Masonry Contractor in Lompoc, CA - Brick Fixed at the Cause, Walls Set Solid
Keystone Santa Maria Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor working in Lompoc, CA. We repair brick, chimneys and worn mortar joints, and we build block walls, retaining walls, walkways and paver driveways on a solid base.
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Brick, block and stone work in Lompoc
We're based in Santa Maria and come down to Lompoc for the same work we do at home, along with jobs next door in Vandenberg Village and east in Buellton. Most calls here are familiar ones. Mortar is going soft on an older chimney, a block wall between yards has started to lean, or a front yard needs a path or a driveway.
Your price turns on how much is damaged or how much we're building, the material you pick and how much digging and base work the lot needs. The schedule turns mostly on whether the city wants a permit first. Either way, the free estimate gives you a written outline of the work for your house. The house and the ground shape the job most. Older homes closer to downtown need repairs matched to the brick and mortar already there. On flatter, lower lots we look hard at where the water goes before we set a wall or a slab.
Masonry services for Lompoc homes
Foundation repair
When a foundation crack shows up in a Lompoc house, we find what's moving the ground under it before we repair the crack itself.
Explore Foundation repairChimney repair
Older chimneys usually go first at the crown and the top courses, so that's where we start on a Lompoc chimney, rebuilding what's loose.
Explore Chimney repairTuckpointing
On older Lompoc brick with sandy, crumbling joints, we rake the old mortar out and refill it to match the color and strength already there.
Explore TuckpointingBrick repair
We cut out cracked or flaking bricks on Lompoc homes and set matching ones in their place, leaving the sound brick around them alone.
Explore Brick repairDriveway pavers
On flat Lompoc lots, a paver driveway depends on its base and its drainage, so we dig and pack that before any paver goes down.
Explore Driveway paversRetaining wall construction
Sloped yards on the edges of Lompoc need walls that hold the hill and let water out behind them, built on a proper footing.
Explore Retaining wall constructionMasonry restoration
Brick and stone on older homes near downtown get cleaned, repointed and repaired so they keep the look they were built with.
Explore Masonry restorationFireplace installation
We build the firebox and chimney to the unit maker's instructions, whether it's going in a Lompoc living room or out on the patio.
Explore Fireplace installationStone veneer installation
Stone veneer gives a plain Lompoc stucco front a stone face, set over a backing that keeps water from sitting behind it.
Explore Stone veneer installationConcrete block walls
Block walls between Lompoc yards are a common call, whether one is leaning, cracked at the footing or ready to be replaced.
Explore Concrete block wallsFoundation block wall installation
For an addition or a raised floor, we lay block foundation walls on footings dug to firm ground, reinforced as the plans require.
Explore Foundation block wall installationOutdoor kitchen masonry
Lompoc backyards with room to cook outside get a block and stone counter and grill surround, built on a solid slab or footing.
Explore Outdoor kitchen masonryWalkway construction
We build brick, paver or stone walkways to your Lompoc front door or back gate on a packed base, so they sit level underfoot.
Explore Walkway constructionBrick wall installation
A new brick garden or front wall in Lompoc starts with a footing sized for its height, then courses laid true and tooled clean.
Explore Brick wall installationStone masonry
Natural stone walls, columns and planters get fitted by hand to suit your Lompoc house and the stone already in the yard.
Explore Stone masonryBrick pointing
When a few joints on a Lompoc wall or chimney crack or fall out, we point those spots and leave the sound mortar alone.
Explore Brick pointing
What Lompoc yards and older brick ask of us
I come out to look at every job myself, and I'm on site with our crew while the work gets done. I'd rather find the cause of a crack than patch over it, and I'll tell you straight when something can wait.
The same person from estimate to cleanup
I look at your Lompoc job myself and I'm there with our crew while we work, so what we talked about in your yard is what gets done.
A straight answer on what can wait
If a crack is old and stable or a joint has years left in it, I'll tell you that instead of selling you a repair you don't need yet.
Permits handled with the City of Lompoc
When your job needs a permit, we take it through the city's building office and build to the approved plans. Not sure? We'll check with that office before we start.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Lompoc masonry job
Tell us your address, what you're seeing and a photo if you have one. We reply within one business day, and I come out myself for a free estimate with no obligation and a clear written outline of the work.
Lompoc masonry questions we hear
Do I need a permit for a block wall or retaining wall in Lompoc?
A block wall taller than 4 feet, measured from the base of the footing, needs a building permit from the City of Lompoc. The city's permit list exempts a retaining wall of 4 feet or less from footing bottom to wall top, but only when it carries no extra weight from above, like a driveway or a slope behind it. When your wall needs a permit, we handle it and build to the approved plans.
Do I need a permit to repair a chimney or brick wall in Lompoc?
Many repairs do, because the city requires a permit first for repair work, not just new building, and exempts only minor repairs. Cutting into a load-bearing wall or support always needs one. We'll check your job with the city's building office before we start, so you're not guessing.
How much does masonry work cost in Lompoc?
Your price is set by the size of the job, the material you choose and how much digging and base work your lot needs. A job that needs a permit also carries plans and a site plan, which adds to the work before we start. I'll come out for a free estimate and give you a written outline of what we'd do.
Does an out-of-town contractor need a business license to work in Lompoc?
Yes. The City of Lompoc requires every business to hold a Business Tax Certificate before doing business in the city, and that includes contractors with no location there. It's worth asking any contractor you're weighing whether they have one before work starts.
How do I check my home's flood zone in Lompoc?
Start with FEMA's flood map viewers, which FEMA calls the best place to begin for official flood hazard determinations in an area. It matters most in lower Lompoc, where flooding becomes a threat once the river gauge reaches 15 feet, especially around Floradale Ave. That reading is about the river, not a ruling on your lot, so check the map before you plan a wall or driveway on low ground.
How long does a masonry project in Lompoc take?
The biggest factor is whether your job needs a city permit, because that work waits on approved plans before we start. Every residential permit application here includes a site plan, and the inspector won't inspect unless the stamped, approved plans are on the job site. Without a permit, the schedule mostly comes down to the size of the job and what we find once it's open.
Working outside Lompoc? Give us a call
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