Brick wall installation in Wichita Falls TX - a wall that stands steady and sheds water
Want a brick wall along your yard that stays straight and looks like it belongs with the house? We'll plan and build it.
What goes into building a brick wall in Wichita Falls?
Brick wall installation in Wichita Falls, TX means we build a freestanding wall of brick set in mortar, finished with a cap across the top, and a well planned one gives your yard, patio or property line a sturdy, solid edge.
Most folks who call Bedrock Wichita Falls Concrete & Masonry already have a spot in mind and want to know what it'll take, and I'm glad to walk through it. The price mostly follows the wall's length and height, how thick it needs to be or whether it gets piers, the brick and cap you pick, and how easy the spot is to reach, while the schedule turns on the weather and any city permit, which we handle when the job calls for one. Your written estimate puts a figure on your own wall. We're based in Wichita Falls and build across the city and the cities around it, including Burkburnett and Iowa Park, and if the wall you already have is sound but tired, brick pointing might be all it needs.
How do you know it's time for a new brick wall?
Most calls for a new wall start with something that's been bugging the homeowner for a while, an old wall going bad or a fence that keeps needing work. Here's what folks usually notice first.
Your wood fence needs new pickets or posts every few years, and you're ready for something sturdier.
An old brick wall leans or rocks when you push on it, which usually means rebuilding, not patching.
Bricks along the top keep coming loose, often because the wall never had a proper cap to shed water.
The bottom rows stay dark and damp beside the patio, usually because water runs toward the wall.
Your patio or yard edge feels open, and you want a solid wall that matches the brick on the house.
Mortar crumbles out when you rub a joint, which sometimes means fresh pointing will do instead of a new wall.
If an old wall leans toward a walkway or a spot where the kids play, call us sooner rather than later and keep folks clear of it until we've had a look.
What happens when you call about a brick wall in Wichita Falls?
I like folks to know what's coming before we lay a single brick. Here's how a new wall goes with us, from the first call to the day we walk the finished work together.
Call and set a time
When you call (940) 298-1133 or send the form, I'll set up a time to come out to your place. Tell me what you want the wall to do so I know what to look at.
Walk the spot together
I come out myself, look at where the wall's going with you and talk through what I see, then you get a written estimate and a straight answer on what the job really needs. If a shorter or simpler wall will do the job, I'll tell you that before I'd sell you more.
Handle paperwork and build
Once you say go, we take care of any city permit and inspections the job calls for, and I work alongside our crew laying the brick and setting the cap. When it's hot out, we keep the fresh brickwork damp and covered while it sets up.
Walk the finished wall
Before we call it finished, we walk the wall with you from end to end. We clean up the site and answer anything you want to know about it.
Get a written estimate for your new brick wall
We reply within one business day to set a time, then I come look at the spot with you and write up a free estimate, with no pressure to book. Every wall is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
- Call
- (940) 298-1133
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
Wall shape, brick and cap choices for your yard
We plan the wall's shape, brick and cap together so it stands steady and sheds water off the top. UK brick guidance weighs how durable a brick is against how exposed the spot is and how much protection the cap gives, so a wall out in the open usually needs a tougher brick or a better cap than one tucked beside the house. I'll bring your house brick into the choice so the new wall looks like it belongs.
Freestanding walls move more than the walls of a house, so UK brick guidance calls for vertical movement joints, planned breaks in the brickwork that run from the base below ground up through the cap. They let the wall shift a little at a spot we choose, so cracks don't pick their own path. If brick isn't the look you're after, stone masonry is another way to build a solid wall.
Brick wall questions we hear in Wichita Falls
Do I need a permit to build a brick wall in Wichita Falls?
The City of Wichita Falls requires construction work in the city to follow City Codes, with the correct permits and licenses for the work, so it's worth settling before anything gets built. We look at whether your wall needs a permit during the estimate, and when it does, we take care of the application and line up the inspections with the city office. The city's building forms also cover contractor registration and licensing, so it's fair to ask anyone you hire how they handle that paperwork, and we're fully licensed and insured.
How do I keep a thin brick wall from leaning over?
Give it a shape that braces it, because a thin brick wall can only be so slender before sideways forces become a problem. UK brick guidance lists the usual ways to keep a slim look and still stand steady, a thicker base, piers that stick out from the wall, or a zigzag or staggered layout. I'll go over which one suits your spot and the look you want.
Can a brick wall be built in Texas summer heat or a freeze?
Yes, but heat and cold both change how the new brickwork gets cared for. National brick guidance says that when the day's average temperature tops 100 °F, or 90 °F with wind over 8 mph, new brickwork must be fog sprayed until damp at least three times a day for three days, with the top covered at the end of each workday so it doesn't dry out too fast. The same guidance says new brickwork needs protecting from freezing, because frozen mortar doesn't gain strength or hold up the way it should.
What is the best mortar for a brick garden wall?
No single mortar is best for every wall, and national guidance is to pick the type with the lowest compressive strength, meaning how much squeezing it can take, that still meets what your wall needs. Type S and Type N often get used interchangeably when the strength needs are met, so it's a fair question to ask any mason which one they plan to use. I'll tell you which one we'd use at the estimate and why.
How much does it cost to build a brick wall in Wichita Falls?
It comes down to your wall, and I'd rather see the spot than guess at a number. A straight, low run in a standard brick usually costs less, while piers, a zigzag layout, matching an older house brick or tearing out an old wall first all add to it. I'll put a figure on your wall in the written estimate after I've looked it over with you.
Should my patio slope away from a new brick wall?
Yes, where it can, because UK guidance says paving that meets the wall should slope away from it or get a drainage strip so the lower rows of brick stay drier. If your patio already runs toward where the wall's going, we'll talk through a drainage strip at the estimate.
Related masonry work for your yard and house
Stone masonry
If you'd rather have natural stone for your wall, or want stone worked in alongside brick, we build with stone too and can show you the options.
Brick pointing
When an existing brick wall is still standing straight but the mortar between bricks is wearing out, fresh pointing can put it back in shape without a rebuild.
Start planning your new brick wall
Call (940) 298-1133 or send the contact form with the wall's rough length and height and a few photos of the spot, and I'll come out with real options already in mind.
Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM