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Serving Fontana, CA and surrounding areas. (909) 587-5725
FMA Fontana Masonry is a licensed masonry contractor serving San Bernardino homeowners with concrete block walls, foundation repair, and chimney work - with free on-site estimates and a reply within 1 business day.
Block walls are the standard property boundary in San Bernardino neighborhoods across every decade of the city's growth. Our concrete block wall installations include seismic reinforcement and footings designed for San Bernardino's clay soil, so your wall stays plumb for decades, not just a few years.
San Bernardino has a large share of postwar slab homes built in the 1950s through 1970s, and those foundations have been absorbing clay soil movement for 50 to 70 years. We assess cracks, uneven floors, and settlement in concrete slabs and recommend repairs that address the cause, not just the symptom.
Properties in San Bernardino's northern foothill neighborhoods often have grade changes that require a properly engineered retaining wall. We build retaining walls with deep footings and drainage designed for this area's soil and seasonal wet-dry cycle.
San Bernardino's older homes from the 1940s through 1970s have original chimneys that are now at or past their expected mortar life. We repair cracked crowns, replace damaged caps after Santa Ana wind events, and tuckpoint mortar joints before the rainy season opens those cracks to water.
Downtown San Bernardino has a number of older brick commercial and residential structures that need careful restoration rather than replacement. We clean, repoint, and stabilize aging brick and block facades using materials that match the original finish as closely as possible.
San Bernardino is one of the larger cities in the Inland Empire, with a population of over 220,000 people spread across a wide range of neighborhoods. Much of the housing stock was built between the 1940s and 1980s - slab-on-grade construction sitting on clay-heavy soil that has been expanding and contracting every year since the concrete was poured. That wet-dry cycle is the primary reason masonry in this city - block walls, foundations, walkways, chimneys, and driveways - degrades faster than in coastal cities with more moderate soil and temperature conditions. Summer temperatures regularly exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit, which dries out mortar joints and accelerates surface spalling on flatwork. When winter rains return, the dry clay absorbs water quickly and pushes up against anything resting on it.
The city also sits near the San Jacinto and San Andreas fault systems, which means any masonry structure needs to be built with seismic reinforcement in mind - not just wind load and soil pressure. Older homes in the downtown core and mid-city neighborhoods have foundations and block walls that predate current seismic standards, and many have never been inspected since they were built. Heavy truck traffic along the I-10 and I-215 corridors creates ground vibration that accelerates cracking in slabs and block walls close to those routes. A masonry contractor who has not worked specifically in San Bernardino tends to underestimate how many of these conditions apply to a single property at the same time.
For permitted structural masonry work in San Bernardino, we work through the City of San Bernardino Development Services Department, pulling permits and scheduling inspections directly. We encounter two very different types of housing on San Bernardino jobs: the postwar ranch homes in mid-city neighborhoods that are built on concrete slabs with stucco exteriors, and the older custom homes in the northern foothills near California State University San Bernardino and the San Bernardino National Forest, which often have non-standard construction and require more assessment time.
San Bernardino is also the county seat of San Bernardino County - the largest county by area in the contiguous United States - which means permit and code requirements here can be layered between city and county standards depending on the location of the property. We are familiar with how that works and can walk you through which permits apply to your specific address. We also serve homeowners in nearby Moreno Valley to the south and regularly work on properties near the border of the two cities.
We respond within 1 business day to set up a free on-site estimate. You do not need to commit to anything on the first call - just describe what you are seeing and we will schedule a time to come look at it in person.
We walk the property, assess the masonry, and give you a written estimate before any work starts. We explain what is causing the problem, what the repair involves, and what it will cost - no vague ranges, no pressure to sign the same day.
If your project requires a City of San Bernardino permit, we handle the application and manage the inspection schedule. We give you a confirmed start date and a realistic project timeline before the crew arrives.
We complete the masonry work, pass the city inspection if required, and leave the site clean. You get a walk-through before we consider the job done - if something is not right, we fix it before we leave.
We serve homeowners across San Bernardino - from the foothill neighborhoods near CSUSB to the older streets closer to downtown. Reply within 1 business day, free on-site estimate, no obligation.
(909) 587-5725San Bernardino is the county seat of San Bernardino County and one of the larger cities in the Inland Empire, with a population of more than 220,000. The city sits at the foot of the San Bernardino Mountains, with elevations ranging from around 1,000 feet in the valley floor to the lower foothills to the north. Historic Route 66 ran through the heart of the city, and San Bernardino was a key stop on that route for decades - a history that is still visible in some of the older commercial corridors near downtown. The California State University San Bernardino campus anchors the northern part of the city and brings a steady population of students and faculty to the surrounding neighborhoods.
The housing stock in San Bernardino spans a wide range of eras and styles. Downtown and mid-city neighborhoods are dominated by postwar ranch homes built from the 1940s through the 1970s, while the foothill areas to the north have larger lots and older custom-built homes that date back to the early 1900s in some cases. A significant share of the housing units in the city are renter-occupied, meaning many properties have seen less regular maintenance than owner-occupied homes - which creates steady demand for deferred-maintenance repairs across masonry and structural work. Homeowners in nearby Rialto to the west and Fontana further west share many of the same housing and soil conditions as San Bernardino, and we serve all three cities regularly.
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Call us today or submit a free estimate request - we respond within 1 business day and come to you for an on-site assessment at no charge.