Stone masonry in Rockwall TX - stone walls and facings built for Texas weather
Want a stone retaining wall or stone over that tired brick? We'll help you pick the wall and the stone, then build it to hold up.
What does a stone masonry job in Rockwall involve?
Stone masonry in Rockwall, TX means building stone retaining walls and setting natural or manufactured stone over a wall you already have, like a brick fireplace, so you end up with stonework that stands up to the weather and still looks right years from now.
Most calls start with a slope that needs holding back, a plain brick fireplace you're tired of looking at, or a wall you want faced in stone. I'll tell you straight what the job needs, and if it doesn't need much, I'll say that too.
The price moves with the type of wall, the stone you choose, how many square feet it covers and how much prep happens underneath or behind it. The schedule mostly turns on the weather, the permit check for your address and how much digging comes first, and the written estimate after my visit gives you your own number.
- Stone retaining walls, dry stacked or set in mortar, for yards that slope or step down.
- Natural or manufactured stone set over brick, block or framed walls, including fireplace faces.
- Fully licensed and insured, with the owner on site from the first stone to cleanup.
What happens when you call us about stone masonry in Rockwall?
From the first call to the final walk-through, you're dealing with me. Here's how a stone job runs, from the visit at your house to the day we pack up.
Call and set a visit
When you call, I answer, and we pick a time for me to come see the job. Have a rough size and a few photos handy so I know what I'm walking into.
I look at the job
I come out myself, look at the wall or slope and the ground around it, and give you a straight read on what it needs. You get a written plan and price, so you know the wall type, the stone and the cost before you decide anything.
Check permits and schedule
If you say go, we check on permits for your address before any work starts. Then we put the job on the calendar and let you know when the crew is coming.
Build it and walk it
I'm on site with our crew while the stone goes up, so the person who quoted the job is the one watching it get built. When it's done, we walk the finished work with you before we pack up.
Stone walls, brick facings and other masonry work up close
These photos show the kind of stone and brick work this trade covers, from stacked walls to fireplace faces. Look at the joints and the base, because that's where good stonework shows first.
Round stone fire pit with stacked block sides sits on a patio paved with large irregular-pattern pavers.
A stone fire pit and low retaining walls furnish a paved patio with wicker seating outside a brick house.
Gray paver driveway and walkway leading to a white house with a wooden garage door and planted borders.
Multicolored brick paver driveway leads to a two-car garage, bordered by lawns.
A circular walkway of large pale stone pavers set in grass leads toward a home's front entrance.
Tan stone steps cross a landscaped garden from a flagstone patio, bordered by gravel and shrubs.
Get a written plan and price for your stone project from Solid Rockwall Concrete and Masonry
Send the project type, a rough size in square feet and a few photos, and we'll reply within one business day. I'll come out for a free on-site estimate, with no obligation to go ahead.
(972) 961-1232Stone masonry questions we hear around Rockwall
These are the questions people ask me most on a stone job, from which wall to build to what it costs. If yours isn't here, ask me when I come out.
How do I choose between a dry stacked and a mortared stone retaining wall?
Go dry stacked if you want stones fitted together with no mortar, and mortared if you want a solid wall set in mortar on a foundation. Because the mortared wall needs that foundation and the dry wall relies on how the stones are stacked, they get priced and planned as two different jobs. I'll tell you at the visit which one your slope calls for.
What goes behind stone veneer on an outside wall?
An air and water barrier plus drainage, according to one stone maker's install guide, which says every outdoor veneer job should have both. The same guide warns that green board, drywall or OSB, the chipped-wood sheathing board, soak up moisture behind the stone and fail over time. That hidden layer is the part I care most about getting right, so ask any mason you talk to what's going back there.
Can stone go over my brick fireplace in Rockwall?
Yes, stone can go over a brick fireplace, but smooth or painted brick needs more prep first. A stone distributor's install guide says that kind of brick needs metal lath and a scratch coat, so a wire mesh goes on and then a rough layer of mortar the stone can grip. Those are extra steps, so expect them in the quote.
What does stone veneer cost per square foot?
Installing stone veneer across the US usually costs about $25 to $40 per square foot. That's a national range, not our price, and where your job lands turns on the stone you pick, the prep behind it and how much cutting and fitting the wall takes. Your written estimate gives you the number for your own wall.
Do I need a permit for a stone wall in Rockwall?
We find that out for you before work starts by checking with the city or county office for your address. When a permit is needed, we take care of the application and the inspections, so you don't have to chase them.
What causes a leak along a stone or brick wall?
In many cases it's the through-wall flashing, the strip inside the wall that steers water back out, even though it looks like a roof or window leak. A masonry restoration bulletin says that mix-up happens often, and it calls weep outlets, the small openings that let that water out, critical, because leaving them out lets water collect inside the wall. If you're chasing a leak near masonry, have the flashing checked too.