Masonry waterproofing in Bixby, OK
Tulsa County · ZIP 74008 · Published pricing · Call (918) 362-4398
Bixby brick is newer than Broken Arrow brick, and that is not the advantage it sounds like. The subdivisions that filled in south of 111th between 1995 and 2015 were built fast, and fast brick veneer means weep holes that were skipped or mortared shut, flashing that stops short of the corners, and joints tooled in August heat that never cured right. Those houses are now twenty to thirty years old, which is exactly when the first joints open on the weather side.
Then there is the river. The May 2019 Arkansas River flood put water into Bixby neighborhoods that had never seen it, and a brick wall that sat in floodwater for a week holds salt and moisture in the cavity long after the drywall is replaced. We still find efflorescence blooming on the bottom courses of houses near the river from that event. Haikey Creek Masonry Waterproofing cleans it, finds the moisture path, and seals the wall at $800 to $2,500 per elevation, and we tell you honestly if the salt source is still wet behind the brick.
The Bixby jobs that surprise people are the retaining walls. Sloped lots along the river terrace got block and stone retaining walls with no drainage behind them, and after a wet spring those walls lean and weep. Adding drainage and sealing a wall runs $2,500 to $9,000, which is a fraction of rebuilding it once it has moved.
Why newer Bixby brick still leaks
On a Bixby house built after 2005, look at the bottom course for small open vertical joints every two feet or so. Those are weep holes, and they should be open. If they were mortared shut by a painter or a pest company, or stuffed with foam, the wall cannot drain, and the fix is opening them, not sealing over them. We check every one on the first visit.
Bixby streets on our regular route
Regular stops include downtown Bixby, the 121st and Memorial subdivisions, White Hawk, Bentley Park, Washington Irving Memorial Park, the river bottom south of 151st, Bixby North off 101st, the Sheridan Road acreage lots. If your wall is near those, a crew has probably already worked your street, and the price is the same table as everywhere else: the cost guide.
Get a Bixby number before anyone climbs a ladder
Address in Bixby first, then what you see. The range comes off the published table and we set a time for the hose test.
Bixby homeowners ask us
- My house is only 15 years old. Why is the brick already leaking?
- Because the joints were tooled fast and the weep holes were skipped or blocked. Brick veneer is a rain screen, and it only works if water can drain out at the bottom. A weep hole and flashing retrofit runs $1,500 to $6,000 and fixes the cause, where more sealer only hides it for a season.
- We flooded in 2019. Is the white powder on the brick from that?
- Very likely. Floodwater carries dissolved salts into the wall, and as the cavity dries the salts come out on the face as efflorescence. Cleaning and sealing runs $800 to $2,500 per elevation, but we check first that the cavity is actually dry, or it will come back.
- Does Bixby require a permit for tuckpointing or sealing?
- No. Repointing, brick replacement and sealing are maintenance. A chimney rebuild above the roofline or a retaining wall over four feet usually does need a permit, and we handle that paperwork when it applies.
- How much to fix a leaning block retaining wall?
- Drainage and sealing on a wall that has not yet failed is $2,500 to $9,000 depending on height and length. Once it has rotated more than a few inches it is a rebuild, so call while it is still just weeping.
- Can you seal stone and brick on the same house?
- Yes, the same breathable repellent works on both, but stone drinks more product, so a mixed elevation prices toward the higher end of the $1,000 to $3,500 range.