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Serving Dothan, AL and surrounding areas. (334) 605-4941
Dothan Concrete & Masonry is your local masonry contractor in Headland, AL, handling brick repair, foundation work, chimney repair, and tuckpointing on Henry County homes - and we have been serving the Wiregrass region since 2020. We know the older brick ranch neighborhoods near the Henry County Courthouse, the crawl space and clay soil conditions common to this part of southeastern Alabama, and what it takes to restore brick masonry on homes that have been standing since the mid-20th century.
Brick ranch homes built between the 1950s and 1980s make up a large share of the housing stock in Headland, and the original mortar on homes of that age has long since reached the end of its service life. Our brick repair work addresses spalling brick faces, cracked and recessed mortar joints, and stair-step cracks that develop when clay soil movement shifts the foundation beneath the wall.
Crawl space foundations are standard on mid-century Headland homes, and in a climate where the soil holds moisture for extended periods after each of the 55-plus inches of annual rainfall, those crawl spaces work hard. Pier settlement, block wall cracks, and moisture-driven deterioration under the floor system are regular findings on homes throughout Henry County. We assess the crawl space and repair the block and pier work before the movement reaches the living space above.
Tuckpointing is the right first step for any Headland home where the mortar has softened or begun to crack but the bricks themselves are still structurally sound. This part of southeastern Alabama gets heavy spring thunderstorms that drive water directly into open mortar joints, and once moisture reaches the cavity behind the brick veneer it causes wood framing to rot and insulation to fail. Repointing before the cracks open wide is the most affordable way to stop that process.
Headland sees regular severe thunderstorms between March and June, and exposed brick chimneys on older Henry County homes take the full impact of hail, wind, and driving rain each spring season. Crown cracking, flashing gaps, and mortar joint washout are common findings on older Headland chimneys after a heavy storm year. We repair and cap chimneys to stop water entry before it travels down the flue into interior walls and ceilings.
Properties on the outskirts of Headland often have larger lots with grade changes that move soil toward the house after heavy rain. Clay soil in Henry County holds water at the surface rather than draining quickly, and without a properly built retaining wall, that saturated soil pushes against foundation walls and erodes driveways and walkways over time. We build new block and brick retaining walls and repair older ones that have shifted or begun to lean.
Concrete block walls serve as foundation perimeter walls, garden borders, and low boundary walls throughout Headland's residential neighborhoods, particularly on the older in-town lots close to the center of the city. When block walls crack at mortar joints or shift out of plumb due to clay soil movement, they need repair before the problem spreads along the wall. We build and repair block walls on homes throughout Headland and the broader Henry County area.
Headland is a small city in the southeastern corner of Alabama, and its housing stock reflects that. Most homes here were built between the 1940s and 1980s - brick veneer ranch construction on crawl space foundations is the dominant style, and it is also the style most vulnerable to the specific conditions that Headland presents. The original mortar on a home built in 1960 has been in place for over 60 years, exposed to decades of hot humid summers, seasonal freezes, and heavy spring rainfall. It is not a matter of whether that mortar has failed - it is a matter of how much of it has failed and how wide the open joints now are. On a wet year, those open joints are the path water takes into the wall cavity, and what follows is wood rot, mold, and insulation damage that costs far more to fix than a simple repointing job.
The clay-heavy soil throughout Henry County makes the foundation side of the equation equally demanding. Clay soil in this part of the Wiregrass region expands when it absorbs water from the roughly 55 to 60 inches of annual rainfall, then contracts as dry weather sets in. That slow, steady movement pushes against crawl space block walls and shifts piers, and the result shows up years later as stair-step cracks in the brick veneer, gaps at window frames, and floors that feel soft or uneven. Properties on larger lots at the edges of the city - where outbuildings, detached garages, and older block structures are common - often have additional masonry work that has been neglected for years and needs systematic assessment before the next heavy rain season.
Our crew works throughout Headland and Henry County regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect masonry contractor work here. Headland is about 18 miles east of Dothan on US Highway 431, and we run this corridor constantly serving homes across the Wiregrass region. Structural masonry jobs in Headland require permits through the city or through Henry County for properties outside the city limits, and we pull and manage those permits directly so the job stays on track.
Most of our Headland work is concentrated in the older residential neighborhoods near the Henry County Courthouse and on the streets running east from the US-431 corridor toward the county's rural edge. We encounter mostly brick ranch homes on crawl space foundations, and the issues we find most often are mortar failures on the south and west elevations - the sides that take the most sun and rain exposure - combined with pier settlement in crawl spaces where drainage has never been properly addressed. We also regularly serve homeowners in nearby Abbeville, the neighboring Henry County town to the east, so if you have family or neighbors there who need masonry work, we cover that area as part of our regular circuit.
Reach us by phone or through the contact form and we will respond within one business day to confirm a time. Most Headland appointments are scheduled within the same week of your first contact, and you do not need to take time off work to be available - we work around your schedule.
We walk the property, assess the brick, mortar, chimney, and foundation conditions, and give you a written estimate that breaks down materials and labor. We also tell you what underlying issues - drainage, soil movement, or crawl space moisture - should be addressed alongside the masonry repair to prevent the same problem from returning.
We handle any required permit applications and inspection coordination with the city or county before work begins. Most residential brick and masonry jobs in Headland do not require you to be on-site during the work, and we leave the property clean at the end of each day.
At job completion we walk through the finished work with you and identify any sections to keep an eye on before the next storm season. We tell you what simple maintenance steps - grading, gutter extensions, or joint monitoring - will extend the life of the repair.
We serve all of Headland and Henry County - brick ranch homes, crawl space foundations, chimneys, and retaining walls. No obligation to book.
(334) 605-4941Headland is a small city of about 4,500 residents and the county seat of Henry County, located in the southeastern corner of Alabama near the Georgia and Florida borders. The Henry County Courthouse anchors the center of town and is the most recognizable landmark in the city. Headland sits squarely in the Wiregrass region - a well-known local identity across southeastern Alabama that residents take real pride in. The city is best known locally for its annual Headland Peanut Festival, which celebrates the area's long agricultural heritage and draws the community together each fall. Most of the housing in town was built between the 1940s and the 1980s, with brick ranch homes on smaller in-town lots making up the core of the residential neighborhoods closest to downtown.
Beyond the city center, Headland transitions quickly into the rural Henry County landscape - farmland, pine forest, and larger residential lots with room for outbuildings and detached garages. Properties on the outskirts of the city often have multiple structures that need attention, and the older housing stock means that deferred maintenance on masonry is common in both in-town and outlying homes. We serve all of Headland and the surrounding Henry County area, as well as nearby Dothan, the regional hub about 18 miles to the west, where many Headland residents already know us from work we have done in the area.
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