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Serving Spokane Valley, WA and surrounding areas. (509) 508-5560
Spokane Valley Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor serving Cheney, WA with stone masonry, foundation repair, and chimney repair. We have been working in eastern Washington since 2016 and we understand how Cheney's Palouse elevation, older housing stock, and long hard winters create masonry problems that a contractor unfamiliar with this area will not anticipate.
Cheney homeowners near the EWU campus and in the older neighborhoods close to downtown often have original brick or stone accents that need repair or restoration after decades of freeze-thaw winters. Our stone masonry service handles everything from repairing existing stone foundations and veneer to installing new natural stone work that is properly rated for the Palouse climate.
A large share of Cheney homes were built between the 1940s and 1970s on concrete or block foundations that are now 50 to 80 years old. Those foundations have been through hundreds of freeze-thaw cycles and sit on Palouse soils that shift with moisture. Cracks in older Cheney foundations are common - and they get more expensive the longer they wait.
Cheney sits at about 2,400 feet on the Palouse plateau, which makes winters colder and snowier than Spokane proper. Mid-century homes in Cheney typically have masonry chimneys that have never had the mortar crown replaced - and a cracked crown sends meltwater straight into the flue every time it snows.
Mortar joints on homes built in the 1950s and 1960s are often past the point of maintenance - they need to be cut out and replaced. Cheney's freeze-thaw cycles accelerate that deterioration every winter. Tuckpointing done correctly stops water infiltration and extends the life of the surrounding brick by decades.
Cheney's newer subdivisions on the edges of town sometimes have grade changes that require a retaining wall to manage drainage away from the house. Palouse soils drain slowly in low-lying spots, and a properly footed masonry wall keeps that water pressure from building up against the foundation or eroding the yard.
Older Cheney homes - especially those near downtown and the EWU campus - often have brick veneer or exposed brick chimneys with spalling faces where freeze-thaw damage has gotten into the brick itself. Matching replacement brick and rebuilding the damaged section before the problem spreads is almost always less expensive than waiting.
Cheney has a different masonry picture than most of its neighbors. A large portion of the housing stock was built in the mid-20th century - between the 1940s and 1970s - meaning many homes are carrying foundations and masonry systems that are 50 to 80 years old. At that age, original mortar is often past its useful life, original brick can be porous enough to absorb water that freezes and spalls the face, and block foundations may have shifted enough to require stabilization. The city also sits at roughly 2,400 feet elevation on the Palouse plateau, which makes its winters harder than Spokane proper - temperatures drop lower and stay there longer, and the freeze-thaw cycle is more intense because of the higher elevation and more exposed terrain.
The presence of Eastern Washington University means a significant portion of Cheney's housing stock is rental property near the campus, where maintenance has historically been deferred. Rental homes often present more significant masonry problems than owner-occupied homes of the same age because cosmetic issues were not addressed when they were still minor. For homeowners, the lesson is the same as anywhere in this climate: mortar deterioration that is caught early costs much less to fix than the water damage that follows if it is ignored. Cheney also has its own building permit office, and structural masonry work here goes through that local process.
Our crew works throughout Cheney regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect masonry contractor work here. The older neighborhoods close to the downtown core and the EWU campus are where we see the most mid-century masonry - brick chimneys, concrete block foundations, and stone veneer that often has not had professional attention in 30 or more years. The newer subdivisions on the western and northern edges of town have different masonry needs, mostly around driveways, walkways, and first-time retaining wall installations.
Cheney sits about 16 miles west of Spokane along Interstate 90, and the drive out here from our base in Spokane Valley is a straight shot. We pull permits through the City of Cheney's building division for any structural project that requires one, and we are familiar with the local inspection process. The open Palouse terrain around town - including the area near Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge to the south - means wind exposure that dries out mortar joints faster than in more sheltered suburban areas.
We also serve the communities to the east of Cheney. Homeowners in Liberty Lake and in Medical Lake to the north deal with very similar masonry conditions and we work throughout this southwest Spokane County corridor regularly.
Describe what you are seeing - cracked chimney, spalling brick, a foundation crack, shifted walkway slabs. We respond within 1 business day and schedule an in-person visit to your Cheney property.
We inspect the masonry, assess the extent of the damage, and explain what is wrong and why. You get a written estimate with scope, materials, cost, and timeline - plus a clear answer on whether the job needs a City of Cheney building permit. No charge, no pressure.
Most Cheney masonry jobs run one to three days. You can stay in your home throughout. We handle permit applications and any required city inspections without pulling you into the process.
We clean up the job site, walk you through the finished work, and hand you written documentation of the repair. That paperwork is useful if you ever need to demonstrate the work was done to an inspector or a future buyer.
We serve all of Cheney and respond within 1 business day. The assessment is free, the estimate is written, and there is no pressure to commit before you are ready.
(509) 508-5560Cheney is a city of about 12,000 people in Spokane County, sitting roughly 16 miles southwest of Spokane along Interstate 90. It is best known as the home of Eastern Washington University, which has shaped the city since 1882 and remains its largest employer. The university gives Cheney a mix of long-term residents - many of whom work at EWU or in city services - and a steady flow of students who rent in the neighborhoods near campus. The housing stock reflects this history: older single-family homes from the 1940s through 1970s make up a large share of the city's residential buildings, particularly in the neighborhoods near downtown and the campus. The city's setting on the Palouse plateau - open rolling land at about 2,400 feet elevation - gives it a genuinely distinct climate from Spokane Valley, with colder winters and a stronger freeze-thaw cycle.
The rural character of the area is never far from the city limits. The Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge lies just a few miles south of town, and the open wheat fields of the Palouse surround Cheney on most sides. The annual Cheney Rodeo reflects the agricultural roots that still run through the community. Cheney shares its masonry service needs with several nearby communities - including Medical Lake to the north and Liberty Lake to the east - and we work throughout southwest Spokane County with the same knowledge we bring to every Cheney job.
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