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Serving Upland, CA and surrounding areas. (909) 755-8985
Upland Concrete & Masonry is the masonry contractor Fontana homeowners call for concrete block walls, retaining walls, and foundation repair. Serving the Inland Empire since 2017, we work on ranch homes near the city center and newer tract houses in North Fontana, with written estimates and same-week scheduling on most projects.
Block walls are the standard property divider on Fontana residential lots, and many of the walls built in the 1970s and 1980s are now cracking, leaning, or missing cap blocks from years of Santa Ana wind pressure and soil movement. Our concrete block wall work covers new construction, partial rebuilds, and footing repairs - built to the current City of Fontana code requirements.
North Fontana's hillier terrain means a lot of lots have grade changes that need managing. A masonry retaining wall keeps soil from migrating after winter rains, creates flat usable yard space, and holds up to the soil pressure that builds up over time in areas where the ground is not fully level. Properly drained and footed walls last decades in Fontana's climate.
Fontana's mix of clay and sandy loam soils shifts with the seasons - wet winters cause swelling, dry summers cause contraction - and that cycle puts repeated stress on concrete foundations. Homes built in the 1970s and early 1980s are now 40 to 50 years into that movement, and many show horizontal or stair-step cracks that need attention before they progress further.
Fontana's triple-digit summer heat dries out mortar faster than in cooler climates, and older brick chimneys and block walls in the city often have joints that are hollow or crumbling well below the surface. Tuckpointing replaces the failed mortar and seals the masonry against winter rain intrusion before water gets behind the structure and causes damage that costs far more to fix.
Brick chimneys and planters on Fontana homes built in the 1970s and 1980s often show spalling and cracking from extended UV exposure and the mild freeze-thaw cycles that hit the northern parts of the city in winter. Replacing damaged units with a matching brick and properly tooled joints keeps the repair from looking like a patch on an otherwise solid structure.
Standard poured concrete driveways on Fontana tract homes crack and heave as the soil underneath shifts over the years. Paver driveways can be lifted, releveled, and reset in damaged sections without tearing out the entire surface, which makes them a cost-effective long-term choice for homeowners in North Fontana and older neighborhoods near the city center who are tired of patching the same cracks every few years.
Fontana has grown fast over the past three decades, which means the city has homes from three distinct eras: older ranch-style houses built in the 1970s and early 1980s that are now showing significant wear, tract homes from the late 1990s and early 2000s that are hitting the age where foundations, concrete flatwork, and exterior masonry start to need maintenance, and newer construction that is still holding up well. A masonry contractor working in Fontana needs to be prepared for all three. The soil conditions vary across the city too - lower-elevation areas near the I-10 corridor behave differently from the hillier terrain in North Fontana, where drainage patterns and soil pressure on retaining walls and foundations are more pronounced.
Heat is a constant factor in Fontana. According to the National Weather Service Los Angeles/San Diego office, Fontana regularly records temperatures above 100 degrees from June through September. That kind of heat degrades mortar, dries out concrete faster during curing, and causes stucco and masonry to expand and contract with every season. Santa Ana winds - which can gust past 60 mph in the Inland Empire - add to this by physically stressing block walls and chimney caps and carrying fine particulate that works into mortar cracks. The result is that masonry maintenance in Fontana is not a one-time fix; it is a recurring need driven by the climate.
Our crew works throughout Fontana regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect masonry work here. The City of Fontana Building and Safety Division handles permitting for block walls, retaining walls, and foundation work, and our team pulls those permits as part of standard project management. We know what documentation Fontana requires, what inspections are typically scheduled, and how to keep a project moving without the permit process creating unnecessary delays.
Fontana is a large city - one of the biggest in San Bernardino County by population - and the housing stock looks very different depending on where you are. The older neighborhoods near Baseline Avenue and the city center have 1970s ranch-style homes on modest lots. North Fontana has the large two-story tract homes built during the 1990s and early 2000s housing boom. Both parts of the city have different masonry needs, and our experience working across both means we arrive knowing what to expect rather than figuring it out on your property.
We also serve homeowners in neighboring Rialto, which borders Fontana to the east along the I-10 corridor and has similar housing stock and soil conditions. If your property is near Fontana Park, up in North Fontana close to the Sierra Avenue corridor, or anywhere in between, we can be on site quickly and we know the area.
Reach us by phone or through our contact form. We respond to every inquiry within one business day - usually the same day for phone calls - and we schedule a site visit around your availability.
We visit your Fontana property, assess the masonry, and give you a written estimate covering all costs - materials and labor. There is no charge for the visit and no obligation to move forward, and we walk you through what we found so you understand the full picture.
For permitted work, we submit the application to the City of Fontana and confirm a start date once it is approved. We sequence the materials delivery so your project starts on time and does not sit waiting for supply.
We complete the work on the agreed timeline and do a final walkthrough with you before leaving. The site is cleaned at the end of each workday. If anything does not meet your expectations, we address it before closing out the job.
We serve Fontana homeowners with same-week scheduling and written estimates before any work begins. No surprises.
(909) 755-8985Fontana is one of the largest cities in San Bernardino County, with a population of about 214,000 people spread across a mix of older neighborhoods and newer residential developments. The city sits at the western edge of the Inland Empire, where the flatlands of the greater Los Angeles basin begin to rise toward the San Gabriel Mountains. The Auto Club Speedway in the southern part of the city has been a Fontana landmark since 1997, and Fontana Park near the city center serves as the main community gathering space for families throughout the area. The city has also grown into a major logistics hub, with a large number of warehouse and distribution operations along the freeway corridors.
The residential character of Fontana splits roughly between two zones: older neighborhoods near Baseline Avenue and the city center, built primarily in the 1970s and 1980s with ranch-style single-family homes on modest lots, and North Fontana, which saw heavy development during the late 1990s and early 2000s with larger two-story tract homes on wider streets. About 60 percent of Fontana's housing units are owner-occupied, and long-term homeowners are common throughout both zones. Neighboring Rancho Cucamonga borders Fontana to the west, and homeowners along that boundary often share similar soil conditions and masonry maintenance needs. We also regularly serve homeowners in neighboring Rialto, which sits directly east of Fontana along the I-10 corridor.
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Learn MoreFrom block wall repairs in older Fontana neighborhoods to retaining walls in North Fontana, we handle masonry projects across the city. Call us or get a free estimate online.