- Brick tuckpointing usually costs $1,000 to $2,500, about $1,750 typical.
- Grinding out and replacing worn mortar joints on a brick wall or chimney.
What brick tuckpointing costs
Brick tuckpointing usually runs $1,000 to $2,500. A typical job lands near $1,750. Grinding out and replacing worn mortar joints on a brick wall or chimney. By the square foot, Bob Vila put it at $5 to $25, with $15 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $1,000 |
| Typical | $1,750 |
| High end | $2,500 |
| Per square foot | $5 to $25 |
The range blends Fixr and Bob Vila (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $1,408 in Arkansas and $2,322 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Area and height. Upper walls and chimneys need scaffolding.
- Mortar. Old homes need softer lime mortar matched to the brick.
- Damage. Cracked or spalled bricks are replaced at the same time.
Brick tuckpointing cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $1,000 to $2,500. About 85% of a brick tuckpointing price is labor, and only that part is scaled by the state's median wage for construction and extraction workers. A starting point, not a quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $833 | $1,457 | $2,081 |
| Alaska | $1,229 | $2,152 | $3,074 |
| Arizona | $978 | $1,712 | $2,446 |
| Arkansas | $805 | $1,408 | $2,012 |
| California | $1,173 | $2,053 | $2,933 |
| Colorado | $1,023 | $1,791 | $2,559 |
| Connecticut | $1,172 | $2,052 | $2,931 |
| Delaware | $997 | $1,745 | $2,493 |
| District of Columbia | $1,151 | $2,014 | $2,877 |
| Florida | $855 | $1,495 | $2,136 |
| Georgia | $861 | $1,506 | $2,152 |
| Hawaii | $1,327 | $2,322 | $3,317 |
| Idaho | $952 | $1,665 | $2,379 |
| Illinois | $1,300 | $2,275 | $3,250 |
| Indiana | $1,033 | $1,808 | $2,582 |
| Iowa | $999 | $1,748 | $2,497 |
| Kansas | $935 | $1,636 | $2,337 |
| Kentucky | $909 | $1,590 | $2,271 |
| Louisiana | $863 | $1,510 | $2,157 |
| Maine | $1,011 | $1,769 | $2,527 |
| Maryland | $1,005 | $1,758 | $2,512 |
| Massachusetts | $1,256 | $2,198 | $3,140 |
| Michigan | $1,023 | $1,791 | $2,559 |
| Minnesota | $1,186 | $2,076 | $2,965 |
| Mississippi | $818 | $1,432 | $2,045 |
| Missouri | $1,031 | $1,805 | $2,578 |
| Montana | $1,020 | $1,785 | $2,550 |
| Nebraska | $918 | $1,606 | $2,294 |
| Nevada | $1,031 | $1,805 | $2,578 |
| New Hampshire | $1,008 | $1,764 | $2,519 |
| New Jersey | $1,199 | $2,098 | $2,997 |
| New Mexico | $862 | $1,509 | $2,156 |
| New York | $1,155 | $2,021 | $2,887 |
| North Carolina | $855 | $1,496 | $2,138 |
| North Dakota | $1,023 | $1,791 | $2,558 |
| Ohio | $1,037 | $1,815 | $2,593 |
| Oklahoma | $844 | $1,477 | $2,110 |
| Oregon | $1,094 | $1,914 | $2,735 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,014 | $1,774 | $2,535 |
| Rhode Island | $1,050 | $1,837 | $2,625 |
| South Carolina | $857 | $1,501 | $2,144 |
| South Dakota | $866 | $1,515 | $2,164 |
| Tennessee | $871 | $1,525 | $2,178 |
| Texas | $852 | $1,491 | $2,130 |
| Utah | $966 | $1,690 | $2,415 |
| Vermont | $1,003 | $1,755 | $2,507 |
| Virginia | $956 | $1,673 | $2,389 |
| Washington | $1,228 | $2,149 | $3,069 |
| West Virginia | $972 | $1,702 | $2,431 |
| Wisconsin | $1,058 | $1,852 | $2,646 |
| Wyoming | $1,003 | $1,755 | $2,507 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
How the brick tuckpointing range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 85%. Tuckpointing is slow, skilled labor. Koira's assumption. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Masonry is slow, skilled work, so price it from your crew's hours and show the square feet on the estimate.
On Koira's free Office plan you build the estimate, text it, collect the deposit and turn it into an invoice when the brick tuckpointing is done. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, brick tuckpointing cost; Bob Vila, brick tuckpointing cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.