Brick
We build and repair brick for homes and businesses in Las Vegas. Brick walls, columns, fireplaces, mailboxes, and planters. Licensed C-18 masonry contractor since 2014. Free estimates across Clark County.
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Brick veneer in Las Vegas gives a stucco or block house a real brick face. Ram Masonry lays full-size brick veneer on home fronts, wainscots, entry columns, full elevations and storefront faces across the valley. We set adhered thin brick on exterior accents and interior feature walls, and we repair loose or cracked veneer. Freestanding brick walls, columns and mailboxes have their own page. We hold Nevada C-18 masonry license number 0080771, bonded and insured. Call (702) 769-4416 for a free written estimate.
A brick veneer call usually starts with a plain stucco front you want in brick. Other calls start with old veneer that has loose bricks, cracked faces or mortar crumbling out of the joints. On the first visit we measure the wall and check what is behind it: studs and stucco, block or concrete. We also check the grade along the wall, since adhered brick needs clearance above soil and paving. Then we tell you which kind of brick veneer that wall can take.
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Brick veneer is a single layer of brick on the outside face of a wall. It is non-load bearing; the wall behind it holds up the house. Full-size veneer, also called face brick, is real brick 3 to 4 inches thick, laid in mortar. Thin brick is a slice of brick 3/8 inch to 1 inch thick. It sets in a mortar bed, so it is also called adhered brick veneer.
Weight decides which wall can take which kind. One national cost guide notes that not all homes can handle the extra weight of real brick. Full brick sits on a footing or foundation ledge. Over wood or steel framing, Clark County's code caps anchored veneer at the first story and 5 inches thick. Its tables allow exceptions. Thin brick suits walls where full brick would be too heavy. Stone works both ways too, as a natural or manufactured stone face.
Full brick starts at the base, bearing on a footing or foundation ledge. Flashing goes under the first course above finished grade. Weep holes sit right above it, no more than 33 inches apart, so moisture behind the brick drains out. A nominal 1 inch air space stays open between the sheathing and the brick. Corrosion-resistant metal ties fasten the brick back to the studs.
Under the code, each tie carries at most 2.67 square feet of wall, or 2 square feet in the higher seismic design categories. Ties sit no more than 32 inches apart across and 24 inches up the wall. Veneer carries only its own weight, so over windows and doors it rests on noncombustible lintels, with flashing there too.
Thin brick goes on in layers: a listed water-resistive barrier, corrosion-resistant metal lath, then a scratch coat of mortar. The brick presses into a fresh mortar bed. On exterior stud walls, the code keeps adhered veneer at least 4 inches above earth and 2 inches above paving. In summer heat we start early and shade the mortar, so joints cure instead of baking dry.
On a stucco house, brick veneer can run along the lower front as a wainscot or wrap the entry columns. One national cost guide notes that many homeowners brick only the front instead of the whole house. Columns take full brick on their own footing or thin brick over the existing column. Out back, we face BBQ islands and outdoor kitchen counters in brick.
Brick can also face an existing block wall. Full brick needs a ledge or footing at its base and ties into the block. Thin brick bonds to a scratch coat, and the code does not require lath over properly prepared masonry. We check that the wall is plumb and sound first. For a new wall, we build the block wall itself from the footing up, then face it.
Inside, thin brick makes a feature wall or a fireplace surround. The code lets interior veneer sit on wood or steel floors designed for the load. A full makeover falls under refacing an indoor fireplace in brick or stone. In an HOA, get HOA approval before any exterior change. We can supply the brick and mortar details for that request.
One national cost guide puts brick veneer at $8 to $24 per square foot installed. There, thin brick runs $8 to $18 per square foot installed, or $3 to $13 for materials only. Full-size face brick lists at $12 to $18. A house front of 250 to 750 square feet lists at $2,000 to $18,000. The guide adds $3 to $6 per square foot to remove old exterior brick.
The wall itself moves the number. Height adds scaffolding once the brick climbs past ladder reach. Corners and columns add cuts, and each window or door adds a lintel. Full brick may need a footing or ledge poured first, and a narrow side yard slows the work. Planning a new wall instead? See how brick and block walls compare.
In unincorporated Clark County, repairing less than 32 square feet of stone or brick veneer needs no building permit. The damage must sit less than 6 feet above the grade next to it. New veneer is not on that list. The City of Las Vegas's general rule calls for a permit when work opens up the interior or exterior walls. Henderson, North Las Vegas and Boulder City run their own desks, so we check the rule for your parcel.
Veneer repair means cutting out loose, cracked or missing brick and setting the closest match in fresh mortar. Where only the joints have worn, we rake them out and repoint, as laid out under brick and masonry repair. One national guide lists brick veneer repair at $11 to $24 per square foot and repointing at $3 to $20. Send photos of the wall when you ask for a brick veneer estimate.
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(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 brick veneer across Las Vegas and the whole valley. Don't see yours? Give us a call and ask.
We build and repair brick for homes and businesses in Las Vegas. Brick walls, columns, fireplaces, mailboxes, and planters. Licensed C-18 masonry contractor since 2014. Free estimates across Clark County.
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We handle stone veneer installation on homes and businesses across Las Vegas: full exteriors, entryways, media walls, arches and columns, in natural or manufactured stone. Licensed C-18, bonded and insured. Free written estimates.
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We reface indoor fireplaces in stone veneer or brick, build new hearths and surrounds, and rebuild worn fireboxes in firebrick. New masonry fireplaces too, wood or gas. Free written estimates.
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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.