Brick wall installation in Perris CA - a wall capped to keep rain off the brick
Your old fence is done and you want brick that holds up? We build garden walls with sound footings and a cap that sheds water.
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What goes into a new brick wall in Perris?
Brick wall installation in Perris means building a freestanding brick wall for your yard or garden, from the footing in the ground to the last course on top, so it stands straight and keeps its looks through years of sun and weather.
Most people who call us want something more solid than a wood fence along a side yard, a front garden or a patio, and they want it to look like it came with the house. The price moves with the wall's length and height, the style and brick you pick and how much the ground slopes. The schedule turns mostly on the footing, how much brick there is to lay and any inspections along the way. Your estimate gives you the figure for your own wall, and if a plain wall you can stucco suits you better, our concrete block walls are worth a look too.
How do you know it's time for a new brick wall?
Fence leaning or rotting
When a wood fence leans or its posts have gone soft at the ground, it's usually near the end, and each repair only buys you a season or two. If you're replacing it anyway, that's a good time to price brick, because brick doesn't rot or warp.
Cracks through the brick
A crack running through the bricks themselves, or a wall that has started to lean, usually means the footing moved or water got in from the top. A lean only gets worse, so have someone look before it tips, but if the cracks follow only the mortar joints, that's often a repair that can wait a while.
Crumbling and white stains
White powder and flaking faces near the top of an old wall usually mean water is running down the brick because the cap is missing, cracked or too narrow. Left alone, the flaking spreads and the joints wash out, until patching it costs more than building the wall right.
How our brick wall installation is done
On the job, we mark out the wall's line and height with you, dig and pour the footing, then lay the brick course by course in mortar, keeping it plumb and the joints full so water has nowhere to sit. A garden wall takes weather on both faces, not just one like a house wall, so we finish it with a cap that sheds water off the brick, since water running down the face is what stains and wears brick over time.
Some homeowners want the wall to tie in with a stone front on the house, and that's where our stone masonry work comes in. Years down the road, when the joints on any brick wall start to wear, brick pointing keeps it sound without touching the brick.
Pier and panel wall
Thin brick panels run between brick piers set at intervals, which makes this style relatively easy to build and economical. It also adapts easily to ground that rises and falls, so it suits a long property line or a sloping yard.
Solid brick wall
A full-thickness wall looks heavier and more formal, and it suits a short run, an entry or a wall beside a patio where you want it to look built in. It takes more brick than pier and panel, so it usually costs more on a long line.
Your choice of cap
The cap can be natural stone, cast stone, slate, terra cotta, metal or brick, so we can match the top of the wall to your house. Whichever you pick, it's worth asking that it stick out past the brick on both faces with a drip edge, a groove underneath that lets water fall clear of the wall.
Get a free on-site estimate for your brick wall
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set up a visit. I'll come out, look at where the wall goes and write up a free estimate, with no obligation.
- Based in
- Perris, CA 92571
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
What happens when you call about a brick wall in Perris?
Here's how a brick wall goes from your first call to the final walk-through, and who you'll be talking to at each step.
Call or send a note
Call (951) 418-3037 or use the form, and we'll get back to you to set up a time to see the spot. If you know the length and height you're after, have it handy.
I look over the spot
I come out myself, walk the line where the wall would go, look at the ground and any brick you're considering, and answer your questions. Then I write up the estimate, so you know what the wall comes to before you decide anything.
We handle permits and build
If you go ahead, we take care of any permit, and I'm on the job with our crew from the footing through the cap. We work around any city inspections, so nothing gets covered up before it's been checked.
Walk the finished wall together
Once the last cap is set and the site is cleaned up, we walk the wall with you. That's the time to ask about anything you see.
Why Perris homeowners call Superior Perris Concrete and Masonry for brick walls
I estimate and stay on site
I come out to look at your wall myself, and when the work starts I'm on the job with our crew. The person you talked the job over with is the one making sure it's built that way, and I'd rather explain something twice than leave you guessing.
Careful brickwork since 2017
We've been in business since 2017, and on a garden wall that takes weather on every side, a small defect can lead to the brick breaking down and even the wall failing, so we don't rush the joints or the cap. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Fully licensed and insured
We carry both on every wall we build, so you're hiring a crew that's set up to do the work properly. I'm glad to go over it with you at the estimate.
Driveway walls flagged early
The city's wall design isn't meant to carry extra weight from cars or a structure pressing on it, so if your wall will run beside parking or a building, we raise it with the city at the start. That keeps a redesign from landing in the middle of your job.
Brick, style and height are easiest to settle before the footing goes in, so get in touch and I'll come take a look at the spot.
Brick walls, footings and city inspections in Perris
The city's Development Services Department lists an inspection with the rebar, the steel inside the wall, in place before grout, the soupy mortar that fills around it, goes in, then a final inspection after grouting and before any decorative cap goes on. Those steps are written for the city's walls in general, so call Development Services at (951) 943-5003 to confirm how they apply to a brick wall at your address. When a job needs a permit, we pull it and line up the inspections, and since some addresses here go through a city office and some through the county, we check which one covers yours first. If you'd rather pull the permit yourself as the owner, I'll go over what the office asks for.
A lot of the yards we build in have a slope, a driveway along one side or a block wall already at the property line, and we work out where brick fits among those at the estimate. We see the same mix on jobs in Menifee and Moreno Valley, and we're based in Perris and work in the cities around it across this part of Riverside County.
Questions about brick walls in Perris
How much does it cost to build a brick wall in Perris?
There's no set price, because the cost of a brick wall comes down to its length and height, the style, the brick and the cap. A pier and panel wall usually costs less than a solid one on a long or uneven run, a stone cap usually costs more than a brick one, and a sloping site adds footing work. I'll give you the figure for your wall in the estimate.
How do I know if reclaimed brick will hold up in a garden wall?
Find out whether it meets the SW grade, the rating for brick that faces severe weather, because the national brick trade group advises using salvaged brick in garden walls only when it does. The same group says used brick usually falls short, since it was fired unevenly. If you like the reclaimed look, we check that the brick is rated for outdoor use before you commit to it.
Does a brick wall need to be painted?
No, clay brick needs no paint or surface treatment, and its color is fired into the brick, so it lasts. Painted outdoor masonry generally needs repainting every three to five years, so leaving the brick bare keeps upkeep low for the life of the wall.
Do I need a licensed contractor to build a small brick wall in California?
For anything past a minor job, yes. The state lets an unlicensed person take a minor job up to $1,000 only when the work needs no permit and they employ no one, so a bigger wall, one that needs a permit or one built with a hired crew calls for a licensed contractor.
How tall can a brick wall be in Perris?
The limit comes from the city's zoning rules for fences and walls, so check it for your lot before you settle on a height. I'll go over the height with you at the estimate, and the Development Services number above is the place to confirm it.
What is the best way to build a footing for a brick garden wall?
A brick garden wall needs a footing of concrete or brick set in undisturbed earth below the frost line, and the brick industry's guidance says it may be reinforced if needed, particularly where the soil swells and shrinks. A footing on loose fill can settle and crack the wall above it, so we dig down to firm ground and look at what we find before we pour.
Other masonry work that goes with a brick wall
Stone masonry
Stone piers, a natural stone cap or a stone face on part of the wall can tie new brickwork to stone already on your house or yard.
Brick pointing
An older brick wall with sound brick but sandy, crumbling or missing mortar joints may only need fresh mortar packed in, not a full rebuild.
Service areas for brick wall installation
Superior Perris Concrete and Masonry is based in Perris, California, and builds brick walls in the cities around it, including Murrieta and Lake Elsinore. These 12 areas have their own pages, and we work in other nearby cities too.
Start planning your Perris brick wall
Tell us the wall's length, the height you have in mind, how the ground lies and any brick you've picked out, and I'll come ready to talk it through.