We're a masonry contractor based in Escondido, CA, and we come up to Murrieta for block walls, retaining walls, brick and stone work, and the repairs that stop old joints from crumbling. I'm still on the tools most days and on site running our crew.
(760) 546-4075
I-15 and I-215 split Murrieta into east, central and west, and on both sides of the freeways the masonry we meet is mostly the same kind of thing. There are block walls along the property lines, retaining walls where a yard steps up or down a slope, and pilasters, the square columns at a gate or the end of a driveway.
Most calls start with something a homeowner has noticed, like a crumbling joint, a crack running up a block wall or a cap that's come loose, and the first question is often whether it's worth fixing at all. Plenty of others come from people who've been wanting a new wall, a paver driveway or an outdoor kitchen and want to know what it takes here.
Tell us what you've got in mind and your Murrieta address, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I'll come out myself, walk the job with you and put a free estimate in writing. There's no obligation and no pressure to book.
(760) 546-4075On Murrieta lots we build concrete block walls along property lines and retaining walls where the yard drops away, and we repair brick and block when the joints start to go, raking out the worn mortar and packing in fresh. We also lay paver driveways and walkways, face walls and fireplaces with stone veneer, and build outdoor kitchens on the patio. Every service we offer is listed below.
Murrieta has its own permit office, so when your wall or repair needs a permit, the city's Building and Safety Division issues it and its review comes before our start date. The city asks applicants to confirm the property is inside city limits first, so we check your address, then we handle the application and meet the inspector when the time comes. The city also wants the contractor's state license and Murrieta business license, with their expiration dates, written on that application, so it's fair to ask any mason you're considering for both before you sign. If your home might be historic, I'll ask you to check with the city before we schedule anything.
The price mostly comes down to the wall itself, how long and tall it runs, whether it holds back soil and what it's faced with, while the schedule turns on the permit review and how soon materials arrive. I walk it with you and put the estimate in writing, so you'll see both before you decide. We come up from Escondido for this work and cover the cities from Temecula and Murrieta down to Chula Vista, plus plenty of places that don't have their own page here.
I come out to look at every job myself, so the person writing your estimate is the one who'll be on site running our crew. We walk it together, I explain what's going on with the wall, and you get the estimate in writing.
Plenty of people call just to ask if a cracked wall is worth saving, and I'll tell you honestly. I'd rather do the fix your wall actually needs than the one that's easiest to sell, because good masonry should outlast all of us.
We're licensed and insured, and we've been on our own since 2020 after my years running another mason's jobs. Satisfaction guaranteed. When you're ready, call (760) 546-4075 or send the form above with your project and your Murrieta address.
Most new masonry walls do, because the city's permit bulletin lists masonry pilasters and masonry or concrete wall systems, along with fences over 6 feet, as work that needs one. That bulletin is older than the codes the city uses now, so we check the current answer with Building and Safety before we give you a start date.
The city's bulletin lists retaining walls up to 4 feet tall as exempt, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, not from the dirt you can see. That exemption ends when the wall holds up an added load, like a driveway or a slope above it, and the bulletin tells owners to check with Planning and Building and Safety, so we confirm with the city before we dig.
All new submittals in Murrieta fall under the 2025 California Building Codes, which took effect at the start of 2026. A wall we apply for now gets reviewed under those codes, even if the one next door went in under older rules.
The city says permit processing currently takes 15 business days. That review has to come before we start, so when a wall needs a permit we send the application soon after you okay the estimate and set your start date around the city's answer.
The city's Public Works and Engineering Division issues grading permits, along with permits for streets, storm drains, easements, haul routes and work in the public right of way. It also reviews plans for outdoor site work, so it can come into a job when a retaining wall goes with regrading a slope or a wall sits near the street.
I can't give you a fair number until I've seen the yard, and I'll put it in writing after we walk it. Plain block with a simple cap costs less than a wall finished in stucco or stone veneer, and a retaining wall tall enough to need plans and a permit costs more than a short garden wall. A yard we can reach easily also costs less to build in than one where every block goes through a side gate.
