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 · Passaic County

Masonry in Wanaque, NJ

Wanaque is a reservoir town with hillside lots that grade ten feet over two house lengths. Masonry here means engineered retaining walls almost without exception — drain tile, frost-protected footings, geogrid backfill. The town has more hillside masonry per capita than anywhere else we work because the topography demands it.

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Passaic County

Wanaque, NJ

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NJ #13VH10343500

About working in Wanaque

What Wanaque 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

Wanaque's terrain is genuinely different from the Bergen river towns. Ledge rock outcrops are common, and we plan every retaining wall and step layout with the assumption that we may hit hard sub-base before reaching frost depth. That changes the conversation — sometimes pinning to ledge, sometimes routing around it, always engineering the footing for the conditions we find. Fieldstone accent walls fit the landscape here in a way they don't in flat suburbs. We work with local stone quarries to match the geology rather than importing veneer that reads imported.

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

Wanaque questions

About masonry work in Wanaque

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.

LocalWhy does almost every Wanaque masonry job involve a retaining wall?

The grade. Most residential lots have visible elevation change between the road and the backyard, and retaining walls are how you make that grade usable. A flat backyard in Wanaque usually means a retaining wall holds the slope back somewhere on the lot.

LocalDo all Wanaque retaining walls need engineered drawings?

Above 4 ft of retained height, yes. The borough construction office requires engineering review before issuing a permit. We prepare the structural package as part of the estimate; review adds 2 to 3 weeks to the front end.

LocalHow long is a typical Wanaque retaining wall project?

Two to four weeks of fieldwork for a residential wall, plus 2 to 3 weeks of engineering and permit review before. Excavation and footing pour run the first week; the wall itself goes up in the second.

More services in Wanaque

What else we build in Wanaque.

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

Free Estimate · Wanaque, NJ

Ready to talk through your masonry project in Wanaque?

We're 25 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