Are you licensed and insured in New Jersey?

Yes. Home Line Construction holds NJ Home Improvement Contractor License #13VH10343500 and is fully insured and bonded. A certificate of insurance is available on request and the license number is printed on every signed estimate.

Do you offer free estimates?

Yes. All estimates are free, on-site, and in writing. We typically schedule the site visit within 24 to 48 hours of your call. There is no obligation and no fee.

What areas do you service?

We serve Bergen and Passaic County in North Jersey, including Garfield, Clifton, Hackensack, Lodi, Paterson, Wayne, Rutherford, Wallington, Passaic, Fair Lawn, and Saddle Brook. For jobs within about 45 miles of Garfield, give us a call.

How long does a typical masonry project take?

It depends on the scope. A front step set or small walkway is typically 2 to 4 days. A driveway, patio, or retaining wall typically runs 1 to 2 weeks. A façade restoration can take 2 to 4 weeks. You get a written schedule with your estimate.

Do you offer a warranty?

Yes. We provide a written 5-year workmanship warranty on every install. If something settles, shifts, or pulls a joint within five years, we return and repair it at no charge.

Do you handle permits?

Yes. When a permit is required by the town, we pull it directly with the local municipality and include the permit fee in your written estimate so there are no surprise costs at the end of the job.

Masonry · Bergen County

Masonry in Cliffside Park, NJ

Cliffside Park's masonry footprint is small lots, dense streets, and mid-century brick chimneys. Most jobs split between Palisades-side retaining walls (engineered, drained, structural) and chimney rebuilds above the roofline on the postwar housing stock through the central blocks. The borough construction office is efficient — engineering-stamped retaining packages clear in about a week once the review is done.

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Bergen County

Cliffside Park, NJ

Licensed & insured

NJ #13VH10343500

About working in Cliffside Park

What Cliffside Park masonry actually looks like

Site conditions, housing stock, and the kinds of projects we get called for in this town — the local context behind our estimates and recommendations.

Housing stock & neighborhoods

Predominantly 1920s–1960s single-family on small lots; some pre-war two-families on the western streets. Most common asks here: Concrete driveway tear-out and replacement; Brick stoop and front-walk repair; Retaining walls on Palisades-side lots; Chimney repointing and crown work.

Neighborhoods we serve

Anderson Avenue
Palisade Avenue
Edgewater Road area
Borough Hall section

What we build

Masonry — what's included

Stone walls, retaining walls, chimney work, and structural repair across Northern New Jersey.

Dry-laid and mortared stacked stone walls
Engineered segmental retaining walls with proper backfill and drain tile
Chimney rebuilds, crown caps, and flashing repair
Stone cheek walls, columns, and mailbox pillars

How we build it

Masonry — start to finish

The four stages we run on every masonry job. Same workflow whether it's a small fix or a full install.

Walk the site

We measure, check grade and drainage, and ask what you want the finished wall to do. Photos go in the file the same day.

Stage 1 of 4

Footing and base

Footing dug below the 36-inch frost line. Compacted base course of 3/4-inch clean for segmental walls; reinforced concrete footing for mortared.

Stage 2 of 4

Lay the wall

Stones picked for face, hearting tied in behind. Drain tile, gravel backfill, and filter fabric on the retained side as the wall comes up.

Stage 3 of 4

Cap and clean

Cap course mortared or pinned. Joints tooled, faces brushed, site swept. Walkthrough on the last day.

Stage 4 of 4

Cliffside Park questions

About masonry work in Cliffside Park

7 questions — the trade fundamentals plus the ones we hear most in this area.

Do I need a permit for a retaining wall?

In most Northern NJ townships we work in, walls over 4 feet of retained height need a permit and a stamped engineering drawing. Anything below that is usually permit-exempt but still has to meet setback rules. We check with your township before we quote.

How long does a stone wall last?

A properly footed dry-laid wall is a 50+ year structure. A mortared wall is similar provided drainage is correct. The failure mode is almost always water — freeze/thaw behind the wall — which is why we put as much work into drain tile and backfill as we do into the face.

Can you match a wall I already have?

Yes. We'll pull a stone from the existing wall to match material at the yard, and mortar joints are tooled to the same profile and color. The new section reads as part of the original wall, not a patch.

What's the price difference between dry-laid and mortared?

Dry-laid is typically 15–25% more labor per linear foot because the fit has to work without mortar. Mortared walls cost more in material (footing, rebar, mortar) but go faster in the field. Your estimate breaks the choice out so you can compare apples to apples.

LocalWhat's different about Cliffside Park retaining work versus Edgewater?

Cliffside Park sits above the Palisades; Edgewater sits below along the river. Retaining-wall challenges are similar but Cliffside Park has more existing brick chimneys past end-of-life because the housing stock is older on average. Edgewater leans newer construction with veneer and walkway work.

LocalDo you rebuild pre-1960 brick chimneys here?

Yes. Pre-1960 chimneys on the western blocks are commonly past surface-repointing range — the mortar has weathered through enough freeze-thaw to lose binder integrity. We tear down from the flashing line, pour a new crown, rebuild with new flashing and a stainless cap.

LocalHow long does a Cliffside Park chimney job take?

Three to five working days for an above-roof rebuild. Scaffolding day one, tear-down day two, new flashing and crown poured day three, brick rebuild days three and four, cap and inspection day five.

More services in Cliffside Park

What else we build in Cliffside Park.

Same crew, same warranty. Click any service to see scope and process for Cliffside Park specifically.

Free Estimate · Cliffside Park, NJ

Ready to talk through your masonry project in Cliffside Park?

We're 18 minutes from your door. Tell us what you're building and we'll walk the site, check footings and drainage, and leave you a written estimate within 24 hours.

Site visit booked within 24–48 hours
5-year written workmanship warranty
Licensed (NJ #13VH10343500), insured, family-owned

Or call for a fast quote(973) 272-5869