Brick wall installation in Oxnard CA - a garden wall with every joint filled solid
Need a brick wall along a lot line or a low one out front? We plan where it sits and how tall, then build it solid.
What does it take to build a brick wall in Oxnard?
Brick wall installation in Oxnard means building a garden, privacy or fence wall from fired clay brick laid in mortar, so you get a wall that marks your lot line, screens your yard or frames a garden, built course by course on a footing.
Most calls we get about brick walls are for privacy along a side or back lot line, a low wall out front, or a garden wall around a patio. The job starts with a trench and a footing, then the crew lays the brick course by course, fills the joints and cleans the face. If you'd rather have a rock face, our stone masonry work covers that.
The price moves with how long and tall the wall is, the style you pick, the brick and how easy it is to get material into the yard. The schedule turns on whether your wall needs a permit, which we find out before we start, and on how much digging the footing takes. After I see the spot, you get a written quote that lists what's included.
What to know before building a brick wall
Before we dig, it helps to settle the wall's style and the brick, and to know what separates a wall that holds up outdoors from one that starts breaking down.
Pier and panel or solid
The brick industry describes pier and panel as thin brick panels braced by masonry piers, economical to build and easy to fit to uneven ground. Ask about one if the yard slopes.
Every joint filled solid
A garden wall takes weather on both faces, and the brick industry calls for every joint filled full because a gap can start the wall breaking down. We lay ours solid.
New brick or salvaged
Used brick suits a garden wall only when it meets the brick industry's grade for severe weather, and most falls short because it was fired unevenly. Settle that before you fall for reclaimed brick.
The licence that fits
California's contractor licensing board has a masonry class that covers walls for structures and fences built of fired clay brick, so it's a fair thing to ask any contractor about.
Brick wall questions we hear in Oxnard
How much does a brick wall cost in Oxnard?
Building a brick wall usually runs about $2,200 to $8,500 per job across the US, and that's a national figure for the whole job, not our price. Where yours lands depends on the length, height, style and brick, and the written quote from my visit lists what's included.
Does a brick wall need a permit in Oxnard?
The city's list doesn't settle it for brick, because Oxnard's Building & Engineering lists block walls under 3 feet 6 inches tall from the bottom of the footing as needing no permit, and it names block walls, not brick ones. We check with the office for your address before work starts, tell you what we find, and handle the paperwork and inspections if a permit's needed. If you want to ask the city yourself, call (805) 385-7925.
How tall can a brick wall be in my front or back yard in Oxnard?
In the front yard area, Oxnard's zoning code keeps walls and solid fences within 18 inches tall. Along side or rear lot lines a wall can go up to seven feet measured from your lot's grade, and on the street side of a corner lot the limit is six feet from the sidewalk grade. If your back wall runs along an alley, the city wants a space for trash barrels left open to the alley unless another part of your rear yard already meets that rule.
Will a new brick wall need painting?
No, clay brick needs no paint or surface treatment because its color is part of the brick. Most paint authorities put painted outdoor masonry on a three to five year repainting cycle, so leaving brick bare saves you that chore. What it will want, years down the road, is an eye on the mortar, and brick pointing is how worn joints get renewed.
What causes white powder on a new brick wall?
That white haze is usually efflorescence, and the brick industry calls the early kind new building bloom because it shows up shortly after the build as the wall dries. If it keeps coming back later, water is likely getting into the wall and staying there, and that's worth having us look at.
How do I choose between a brick wall and a block wall?
Pick brick if you want lasting color in the clay and a wall that resists rain when it's built right, and pick block if cost per square foot comes first. A natural clay brick garden wall costs more per square foot than a concrete block one, so plenty of people price both, and our concrete block walls page covers the other side.
Why Oxnard homeowners call Blockworks Oxnard Concrete and Masonry for brick walls
I'd rather build the wall you need than sell you a bigger one, and I want the quote and the finished wall to match line for line.
The owner writes your quote
I come out myself, look at where the wall goes and write the estimate, so the person quoting knows the work.
A lead mason on the wall
Our crew builds under a lead mason, and I check on the job as it goes.
Building since 2013
I started this business in 2013 after writing quotes for a masonry supplier and then laying brick on crews.
Fully licensed and insured
Our business is fully licensed and insured, and you're welcome to ask for the details before you sign.
Oxnard and nearby cities
We're based in Oxnard and build in many cities around it, so if yours isn't listed, call (805) 342-2830 and ask.
Get your brick wall measured and quoted
Have the wall's rough length, height and spot on the lot in mind, plus whether it runs along an alley or a corner lot's street side, and call (805) 342-2830.
What happens after you call about a brick wall in Oxnard?
We plan the wall around your lot, your budget and the city's rules, and nothing gets built until you've seen the whole job written down.
Call or send the form
Call (805) 342-2830 or send the form, and we get back to you to set up a time to look at the yard.
I look at the spot
I come out, walk the line where the wall would go and ask what you want it to do, whether that's privacy, a front border or a garden edge.
A line-by-line quote
You get a written quote that lists each part of the job, what we'd do and why, so you can compare it with anyone else's.
We build, then walk it
If you go ahead, we sort out any permit with the right office, the crew builds the wall, and I walk the finished job with you.