Brick Wall Installation in Encinitas CA - built right from the footing up
Want a brick wall around your yard or along a fence line? We plan the style, set the footing and build it to hold up.
A brick wall that suits your yard
Brick wall installation means building a masonry wall from the footing up, from a low garden wall or fence line to a wall that carries part of a structure. The ones that fail were usually rushed, with a shallow footing or the wrong brick, so we build yours the slow way once. If stone suits your house better, we do stone masonry too.
Price turns on the wall's length, height and brick, and on the footing under it. The schedule mostly turns on the city's permit, and your estimate gives you your own figure.
What brick wall installation covers
Here's what goes into a brick wall, from picking the style to the cap on top, and why each part matters.
Wall style
We talk through styles with you, such as brick piers with thin panels, which the brick industry calls economical and easy to fit to uneven ground like a sloped yard.
Clay or block
Natural clay brick costs more per square foot than a wall of concrete block, so we lay out both and help you pick what fits the house and the budget.
Footing
The footing carries the whole wall, and brick industry guidance puts a garden wall's footing in undisturbed earth, so ask us how deep yours will go.
Wall cap
Brick guidance says the cap should stick out past the brick on both sides with a drip, so rain falls clear instead of soaking the face.
Tell us about your wall
Send the wall's length, height and location, or call and tell us. We'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate with no obligation.
(760) 230-9799How we plan a brick wall
I'd rather tell you what your wall needs before we start than explain a crack after, so we plan the style, brick and footing with you first.
- I look at it myself. I come out and look at the yard myself, and our own crew builds the wall with me running the site.
- Learned under a mason. I learned the trade as a helper under an experienced mason before starting this business nine years ago.
- Licensed and insured in California. We're fully licensed and insured, and the state contractor board has its own license classification for masonry walls on structures and fences.
- Workmanship over speed. Brick guidance warns any defect in a garden wall can lead to decay and even failure, so weigh workmanship as hard as price.
- Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. That's our promise, so call (760) 230-9799 and ask me how we'd build yours before you pick a mason.
Serving Encinitas and nearby cities
Advanced Encinitas Concrete and Masonry is based in Encinitas and works in many nearby cities, including Carlsbad and Solana Beach. Don't see yours? Call (760) 230-9799 and ask.
From first call to finish
I want you to know what we're doing and why before we start, so you hear it from me at the first visit and again at the walk-through.
Visit
After you call or send the form, I come out and look at where the wall will go, the slope and the ground. I'll tell you straight what I see, including what could cause trouble later.
Estimate
I write up an estimate for the wall we talked through, so you see the cost in writing before anything's decided. Once you say go, we check with the city's building office and handle the permit application when the wall needs one.
Build
Our crew digs the footing, lays the brick and sets the cap, and we clean up as we go. When it's done, I walk the finished wall with you and go over anything you want to look at.
Brick wall questions in Encinitas
How much does a brick wall cost per square foot in Encinitas?
Installing a brick wall across the US usually costs about $10 to $45 per square foot, and that's a national range, not our price. Height adds square feet as fast as length does, and the footing and brick choice move it too, so the estimate is where you get your own figure.
Do I need a permit to build a brick wall in Encinitas?
Yes, the City of Encinitas requires a building permit to build walls, including walls over four feet from footing bottom to top or holding surcharge, which is extra weight pressing from behind, like a slope. Even an exempt project may need a Planning, Engineering or Fire permit, and we check that with the city before we dig.
How do I know if salvaged brick is okay for a garden wall?
Ask the mason to show you it meets SW requirements, the grade for brick built to take severe weather, since brick industry guidance says used brick should go into a garden wall only when it does. If you want reclaimed brick, we check it's rated for outdoor use before it goes in.
What causes white bloom on a new brick wall?
It's usually new building bloom, a kind of efflorescence that tends to show soon after building as the wall dries out normally. If it comes back later, water is likely getting in and staying, and if the joints have worn, brick pointing is where we'd start.
Plan your Encinitas yard with us
Call (760) 230-9799 or send our request form, mark where the wall will run, and we'll set a time to come walk the line.