Masonry Contractor in Santa Clara - Repairs That Don't Start the Next Problem
J&L Santa Cruz Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor based in Santa Cruz that repoints, repairs and builds brick, block and stone for homes in Santa Clara, from tired chimneys and patios to retaining walls.
Masonry work in Santa Clarathat doesn't need doing twice
Santa Clara sits next door to Cupertino, over the hill from our base, and the calls we get here sound like the ones at home. Chimneys losing mortar, block walls starting to lean, patios that settled where they shouldn't have.
Price turns on how far the damage goes, what it takes to match your brick or stone, and how easy the wall is to reach. The schedule mostly turns on whether the job needs a permit. Your written estimate says what we'll do and why.
Call (831) 201-6259 or use the form, tell me what your masonry is doing, and I'll come out and look.
Our masonry work in Santa Clarafrom chimney tops down to footings
We do the full range of brick, block and stone work in Santa Clara, and most of it starts with an older wall someone wants kept.
- Foundation repair When a foundation cracks or settles, we find out why first, because patching the crack alone rarely holds.
- Chimney repair Older brick chimneys usually go at the top first, so we rebuild the crown and loose courses before water gets in.
- Tuckpointing Worn joints raked out and refilled with mortar softer than your brick, so the mortar wears instead of the brick.
- Brick repair Spalled or cracked bricks swapped out one at a time, with salvaged or matched brick so the patch doesn't shout.
- Driveway pavers A paver driveway is only as good as its packed base, so that's where most of our time goes.
- Retaining wall construction Block and stone retaining walls with real drainage behind them, the part most failed walls we see were missing.
- Masonry restoration Older brick and stone houses brought back carefully, keeping the original material wherever it's still sound.
- Fireplace installation New brick or stone fireplaces, inside or out, with the firebox and flue done right before anything pretty goes on.
- Stone veneer installation Stone veneer over block or concrete, flashed so any water that gets behind it has a way back out.
- Concrete block walls Garden and property walls in block, reinforced and grouted so a long side-yard wall stays straight.
- Foundation block wall installation Block foundation walls for additions and outbuildings, set on footings sized for the ground under them.
- Outdoor kitchen masonry Grill islands and counters in block, brick or stone, built for a backyard that actually gets used.
- Walkway construction Brick, stone or paver walkways from the driveway to the door, pitched to send water away from the house.
- Brick wall installation New brick walls laid to match an older house, so it looks like the wall was always there.
- Stone masonry Dry-stacked or mortared stone for walls, steps and borders, picked and fitted piece by piece.
- Brick pointing Small pointing jobs too, one chimney face or a single wall, done with the same matched mortar.
Why Santa Clara calls usover the hill from Santa Cruz
I look at every job myself and tell you what the wall needs and what it doesn't. Then my crew and I do the work together.
I'll tell you if it isn't worth doing
Some walls have years left in them. If yours does, I'll say so and leave, which is bad for business and good for you.
Repairs that work with old masonry
We match mortar to what's already there and keep it softer than the brick, so the repair doesn't crack the wall it was meant to save.
Licensed and insured on every job
We're licensed and insured. The state requires a contractor's license whenever a job needs a permit or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials, so ask anyone you're weighing.
Laying and fixing masonry since 2013
We've been at this since 2013, long enough to have fixed plenty of other people's quick patches. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The owner on site, not just at the estimate
I'm on site with my crew while the work happens, so the person who looked at your wall is the one checking it.
From first call to finishedthe way I'd want it done
You deal with me from the first look to the last walkthrough, and the estimate puts in writing what we'll do and why, so you know what you're getting before we start.
You call or write
Call (831) 201-6259 or send the form with a few words about the wall, chimney or patio, and a photo if you have one handy.
I come out and write it up
I look at the job myself, then write down what we'll do and why. If it needs a permit, we pull it through the city's building division.
My crew and I do the work
We do the work and line up the inspections. A city permit lapses 365 days after it's issued or last passes inspection, so we keep jobs moving.
We walk it together
Before we call it finished, I walk the job with you and show you what we did. If something isn't right, you tell me then.
What Santa Clara ground asks of masonryand what the city asks too
Most of what we run into in Santa Clara comes down to water, soil and the city's permit list.
Levees and flood risk
The city says 35% of Santa Clara is protected by levees and many lots carry flood risk, so we plan drainage behind walls first.
Soil that needs a study
The city wants a soil study for new homes and for sites on expansive soil or liquefaction zones, so we check that before sizing a footing.
Retaining walls over 4 feet
Retaining walls over 4 feet, counted from the bottom of the footing, need a city permit, so a modest-looking wall can still qualify.
Gas fireplaces can stay gas
The city's reach codes, its energy rules for new buildings, don't touch existing gas fireplaces, so yours can stay gas when we fix its brick.
Get a Santa Clara estimatefrom the person doing the work
Tell us what you're seeing and where, whether it's a chimney, a wall or a patio, and we'll get back to you within one business day. The estimate is free, done at your property, and there's no pressure to book.
Working in Santa Clarafrom our base in Santa Cruz
We're a masonry contractor in Santa Cruz, CA, and we work the cities around it, from the coast over the hill into the South Bay. The work in Santa Clara is the same we do in Watsonville and at home, mostly keeping older brick, block and stone standing.
One thing worth knowing before you hire anyone. The city requires a business license from everyone doing business inside its limits, including contractors based somewhere else, so ask whoever you're considering about it, us included. A good contractor won't mind the question.
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