About your Redondo Beach masonry contractor
How I came back to brick and mortar
I grew up mixing mortar for my uncle, then spent years in other work before I came back to the trade and started CJ Redondo Beach Concrete & Masonry in 2017. Being away taught me to slow down and explain things, and that's turned out to be a big part of this job. Most people have never had a reason to learn how a brick wall holds together, so I'd rather walk you through it than hand you a number and leave.
Most of our calls come from homeowners in Redondo Beach and the cities around it who've spotted crumbling joints, a leaning wall or a chimney that needs work. We're best known for careful repointing and brick repair, though we build walls, walkways and fireplaces too. What I care about most is that a repair suits the wall it's going into, because a fix that's too hard or too rushed can do more harm than the wear it replaced. No question is too small to ask me.
What you can expect when we work on your wall
These are the things you'll notice when we work on your house, from the first look at your brick or stone to the day our crew cleans up and heads out.
Plain answers from the owner before you decide
I come out to look at the job and give you the estimate myself, so you hear what your wall needs from the person who'll oversee the work. I'll go over the same point twice if that helps, and if a question needs a closer look before I can answer it, I'll tell you so.
The owner on site while the crew works
Our crew does the work and I'm there checking it, so the person who looked at your wall is the one making sure it's done right. When the old mortar comes out and something looks different than we expected, I'm the one who talks it over with you.
New mortar that suits your old brick
We pick the mortar to suit your brick, because mortar that's harder than the brick around it can make the brick crack and crumble instead of the joint. The joint is meant to be the part that wears, so it can be repointed again down the road without hurting the wall.
Licenses, insurance and permit steps for your job
- California contractor license
- The state contractors board licenses anyone who builds or alters structures in California, and a license applies when a job needs a building permit, uses employees or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. A bigger job can't be split into smaller contracts to stay under that $1,000 mark, and we're licensed and fully insured.
- City business license and permits
- Redondo Beach requires every contractor, subcontractors included, to hold a valid city business license before the city will issue a permit, and on projects valued over $50,000 a homeowner can't pull the permit themselves. We check the permit steps with the city's Building Division before work starts, and we take care of the permit when the job needs one.
Serving Redondo Beach and 11 surrounding cities
Cities we serve around Redondo Beach
CJ Redondo Beach Concrete & Masonry is based in Redondo Beach, CA, and works across the cities around it, including Torrance and Manhattan Beach. The 12 cities below each have their own page, though they aren't the only places we go. Wherever you are, we reply within 1 business day.
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