Cedar Mill Property Repair rebuilds broken concrete step edges, fixes cracked walks and patios, repoints loose brick, patches stucco and resets pavers that have sunk, serving Cedar Mill, Beaverton, Bethany and nearby. Most Portland-area step and crack repairs run $250-$1,500 a job, typically about $600, labour only; repair mortar is extra (market data, November 2026) . The rest is on our price list. Text a photo to and we'll tell you what it needs.
Slava has 7 years of hands-on experience.
What concrete and masonry repairs do you take on?
The small hard-surface jobs most concrete outfits won't drive out for. One visit can cover a step missing a chunk of its edge, a walk crack that catches a stroller wheel, a few rocking bricks and a stucco crack by the back door.
- Concrete: broken step noses and corners, flaking treads, cracks in walks, patios and garage aprons.
- Brick: loose bricks set back in, worn joints repointed on steps, planters and low garden walls.
- Stucco: cracks and small holes in traditional cement stucco.
- Pavers and walls: sunken pavers lifted and reset, short retaining walls repaired or built, new paver paths and small patios.
Some things aren't ours: lifting a whole sunken slab, pouring a new driveway, a foundation crack that keeps moving, planting or lawn repair, moss killers and hauling rubble away . They're on our don't-do list. A foundation crack that lets water under the house is a crawl space repair, and wooden porch steps belong with deck repair.
A lot of west-side houses built in the 1950s-70s still sit behind the front steps they were poured with .
How much does concrete step and masonry repair cost?
Portland-area market ranges, November 2026, not quotes. The first three rows are labour only; the last two include materials, so don't add them together.
| Job | Range | Typical | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete step and crack repair | $250-$1,500 | $600 | labour only, per job |
| Small brick and masonry repair, paver reset | $300-$2,000 | $800 | labour only, per job |
| Stucco patch | $250-$1,500 | $600 | labour only, per job |
| Small retaining wall, repaired or built | $2,638-$6,913 | $4,775 | materials included, per job |
| Paver patio or walkway | $2,154-$5,754 | $3,947 | materials included, per job |
On a step, the price follows how much is gone: one corner is quick, a whole nose across three treads is most of a day. Cutting back crumbly concrete adds time, and so does matching old grey. Brick goes by joint count and mortar colour; walls and paths by length, height, base depth and how far material is carried .
Can a broken concrete step be repaired, or does it need replacing?
If the step is solid and only the edge, a corner or the top skin has let go, it can be repaired. We chip away anything loose until we hit hard concrete, wash it, brush on a bonding coat so the new material grabs the old, set a board where the face used to be and pack in polymer-modified repair mortar. Then the step is off-limits until it cures .
When the whole surface is worn but the step underneath is sound, a thin cement overlay across the tread is another option .
A step that dropped, tips toward the house or pulled away from the foundation is different: the fill under it moved, and a patch won't hold. It needs lifting or a new pour .
Wet winters make it worse: water sits on flat treads and works into cracks, and a cold night can freeze it there. Mossy steps under firs get a pressure wash first, and a handrail beside the repaired step is worth adding.
How do you fix cracks in a walkway, patio or driveway?
First we look at which kind of crack it is.
- Hairline cracks are mostly shrinkage. They look bad and do little harm, but sealing them keeps water out.
- Open cracks get cleaned out and filled, with a flexible crack filler for narrow ones and repair mortar for wider gaps.
- Cracks with one side higher, or that grow every year, mean the ground under the slab shifted. Filling them alone won't last .
Spray-on coatings and household sealants are not a crack repair. Big trees on west-side lots also lift walks with their roots; we fix the concrete, not the roots. To seal a whole slab afterwards, see garage floor coating.
When do brick steps, walls or a chimney need repointing?
Scratch a joint with a key. Mortar that comes out as sand, gaps, loose bricks or flaking faces all say it's time. Repointing means raking the old mortar out to a set depth and packing new mortar in. Old, soft brick needs a softer mortar, so the joint gives before the brick does .
We work on brick steps, planters, garden walls and low patches of brick veneer . A chimney above the roofline goes to roof repair. On painted brick of an older house we don't scrape or grind the paint .
Can cracked stucco be patched so it doesn't show?
Close. We open the crack, fill it and work the texture to match the wall around it. Texture can come very near; colour almost never matches until the wall gets paint . Painting the whole side is exterior painting.
Cracks at window corners and the base of the wall can let rain in behind; soft wood found there becomes a rot repair. This is for traditional cement stucco .
Do you build paver walkways and small retaining walls?
Yes, small ones. Resetting a handful of sunken pavers is priced in the brick row above; a new path or patio is the bigger row. Pavers stay flat when they sit on compacted gravel, have an edge holding them in and get sand swept into the joints . Torn between a patio and a deck? See deck building.
For walls, we take block or stone garden walls up to tall: straightening a leaning section, rebuilding a bulge, adding a short new run with gravel behind it . A tall wall holding a West Slope hillside needs an engineer, and we'll say so. Before we dig, buried lines get marked . Planting, lawn and drainage systems stay off our list.