Block Walls
Ram Masonry is a block wall contractor in Las Vegas. We build new privacy and perimeter block walls, raise short walls, and pour the footings under them. Free estimates.
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Block wall repair in Las Vegas starts with cracked block, a leaning run or a wall a car hit. We do block wall repair on cinder block wall runs, garden walls, pool walls and commercial CMU. We also handle brick repair, stone veneer repair, repointing and retaining wall repair. We have worked this valley since 2014 and hold a Nevada C-18 masonry license number 0080771, bonded and insured. Most block wall repair here is a section job, and the sound part of the wall stays.
Most calls start with a photo. A wall leans toward the yard, or a stair step crack climbs from a gate post. Sometimes a driver takes out ten feet of block overnight. Call (702) 769-4416 or text photos of the wall, and we give a first read the same day. Then we come out, look at the footing and the block, and write a free estimate. We take these calls across the whole valley, including the masonry work we do in Spring Valley.
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Cars are the most common reason we get called for block wall repair. Corner lots and alley walls take the hit, and one strike drops several feet of block. Wind is next. The National Weather Service clocked gusts above 60 mph in the valley on July 1, 2025. A long wall catches monsoon wind like a sail, and weak grout gives first.
Under the wall, the ground moves. Clark County publishes an Expansive Soil Guidelines Map because near surface soils swell and shrink with water. Caliche sits in the ground erratically in thickness and hardness, so a footing partly on caliche settles unevenly. Irrigation, pool splash and tree roots do the rest. We take block wall repair calls valley wide, including our block wall calls up in North Las Vegas.
The footing decides whether block wall repair or a rebuild is the answer. If the footing is sound and only the block above it is cracked, we repair that section. If the wall leans because the footing moved or sits on soft fill, that run gets rebuilt. A new footing goes in first, then the block. We check plumb, read the crack pattern, and dig at the base.
A section rebuild runs the same order. We cut damaged block back to a clean vertical break, then tie rebar into the sound wall. New block goes up on the footing, the cells get grouted solid, and the cap is reset. New block reads lighter at first, then weathers toward the old color. See how a new wall gets footed, reinforced and grouted.
Brick repair splits into two jobs. A solid brick wall or column carries load, so damaged brick gets cut out and replaced. Brick over block is a face, and that repair stays in the veneer. Spalled faces, cracked lintels and settlement cracks get read before we price the work. For new brick and matching detail, see brick selection and matching old brick.
Repointing is mortar work. We cut failed joints out to sound mortar, then repack them to match the color and joint profile. Published cost guides put repointing brick at $3 to $20 per square foot. Stone veneer repair is a reset, where loose stone comes off and goes back on sound backing. See how stone veneer gets set over a block backing for new work.
Often it can. Retaining wall repair starts with why the wall moved. We check drainage, sight the lean along the run, and dig to see the footing. A wall holding wet soil with nowhere to drain is a water problem first. Published guides put retaining wall repair at $100 to $1,500, and a leaning wall at $200 to $1,500.
A drainage retrofit is the common fix. Weep holes, gravel backfill and a drain line behind the wall take pressure off the block. Cost guides put added drainage at $50 to $80 per square foot. Planter walls fail smaller, where steady irrigation crumbles the joints and pops the face off. See how engineered block and planter walls get designed and drained for new builds.
Clark County exempts repair of block walls 6 feet or less when the repair runs 20 linear feet or less. Larger work needs a fence permit. The City of Las Vegas requires a permit for a block wall more than 2 feet high. Retaining walls over 24 inches need a sealed grading plan. We check the rule for your parcel before work starts.
Shared walls need a conversation first. Nevada does not regulate boundary fences between homes the way some states do. Cost sharing comes from your CC&Rs, your HOA and what you and the neighbor agree to. Clark County requires a notarized property line authorization form when a wall sits on the line. Our estimate is itemized, so both parties see the same numbers.
We also do insurance repairs. When a car takes out a wall, we quote to the adjuster's scope or the claim photos. The estimate comes back itemized and written, so it lines up against the claim. We do not handle the claim itself. Send the claim number and we price the rebuild.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Las Vegas and the whole valley.
(702) 769-4416From the first look at the site to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.
Call or send the form, and photos by text get a fast first read. For a firm number we come out, measure the run, and check what sits under the job: grade, access, caliche, old work.
You get a written price and timeline before any work starts. If a permit or engineering applies, the estimate says so. Repair and rebuild get quoted as separate numbers when both are on the table.
Footings dug to bearing and inspected, rebar and grout in the cells, base compacted before concrete, mortar kept from drying too fast in the heat. The parts you never see get built like the parts you do.
We walk the finished work with you: walls plumb, joints full, slabs draining the right way, site cleaned up. Done means you have looked at every part of it and said so.
Common questions about block wall repair across Las Vegas and the whole valley. Don't see yours? Give us a call and ask.
Ram Masonry is a block wall contractor in Las Vegas. We build new privacy and perimeter block walls, raise short walls, and pour the footings under them. Free estimates.
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We build engineered block retaining walls across Las Vegas and the valley. Footing, drainage, block, and cap all done to hold. We work on hillside lots, planter beds, roadway walls, and commercial sites. Free estimates, licensed and bonded.
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We build and repair brick for homes and businesses in Las Vegas. Brick walls, columns, veneer, fireplaces, mailboxes, and planters. Licensed C-18 masonry contractor since 2014. Free estimates across Clark County.
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Read more →Block, brick, stone and concrete are the whole business, not a sideline. Footings dug to bearing, cells grouted around steel, joints struck full. That is why the walls we build stay straight.
Vegas heat and monsoon wind punish shortcuts. Early summer pours, mortar kept from drying too fast, drainage behind every retaining wall, footings cut through caliche instead of stopping on it.
We look at the job, measure it, and put the price and timeline in writing before work starts. Photos by text get a fast first read. The estimate costs nothing either way.
Nevada C-18 masonry license #0080771, bond and insurance on file. The license is what lets us pull your wall permit, and it covers commercial work at the same standard as residential.
A wall that worries you, a driveway past its best, or a backyard ready to become the good part of the house? Call or send the form and we will look at the site with you and hand you a straight written quote.
Tell us about your project and we’ll get right back to you.