Need privacy, quiet or a windbreak along your lot line? We build block walls set in the right spot and reinforced to stay put.
A concrete block wall is a fence or wall laid up from concrete block, and we build concrete block walls in Antioch, CA for homeowners who want privacy, security, a quieter yard, shade or shelter from the wind.
Most people who call already know why they want the wall. The harder part is deciding how tall it can be, exactly where it sits on the lot and whether it's just a fence or also holding back soil. Those three answers shape everything else, so I settle them with you before anyone talks about block, steel or a start date.
Price mostly comes down to the wall's length and height, whether it holds back soil and needs drainage, what goes on top and how easily we can get block to the spot. The schedule turns on whether a permit is needed and, on a retaining wall, the wait before soil can go behind it. My written estimate spells out what we'll do and what we won't.
A freestanding fence and a wall that holds back soil can look alike from the street, but they're built differently. These are the parts that make the difference, mostly on the soil side.
A block wall that holds back soil needs a way to keep water from collecting behind it, because trapped water pushes on the wall. That usually means drains through the wall, and where long, heavy rains are expected, a continuous drain can run along the back as well.
Soil goes behind a retaining wall only once the block has gained enough strength or the wall is braced, so that step can't be hurried. The block industry's guidance also keeps heavy equipment back from the top of the wall by at least the wall's height.
A row of coping along the top keeps water from getting down into a block fence and can make it look finished. Concrete brick, cast stone, brick and natural stone all work for it, so you can match the cap to your house or keep it plain.
Here's how a block wall job goes with us, from the first call to the walk at the end. At each step you'll know what's next and what you have in hand.
Call (925) 503-1025 or send the form with the wall's rough length, the height you have in mind, where it goes on your lot and whether it holds back soil. That's enough for me to come out prepared.
I come out, walk the line with you and tell you what I see, including anything about the height or spot the city's rules would change. Then you get a written estimate listing what we'll do and what we won't.
If you go ahead, we take care of any permit and inspections first. Then the crew digs and pours the concrete footing under the wall and lays the block with its steel, and I'm there while they work.
When it's done, we walk the wall with you. I point out the planned seams, called control joints, and any drains, so you know those lines and openings are meant to be there.
We settle the height and the spot on your lot with you first, because a wall in the wrong place or a foot too tall is the hardest mistake to fix once the block is up. After that's agreed, we build with steel laid in the wall and control joints placed to cut down on cracking, so any movement lands where we planned for it.
Block work goes past yard walls. If block has to carry part of your house, look at our foundation block wall installation page, because that's a different job from a fence. And if you'd like a grill counter or bar out back, we lay the block bases for outdoor kitchen masonry and finish them to suit the yard.
A wall that's block all the way up gives you the most privacy and quiet, and with coping on top it sheds water well. It's the plainest choice and the one most people picture.
A lower block wall topped with lattice, wrought iron or tubular steel lets light and air through, and it's how Antioch lets some side and rear walls go taller, as the FAQ below explains.
Send the form and you'll hear back within one business day, most of the time from me. I'll set a time to come out for a free estimate at your property, then send you a written estimate, with no pressure to book.
(925) 503-1025Where a wall goes in Antioch changes how tall it can be. The city limits any wall, fence or hedge in the required front yard to 36 inches, and it has to stay out of the public right-of-way unless the city's Director of Public Works issues an encroachment permit. On a corner lot, a side yard fence built with a retaining wall facing the street sits at least three feet back from that wall.
On a sloped lot, the city measures side and rear wall height from the grade at the property line, and where the ground differs on each side it may be measured from the higher side. So on uneven ground, I work out with you which side the height counts from before we pick a number.
We're based in Antioch and build in the cities around it, from Concord and Walnut Creek out to Brentwood and Rio Vista. Outside Antioch, I check the wall rules for your address before we plan anything, and if you're not sure we cover you, call and ask.
I started out as a helper on a small masonry crew, mixing mortar and hauling block long before anyone let me lay one, and I opened this business in Antioch in 2023. I come out to look at every job myself, and I'm on site with our crew when the work gets done, so the person who planned your wall is there while it goes up.
We're licensed and insured. In California, concrete block walls for structures and fences fall under the state licensing board's masonry contractor class. I'd rather tell you a lower wall or a simpler cap will do than sell you more than the lot needs, and it's satisfaction guaranteed on every job. When you're ready, call (925) 503-1025 or send us the form.
When block has to hold up part of your house instead of marking a lot line, that's foundation work, planned and built to carry the load.
If the yard project includes a grill counter, a bar or an oven base, block makes a solid core that we can face to go with your new wall.
These are the cities with their own page on our site. They aren't the only places we go, so if your address isn't listed, give us a call and ask.
Most walls in Antioch can go up to six feet. Interior side and rear walls at homes can reach eight feet if the top two feet are open, and a home next to an arterial street or a school site can have an eight-foot masonry sound wall with a documented sound study. Front yard walls have the lower limit covered above.
Installing a concrete block wall across the US usually costs about $16 to $19 per square foot, so treat that as what the work runs nationally, not our price. Your wall's length and height set the square footage, and drainage, coping or an open top move it from there. My written estimate gives you the figure for your lot.
Some block walls need one, and the city's Building Services Division is who issues building permits in Antioch. Its list of work that doesn't need a permit includes retaining walls three feet or less in height and some replacement fences, which doesn't settle every wall. We check with the division before work starts, and when a permit is needed we pull it and line up the inspections.
The block industry recommends horizontal steel in the wall plus control joints placed by local practice to control shrinkage cracking. With enough horizontal steel, some walls may need no control joints at all, so ask which approach your wall will use. I'll tell you which one I'd pick for yours, and why, when I come out.
Have a rough idea of the length, the height you want and where the wall goes, and mark the corners with stakes or paint if you can. If you know where your property line is, have that handy, because the height rules above key off it. Clear a path so I can see the whole run.
The schedule is set mostly by three things: whether a permit is needed, how long and tall the wall is, and whether it holds back soil. On a retaining wall, the fill behind it waits on the block, as covered above. Your written estimate lays out the order of the work so you know what comes when.
We answer (925) 503-1025 weekdays from 8 AM to 11 PM and weekends from 7 AM to 11 PM, so you can call once you're home and standing in the yard.
