Masonry contractor in Spanish Springs, NV - walls and walkways built for valley lots
Anchorstone Reno Concrete and Masonry builds and repairs block walls, retaining walls, walkways, pavers and brick in Spanish Springs, NV. We're a masonry contractor based in Reno, and I come out to every job myself.
Masonry work in the Spanish Springs valley
Spanish Springs fills its own valley along the north edge of Sparks. On our jobs out there, it's mostly family houses on roomy lots, with block walls running between the backyards and open hills past the last street, and we bring the same crew and the same habits we use down in Carson City.
Most houses here are newer than the old brick homes I work on in Reno, so the calls lean toward new walls, walkways and patios more than repointing. The ground is what shapes the job, flat on the valley floor and climbing toward the edges. A slope is usually the biggest thing moving the price, and whether you need a permit usually moves the schedule, so I go over both when I come out.
What we do around Spanish Springs
On the newer houses here, a crack in the foundation is often old shrinkage, so I check whether it's still moving before we suggest any repair.
Where a house here has a masonry chimney, we usually start at the crown, the concrete cap on top, because a crack there lets water into the brick.
Brick accents and planter walls here still lose mortar over the years. With tuckpointing, we clean out the worn joints and pack in fresh mortar matched to your brick.
It's what we're best known for. A cracked or flaking brick on a porch column or mailbox gets cut out and replaced with one that matches the rest.
Pavers on a wide valley driveway only stay flat if the base under them is dug deep and packed hard, so that's where we spend our time.
Lots at the valley's edges often climb toward the hills, and a retaining wall holds that slope back, with drainage behind it so water doesn't pile up.
If an older brick or stone feature here has been patched again and again, we take it back to sound mortar and matching material.
Adding a masonry fireplace to a house here means planning the footing under it and the gap from wood framing before any brick goes up.
Stone veneer is a thin layer of real or cast stone, and on stucco houses here it often dresses up the lower wall, a column or the entry.
The block walls between backyards here are what we see most, and we build new runs or take down a leaning section and rebuild it on a fresh footing.
When owners on the bigger lots here add a garage or shop, we lay the block foundation on a footing that's level, because every row above follows it.
Plenty of backyards here have room for a grill island, and we build its block base and stone or brick face to carry the countertop and grill.
A walkway from the driveway to the front door or side gate is a common ask here, and we slope it slightly so water runs off.
Brick usually costs more than block, so here it tends to go where people see it, like a front garden wall, built on a proper footing.
Natural stone looks at home against the hills around the valley, and we fit each piece by hand for planters, steps and low walls.
On newer brick here, usually only a few joints crack or go sandy, so brick pointing refills just those and leaves the sound mortar alone.
What Spanish Springs lots ask of a wall
When I come out, you'll get a plain walk-through of what your wall, walkway or chimney needs and why we'd build it the way we would.
Ground checked before we dig
I look at slope, soil and drainage before planning a footing, because that's what decides how a wall holds up.
Repairs that suit old masonry
Repairs match the mortar and brick you have, because a harder patch can crack the old brick around it.
Straight talk on what can wait
If a crack or worn joint isn't urgent, I'll tell you so and show you what to watch for.
Trained on new-house block
I learned the trade laying block and brick on new houses like the ones here, before starting this business in 2023.
Licensed in Nevada, fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured, and every job comes with our promise of satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Spanish Springs masonry questions
How much does masonry work cost in Spanish Springs, NV?
The price follows the size of the job, the material and how much digging your lot needs, so I give you a real number after I've seen it. A longer or taller wall, a slope that calls for a retaining wall, natural stone or brick over plain block, and a permit all push the cost up, while a short run of block on flat ground keeps it down. Your estimate lays out what we'd do and why, so you can see where the money goes.
Do I need a permit to build a block or retaining wall in Spanish Springs?
You'll need a building permit unless the work is on the county's exempt list, because Washoe County's building office issues permits for any project that isn't on it. You can reach that office at (775) 328-2020, and if your house sits inside Sparks city limits, the city's permit list names fences among the work that needs one. When your job needs a permit, we find out which office covers your address and handle the application before work starts.
Does a masonry contractor in Spanish Springs need a Nevada license?
Yes, Nevada requires anyone who builds, alters, repairs or tears down a building or other structure to be licensed before contracting, and that includes subcontractors and specialty contractors. The Nevada State Contractors Board counts bidding, offering the work or negotiating a price as contracting, so a contractor should be licensed before handing you a number. Washoe County also requires its own business license from businesses that come into unincorporated parts of the county to work.
How deep does a footing need to be for a wall in Spanish Springs?
The county's design requirements for homes list a frost line 24 inches deep, and a footing set below that line is out of reach of ground that freezes and heaves. On a sloped lot, the low side can take more digging to get down there, which is part of why slope moves the price.
What causes block walls in Spanish Springs to lean or crack?
Most often it's water building up behind the wall, a footing that's too shallow, or too little steel inside it. The county's design requirements list a high earthquake design category, which usually means a masonry wall needs steel bars and concrete in its hollow cores to hold together. When I look at a leaning wall, I check all three before telling you whether it needs rebuilding or can be watched for now.
What happens at a masonry estimate in Spanish Springs?
I come out myself, walk the job with you and lay out what we'd do and why. I'll show you what I'm seeing in the brick, the mortar or the ground, so you understand your own house when I leave, and if we do the work, I'm on site with our crew while it gets done. Call (775) 447-1254 or use the form on this page to set a time.
Not in Spanish Springs? Give us a call
We also work in the cities listed here and in other cities around Reno, so if yours isn't on the list, call and ask.
Talk to Anchorstone about your Spanish Springs project
Call (775) 447-1254 or use the form, and include your address, so I can check which office covers it before I come out.