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 Maywood, NJ

Maywood masonry is small-borough work. Ten-minute drive from our yard. Most jobs are chimney repointing and small retaining walls along Maywood Avenue. The housing stock is mostly postwar single-family with the occasional pre-war duplex along Spring Valley Road. Quick site visits and short timelines.

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10Min from yardMaywood, NJ

10-min drive

From our Garfield yard

24-hour estimate

Written, no obligation

Bergen County

Maywood, NJ

Licensed & insured

NJ #13VH10343500

About working in Maywood

What Maywood 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

Maywood is small enough that we know which streets have parking restrictions on which days, which matters when we're staging materials for a stoop rebuild. Most jobs here are wrap-up-in-a-week pieces — a front walk, a backyard patio, a chimney repoint, an apron replacement — and the borough's responsiveness on permits matches that pace. The older Spring Valley blocks have prewar brick that responds well to careful repointing. We sample the mortar before opening any joints, and we always color-match in our shop rather than guessing on site.

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

Maywood questions

About masonry work in Maywood

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.

LocalHow fast can you get to a Maywood masonry job?

Most weeks, same week. Ten-minute drive from our Garfield yard. We can usually walk the site within hours and quote within 24 hours. Start time depends on material lead — 1 to 2 weeks for chimney work.

LocalAre there many pre-war buildings in Maywood?

Not many. Most of the housing is postwar single-family construction. The few pre-war duplexes along Spring Valley Road and the older blocks near Hackensack need lime-rich mortar for repointing; postwar stock is Type N or Type S depending on the original construction.

LocalDo Maywood masonry projects need permits?

Structural masonry and chimney rebuilds need a permit. The borough office issues residential paperwork in about a week. Smaller surface repairs are often permit-exempt — we confirm with the office before bidding.

More services in Maywood

What else we build in Maywood.

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

Free Estimate · Maywood, NJ

Ready to talk through your masonry project in Maywood?

We're 10 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