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Serving Upland, CA and surrounding areas. (909) 755-8985
Upland Concrete & Masonry serves Chino homeowners with foundation block wall installation, driveway pavers, and retaining wall construction built for the clay soils and heat of the Inland Empire. We have served the region since 2017 and respond to all new inquiries within one business day.
Chino's clay soils expand and contract with every wet season and dry summer, putting constant lateral pressure on foundation walls and stem walls. If the block work at your home's foundation is cracking, bowing, or showing horizontal fractures, our foundation block wall installation service addresses both the structural repair and the drainage conditions that allow pressure to build in the first place.
Most Chino homes built in the 1980s and 1990s have original concrete driveways that are now cracking and heaving from clay soil movement beneath them. Driveway pavers offer a practical path forward - individual sections can be reset or replaced without tearing out the entire surface, which saves money when only part of the driveway has shifted.
Properties in southern Chino near The Preserve and along the edges of former agricultural land sometimes have uneven grades that need proper masonry retaining walls. Clay soil behind a retaining wall needs drainage built into the design - a wall without weep holes and drainage aggregate will bow or fail within years in Chino's soil conditions.
Block perimeter walls are standard on Chino residential properties, and homes built in the 1980s to early 2000s now have walls old enough to show cracking mortar, settled footings, and sections that lean under soil pressure. Repairing or replacing a failing block wall before it falls is far less disruptive and expensive than dealing with the aftermath of a collapse.
Some older Chino homes and commercial buildings near downtown have brick exteriors, chimneys, and accent walls that need periodic repair. The combination of summer heat, mild winter frost, and soil movement typical in the Inland Empire causes mortar joints to crack and brick faces to spall - repairs that are straightforward when caught early and much more involved when left alone.
Chino homes with backyard entertaining areas - particularly in newer developments like The Preserve - often have plain concrete walkways and patios that were poured as builder-grade work and crack within a few years on clay soil. A new walkway in pavers or natural stone is more durable and more forgiving when the ground shifts, since individual pieces can be re-leveled without breaking up the whole surface.
Most homes in Chino were built between 1980 and 2005 on land that was converted from dairy farming and agriculture. That former farmland is underlain by expansive clay soils that behave differently from the sandy or gravelly ground you find in older coastal communities. Clay expands when it absorbs moisture from winter rain and shrinks significantly during Chino's long dry summers - a cycle that repeats every year and puts steady pressure on driveways, patios, block walls, and foundation work. According to the California Geological Survey, expansive soils are among the leading causes of structural damage to residential properties in the Inland Empire - and Chino sits squarely in that zone.
The age of Chino's housing stock adds a layer of urgency. Homes built in 1985 are now 40 years old. The original concrete flatwork, block walls, and any masonry installed during construction are past the point where they can be expected to hold up without inspection and maintenance. Santa Ana winds in the fall also hit Chino hard - wind gusts above 50 mph are not unusual, and every wind event creates new repair calls for damaged fencing, cracked block walls, and loose chimney caps. A masonry contractor who works in Chino regularly understands both the soil conditions and the seasonal damage patterns that come with this city's specific climate.
Our crew works throughout Chino regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect masonry work here. We pull permits through the City of Chino Building and Safety Division for projects that require them, including new block walls, retaining walls, and foundation work. That familiarity with the Chino permit office means we know what the inspectors look for and how to get approvals without unnecessary delays on your project.
Chino is well-positioned near the 60, 71, and 83 freeways, which makes it easy for our team to reach any neighborhood in the city without long travel times. We work on properties throughout north Chino near the older streets around downtown, in south Chino near the Chino Airport and the Planes of Fame Air Museum, and in the newer master-planned communities like The Preserve where tract homes are now hitting the 15- to 20-year mark and starting to show the first signs of concrete and masonry wear.
We also serve homeowners in neighboring Claremont to the north and Pomona to the northeast, and we handle jobs across all three cities without scheduling conflicts.
Contact us by phone or through our contact form. We respond within one business day to every inquiry from Chino homeowners and will schedule an on-site visit at a time that works for you.
We visit your Chino property, assess the masonry, and explain what we find in plain terms. You receive a written estimate before we leave - no surprises, no pressure, and no obligation to proceed.
Once you approve the estimate, we schedule the job and begin on the agreed start date. Most exterior masonry jobs do not require you to be home during the work, though we will tell you in advance if your presence is needed for any part.
When the job is done, we clean up the site fully and walk you through the completed work before we leave. We answer any questions about care and maintenance and make sure you are satisfied with the result.
We serve Chino homeowners throughout the city, from the older neighborhoods near downtown to the newer tracts in south Chino. Call us or submit a request for a free on-site estimate.
(909) 755-8985Chino is a city of roughly 90,000 residents in western San Bernardino County, positioned in the Inland Empire near the intersection of the 60, 71, and 83 freeways. The city borders Ontario to the north, Pomona to the northeast, and Chino Hills to the south. For most of the 20th century, Chino was one of the largest dairy farming areas in California - the flat, open land that once held dairy operations has been replaced by residential subdivisions built in waves from the 1980s through the 2000s. That history shapes the property landscape today: most of Chino's housing stock is relatively newer single-family tract homes on mid-size lots, with stucco exteriors, tile roofs, and attached two-car garages. The Planes of Fame Air Museum at Cable Airport in southern Chino is one of the city's best-known landmarks and draws visitors from across Southern California.
The Preserve is Chino's largest master-planned community, built on former dairy land in the southern part of the city during the 2000s and 2010s. Homes in The Preserve are now 15 to 20 years old - old enough that original concrete flatwork, block walls, and masonry is starting to show movement from the clay soil beneath. The older sections of north Chino near downtown have a smaller number of homes from the 1960s and 1970s that present different masonry needs. Chino is close to both Ontario to the north and Claremont to the northeast, and we serve homeowners throughout all of these neighboring communities.
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Learn MoreWhether your home is in The Preserve, near downtown Chino, or anywhere else in the city, we offer free on-site estimates and respond to all inquiries within one business day.