Curatola Masonry

Curatola Masonry Curatola Masonry is a licensed, insured, and bonded masonry contractor. Brick, Block,Stone & Concrete.
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I constantly hear people in the masonry industry say, “I should be making $75 an hour,” or “I’m worth $100 an hour.”And ...
09/01/2026

I constantly hear people in the masonry industry say, “I should be making $75 an hour,” or “I’m worth $100 an hour.”

And maybe you are.

But I think we need to have a bigger conversation about what those numbers actually mean.

At Curatola Masonry, our masons start around $30 an hour, with experienced craftsmen making well above that. Then you add overtime, benefits, insurance premiums, training, tools, work gear, and the other benefits and opportunities we provide, and the true value of that compensation package can be significantly higher than the base hourly wage.

But here’s my point:

I don’t care if your hourly rate is $75, $110, or $155 an hour.

If you make $85,000 at the end of the year, while another mason making $30 an hour—with consistent hours, overtime after 40, benefits, and additional opportunities—finishes the year at $120,000+, who actually had the better compensation?

It’s really that simple.

Stop looking at one number.

Look at your W-2.

Look at your total annual earnings.

Look at your overtime opportunities.

Look at your benefits.

Look at your retirement.

Look at your training and advancement opportunities.

Look at how many weeks you actually worked.

Look at the entire compensation package.

A big hourly rate sounds great, but an hourly rate means very little if you aren’t getting the hours.

I would rather see a tradesman earning a strong wage, working consistently, receiving overtime when they earn it, having quality benefits, and bringing home $100,000–$150,000+ a year than bragging about a huge hourly rate while sitting at home half the year.

The goal shouldn’t be to have the biggest hourly number.

The goal should be to build a career that produces the strongest total compensation, stability, benefits, and long-term opportunity for you and your family.

That’s the conversation I believe we should be having in the skilled trades.

Another Amazing Masonry Cartoon!Another fantastic cartoon created by Lauren Leibold, our Preservation & Architectural Do...
09/01/2026

Another Amazing Masonry Cartoon!

Another fantastic cartoon created by Lauren Leibold, our Preservation & Architectural Documentation Senior Manager, bringing a little creativity and humor to masonry education.

This one highlights rubble masonry, one of the oldest forms of masonry construction. Roughly shaped natural stone has been used for generations in foundations, retaining walls, bridges, hardscapes, and historic structures.

Preservation isn’t only about repairing old buildings. It’s also about documenting the craft, teaching why these traditional methods matter, and passing that knowledge on to the next generation.

Great work, Lauren! Keep the masonry cartoons coming.

Lauren Leibold
Preservation & Architectural Documentation Senior Manager
The Curatola Group

Curatola Masonry | Building to Last.

A Beautiful Walkway — Fully Restored.There’s something special about bringing quality masonry back to life rather than s...
09/01/2026

A Beautiful Walkway — Fully Restored.

There’s something special about bringing quality masonry back to life rather than simply tearing it out and replacing it.

Our Curatola Masonry team completed the full restoration of this beautiful brick walkway and front landing, carefully addressing the masonry and mortar joints throughout while preserving the original character, patterns, curves, and craftsmanship that make this entrance unique.

From the sweeping brick walkway to the detailed borders, steps, and front landing, the goal was simple: restore what was already beautiful and give it many more years of service.

Proper masonry restoration isn’t about making something look new. It’s about understanding the existing materials, correcting deterioration, and preserving the craftsmanship that was built into the property from the beginning.

Repair before replacement. Preserve whenever possible. Build to last.

Curatola Masonry
Building to Last.

MASONRY COMPANIES: IF WE WANT TO SAVE THIS TRADE, WE NEED TO START PAYING AND TREATING PEOPLE LIKE PROFESSIONALS.We hear...
09/01/2026

MASONRY COMPANIES: IF WE WANT TO SAVE THIS TRADE, WE NEED TO START PAYING AND TREATING PEOPLE LIKE PROFESSIONALS.

We hear it constantly:

“Nobody wants to work anymore.”

I don’t believe that’s the whole problem.

Maybe people don’t want to dedicate their lives to a skilled trade when they can’t see a future in it.

If you’re a qualified mason producing professional work, I believe the industry should be working toward a standard where you receive:

• $30+ per hour as a starting benchmark for qualified masons
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer-paid life insurance premiums
• Company-provided tools, PPE, and necessary work gear
• Free continuing education and certifications
• Paid training to master restoration, structural masonry, historic masonry, equipment, safety, and emerging techniques
• A defined path to become a foreman, superintendent, estimator, project manager, or leader
• Respect for the knowledge and craftsmanship you bring to the jobsite

And here’s the part employers need to hear:

Training your people isn’t an expense. It’s an investment.

Sending someone to a class isn’t losing production.

Buying quality tools isn’t wasting money.

Providing excellent benefits isn’t giving something away.

You’re building a workforce that can produce better work, solve harder problems, teach the next generation, and ultimately make your company stronger.

We cannot complain about a shortage of skilled tradespeople while expecting someone to spend 20 years mastering a craft without giving them the compensation, benefits, education, equipment, and career opportunities that mastery deserves.

Want better masons? Build better careers.

Want young people in the trades?

Give them something worth staying in the trades for.

The future of masonry won’t be protected by talking about how things used to be.

It will be protected by investing in the people who will carry this craft forward.

That’s how we raise the standard.

That’s how we protect the trade.

And that’s how masonry wins.

Second crew is putting in the work today—rebuilding landings and custom cutting limestone caps to fit each application.T...
08/31/2026

Second crew is putting in the work today—rebuilding landings and custom cutting limestone caps to fit each application.

This is where craftsmanship matters. Proper layout, solid masonry construction, precise cuts, correct pitch, and attention to the details are what turn a repair into something built to last.

Another project moving forward for the Curatola Masonry team.

Building to Last.

INSTALLATION DAY. 🧱🏗️Another project coming together today at Curatola Masonry.There’s a lot more behind an installation...
08/31/2026

INSTALLATION DAY. 🧱🏗️

Another project coming together today at Curatola Masonry.

There’s a lot more behind an installation like this than what you see in the finished product—planning, equipment, rigging, coordination, craftsmanship, and most importantly, a crew that knows how to work together safely and efficiently.

Today we’re setting these new architectural caps in place and putting the finishing touches on another masonry project built to last.

A big thank you to Mikie, TJ, Scott, and Justin for putting in the work and getting it done right. Every person has a role, and it takes the entire team to deliver the level of quality we expect.

Great work today, gentlemen.

Curatola Masonry — Building to Last.

Big day in the field for Curatola Masonry.Today our crew is installing a beautifully crafted custom limestone cap weighi...
08/31/2026

Big day in the field for Curatola Masonry.

Today our crew is installing a beautifully crafted custom limestone cap weighing approximately 1,300 pounds on this masonry column. This isn’t a piece you simply pick up and set, it takes planning, proper equipment, experienced hands, and precision to safely position a piece of natural stone of this size.

From rebuilding and restoring the masonry to installing custom-fabricated limestone, details like this are what finish a project the right way. The cap isn’t only architectural, it provides critical protection to the masonry below by properly shedding water and helping protect the wall assembly from long-term moisture and freeze/thaw deterioration.

1,300 pounds of custom-cut limestone. One carefully planned installation. Built to last.

Proud of our guys for continuing to take on the difficult work and execute it safely and professionally.

WHAT WE NEED MORE OF IN MASONRY: DISCUSSION, TEACHING & STANDARDSThe masonry repair and restoration industry doesn’t get...
08/30/2026

WHAT WE NEED MORE OF IN MASONRY: DISCUSSION, TEACHING & STANDARDS

The masonry repair and restoration industry doesn’t get better by tearing down the person standing next to us.

It gets better through discussion.

It gets better through teaching.

It gets better by establishing standards, understanding why those standards exist, and helping the next generation of tradesmen learn how to apply them in the real world.

Historic masonry especially is complicated. Every building is different. Every brick, stone, mortar joint, exposure condition, previous repair, and structural condition can change the approach.

That means we need experienced masons talking to younger masons.

We need preservation professionals talking to contractors.

We need engineers, architects, inspectors, manufacturers, historians, and tradesmen sitting at the same table.

And when we disagree, we should be able to have that conversation professionally.

There is a major difference between educating the industry and attacking another tradesman.

If someone is doing something incorrectly, explain the standard. Explain the material science. Explain the history. Explain what can go wrong and demonstrate a better method.

Then give that person an opportunity to learn.

We are working on buildings that have already survived 100, 150, and sometimes 200+ years. Our responsibility is bigger than getting through today’s project.

We have a historical duty to preserve these structures for the people who come after us.

That requires better training, better specifications, better communication, better licensing, better documentation, and greater respect for the craft.

The trades are already losing generations of knowledge.

We don’t need fewer masons.

We need more highly educated masons.

We need more craftsmen willing to teach.

We need contractors willing to keep learning.

And we need standards that protect the buildings, the property owners, and the tradesmen doing the work.

None of us knows everything.

But collectively, if we’re willing to communicate and learn from one another, we can leave this industry stronger than we found it.

That’s how we preserve the buildings.

That’s how we preserve the craft.

And that’s how we build the next generation of masonry professionals.

WORK ORDERS AREN’T SMALL JOBS — THEY’RE HOW FACILITIES STAY OPERATIONAL.At Curatola Masonry, our Work Orders Division is...
08/30/2026

WORK ORDERS AREN’T SMALL JOBS — THEY’RE HOW FACILITIES STAY OPERATIONAL.

At Curatola Masonry, our Work Orders Division is built around one objective: solving masonry and structural problems before they become bigger, more expensive problems.

From commercial properties and industrial facilities to schools, municipalities, HOAs, institutions, and multi-site portfolios, we handle masonry work orders with a facility-engineering mindset.

Brick and block repairs.
Structural masonry.
Concrete repairs.
Tuckpointing.
Lintels and openings.
Water intrusion.
Chimneys and stacks.
Retaining walls.
Historic masonry.
Emergency stabilization.
Preventive maintenance.

We don’t look at a work order as “just another repair.”

We look at the entire assembly — what failed, why it failed, whether movement or moisture contributed to it, what needs corrected now, and what should be monitored moving forward.

That approach is why we continue working to make Curatola Masonry the #1 masonry facility engineering company in Central Ohio.

Our goal isn’t to complete one work order.

Our goal is to become the masonry partner your facility manager, property manager, engineer, ownership group, or maintenance department can call year after year.

Assess it.
Document it.
Repair it correctly.
Protect the asset.

That’s facility engineering.

That’s Curatola Masonry.

BUILDING TO LAST.

THE TRADESMAN’S CODEWe show up early.We work until the job is right.We don’t cut corners.We don’t hide mistakes.If we br...
08/30/2026

THE TRADESMAN’S CODE

We show up early.

We work until the job is right.

We don’t cut corners.

We don’t hide mistakes.

If we break it, we fix it.

If we say we’re going to do something, we do it.

Our handshake still means something.

We respect the customer’s property like it belongs to our own family.

We take care of our tools, our equipment, and most importantly, our people.

We don’t leave a mess for the next man.

We don’t sacrifice craftsmanship for speed.

We don’t pretend to know something we don’t. We ask. We learn. We get better.

We respect the craftsmen who came before us.

We teach the ones coming behind us.

We understand that being a tradesman isn’t just about knowing how to build something.

It’s about character.

It’s about discipline.

It’s about integrity.

It’s about standing behind your work when nobody is watching.

Because someday the trucks will be parked.

The tools will be put away.

And someone else will take our place.

What remains will be the work we built, the people we taught, and the name we left behind.

BUILD IT RIGHT.

STAND BEHIND IT.

PASS IT ON.

That’s the Tradesman’s Code.

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Powell, OH
43065

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