JMS MASONRY AND RESTORATION LLC rebuilds brick, stone, and chimney work that still sits plumb after the freeze — not a painted patch that fails the first thaw.
John Screen runs JMS from 84 South St — a Medford yard, not a tablet in a franchise van. He sights the line, reads the soft brick, and stays until the joint brushes clean.
MAMedford yard
1Owner on the wall
84South Street
BrickStone & chimney
What we do
Brick, stone, and the rebuild that stays plumb
When the face opens or the chimney leans, we rebuild the course — not caulk over a failed joint and call it done.
Tuckpointing & joint repair
Grind the soft mortar, bed matching color, brush the face so water leaves the wall the way it should.
Brick rebuilds
Failed courses, stepped cracks, and openings that need new brick laid to the existing bond.
Chimney masonry
Caps, crowns, and the courses that keep smoke and weather out of the flue chase.
Stone & veneer
Fieldstone walls, veneer resets, and the steps that stop settling into the walk.
Pick the course
Painted patch versus a bedded rebuild
Skip this
Caulk-over “fix”
Fails first thaw
Soft joints sealed shut — water stays in the wall and the crack opens wider by spring.
JMS way
Grind, bed, brush
Stays plumb
Failed mortar out, matching color in, face brushed so the street still reads as one wall.
Also skip
Wrong brick match
Permanent scar
A close-enough unit from the big box shows from the curb. We sample before we order.
Before we roll
What Medford houses ask before we mix
Access
Do you need scaffolding?
Only when height or setback demands it. Most South Medford faces we work from ladders and staging planks.
Weather
Will you work in a freeze?
We do not bed mortar into a hard freeze. Cold snaps pause the pour — the wall lasts longer that way.
Match
Can you match old brick?
We sample against the existing face. If the yard cannot match, we tell you before anyone cuts a unit.
On the wall
Courses from recent Medford jobs
Project frames — not invented reviews. Captions describe the work shown.
Foundation course tuckpointed after soft mortar failed on a South Medford face.Chimney crown and upper courses rebuilt before winter freeze.Garden wall rebuild with the arch kept and bed joints brushed clean.
How we work
Sight the line, bed the course, brush the joint
Walk the face
We sight cracks, soft joints, and water paths before anyone orders brick. You get a written scope — not a vague “we’ll see.”
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Match & mix
Brick and mortar color matched to the existing wall. Wrong color is a permanent scar — we do not rush the sample.
02
Lay & brush
Courses bedded plumb, joints brushed, site swept. You should not find mortar on the walk when we leave.
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Leave the number. John rings South Street back.
One callback field. This page says thanks — then the yard calls.
South St · Medford courses
