C&M Concrete & Masonry is the local contractor Ambler homeowners and businesses trust for concrete driveways, patios, walkways, and stamped concrete, plus brick, block, stone, foundation, and chimney masonry throughout the Wissahickon Valley and Montgomery County.
C&M Concrete & Masonry handles the full exterior scope — from poured concrete flatwork to structural brick, block, and stone. Here's what we do across the Wissahickon Valley and greater Montgomery County.
New pours and full replacements with proper base, reinforcement, and control joints built for the freeze-thaw cycle.
Broom-finished and stamped patios with the correct slope and base so water never pools against the house.
Safe, code-compliant walks with proper grading to shed water and eliminate trip hazards.
Stone and brick patterns with integral color for patios, walks, and porches.
Garage floors, basement slabs, and footers poured with steel and proper moisture management.
Structural concrete and masonry walls with drainage to hold back grade and control erosion.
Structural walls, veneers, and repairs with properly matched mortar and bond.
Natural stone, veneer, and fieldstone work for walls, facades, and landscape features.
Stone foundation repointing and chimney rebuilding that restore stability and keep water out.
Ambler is a walkable borough in the heart of Montgomery County's Wissahickon Valley. It's a town of restored storefronts and turn-of-the- century homes, where much of the original brick and stone has now been standing for well over a century — and where the freeze-thaw cycle has had decades to work on every porch, stoop, walkway, and foundation.
That aging stock is both Ambler's character and its challenge. A beautiful old brick facade is only as sound as the mortar holding it together, and a stone foundation only sheds water while its joints are intact. Meanwhile, the concrete that surrounds these homes — driveways, walks, and patios — has been quietly settling and cracking through Pennsylvania winters, often because the base underneath was never built right to begin with.
We handle both trades under one roof. On the concrete side, that's driveways, patios, walkways, and stamped concrete — poured and finished correctly from the sub-base up. On the masonry side, it's brick, block, stone, foundation repair, and chimney work — restored to shed water the way it was designed to, with materials matched to the house.
Because we do both trades, you never have to coordinate two contractors when a project needs a concrete base under a masonry wall or a walkway that ties into an existing stone stoop. One crew, one estimate, one point of contact. Every job starts with a free, no-obligation estimate at (267) 371-7321.
The biggest enemy of exterior concrete and masonry around Ambler isn't age — it's water and the freeze-thaw cycle. Here's how we build to keep both out.
Water seeps into cracks and joints, freezes, and expands. We use air-entrained concrete and properly spaced control joints so expansion has somewhere to go instead of spalling the surface.
Flatwork is sloped to move runoff away from foundations and off the slab. Retaining walls get backfill drainage so water pressure never builds behind the wall.
Settling is almost always a base problem, not a concrete problem. We excavate to the right depth, compact in lifts, and add stone so the slab sits on a stable, well-draining foundation.
Older brick and stone rely on their mortar joints to direct water away. When joints erode, we repoint with mortar that matches the wall's strength so moisture stays on the outside.
Damp, musty basements in older Ambler homes are frequently a masonry problem. Repointing old stone foundations and fixing exterior grade keeps groundwater out before it becomes a real issue.
Driveways and slabs take rebar or fiber mesh, and load-bearing walls get properly grouted reinforcement — the detail that keeps a job flat and crack-free for decades.
Ambler's mix of historic homes and newer construction calls for a wide range of work. These are the projects we take on most often across the borough and the surrounding Wissahickon Valley communities.
We remove old, cracked, or heaving driveways, repair the sub-base, and pour fresh concrete with reinforcement and control joints sized to the driveway.
A new backyard patio with a stamped, textured finish that suits the home's age and style while leveling out an uneven yard.
Older brick and stone facades get failing mortar removed and replaced with a matched lime-based mix so the wall sheds water the way it was originally built to.
We take down and rebuild deteriorated chimneys above the roofline with new brick, a proper cap, and flashings to stop leaks.
Stone basements get crumbling mortar removed and replaced with a matched mix, cutting down on dust, drafts, and moisture.
Lifting sunken sections that have become trip hazards and re-pouring walks with the correct slope to shed water away from the house.
See completed work across our service area in the project gallery.
C&M Concrete & Masonry works throughout Ambler and the surrounding Wissahickon Valley and Montgomery County communities.
Not sure if we cover your address? Just ask — if your project is nearby, we'll likely make the trip.
Concrete & Masonry Services in Ambler, PA
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