Tired of a worn fence or an open yard? We settle the height, spot and brick with you, then build a solid wall.
Brick wall installation in Chula Vista means digging a footing and building a masonry wall on it. When it's done well, you get a wall whose color is part of the brick and that keeps rain from working through.
Most people who call K&L Chula Vista Concrete & Masonry about a brick wall want privacy, a clear edge to the yard or something better looking than a tired fence. The first things to sort out are how tall it'll be and where it'll sit, because both shape what the city allows. If you're leaning toward stone instead, our stone masonry work covers that.
The price mostly moves with the wall's length and height, the brick you pick and how much footing it needs. The schedule turns on whether your wall needs a permit and on settling the design before we dig. We check with the city before work starts and pull the permit when one's required, and your written estimate gives you the figure for your own wall.
Call (619) 257-1054 or use the form and tell us what you're picturing. We'll get back to you and find a time for me to come out.
I come out myself, look at the spot and the ground with you and show you what I see. Then I send a written estimate that spells out the wall, the footing and the brick, so you know what you're paying for.
If your wall needs a permit, we pull it, and the city inspects after the footing's dug and the steel's tied, before and after the grout goes in, and at the end, so we build to those visits. I run the work on site with our crew the whole way.
When the last course is set and the site's cleaned up, we walk the wall together. I'll point out what we did and why, so you know your wall as well as we do.
We settle the height, the spot on the lot and the look of the brick with you before we dig, because those choices are hard to change once the footing's in. We'll stand where the wall will go, talk through what you want it to do and pick the brick and cap together.
Then we dig the footing, set the steel where the wall calls for it and pour. Our crew lays the brick to a line so the courses stay level, tools the joints so water runs off and cleans mortar off the face as we go. If something turns up in the ground that changes the plan, you hear it from me first.
What our brick walls include:
If your wall's brick is solid and it stands straight but the mortar is crumbling, it usually doesn't need replacing. Brick pointing, raking out the old mortar and packing in fresh, can keep it going. A wall that leans, cracks through the brick or sits on a footing that's moved is a different story, because patching it just hides the problem. I'll tell you which I see, and if I can't tell until it's opened up, I'll say that too.
Length and height matter most, because together they set how much brick and mortar go in and how big the footing has to be. The brick you choose moves it too, and so does whether it's brick over block. Tearing out an old fence or wall, tight access for the crew and caps or decorative patterns add to it, while a simple run on open, level ground keeps it down.
I taught myself masonry patching brick and fixing block walls, then learned the rest working next to experienced masons, and I started this business in Chula Vista in 2023. I'd rather you understand why your wall is built the way it is than rush you into signing anything.
On site, we keep the work area tidy, protect your yard where we can and tell you before anything changes. Ask me a question and I'll answer it, and when I can't know something until the ground's open, I'll say so. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Call before you buy brick or tear out the old fence, so the plan fits your lot and the city's height rules.
Tell us the wall's planned length, height and spot on your lot, and whether it's a corner lot. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site visit, with no obligation.
Check the height, because the city of Chula Vista requires no building permit for a freestanding masonry wall up to 48 inches tall, measured from the highest ground right beside the wall. A wall that doesn't need a permit still has to meet local and state building codes and the city's zoning rules. We're licensed and insured, and we pull the permit whenever your wall needs one.
Start with where it sits, because the city's zoning rules allow a wall up to three and one-half feet tall anywhere on the lot, and up to six feet on interior and corner lots once it's behind the required front and street-side setbacks, the yard space the code keeps open. In a residential neighborhood, a wall up to six feet inside the required side yard along a street needs the Zoning Administrator's approval and has to have decorative features, and the Zoning Administrator looks at nearby driveways, traffic hazards and differences in ground level. That's separate from the 48-inch permit rule, so your wall has to fit both, which is why the form asks if you're on a corner lot.
Brick and masonry work in the San Diego area usually costs about $11 to $33 per square foot. Where your wall lands in that range comes down mostly to its size, the brick and the footing. Your written estimate gives you the real number for your wall.
No, clay brick needs no paint or surface treatment, because its color is part of the brick itself. Most paint experts say painted outside masonry needs repainting every three to five years, so leaving it bare skips that chore and that cost. Some people paint brick to brighten a space or for looks, which is fine, but it puts you on that repainting schedule.
Over the long run it can be, since a masonry trade group says brick facing over reinforced concrete block costs more up front but its lower cost over the life of the wall makes up for it. It may also need a larger footing, so expect more of the first bill to go into the ground. On site I'll lay out the options for your wall so you can weigh them.
Yes, as a veneer, a brick face that carries no weight of its own. Anchored brick veneer rests on the foundation and is tied to the house, while thin brick veneer is carried by the wall framing, so the footings and foundation wall need no changes. Either way, brick won't burn and holds up very well to fire.
We're based in Chula Vista and build brick walls across the cities around it, including National City and Bonita. Pick your area below, or call if yours isn't listed.
