P&J Rancho Cucamonga Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor building block walls, repointing worn brick and fixing chimneys in Fontana, CA. I look at each job myself, and our crew and lead mason do the work.
Fontana sits just east of Rancho Cucamonga, where we're based, so it's an easy drive for our crew. It's a big city made up mostly of houses, with older neighborhoods near the middle of town and newer tracts spreading out from them, and the calls we get here run from worn brick on an older ranch house to a bare backyard that needs its first wall.
That mix shapes most of our jobs here. Older homes usually need new mortar matched to what's already on the house, while newer lots often share block walls with the neighbors on two or three sides, so where a wall sits comes up early, the same way it does next door in Rialto.
When a stem wall cracks or a corner drops, we find out what moved before we patch anything, since that decides the repair.
Explore serviceA tired chimney usually shows loose bricks up top, a cracked crown or gaps at the roofline. We rebuild what's failing and repoint what's sound.
Explore serviceWe grind worn joints out to an even depth and pack fresh mortar back in, colored to match so the repair blends with the brick around it.
Explore serviceWhen a few bricks are cracked, flaking or loose, we cut them out and set matching ones instead of tearing down a wall that's mostly sound.
Explore serviceYou want a driveway that holds a car without sinking, so the plan starts with digging out and packing a firm base before any paver goes down.
Explore serviceWe build retaining walls to hold back a slope or level a yard, and the wall's height, footing and drainage behind it shape how we plan it.
Explore serviceOlder brick or stone patched over the years gets cleaned, repointed and fixed where it's failing, so it reads as one wall again.
Explore serviceWe build masonry fireboxes, hearths and surrounds, and the plan turns on where the fireplace sits, what it burns and how the chimney or vent runs.
Explore serviceStone veneer gives a wall, column or fireplace face the look of full stone with less weight, and it lasts only as long as the prep underneath it.
Explore serviceLots of Fontana yards are divided by block walls, and a solid one comes down to the footing, the steel inside and the grout that fills it.
Explore serviceWhen an addition or raised floor needs a block foundation wall, we lay it on a proper footing, level and square, so the framing above sits true.
Explore serviceYou pick where you want to cook and sit, and we build the block base, brick or stone facing and counters around the grill you've chosen.
Explore serviceWe lay walkways in pavers, brick or stone from the driveway to the door or out back, on a packed base sloped so water runs off.
Explore serviceWant brick instead of block for a front or garden wall? We lay it on a proper footing, in the pattern and mortar color you pick.
Explore serviceOur lead mason sets full stone for walls, steps, columns and planters, choosing each piece for how it sits and carries the load.
Explore serviceWhen mortar joints are only starting to wear, we point them with fresh mortar shaped to match your house, which keeps water out before the brick suffers.
Explore serviceMost jobs here start with one question, whether your house sits inside Fontana's city limits. If it does, the city's Building & Safety office takes the permit application, and if it's in the unincorporated part of Fontana, the county regulates it instead. Before we start, we check what the city asks for on your kind of job, and when a permit is needed we handle the application and line up the inspections. If your home may be a designated historic property, I'll ask you to confirm that with the city's planning office first.
The price mostly comes down to how much wall, brick or paving there is, how much old work has to come out, the material you choose and how easy it is to reach the work. The schedule turns on whether a permit is needed and how long the city's review takes, and I'll go over both with you on site so the number you get fits your job. We're licensed and insured, and we work the same way just south of here in Jurupa Valley.
Tell us about the wall, the brick or the chimney, and we'll reply within one business day. I come out to look at it myself and give you the estimate free, with no obligation, and I'm glad to stay and answer questions while I'm there.
(909) 360-4010Usually no, because the city's permits page says an owner who gets a permit for a contractor's work takes on the liability for the project, including taxes and personal injury. Once the fees are paid, only the contractor on record or the owner can sign for the permit, and anyone else needs written permission notarized by one of them. When a permit is needed, we apply for it as the contractor.
Yes, when a fence or wall is built directly on the property line, the city's permit process requires a neighbor authorization, which is your neighbor's sign-off. So many yards here share walls that we talk through where the line runs early, so you can get that signature before it holds up the start.
The city encourages applicants to set up an account on its Build Fontana Public Portal, and Building & Safety also takes applications at its counter. Paying online carries a service fee of 3% plus $0.20 per transaction, or a flat $3.00 if you pay by ACH, a direct transfer from your bank account.
We're based in Rancho Cucamonga and work across the cities around it. These are the ones with their own page, and if yours isn't listed, ask us.
We keep long hours every day of the week, so call (909) 360-4010 after work or on a weekend, or send the form whenever it suits you.
Questions about your brick, block or chimney are welcome, even before you're ready for an estimate.
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