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 25 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 Garfield, NJ

Garfield is our home town. Most of the brick masonry stock here is the same era and material as Clifton and Paterson — pre-1940 row and two-family homes laid by Polish and Italian masons with soft lime mortar pulled from the local clay yards. We've been repairing it since 2010 and know which courses are likely to be hiding cracked structure behind them.

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Dry-laid stacked stone retaining wall along a residential property line

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Bergen County

Garfield, NJ 07026

Licensed & insured

NJ #13VH10343500

About working in Garfield

What Garfield 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

Dense mix of pre-1940 two- and three-family homes, postwar single-family infill along Outwater Lane, and newer multi-family on the Passaic River side.

Neighborhoods we serve

Belmont
Outwater Lane corridor
Plauderville
Market Street

Common project types

The work we get called for most in Garfield, based on what the local building stock and site conditions tend to need.

Brick front-stoop replacements on two-family homes
Tuckpointing on pre-war duplex façades
Short retaining walls along the river bluff
Driveway tear-out and concrete replacement

Local site conditions

Conditions specific to Garfield that shape how we approach prep, drainage, and material choice on every job.

Narrow lots and tight side-yard access — equipment staging is a real planning step
Mixed building stock means matching mortar color and brick type matters even on small jobs
Spring water table is high in the lower sections off Outwater

Local context

Why masonry work in Garfield is different

The site conditions, building stock, and approval flows that actually shape a Garfield masonry estimate — written from what we run into here.

Garfield's brick housing stock is mostly two- and three-family homes built between 1910 and 1935, concentrated on Belmont and the Outwater Lane corridor. The original mortar was lime-rich, locally mixed, and softer than anything you can buy off a pallet today. A lot of the failure we see is from prior contractors using Type S mortar that's harder than the brick around it — by year five, the brick face starts spalling.

Because we're literally five minutes from most Garfield addresses, we can often do same-day site visits if something is actively leaking or shifting. That matters when a chimney crown lets go in a storm or a wall section starts bulging — we don't need to schedule a separate visit just to look.

What we build

Masonry — what's included

Stone walls, retaining walls, chimney work, and structural repair. Every wall starts with the right footing and a drainage plan — that's the part most failed walls skip. We pull permits when the town requires one.

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

Geotechnical surveys for walls over 4 ft retained height are sub'd to a licensed engineer — we coordinate the drawings and the build.

Recent work in Garfield

What we've built right here for masonry customers

Photos of actual Garfield projects from the last two seasons. Every project on this strip was built by our in-house crew.

Fieldstone fireplace

Stone

Floor-to-Ceiling Fieldstone Fireplace

Garfield, NJ · Completed 2025

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

Garfield questions

About masonry work in Garfield

The four things people actually want to know before they sign an estimate.

Do I need a permit for a retaining wall?

In most Bergen and Passaic County towns, 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.

Nearby towns we serve

Other Bergen County towns we cover for masonry

Same crew, same workmanship warranty, short response time across the county.

Free Estimate · Garfield, NJ

Ready to talk through your masonry project in Garfield?

We're already in town. 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

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