Masonry Contractor in Riviera Beach, FL - Repairs Built for Salt Air and Rain
CJ Palm Beach Gardens Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor working in Riviera Beach, FL. We repoint and repair brick and block, restore older masonry and build pavers, walls and stone work for homes and condos here.
- Service area
- Riviera Beach, FL
- Call
- (561) 268-0530
Homes and condos across Riviera Beach
Riviera Beach runs from blocks of older concrete block houses inland to condo buildings and newer homes out by the beach, and we get calls from all of it. A lot of the houses here are block with stucco and brick or stone trim, with paver drives and patios out front, and many have been through decades of salt air and hard summer rain. We do the same work up and down this stretch of coast, from Lake Park just to the north down to Palm Beach.
Near the water, salt rides in on the wind and works into soft mortar, and inland the trouble is usually rain with nowhere to go, sitting against a wall or under the pavers. What moves the price is how far the damage runs and what's causing it, and the schedule mostly turns on the weather and whether your job needs a permit, which your estimate spells out. Either way, the fix here usually starts with where the water's getting in.
Our services in Riviera Beach, FL
Salt air near the beach wears older mortar sandy until the joints let water in. We grind out the worn joints and pack fresh mortar matched to your brick so the wall sheds rain again.
Brick trim on older houses here cracks and flakes when rain soaks in all summer. We fix where the water gets in first, then cut out the damaged brick and set a close match.
Older homes and condo buildings here have masonry worn by decades of sun, salt and storms. Our masonry restoration work repairs joints, brick and stone together so the whole wall is sound again.
Block yard walls here crack when rain washes out the concrete footing under them or roots push from underneath. We repair or rebuild them on a solid footing and give water a way out at the base.
After a wet summer, paver driveways here sink in spots where rain has washed out the base. We lift the low pavers, rebuild and pack the base, and reset them inside a firm edge.
Warm weather nearly all year means a lot of people here cook outside, in full sun and summer downpours. We build outdoor kitchens in block, brick or stone on a solid, well-drained base.
Every service we offer
Foundation repair
Chimney repair
Tuckpointing
Brick repair
Driveway pavers
Retaining wall construction
Masonry restoration
Fireplace installation
Stone veneer installation
Concrete block walls
Foundation block wall installation
Outdoor kitchen masonry
Walkway construction
Brick wall installation
Stone masonry
Brick pointing
What happens when you call us about a Riviera Beach job
Call or send a message
Call (561) 268-0530 or use the form, and tell us what you're seeing on the wall, the chimney or the pavers. We'll set a time for me to come out, and our phones are answered seven days a week.
I look it over with you
I come out myself, walk the job with you and look for what's causing the damage, not just the spot you can see. Then you get a written estimate that lays out each part of the work, so you know what you're paying for before anything starts.
We handle permits and work
If your job needs a permit, we pull it with the city and set up the inspections before we start. Our lead mason and crew do the work alongside me, and you don't need to be home every day once we've gone over the plan.
Clean up and walk it together
When the work's done, we clean up and haul off the old mortar and broken brick. Then we walk the finished job with you and go over what we did and why.
Riviera Beach masonry questions
How do I find out who handles building permits in Riviera Beach?
The city's Building Services Division reviews building plans and handles all building-related permit issues for addresses in Riviera Beach. You can reach its Permit Center at (561) 845-4020 or Building@rivierabeach.org to ask whether your job needs a permit. When it does, we take care of the filing and the inspections for you.
Where can a certified Florida contractor work, and does that include Riviera Beach?
A certified contractor license from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation is good anywhere in the state, Riviera Beach included. A registered license only covers the cities or counties where the holder has a certificate of competency, so it's worth asking which kind a contractor holds before you sign. We're licensed and insured, and I'm glad to go over that at the estimate.
When do Riviera Beach business tax receipts expire?
City business tax receipts expire September 30 every year and can be renewed starting July 1. One that isn't renewed by September 30 is delinquent and picks up penalties, so if you ask to see a contractor's receipt, check the date on it.
Does a business tax receipt prove the quality of a contractor's work?
No. Palm Beach County says its business tax receipt doesn't regulate a business or guarantee the quality of its work, and it comes on top of whatever licenses the law requires. The city asks for its own receipt from businesses based there or doing enough work there, so a receipt tells you a company is set up to do business, and the state license and the work itself tell you the rest.
What causes mortar joints and block walls to crack in Riviera Beach?
Mostly water and heat, not cold. The long-term weather record for nearby West Palm Beach shows about 61.75 inches of rain a year, with August alone averaging 8.68 inches, and it's hot nearly all year with very little cold, so the damage we find usually traces to water soaking into joints or running against a wall. That's why I look for where the water's coming from before we touch the mortar, because a patch over a wet joint just cracks again.
How much does masonry repair cost in Riviera Beach?
The cost of a masonry repair in Riviera Beach is set mostly by how much wall or joint is involved, what it's built from and what's causing the damage. Matching older brick or mortar color, working up high on a second story or a condo wall, and fixing the drainage behind the problem all add to it, while catching a crack early usually keeps the job smaller. I give you a figure only after I've seen it, and your written estimate breaks it down.
Get a free on-site masonry estimate in Riviera Beach
Send the form or call, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I'll come out to your Riviera Beach home or condo, look the job over with you and send a free written estimate, with no obligation to hire us.
- Call
- (561) 268-0530
- Location
- Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
Call about your Riviera Beach masonry today
A cracked joint fixed before the August rains get behind it usually means a smaller repair than one left for another season.