Need a brick wall and want it built right the first time? We lay each course so the mortar bonds and the wall stays solid.
Brick wall installation in El Paso means laying brick in mortar, one course at a time, so the brick and mortar bond into one solid wall that gives you privacy, a border or a clean edge for your yard. How strong that wall turns out comes down to how well the mortar grips each brick as it's laid.
Most calls I get about new brick come from people who want privacy, a clear line around the yard or brick that matches the house, and who want it done right the first time. We're based in El Paso and build across the city and the cities around it, on both the Texas and New Mexico sides. If you'd rather have stone, we do stone masonry too.
The price moves with the wall's length and height, the brick you choose and how much prep and access the spot needs. The schedule turns on the size of the wall, whether your address needs a permit and the weather, since hot days change how fresh mortar gets handled. My written estimate puts your own numbers on paper.
Call (915) 265-1230 or use the form and tell us where the wall goes and what it's for. We get back to you and set a time for me to come out.
I walk the spot with you, explain what I see and what the wall needs to do, then leave you a written estimate. It lays out the work and the price, so you can weigh it before you decide anything.
Our crew builds the wall with me checking the joints and lines as it goes up. If we find something that changes the plan, I tell you before we go on.
When the last course is done, we walk the finished wall together before we call the job done. Bring your questions, because that's the time to ask them.
We pick the mortar for what the wall has to do, not the strongest mix on the shelf. Then each course goes down level and plumb, straight up and down, with full joints so water has no gaps to sit in, and the joints get tooled smooth while the mortar is still soft.
Fresh brickwork gets kept damp while it cures so the bond comes out strong, because brick and mortar that dry out too fast never grip each other the way they should. We finish by brushing off loose mortar and leaving the joints neat, so what you see is clean brick and even lines.
What a brick wall job can include:
If the brick are sound and it's the joints that are crumbling, the wall usually doesn't need replacing, and brick pointing can bring it back by cutting out the worn mortar and packing in fresh. When a wall leans, has cracks running through the brick themselves or keeps soaking up water, I'd rather fix the cause and rebuild than patch something that'll just fail again. At the estimate I'll show you which one I see and why.
Most of the cost sits in the size of the wall, since every extra foot of length or height means more brick, more mortar and more hours of laying. The brick itself matters too, and so do a decorative pattern, columns or a fancy cap. A clear, open spot costs less to work than a tight side yard, and taking out an old wall or leveling a slope adds work before the first course goes down.
I'd rather you understand your wall than just sign for it. At the estimate I point at the spot, tell you what the wall needs to do and why I'd pick the materials I would, so you can make a good call even if you don't hire us.
I ran a landscaping business before I went into masonry full time, so I notice your yard as much as your wall. Our crew keeps the work area tidy, protects what's around it and cleans up mortar before we leave each day. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Call (915) 265-1230 with the wall's rough length, height and spot on your lot, so I know what I'm coming out to see.
Tell us where the wall goes and what it's for. We reply within one business day, then I come out and leave you a free written estimate with no pressure to book.
Brick and masonry work in El Paso usually costs about $10 to $25 per square foot, and that range covers masonry work broadly, not brick walls alone. Where your wall lands depends on its size, the brick and how much prep the spot needs. I come out, measure and leave you a written estimate with your own figure.
Inside El Paso, the city requires a building permit to construct, alter, repair, move or demolish a building or structure, and its One Stop Shop takes those permits in. Before work starts I check which office covers your address, since that changes from one city to the next, and when a permit is needed we handle the paperwork and keep you posted on where it stands. If you'd like to ask the city yourself, call (915) 212-0104 or email osshelp@elpasotexas.gov.
The best mortar is the weakest type that still meets what your wall needs, because no single mix is right for every job and a stronger one isn't automatically better. Masons often use Type S and Type N in place of each other when the wall's strength needs are met. Ask any mason which one your wall calls for and why, and I'll tell you mine at the estimate.
White powder that shows up soon after a wall is built is usually new building bloom, a kind of efflorescence that comes from salts left behind as the wall dries out the normal way. If it keeps coming back after that first stretch, water is likely getting into the wall and staying there, and that's a moisture problem worth fixing at the source. Keeping water out of the brick and steering it off the top of the wall helps hold bloom back, so ask how any design handles the wall's top.
Hot brick soak up more water from the mortar, and mortar that's too dry when the brick go down bonds more weakly to them. Guidance usually calls for using mortar within 2 hours of mixing in hot weather, before it starts to set, and windscreens or a fog spray can help fresh brickwork gain strength when it's hot and dry. Ask whoever you hire how they handle hot days, since it shows in how strong the wall turns out.
Start with the city's list of forms, which includes contractor registration requirements you can read before you hire anyone, then ask each mason the mortar and hot-day questions above. We're licensed and fully insured, and I'm glad to go over any of it when I come out.
We're based in El Paso and build in Socorro, Sunland Park and the other cities below. Pick yours, or give us a call if you don't see it listed.
