Local Masonry Contractor in San Marcos CA - Repairs That Match Your Brick and Stone

It depends on how much brick or stone is damaged, what caused it and how hard the wall is to reach, so I price each job after looking at it in person. Matching old mortar and fixing a hidden cause, like water getting behind a wall, add work you won't always see from the street. The estimate is free and comes with no obligation.

Repair usually costs less, and I'd rather tell you that than sell you a rebuild you don't need. A rebuild starts to make sense when the wall is leaning, the footing has failed or cracks keep coming back after repair, and I'll tell you which one you're looking at.

It depends on the size of the job, the weather and whether it needs a permit, and I'll talk you through the schedule when I look at it. For projects that need plan review, the City of San Marcos says review typically takes about 15 business days, so a permitted job usually takes longer to get going than a simple repair.

Yes, the state licensing board requires a contractor's license when a job needs a building permit, uses any additional workers, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. Breaking a bigger job into smaller contracts doesn't get under that figure, and the city also requires contractors from other cities to hold a city business license while working there. We're licensed and insured.

I come out to your house, look at the job up close, find out what caused the damage and write you an estimate in plain words. If the job needs a permit, we check with the city or county office at the start and handle the paperwork with you. Once you say go, I work on site with our crew until it's done.

Our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Before we fix anything, we find out why it failed, because a repair that ignores the cause usually doesn't last.

Yes, we match the color, sand and strength of your existing mortar as closely as we can, because mortar that's too hard or the wrong shade makes a repair stand out and can damage older brick. Some of that can't be judged until I've looked at the wall up close, so I check it during the estimate.

It might, because the city says work that adds to or alters a home's structure likely needs a building permit from its Building Division. Starting without one can bring fines, work stoppages and extra fees. If your job needs a permit, we check with the city or county office at the start and handle the paperwork with you.