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Serving Longview, TX and surrounding areas. (430) 267-1978
Longview Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor serving White Oak, TX with retaining wall construction, brick repair, and tuckpointing for Gregg County homeowners, and we reply within one business day. From neighborhoods near White Oak High School to properties out along the Longview city line, we know the homes and soil conditions here.
White Oak sits in Gregg County where the heavy clay soil expands and contracts with every wet and dry cycle, and sloped lots in older neighborhoods frequently lose soil to erosion after spring rains. Our retaining wall construction uses proper drainage design to keep that wall standing for decades on East Texas clay.
Most White Oak homes are brick ranch-style houses built in the 1970s and 1980s, and the mortar on those homes has had 40 to 50 years of East Texas heat and humidity working against it. We match existing brick color and mortar tone so repairs blend in rather than stand out.
Slab-on-grade foundations are standard in White Oak, and the same clay soil that shifts under a retaining wall puts stress on your slab year after year. Cracks that appear after a wet spring or a prolonged dry spell are worth having assessed before they get wider.
On White Oak brick homes from the 1970s and 1980s, the original mortar joints are often the first thing to show wear - they crack, shrink, and let moisture in over decades of thermal cycling. Tuckpointing removes the damaged mortar and packs in fresh material before moisture reaches the brick behind it.
Many White Oak lots have large pine and oak trees close to the driveway, and tree roots lifting concrete are one of the most common calls we get from homeowners here. Paver driveways can be reinstalled around root issues more easily than poured concrete, and individual sections can be lifted and releveled without replacing the whole surface.
Wooded properties in White Oak often have walkways that run under mature tree canopies, where root pressure and pine needle debris accumulate and cause concrete to crack and heave. Installing a walkway with proper base preparation and expansion joints helps it hold up through freeze-thaw cycles and wet seasons.
White Oak sits in the middle of Gregg County, where the soil is dominated by heavy clay. That clay swells when it absorbs rain and shrinks when it dries out, and it does both of those things repeatedly every year. The result is that every structure touching the ground - retaining walls, slab edges, driveways, sidewalks, and brick veneer at grade - is under constant movement pressure. Homes built in the 1970s and 1980s were constructed on that soil, and 40 to 50 years of expansion and contraction has taken a toll on mortar joints, concrete flatwork, and foundation edges throughout the city.
The Piney Woods location adds another layer. Large pine and hardwood trees are a fixture on White Oak lots, and tree roots regularly push up driveways, lift sidewalks, and creep behind retaining walls over time. The region also receives around 47 to 50 inches of rain per year, and that volume of water - falling on clay soil that absorbs it slowly - creates persistent drainage challenges around foundations and yard structures. A masonry contractor who works regularly in White Oak will already know to account for all of this in the design and materials, rather than treating it as a surprise.
Our crew works throughout White Oak regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect masonry work here. White Oak is a compact city just north of Longview off US-259, and the residential streets are lined with the kind of brick ranch homes that were standard construction throughout Gregg County during the oil boom years. Many of these homes sit on lots with mature trees that have been growing for decades - and those trees shape nearly every concrete and masonry job we do here.
The White Oak Independent School District is the defining institution in this community, and the neighborhoods around it are stable, owner-occupied blocks where homeowners take their properties seriously. We also serve properties out along the edges of the city toward the Longview city line, where larger lots and more significant grade changes make retaining walls a common need. For permit questions, the City of White Oak handles structural work approvals locally, and we manage that process on every job that requires it.
We also work regularly in Longview just to the south, and in Gladewater to the east - so if your project spans multiple locations or you have a referral in a neighboring city, we can cover it.
Contact us by phone or through the estimate form and describe what you are seeing - a cracked driveway, a leaning wall, or mortar that needs attention. We reply within one business day and can usually schedule a site visit within the same week.
We come to the property, look at the actual conditions - soil, drainage, tree proximity, and the extent of the damage - and give you a written estimate with a firm price before anything is scheduled. There is no charge for the estimate visit, and no pressure to book.
For structural jobs that require a permit through the City of White Oak, we handle the application and confirm approval before the crew shows up. You do not need to be present during the work itself, though we are happy to walk you through what we are doing at the start of each day.
When the job is done, we clean the work area and walk through the finished project with you. If anything needs a follow-up or a curing period before full use, we tell you exactly what to expect and when the structure will be ready for normal load.
We serve White Oak and all of Gregg County - free written estimate, no pressure, reply within one business day.
(430) 267-1978White Oak is a city of roughly 6,500 people in Gregg County, just north of Longview in the heart of East Texas. It is part of the Longview-Marshall metropolitan area and shares the region's oil and gas heritage - the White Oak Roughnecks mascot is a direct nod to the area's oil field roots. The housing stock is predominantly single-family, owner-occupied homes built between the 1970s and early 1990s, with brick ranch-style construction making up the majority of the residential streets. Many lots have mature pine and hardwood trees that have been growing for decades, which shapes both the character of the neighborhoods and the kinds of maintenance challenges homeowners face. You can learn more about the city's demographics and history at the U.S. Census QuickFacts page for White Oak.
White Oak is known throughout East Texas primarily for its school district. The White Oak Independent School District draws families to the city specifically, which means the community has a stable, long-term owner base that invests in home upkeep and improvement. Properties range from mid-size lots in the established neighborhoods near the high school to larger parcels on the edges of the city. Residents who need work done in Longview or nearby Kilgore will find that we cover those areas as well.
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