Brick wall installation in Clovis CA - a garden wall built to shed water
Planning a brick garden wall that has to hold up to sun and rain? We set it on a solid footing and fill every joint.
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Get an estimate for your brick wall
I'll walk the wall's line, check the slope and go over brick and cap choices.
Request an estimateWhat goes into building a brick wall in Clovis?
Brick wall installation in Clovis means building a freestanding garden wall of brick on a footing set into the ground and finishing it with a cap on top, so you end up with a solid edge for your yard that can stand outside through hot summers and winter rain for a long time.
Most folks who call about a new brick wall want to close in a yard, frame a patio or finish off the front, and they want it to stay straight and clean instead of cracking and staining after a few seasons. The price mostly comes down to the wall's length and height, how much your ground slopes, the footing it needs, and the brick and cap you pick, since the cap changes the whole look of the wall. The schedule turns on the footing, which has to go in and set before we lay any brick, and on when your brick can be delivered, and you'll get your own numbers at the estimate. If your wall has to hold back soil, that's retaining wall construction and a different job, so give us a call at (559) 314-2863 and we'll talk it through.
How our brick wall installation goes, start to finish
We start by staking out where the wall runs and digging the footing, because a garden wall is only as steady as what it sits on. Then we pour the footing, lay the brick course by course and set the cap last. A garden wall is out in the open on every side, so we fill the joints completely and pick a cap that sheds water away from the face instead of letting it run down the brick. On a sloped yard, I'll often suggest brick posts with thinner panels between them, so the wall can follow your ground instead of fighting it. When the last cap is on, we clean the brick and haul off what's left so you're not stuck with leftover sand and broken pieces.
A new wall often sits next to other masonry work. If you'd like natural stone on the posts, the cap or a whole section, our stone masonry work covers that and pairs well with brick. And if you've already got an older brick wall with sandy or cracked joints, brick pointing replaces the worn mortar, which is sometimes all a tired wall needs instead of a rebuild.
Brick wall installation in Clovis and the license to look for
California's contractors board classes walls for structures and fences, load bearing or not and built with or without mortar, as masonry contractor work, along with laying brick and concrete block. So when you're comparing builders for a garden wall, that's the license to ask about, and you can look anyone up with the state contractors board before you sign.
Around Clovis we mostly build walls along front yards, side yards and back patios, and plenty of those lots have at least a little grade to them. Long dry summers followed by winter rain are exactly why we fuss over the cap and the joints, since that's where water gets in first. We build the same kind of garden wall on jobs in Sanger and Old Fig Garden.
Why call us for a brick wall
I write every estimate myself
I'm the one who comes out to your place, whether that's in Clovis or anywhere from Madera down to Kingsburg and Reedley, and I write the estimate. I'm on site with our crew while they build, so the plan we talked through in your yard is the one that gets built.
Building since 2020, the careful way
I taught myself on planters and a small block wall at my own place, then learned the rest on real jobs before starting this business in 2020. I'd rather use the right mortar and method for your wall than the quickest one, because brick done well lasts a very long time.
Licensed and insured for wall work
We're licensed and insured, and it's worth asking every builder you talk to the same thing before they dig. A wall job means footings, pallets of brick and a crew working right along your property, so you want that covered.
- Phone
- (559) 314-2863
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
- Location
- Clovis, CA 93611
Got a stretch of yard that needs a wall? Request an estimate or call (559) 314-2863.
Get a price for your new brick wall
Send the wall's rough length and height, how much the ground slopes and a few photos of the spot, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, look at the site and write your estimate, and it's free with no obligation.
- Phone
- (559) 314-2863
- Location
- Clovis, CA 93611
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
- Credentials
- Licensed and insured.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a brick wall cost in Clovis, CA?
Brick and masonry work in the Fresno area usually costs about $12 to $30 per square foot, and that's the going rate around here, not our own price. Where your wall lands in that range depends on its length and height, how deep and reinforced the footing needs to be, and the brick and cap you choose. I'll give you a figure for your own wall at the estimate.
What kind of brick wall is best for a sloped yard?
A pier and panel wall, with thin brick panels braced at intervals by brick posts, usually suits a sloped yard best. Long-standing brick guidance calls it relatively easy to build, economical and easy to fit to uneven ground. A straight solid wall makes more sense where the ground is level on both sides, and it needs enough thickness to stay stable against wind and knocks.
Can I use reclaimed or used brick for an outdoor garden wall?
Usually not, because garden wall guidance only recommends salvaged brick that meets SW requirements, the grade for brick that faces severe weather, and used brick generally doesn't. Old brick is often unevenly fired, so some pieces hold up and some don't. If you want that older look, ask whether the brick you're eyeing meets SW requirements before it goes in the wall.
What causes white powder on a new brick wall?
That white bloom often shows up on new brickwork as it dries, and it won't affect how strong the wall is. If it keeps coming back long after the wall is built, that likely means water is getting into the wall and staying there, which is worth having someone take a closer look at.
How deep does the footing for a brick garden wall need to go?
Long-standing trade guidance puts a garden wall's footing in undisturbed earth below the frost line, built of concrete or brick. It may also need steel reinforcement, especially in soil that swells and shrinks, so the footing is a real part of the job and its cost, and I'll size it once I've seen your spot.
How do I make sure a new brick garden wall lasts?
Hire for workmanship, because brick guidance has long said a garden wall needs every mortar joint completely filled, and its exposure means any defect may lead to deterioration and perhaps failure. On a wall one brick thick, the same guidance prefers concave or V-shaped joints that shed water, and a cap that sticks out past both sides with a drip edge so rain falls clear of the face. For upkeep, it says a penetrating water repellent can help if it's reapplied now and then, and it advises against film-forming or acrylic sealers.
Other masonry work for your yard
Stone masonry
If you love the look of natural stone, we can build stone posts, caps or a full stone wall that sits well beside brick and stands up to the same weather.
Brick pointing
When an older brick wall shows sandy, cracked or missing mortar, pointing replaces the worn joints so water stops getting in before the bricks themselves start to fail.