Masonry contractor in Spring Valley, NV - yard walls and brick fixed at the cause
R&L North Las Vegas Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor building and repairing block walls, brick, stone and pavers for Spring Valley, NV homes, starting with why something cracked or failed.
Masonry work in Spring Valley, NV
Spring Valley sits on the west side of the Las Vegas Valley. Most of our jobs there are on stucco houses set behind block walls, with apartments and shopping along the main roads. It's the same kind of work we do in Henderson and Enterprise, and we drive over from North Las Vegas for it.
Spring Valley isn't its own city, so Clark County runs it, and building permits come from the Clark County Building Department. When a job needs a permit, the county wants the owner or someone the owner authorizes to apply and get it before work starts, so we check with the department on each job and handle the paperwork. The price here turns on how much wall or paving there is, how easy it is to reach, whether we're matching existing block or brick and what we find once it's open. The schedule turns on the same things, plus any permit. Your own figure comes from the estimate, once I've seen the job. On most of these lots, the wall you're worried about is shared with a neighbor and sits behind sprinklers and gravel beds, and that usually decides both what caused the crack and how we get to it.
What we do for Spring Valley homes
Foundation repair
When a crack runs up the stucco or a door starts sticking, I look at the slab edge and the ground around it first, then fix what's moving.
Chimney repair
On houses with a real brick chimney, we check the crown, the concrete top, before we blame the brick for a leak or loose pieces.
Tuckpointing
Sun and sprinkler spray wear the mortar out of the joints first, so we grind out the soft mortar and pack in new before bricks loosen.
Brick repair
A few cracked or flaking bricks on a planter, step or front wall can be cut out and replaced with a close match, without rebuilding the whole thing.
Driveway pavers
Many driveways here are plain concrete gone cracked and stained. Pavers on a packed base let you swap out one broken piece instead of the slab.
Retaining wall construction
Where a yard steps up to a neighbor's grade, we build the wall with drainage behind it so trapped water doesn't push it out of line.
Masonry restoration
For brick or stone that's sun-faded and patched by past owners, we clean, repoint and swap the worst pieces so it reads as one wall again.
Fireplace installation
A fireplace on the back patio gets used here on cool desert evenings, and we build them outdoors or in, in brick, block or stone.
Stone veneer installation
Over the stucco on a front entry or column, we set thin stone with a backing and bottom edge that let any water behind it drain out.
Concrete block walls
Block walls line most lots here, so when one leans, cracks or drops its caps, we work out whether the footing or the wall itself failed.
Foundation block wall installation
If your lot has room for a casita or garage, we lay its block foundation on a proper footing, with the steel the plans call for.
Outdoor kitchen masonry
We build the grill island, counter and bar in block, then face them in stone, brick or stucco to suit a backyard used most of the year.
Walkway construction
A path from the gate to the patio, laid in pavers, brick or flagstone on a packed base, keeps your feet off the desert rock in the side yard.
Brick wall installation
A brick wall or pillars at the front of the lot set a house apart from the block next door, and we pour a footing for it first.
Stone masonry
Desert front yards suit natural stone, and we fit each piece of a planter, column or garden wall by hand so the joints stay tight.
Brick pointing
When only a few joints have cracked or gone sandy, we refill just those with fresh mortar tinted to match, so the fix doesn't stand out.
How do you know a Spring Valley wall needs work?
Most walls here bake in the sun all summer and get soaked at the base by sprinklers, so damage tends to show up low on the wall and in the joints.
- Stair-step crack along the joints
- Block wall leaning into a yard
- White crust low on the wall
- Mortar that crumbles when scratched
- Loose or missing wall caps
- Pavers sinking or rocking underfoot
If you've spotted one of these, call or use the form. Tell me what you've noticed and when it started, and I'll come look at it.
Should you fix the wall or rebuild it?
On most lots here, it comes down to why the wall failed, so I check the footing, the sprinklers and how far the damage runs before I tell you which way to go.
A repair is enough
If the footing is sound and the damage sits in the joints, a few blocks or the caps, we fix that part and the cause, such as a sprinkler soaking the base. Some cracks can simply be watched, and I'll tell you so.
Rebuilding makes sense
When the wall leans, the footing has cracked or settled, or the block was never reinforced, patching only buys time. We tear it out and rebuild from the footing up, and for a tall wall or one holding back soil, I may send you to an engineer first.
What Spring Valley's sun and yards ask of masonry
I come out to every job myself and write the estimate, and our crew and I do the work, so the person who found the cause is the one fixing it.
Cause first, then the fix
I work out why a wall cracked or a joint gave out before pricing a repair, because a repair that skips the cause usually shows up again.
Water traced to the real source
With only about four inches of rain in a normal year, most water trouble we see traces to sprinklers and drainage.
Licensed in Nevada, fully insured
The state's contractors board requires a license before anyone even bids a job, and we're licensed and fully insured.
Honest about what can wait
If a crack is old and isn't moving, I'll tell you to watch it rather than sell you a repair.
Your satisfaction, guaranteed
Before we call it done, we walk the finished work with you and clean up the mortar, block scraps and dust.
Call about your Spring Valley wall today
Call (702) 269-8957 between 6 AM and 11 PM on weekdays or 8 AM and 9 PM on weekends, so you can reach us after work.
Nearby cities, or call about yours
If your city isn't listed here, call (702) 269-8957, because we work across the cities around North Las Vegas, not only the ones with a page.