Masonry contractor in Naples, FL - walls and pavers built right the first time
Select Bonita Springs Masonry & Concrete is a masonry contractor based in Bonita Springs that works in Naples, repairing worn mortar joints and cracked walls and building block walls, pavers and outdoor kitchens that stay straight and sound.
What Naples houses and yards ask of masonry
Naples is a lot of concrete block. Most houses we see here are block with stucco over it, with a paver driveway, a pool deck and a garden or privacy wall out back, and the older streets have mortar that's had decades of Gulf weather on it. Closer to downtown and the water, the calls lean toward brick accents, stone and outdoor kitchens, while out toward Golden Gate it's more often walls, walkways and drives that have to carry a car every day.
Under nearly all of it is sandy ground that drains fast and moves when water runs across it. That's why what keeps a Naples wall or driveway sound is the footing and base nobody sees, and it's where we spend our time.
What we know from working in Naples
For a Naples address, the city's Building Department is the office that reviews and inspects permits to build, alter, repair or tear down a structure, so its review sets when we can start. When your job needs one, I check with that office, we file it ourselves and keep you posted, and work starts once the permit is in hand. We're licensed and fully insured, and you're welcome to ask to see it before we start.
What moves the price here is mostly what's under the job and how much has to come out first: how tall and long a wall runs, whether an old footing is good enough to build on, how far we carry block and sand from the street to the back yard, and whether you want brick, block, stone or pavers. Gated streets and tight side yards often decide how we get material in, and summer rain and permit review move the schedule more than anything else, so your own figure comes from the written estimate. We run the same crew on jobs north in Lee County too, in places like Villas and around Bonita Springs.
What salt air and sandy ground do to Naples masonry
Salt in the Gulf air settles on brick and block, and summer rain drives it into the joints, so mortar here goes soft and sandy sooner than people expect, especially on the side of the house facing the water. When a joint is just worn, we grind it out and repoint it with mortar matched to the old work. When the block behind it has cracked, I'll tell you whether it's a repair or a section that needs to come out and go back in right.
Sand is the other thing. It washes out from under pavers and walls wherever roof water or a sprinkler runs across it, which is why drives sink at the edges, so on driveway pavers and walls we dig out, pack the base in layers and give the water somewhere to go before anything gets set on top.
Get a free on-site masonry estimate in Naples
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time for me to come out to your Naples property. I look at the job myself and give you a free written estimate, and there's no obligation to go ahead.
(239) 256-7568How a Naples masonry job goes from call to cleanup
Call or send the form
Call (239) 256-7568 or use the form and tell us what's going on, whether it's worn joints, a cracked wall or a yard project. A couple of photos help me know what I'm walking into.
I come out and look
I come out to your Naples house and look at the job myself, including the footing, the drainage and how we'd get material to it. I'll tell you straight what it needs and what it doesn't.
You get a written estimate
You get the estimate in writing, so you can see what's being done and what it's being built with. Take your time with it.
We file any permit needed
If the job needs a permit, we check with the city's Building Department and file it ourselves. We keep you posted while the city reviews it, and work starts once the permit is in hand.
Our crew builds, I check
Our own crew does the work and I'm on site checking it as it goes up, because a course that's off gets torn out and relaid before the mortar sets. We clean up before we call it done.
Block, brick and paver work
Naples masonry questions homeowners ask
Do I need a permit for a block wall or masonry repair in Naples?
Plan on checking before any wall goes up, because the city's permit rules cover building, altering and repairing a structure, and its list of work that needs no permit names things like painting, carpet, gutters and window repair, not masonry. We check for your address and file it ourselves if one's needed. Work that's left off the permit list still has to be built to minimum code.
Which building code applies to a masonry permit in Naples?
The city reviews permit applications against the 2023 Florida Building Code, its 8th edition. It enforces that code through plan review and inspections, so a permitted wall gets built to it and then checked against it.
How do I check if my Naples house is in a flood zone?
Look at the flood maps on the city's Building Department pages, which list new maps that took effect in February 2024, with more under the Floodplain Information tab. If you last checked before then, check again. Either way, we plan a slab, wall or drive around how water actually moves across your lot.
What causes mortar joints to crumble on homes near the Gulf?
Beyond the salt and rain we covered above, the usual culprit is an old patch done in mortar harder than the original. Hard mortar can't give with the brick, so the brick cracks instead of the joint, which is why we match the mix to what's already on the wall.
Should I repair or replace a cracked garden wall in Naples?
Repair it if the footing is sound and the cracking is in the joints, and rebuild the section if the wall is leaning or the footing has settled, because patching a wall that's still moving just gets you a second bill. I'll tell you which it is when I come out, even if the answer is a small job.
How much does masonry work cost in Naples?
Your price comes from a written estimate after I've looked at the job, since the size, the base work and the materials move it more than anything else. Repointing a few worn joints is a small job and rebuilding a wall on a new footing is a much bigger one, so I'll tell you when the cheaper fix will hold.
Tell us about your Naples masonry project
If a repair isn't worth the money, I'll tell you on the first visit, so call (239) 256-7568 or send the form and bring your permit questions along.