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Professional stoops & porches for Merrick homeowners. South Shore, strong homeowner market
Merrick homeowners on Nassau County's South Shore turn to Brothers Paving & Masonry when their aging front stoops and porches need more than a quick patch. This community's housing stock — built primarily in the 1950s and 1960s during Long Island's suburban expansion — is reaching the age where original concrete and brick stoops have absorbed decades of freeze-thaw damage and need complete rebuilds from the foundation up.
Our stoop projects in Merrick address the full scope of deterioration we see in post-war masonry: settled platforms pulling away from the house, cracked risers with exposed rebar, spalled concrete surfaces, and crumbling mortar joints that let water penetrate the structure's core. We demolish the old stoop entirely, pour reinforced footings below the 36-inch frost line, and build a new structure engineered to last another fifty to sixty years in Long Island's climate.
Whether you want a classic red brick stoop with bluestone treads to match your Colonial, a natural stone entry with brownstone caps for a more distinctive look, or an expanded front porch with columns and seating space, Brothers Paving designs and builds it on a foundation that won't move. We handle Town of Hempstead permits, inspections, and complete site cleanup — you choose the materials and we handle everything else.
Merrick stretches along Nassau County's South Shore between Bellmore and Freeport, with Merrick Road and Sunrise Highway serving as the community's commercial spine. Residential blocks radiate in all directions, filled with the Cape Cods, ranches, split-levels, and Colonials that define Long Island's post-war suburban landscape. The Merrick School District draws families who invest in their homes, and the community's proximity to Norman J. Levy Park and the bay gives it an appealing residential character.
The stoops on most Merrick homes were built as part of the original construction in the 1950s and 1960s. Developers of that era typically poured basic concrete stoops with minimal reinforcement and shallow footings — construction that was fast and inexpensive but not designed for seventy years of Long Island weather. The result, visible on nearly every Merrick block, is stoops with corners that have dropped two to four inches, risers split open by freeze-thaw cycling, and surfaces so spalled that the aggregate is exposed.
Merrick's South Shore location adds a moisture dimension to stoop deterioration. Proximity to Merrick Bay means higher humidity and occasional salt spray that accelerates mortar erosion. Homes in the blocks south of Merrick Road, closer to the water, tend to show more advanced deterioration than those farther north. Brothers Paving accounts for these conditions by using air-entrained, freeze-thaw-rated mortar and recommending corrosion-resistant railing materials on every Merrick project.
A new stoop in Merrick is one of the most visible and cost-effective improvements you can make. In a community where neighbors take pride in maintained homes and buyers comparison-shop on curb appeal, a freshly built brick or stone stoop with crisp lines and quality materials signals that the entire property has been cared for.
Explore the full range of stoops & porches solutions we offer to Merrick residents.
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Learn MoreMerrick's South Shore terrain is flat with generally sandy soils that drain well, though blocks closer to the bay can have higher water tables that require additional drainage behind stoop foundations. We install perforated drain pipe behind all Merrick stoop structures in low-lying areas. The Town of Hempstead governs building permits for Merrick, and stoop rebuilds with new footings require permits and inspections. Merrick's proximity to the bay also means slightly higher ambient moisture than inland communities, which we address with air-entrained mortar and penetrating sealers on all exposed stone and brick surfaces.
Real projects we've completed for Merrick homeowners.
Removed a 1960s poured concrete stoop that had settled four inches away from the house. Built a new brick stoop with thermal bluestone treads on reinforced footings tied into the home's existing foundation. Installed aluminum railings and a concealed drain behind the stoop.
Scope: 4-step stoop, brick, bluestone treads, foundation tie-in, railings
Demolished a crumbling two-step concrete stoop and replaced it with an expanded entry platform featuring natural stone veneer and bluestone caps. Added a matching stone walkway connecting the stoop to the driveway for a unified front approach.
Scope: Expanded stoop, stone veneer, bluestone caps, walkway connection
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