Privacy along the back fence line
A block wall in place of a tired wood fence gives you real privacy and some quiet from a neighbor or a busy road, and it doesn't rot, warp or need repainting.
Concrete block walls in Yorba Linda CA - a solid wall that fits city rules
Old wood fence leaning, or a yard that needs privacy? We plan and build a block wall that suits your house and the city's rules.
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What building a block wall here involves
A concrete block wall in Yorba Linda is a fence or garden wall built from masonry blocks laid in mortar on a buried footing, and it gives your yard a solid, private edge that doesn't rot or lean the way an old wood fence does.
Most people call us when a wood fence has started to lean or rot, when they want more privacy from the street or a neighbor, or when a slope in the yard needs holding back. The price moves mostly with the wall's length and height, the block you choose, whether it holds back soil and needs drainage, the cap along the top, and how easily we can get block and equipment into your yard. Your own figure comes in the written estimate after I've walked the wall line with you.
The schedule turns more on planning than on laying block, because the design and any permit have to be settled first. Before work begins, I check with the city's building office, and when your wall needs a permit, we take care of the paperwork and schedule the inspections.
I write your estimate myself
I come out to look at each job and write the estimate myself, so the person who measured your wall line is the same one answering your questions about it.
Our own crew lays the block
Our own masons and helpers do the work, and I'm on site to check it, because a mason's name stays on every wall long after the crew has packed up and gone.
A clean yard every evening
We clean up properly at the end of each day, so you and your family aren't stepping around broken block, loose soil and mortar spatter while the wall goes up.
How we plan and build your block wall
Before we mark out a single line, we help you settle the block look and whether your wall will follow the city's standard plan or need an engineer, because changing either once block is going up costs you time. We'll look at block faces and colors together and talk through how the wall will sit against your house and your neighbors' yards.
Once that's decided, our crew marks the line, digs and pours the footing, the buried concrete base the wall stands on, and lays the block course by course with steel and grout where the design calls for them. We finish the top with a cap, which keeps water out of the block and gives the wall a clean, finished edge.
If the block will carry weight as part of a structure rather than stand alone as a fence, that's our foundation block wall installation work, which is planned differently from a garden wall. Block also makes a sturdy base for outdoor kitchen masonry, and we can match it so a grill counter and a new wall look as if they were built together.
Where a block wall makes sense
Low garden walls and planters
A low wall can frame a front bed, edge a lawn or wrap a raised planter, giving the yard clear lines without closing it off from the street.
Walls that hold back a slope
When a wall holds back soil, water can collect behind it, so we plan the drainage from the start rather than trying to add it after the backfill is in.
Patio and seating walls
A block seat wall or a low wall around a patio can tie in with a grill counter or fire feature, so the whole space reads as one piece of work.
Get a free on-site estimate for your wall
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out, look at your yard and write your free estimate, with no obligation.
Tell us the length and height
A rough length and the height you have in mind help me plan the visit, and I'll measure everything properly on site, so a good guess is perfectly fine.
Mention the block style you like
Say whether you're leaning toward smooth block, slumpstone or something to match your house, because the block you choose shapes both the look of the wall and the estimate.
Note any slope or survey
Let us know if the wall will hold back soil and whether you already have a survey of the property line, since both affect how we lay out and build it.
Block, brick and stone wall examples
Use these photos to think about slumpstone or smooth block, cap styles and wall layouts you'd like to talk over with us.
Common questions about block walls in Yorba Linda
These are the questions we hear about block walls in Yorba Linda and the cities around it, such as Placentia, Fullerton, Orange and Irvine.
Do I need a permit for a block wall in Yorba Linda?
Yes, if the wall will be over 3 feet high. Yorba Linda requires permits for fences and exempts only masonry or concrete fences not over 3 feet, measured from the lowest finished ground right beside the wall, and the city's building projects page gives the exact limit. As I mentioned above, we check with the building office first and handle any permit for you.
Who sets how tall my block wall can be in Yorba Linda?
Yorba Linda's Zoning Code sets the height limits, and they still apply when a wall is short enough to need no building permit. The city's Planning Department Counter gives those limits, so that's the place to ask about your lot. I'll go over the answer with you before we settle on a height, so the wall we plan stays within it.
Can a block wall be built right on my property line in Yorba Linda?
Under the city's standard wall plan, the footing sits on your own property unless documents authorize building on the neighbor's parcel. The same plan makes the owner responsible for surveying any property line in question. If you aren't sure where your line runs, please have it surveyed before we lay out the wall, so the footing ends up where it belongs.
Can my block wall be different from Yorba Linda's standard wall plan?
It may be, if a California licensed engineer provides calculations for your design and the city approves them. That adds an engineer and a city approval step to your timeline, so a wall that fits the standard plan usually gets started sooner. When I come out, we'll talk through which path suits the wall you have in mind.
Is a slumpstone block wall thicker than a regular block wall?
Under Yorba Linda's standard wall plan, slumpstone walls are at least 8 inches thick, so the softer look comes with a thicker wall. Slumpstone has rounded or bulging faces, with a texture anywhere from slick to coarse. A thicker wall takes up a little more of your yard, so it's worth measuring a narrow side yard with that in mind.
Who is licensed to build block walls in California?
California's contractor board defines a masonry license class that covers building walls and fences from masonry units, laid with or without mortar. That's the license this kind of work falls under in the state. We're licensed and insured, and I'm glad to answer any questions you have about it when I come out to look at your wall.
Related masonry work for your yard
Call us to plan your block wall
Settling your wall's plan before anyone digs saves changes later, so please call or send the form, with satisfaction guaranteed on every job.