Brick wall installation in San Angelo TX - a wall planned to move, not crack
Want a brick wall that holds up without cracking or needing paint? We plan the joints before the first course and leave the brick natural.
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Ask us to price your brick wall
I walk the line with you, measure it and show you where the joints will go.
Request an estimateWhat does it take to build a brick wall that lasts?
Brick wall installation in San Angelo, TX means building a freestanding wall of clay brick on a solid footing, with its joints planned so the wall keeps its color and its shape for a long time.
Most people who call us want a privacy wall along a lot line, a low wall around a patio or something sturdier than a fence that keeps needing boards. The price moves with the wall's length and height, the brick you pick, what goes on top and anything that has to come out first. The schedule mostly turns on the forecast, because hot and cold weather can harm fresh masonry, so I set the start date around the weather instead of the calendar. Your own figure and timing come from the estimate, once I've seen the spot. If you already have a brick wall that's just tired, brick repair may be all it needs.
How we handle brick wall installation
We start by marking the line and the height with you, because moving a wall a foot is easy on paper and miserable once it's built. Before the first course goes down, I plan where the expansion joints go, which are deliberate breaks in the brickwork, so when the wall moves the movement goes into those joints instead of cracking the brick. Then our crew digs and pours the footing, lays the brick course by course, tools the mortar joints and finishes the top with a coping, the cap that sheds rain off the wall. We leave the brick its natural color, so there's nothing to repaint later, and we clean up before we go.
A lot of brick walls come with other work attached. If you want stone pillars or a stone cap on your wall, that's our stone masonry work, and we plan it with the brick from day one. If the new wall has to meet older brick whose mortar is crumbling, brick pointing on the old section keeps the two from aging at different speeds.
Brick wall installation in San Angelo and the city's rules
The city's Building Permits & Inspections office decides what needs a permit, and its published list names brick ledges and fences but not brick walls, so the list alone doesn't settle it for your wall. That office is the place to ask, and when a wall does need a city permit, we handle the paperwork with them and plan our work around the inspections. The city also requires anyone doing work that needs a permit to be registered with the building official, which is a fair thing to ask any contractor about.
Across San Angelo and the cities around it, a new wall often sits near brick that's already on the house. We bring samples to the estimate and match color and size as closely as the available brick allows, because a wall that clashes with the house looks like an afterthought.
Why call us for a brick wall
I come out and lay brick
I look at every job myself and work on site with our crew, so the person who planned your joints is the one checking them. Nothing gets lost between the estimate and the wall.
Trained to redo crooked joints
I learned under a strict old-school mason who made me tear out joints that weren't straight and lay them again, and I started this business in San Angelo in 2021 to work that way under my own name. Five years in, the crew still gets held to it.
Licensed and fully insured, every job
We're licensed and fully insured. A wall is heavy work close to your house and your neighbor's yard, so you shouldn't be the one carrying the risk.
- Phone
- (325) 292-0348
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
- Location
- San Angelo, TX 76903
A brick wall is only as good as the plan under it, so start with a walk along the line where you want it. Request an estimate and I'll come take a look.
Get a price for your new brick wall
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time, then I come out for a free on-site estimate with no obligation. If you can, have the wall's length, height and location ready, plus any drawings, since the city takes drawings with a permit application. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
- Phone
- (325) 292-0348
- Location
- San Angelo, TX 76903
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
- Credentials
- Licensed and fully insured.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to build a brick wall in San Angelo?
A brick wall with 220 square feet of finished area usually costs about $13,000 to $18,500 per job across the US, before sales tax and fees. That's a national figure, not our price, and your wall moves up or down from it with its length, height, brick and what goes on top. We'll give you your own number at the estimate.
Do I need a permit to build a brick wall in San Angelo?
The city's published list doesn't settle it for brick walls, so the Building Permits & Inspections office is the place to ask before work starts. When a permit is needed, the city collects all permit fees when it issues the permit, and we handle the paperwork with the office.
How do I keep a new brick wall from cracking?
Plan expansion joints into it, because they split the brickwork into segments so temperature changes, moisture and settling don't crack the brick. UK trade guidance warns that unplanned movement risks cracking that's costly to repair, and it places joints closer together in freestanding walls, so a long yard wall gets more of them. Ask any contractor where the joints on your wall will go.
Does a brick wall need to be painted or sealed?
No, clay brick needs no paint or surface treatment, because its color is built into the brick. Once exterior masonry is painted, most paint authorities agree it needs repainting every three to five years, so painting a new wall signs you up for upkeep it never needed.
What is the best way to choose brick for an outdoor wall?
Choose a brick that's durable enough for how exposed the wall will be to the weather. UK trade guidance also ties that choice to how much protection the coping on top gives, so we talk through the brick and the cap together at the estimate.
What causes the bottom of a brick wall to stay wet or stained?
Usually water with nowhere to go, from paving that slopes toward the wall or from wood panels on top shedding rain onto the brick. UK trade guidance has paving beside a wall slope away from it or adds a drainage strip, and it notes that metal railings and timber panels, timber even more, need periodic upkeep. Ask how your plan handles water before anything gets built.
Other work that goes with a brick wall
Stone masonry
Stone pillars, caps or a stone section can give a brick wall more weight and character, and they hold up best when they're built as part of the same plan.
Brick pointing
When older brick nearby has mortar that's crumbling or washing out, fresh pointing seals it back up so it keeps pace with the new wall going in beside it.