P&J Rancho Cucamonga Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor working in Upland, CA. We repoint and repair worn brick, fix tired chimneys, and build block walls, walkways and stone work for homes across the city.
Upland sits right next to Rancho Cucamonga, where we're based, and a lot of our work here is on houses that have been standing a long time. The city keeps its own register of historic properties, and in the older neighborhoods we find original brick chimneys, garden walls and porch steps laid in older, softer mortar. In the newer tracts it's mostly block walls on the property line and pavers in the driveway.
That mix shapes most jobs here. On older brick we match what's already there before we add anything, and on newer lots the footing and drainage under a wall matter more than what it's faced with.
When a crack runs through the stem wall, the low wall your house sits on, we look at why it moved before we repair the block or concrete.
Explore serviceOlder Upland chimneys usually fail at the top first, with loose brick near the cap and washed-out joints, so we rebuild what's loose and repoint the rest.
Explore serviceWe rake out the worn mortar and refill each joint with a mix softer than the brick, so the joint takes the wear and the brick doesn't.
Explore serviceIf a few bricks are cracked, loose or flaking at the face, we cut them out and set matched brick in their place so the patch blends in.
Explore serviceA paver driveway is only as good as what's under it, so we dig out, pack a gravel base and lock the edges before laying.
Explore serviceFor a sloped yard that needs holding back, we plan the footing, drainage behind the wall and the block or stone around how much soil it carries.
Explore serviceWe bring an old brick or stone wall back without making it look new. That means gentle cleaning, repairing what's failed and keeping sound original brick.
Explore serviceWant a new fireplace or a fresh face on an old one? We plan the hearth, firebox and surround around your room and the chimney above it.
Explore serviceStone veneer is a thin face of real or cast stone, and it only holds when the backing and drainage behind it are right, so we start there.
Explore serviceBlock walls are what we're best known for. We set each on a proper footing with steel and grout where the height calls for it.
Explore serviceFor an addition or garage, we lay the block foundation walls on a poured footing and fill them with steel and grout so they carry the load.
Explore serviceYou tell us how you cook outside, and we build the block base, counter and brick or stone facing around your grill and where the gas runs.
Explore serviceA walkway has to drain and stay flat underfoot, so we set brick, pavers or stone on a packed base with a slight slope away from the house.
Explore serviceWe build new brick garden and property walls on a solid footing, and on older streets we look for brick that sits right beside what's already there.
Explore serviceOur mason lays natural stone for walls, steps, columns and planters, choosing and shaping each piece so the joints stay tight and the work looks settled.
Explore serviceWhere only some joints have cracked or dropped out, we point just those, filling them with matched mortar instead of redoing the whole wall.
Explore serviceWhen a masonry job in Upland needs a permit, it comes from the city's Building and Safety Division, which takes requests online only, and we don't start until it's issued, so that step sets the start date. The online application asks for the contractor's license and business license, and any contractor working in Upland needs a current city business license, so ask whoever you hire to show you both.
Before we start, we check what the city asks for on your kind of job. Price here mostly turns on how much worn mortar or broken brick has to come out, how closely the old work has to be matched and a wall's height and length, while the schedule turns on the permit, if there is one, and on getting matching brick in. I'll walk the job with you and give you the estimate myself, the same way we do in Ontario and the other cities around us.
Tell us about the brick, block or chimney you're looking at, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to see the job myself and give you the estimate, which is free, done at your property and comes with no obligation.
(909) 360-4010Not if the fence is 6 feet tall or less and the block wall is 2 feet tall or less, because Upland doesn't require a building permit for either at those heights. Anything taller is outside that exemption, so your wall's height is one of the first things we look at on the estimate visit.
You request it online through the city's building permit page, because Upland only takes building permit requests that way. When your job needs a permit, we handle the application and line up the inspections, so you don't have to work through it yourself.
Only if it's a designated historic resource, because exterior changes that alter the look of one need a Certificate of Appropriateness, a design approval from the city's Planning Division. Upland has 9 locally designated historic districts, so it's worth checking on an older house. If yours might be one, we'll ask you to confirm it with the planning office before we plan the work.
We're a masonry contractor based in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, and we work across the cities around it. These are the ones with their own page, and if your city isn't listed, ask us.
A cracked joint is usually a smaller fix than the loose brick it turns into, so call (909) 360-4010 or send us the contact form while it's still small.
If something about the brick, block or stone at your Upland house has you wondering, ask us and we'll talk it through.
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