Concrete block walls in Redlands CA - a private yard built on a solid footing
Neighbors can see in, or the old fence is leaning again. We build a block wall on a solid footing that keeps your yard private.
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What goes into building a block wall in Redlands?
A concrete block wall in Redlands is a solid masonry wall set on a poured footing with steel inside it, built along your lot line to give your yard privacy and security that a wood fence can't keep up with.
Most people who call about a block wall want the yard to feel like theirs again, private, quieter and harder to climb into. The price moves with the wall's height and length, how much of the block gets filled with grout and how big the footing has to be, and a taller wall costs more per foot, not just more in total. The schedule turns mostly on the length and on whether the job needs a permit, and if it does, we handle the application. I'll walk the spot and send you a written estimate that says what we'd build and what we'd use.
How do you know it's time to trade the fence for block?
Fence leaning again
You've propped the same wood fence up twice, and the posts are soft at the dirt line. That's rot, and every year you wait you're paying for boards and braces on a fence that's on its way out anyway.
Street noise in the yard
You hear every car and every conversation next door while you're sitting out back. A wood fence does little about noise and a solid wall cuts it down, so waiting means another summer of hearing the street from your patio.
Cracks in an old wall
An existing block wall has a crack running through it, or one section has started to lean. That usually means too little steel or a footing that moved, and if it's left alone, water gets in, the crack opens up and the lean pulls more wall with it.
How we build concrete block walls
Before we dig, I'll show you where the steel goes and where any control joints sit, those planned breaks that let a long wall shrink without cracking across its face, because that's what keeps a long block wall from cracking up. Some walls carry enough horizontal steel to skip the joints, so whoever you hire, ask how they reinforce the wall. Then we dig and pour the footing, lay the block with steel in it, grout the cells that hold the steel and pick a cap and a face with you that suit the yard. We haul off the old fence and the extra dirt, so the yard looks like we were never there, minus the fence.
Block work often comes in pairs. If you're putting up something that needs a real foundation, that's foundation block wall installation, the same block carrying a building instead of marking a lot line. If the new wall is going to frame a patio, our outdoor kitchen masonry can put a grill counter right against it, so the two get planned as one job.
Split face block
The face is split by machine to show the stony mix inside, so it reads like rough natural stone. It suits a yard where you want texture and don't want to paint or coat the wall.
Curved or zigzag wall
A serpentine or folded wall bends along its length, which looks good in a landscape and gives the wall sideways stability a straight run doesn't have. It suits a long back line where a straight wall would feel like the edge of a parking lot.
Get a free written estimate for your block wall
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out. The on-site estimate is free, there's no obligation, and you get it in writing.
(909) 488-7148- Based in
- Redlands, CA 92373
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call about a block wall?
From your first call to the final walk-through, here's who does what on a block wall job.
Call or send us a message
Call (909) 488-7148 or send the form, and we get back to you to set a time for me to come out.
I look at the spot
I look at where the wall goes, what's around it and where the water runs, then send a written estimate that says what we'd build and what we'd use. You see the price before anything starts, so you know what you're paying for.
Our crew builds the wall
If the job needs a permit, we take care of it first, then the crew digs, pours the footing and lays the block. I'm on site while they work.
Walk the finished wall together
When the wall's done, we walk it together so you can look over the joints, the cap and the cleanup. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Why Redlands homeowners call Prestige Redlands Concrete and Masonry for block walls
I look at the job myself
I come out and look at your lot myself, and on a Redlands job that starts with where the city lets the wall stand. Our crew builds it with me on the job, so the person who showed you where the steel goes is there when it goes in.
In business since 2021
I framed houses for years, then learned block next to an old mason who wouldn't let a bad joint slide, and started this business in 2021. Five years in, I still look at a joint the way he taught me.
We're licensed and insured
We're licensed and insured. That matters on a wall job, because there's a crew digging and setting heavy block a few feet from your house and your neighbor's.
On a block wall, the footing and the steel decide how it holds up, and you never see either once the cap is on. Send us your wall's details and I'll come out and take a look.
Block walls, height rules and permits in Redlands
Where your wall stands in Redlands decides how tall it can be. The city's zoning allows fences and walls up to six feet along side and rear property lines but nothing over three feet in a required front yard, so the tall privacy wall goes along the sides and back and the front stays low. Permits for block walls, retaining walls and fences go through the city's Building division, and whether your wall needs one is that office's call, not mine. If it does, we'll tell you at the estimate and handle the application, and on questions about your own lot, they have the final word.
Corner lots have one more catch, because the city keeps walls, fences and view-blocking landscaping out of the cutoff area at the intersection, so we set the wall outside it. Where a business or commercial use borders a home, the city requires a six foot solid masonry wall along that line. We lay out walls with the same care on jobs in Highland and Loma Linda, and I check each city's own rules before we dig.
Questions about block walls in Redlands
How much does a concrete block wall cost in Redlands?
Across the US, a block wall installed with its footing usually costs about $60 to $240 per linear foot. That's the market's range for wall and footing together, not our price. The written estimate after I see your spot gives you the number for your wall.
Which license does a contractor need to build a block wall in California?
California's contractor licensing board has a masonry classification that covers walls for structures and fences, load bearing or not. That's the license to ask about when you compare masons for a block wall.
What keeps a block wall from leaning or tipping over?
The footing does. It holds the wall in place against tipping and sliding, and steel dowels run up out of it into the block to anchor the wall. A wall is only as good as what's under it, which is why the footing is the first thing I check on an old wall that's leaning.
What is the best way to cap a block wall?
A cap, which masons call coping, keeps water out of the top of the wall and finishes the look. Concrete brick, cast stone, brick and natural stone all work on block, so we pick the one that goes with your house and yard.
How do I keep mortar joints from showing through a smooth coated block wall?
Put a thick enough base coat on a wall that's properly cured and dry, and the joints stay hidden. Rush either part and every joint shows through like a ghost of bad mortar.
Is a block wall better than a wood fence for privacy?
Yes, because a solid block wall blocks the view completely and doesn't rot at the posts. It also adds security, cuts down noise, and gives you shade and a break from the wind.
Related masonry work around a block wall
Foundation block wall installation
If you're adding a garage, room or shed, this is the block and footing that everything above it sits on, built to carry the load.
Outdoor kitchen masonry
When you want a grill counter, bar or pizza oven base out back, we build it in block and finish it to match the wall around your patio.
Service areas for our block wall work
Prestige Redlands Concrete and Masonry is based in Redlands, CA, and builds block walls in the cities around it, from Yucaipa over to Riverside. The 12 cities below each have their own page, and they aren't the only places we work.
Redlands, CA
Tell us where your wall will go
Call (909) 488-7148 or send the form with the wall's length, planned height and spot on the lot, so I show up already knowing what to check.