challenges that require proper retaining structures. Clay soil in this area holds water rather than shedding it, meaning that retaining walls built without adequate drainage gravel and weep holes fail faster than expected as hydrostatic pressure builds behind the wall face over multiple wet seasons.
Taylors sits on Piedmont clay soil that expands and contracts measurably across wet and dry seasons. Ranch homes built on crawl space foundations in this area are particularly susceptible to that soil movement showing up as cracked block foundation walls, stepped cracks through exterior brick, and settling that causes doors and windows to bind. Catching these signs early keeps repairs in the manageable range.
Many Taylors homes have original concrete or asphalt driveways that show the effects of years of clay soil movement and tree root pressure. Mature trees are a defining feature of Taylors neighborhoods off Wade Hampton Boulevard, and root intrusion under concrete slabs eventually creates heaving sections and drainage problems at the curb line. Interlocking paver systems handle tree root pressure better than poured concrete and can be adjusted in sections when root movement creates an issue.
Taylors is a large unincorporated community in Greenville County where a significant share of the housing stock was built between the 1950s and 1980s. Those decades produced ranch homes and split-level properties with brick veneer exteriors that were well-built for their time but are now 40 to 70 years old. At that age, original mortar joints are typically past their expected service life and brick veneer begins to show the effects of Upstate South Carolina summers - hot, humid conditions that hold moisture against the wall surface - and the occasional hard freeze that introduces crack-inducing stress. Homeowners in Taylors dealing with these properties need someone who understands what aging brick veneer looks like and how to repair it without triggering larger structural issues.
The soil across the Taylors area is predominantly Piedmont red clay, which the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service documents as having significant shrink-swell characteristics. That soil behavior is the leading cause of foundation movement, cracked concrete flatwork, and retaining wall failures across the county. Taylors also receives around 50 inches of rainfall per year, much of it in intense spring and summer thunderstorms that saturate clay soil quickly and drain slowly. Homes near lower-lying areas off the Enoree River corridor face additional drainage pressure during high-rainfall events that flat properties further inland do not experience to the same degree.
Our crew works throughout Taylors regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect masonry contractor work here. Because Taylors is an unincorporated community, permit applications go through Greenville County rather than a city building department. We are familiar with the county process and handle those filings for structural masonry work as part of our standard practice.
Taylors runs along Wade Hampton Boulevard, which connects it directly to downtown Greenville about six miles to the southwest. The neighborhoods closest to that corridor include some of the oldest homes in the area - brick ranches with mature street trees whose roots have been working on driveways and walkways for decades. Taylors Mill, the historic textile mill complex that has become a hub for small businesses and studios, sits near the heart of the community and is a landmark most residents know well. Paris Mountain State Park sits just a few miles west and gives the western edge of Taylors a hillier character than the flatter neighborhoods further out toward the county line.
We also serve Greenville directly to the southwest, which shares many of the same clay soil and aging brick home challenges as Taylors. Homeowners on either side of that boundary get the same crew and the same approach to the work.
Reach us by phone or through the contact form and we will respond within one business day. You do not need photos or measurements ready - just a description of what you are seeing is enough to get started.
We come to the Taylors property, look at the full scope of the issue, and give you a written estimate at no charge. This is also when we catch anything adjacent to the main problem that is worth addressing in the same visit - which often saves a second mobilization cost.
Once you approve the estimate, we schedule the work and give you a start date and expected duration. You do not need to be home for exterior masonry work, though we appreciate access to water and a point of contact in case questions come up during the job.
When the work is done, we walk the project with you, answer any questions about the repairs, and leave the site clean. For mortar work, we provide guidance on curing time before the area should be exposed to water or heavy use.
We serve Taylors and the surrounding Greenville County area. No pressure, no obligation - just a straight answer on what the work involves and what it costs.
(864) 800-8158Taylors is an unincorporated community in Greenville County with a population of roughly 23,000 people, located about six miles northeast of downtown Greenville along Wade Hampton Boulevard. The community grew steadily during the postwar decades as families moved out of the city into larger lots, and that growth produced the ranch-style and split-level homes that define many of its older neighborhoods today. Taylors Mill, a former textile mill that has been converted into a creative hub with small businesses and studios, has become a well-known local landmark reflecting the area's working-class history and more recent revitalization. Paris Mountain State Park sits just to the west, giving residents easy access to hiking and outdoor recreation close to home.
The housing stock in Taylors is predominantly single-family owner-occupied homes, with high ownership rates that reflect a community of long-term residents who invest in their properties. Lot sizes are mid-range - large enough for yards and mature trees but not sprawling - and those mature trees are a signature feature of the older neighborhoods near Wade Hampton Boulevard. Nearby Greer to the north shares Taylors' mix of older brick homes and newer subdivision development, and residents in both communities deal with the same clay soil challenges that drive most masonry repair calls in this part of Greenville County.
Restore your foundation's strength and protect your home from structural damage.
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