Exterior renovations in Hamilton

Steps that heave each spring. A railing that moves when you lean on it. The porch is the first thing people see, and the first thing winter goes after.

Faces flaking off the brick. Mortar you can scrape out with a key. Stone and brick work has its own page, with the repairs in photos.

Sometimes it's the whole face of the house, not one brick. Stone veneer, brick and stucco facades are part of our masonry work.

Slabs tipping, edges breaking, a trip hazard at the front walk. Driveways, walkways and exposed aggregate are on the concrete page.

A wet floor after a heavy rain, or a damp smell every spring. Tell us where you see it, and we'll come and find where it's getting in.

Water spilling over the gutter instead of down the spout. Siding that's chalky on the sunny side. Soffit, fascia, eavestroughs and siding are on one page.

Cold air at the glass. A front door you have to shoulder open. Replacement windows and exterior doors have their own page.

A retaining wall holds the yard back. When it leans, the yard starts to follow. We build retaining walls that control erosion and turn a slope into yard you can use.

Posts leaning, boards gone grey, a gate that won't latch. We build fences to suit the house and stand up to our winters. Want a deck inside it? Decks are on the porch page.

A patio to put a table on. A pergola for some shade over it. We build both, so the yard gets used.

Old Hamilton houses show the same problems again and again: flaking brick, sagging steps, water after rain. Our guides explain what each one means, before anyone quotes you anything.