Masonry contractor in Villas, FL - walls and joints built to stay straight
Select Bonita Springs Masonry & Concrete is a masonry contractor based in Bonita Springs that works in Villas, repairing worn mortar joints, cracked block and brick, and building walls, walkways and paver driveways that stay straight.
Villas as we see it on jobs here
Villas is an unincorporated part of central Lee County, so there's no city hall here and the county sets the rules for building work. It's mostly single-family neighborhoods, with shops and offices along the bigger roads, and the same kind of unincorporated ground runs west into Cypress Lake and close to Fort Myers. Most of the houses we see are concrete block finished in stucco and sitting on slabs, with a paver or concrete driveway out front and a pool deck or lanai out back.
The ground is flat and low, and it stays wet a good part of the year. That decides most of what we do here, from how we set a footing to where the water goes when it runs off a new wall or walkway.
What working in unincorporated Lee County means for your job
Villas isn't inside a city, so permits for work here come from Lee County's Community Development office, not a city building department. When your job needs one, we check with the county for your address, file it ourselves and keep you posted, and work starts once the permit is in hand, so the county's timing usually sets our start date. Before you hire anyone, check their state contractor license, because that's the one earned by passing a state exam, and a contractor pulling a county wall or fence permit needs it registered with Lee County, or a county certificate of competency, plus a current certificate of insurance. Every contractor here also needs a county business tax account, but that's a tax receipt and the county says it doesn't vouch for anyone's workmanship. We're licensed and fully insured.
Price moves on the same things here as in Three Oaks or anywhere else we work. It comes down to how much old block, brick or mortar has to come out, what the new work is built from, how far we carry material from the street to the backyard, and whether the job needs a footing or drainage behind it. The schedule turns on the permit and the summer rain, since we don't lay block or set pavers in a downpour. Your written estimate gives you your own number.
What the rain and the block houses here do to masonry
Rain records for nearby Fort Myers put the year at about 57 inches, and June through September each bring 9 to 10 inches, the wettest stretch by far. On flat lots that water sits against slabs, walls and the bottom course of block, and it works into every open joint and hairline crack in the stucco. We fix the joint or crack the water is getting through, and we grade new work so it sheds water instead of holding it.
Where a yard drops to a ditch, a swale or a pond bank, retaining wall construction holds the soil back, but on soft, wet ground it only lasts with a solid footing and drainage behind it. I'd rather tell you a cheap fix won't hold than sell you one, because a wall that leans in a couple of years costs you twice.
Get a free written estimate for your Villas job
We reply within one business day. I come out to your house in Villas, look at the job myself and give you a free written estimate, with no obligation to go ahead.
(239) 256-7568How a masonry job in Villas goes from call to cleanup
Call us or send the form
Tell us what you're seeing, whether it's a cracked wall, loose pavers or something you want built. Photos help, but I'll still come look.
I come out and look
I walk the job myself and tell you straight what it needs and what it doesn't. If a repair isn't worth the money, I'll say so.
Get your written estimate
You get the scope and the price in writing, so you know exactly what we'd do before you decide. Nothing starts until you say go.
We handle the county permit
If the job needs a Lee County permit, we file it and keep you posted on where it stands. Work starts once the permit is in hand.
We build, check and clean
Our own crew does the work, and I'm on site checking it as it goes. We clean up before we call it done.
Block, brick and paver work
Masonry questions from Villas homeowners
Do I need a permit to build a block wall or fence in Villas, FL?
Yes, Lee County requires a residential fence or wall permit to put up a new wall or fence or to replace one. The county's residential fence guide covers it, and the contractor who pulls it needs the license and insurance described above. When your job needs one, we file it ourselves.
Does masonry repair on a house in a Lee County flood zone need a permit?
Yes, Lee County requires a permit for any repair or renovation to a structure in a flood zone. The county also weighs big jobs against your building's market value, and work that reaches 50 percent of it counts as substantial improvement, or substantial damage when it's putting storm damage right. Read the county's flood rules before you plan a large repair.
What changes with Lee County flood maps on March 2, 2027?
FEMA's updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Lee County take effect on March 2, 2027. The county's flood permit rules turn on which zone your house sits in, so check your address on the new maps before you plan a big repair or addition around that date.
How do I apply for a Lee County permit and schedule inspections online?
You use the county's eConnect Citizen Access Portal, which runs around the clock for applications, documents, fees, tracking and inspection scheduling. On our jobs we file the permit ourselves, and you can look up where it stands there whenever you like.
How do I get storm damage to my walls repaired and permitted in Villas?
Lee County handles permits for storm damage repair through its Emergency Permitting. Call us and I'll come look at what's cracked or down, tell you what can be saved and what can't, and we'll sort out the permit before the rebuild starts.
How much does masonry work cost in Villas, FL?
Your price comes from what your job needs once I've seen it, and the free written estimate gives you that figure. Size, material, tear-out and access move it most, as covered above. On bigger jobs there's one more step, because the county's residential building permit form calls for a notice of commencement once construction value is over $5,000.
Get your Villas masonry job looked at
We pick up evenings and weekends too, so call (239) 256-7568 or send the form whenever you get a minute.