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Serving Upland, CA and surrounding areas. (909) 755-8985
Upland Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor serving San Dimas, CA, with expertise in walkway construction, retaining walls, tuckpointing, and foundation repair. We have worked on homes throughout the San Gabriel Valley since 2017 and reply to all inquiries within one business day.
San Dimas ranch homes from the 1960s and 1970s often have original concrete front walks that have lifted, cracked, or become uneven from clay soil movement and tree root growth over the decades. A properly built masonry walkway in brick, concrete pavers, or natural stone handles soil movement far better than plain concrete and adds real curb appeal to a neighborhood where long-term homeowners take pride in their properties. Our walkway construction work is permitted, graded for drainage, and built to last in San Dimas conditions.
Properties in the northern parts of San Dimas near San Dimas Canyon and the foothills regularly need retaining walls to manage sloped terrain, hold back soil after winter rains, and create usable flat space in a yard that would otherwise be unstable hillside. A masonry retaining wall with proper drainage installed behind it is the right long-term solution for these properties, not a cosmetic fix that fails after the next wet season.
San Dimas has a large share of homes from the 1950s and 1960s with original brick chimneys and masonry accents, and the mortar on those structures has been through more than sixty years of temperature swings and wet winters. Once mortar joints begin recessing or crumbling, each rain season pushes water deeper into the wall, which leads to spalling bricks and structural damage that costs far more to fix than the tuckpointing would have.
The clay soils that underlie most of San Dimas expand significantly during the wet season and contract again in summer heat, and this annual cycle is the main reason concrete driveways in the city crack and heave over time. Concrete paver driveways handle this movement better than a solid pour because individual units can flex and be reset if the ground shifts, rather than cracking across the entire slab.
Older San Dimas homes built in the 1950s through the 1970s sometimes sit on foundations that have settled unevenly as the clay soil beneath them cycled wet and dry for decades. If you notice doors and windows that stick, diagonal cracks at corners of door frames, or exterior stucco cracking near the foundation line, it is worth having a masonry contractor assess whether the movement is cosmetic or structural.
San Dimas sits at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, and cooler winter temperatures make fireplaces a real part of daily life here - not just decorative. A chimney that has not been inspected or repaired in years can have cracked crowns, damaged flashing, and deteriorated mortar joints that let water into the home during the rainy season. These are the kinds of issues we find and fix before they turn into water damage or structural problems.
San Dimas sits at the point where the San Gabriel Valley flattens out and the foothills begin climbing toward the mountains, and that geography shapes what masonry work looks like here. The bulk of the city's housing stock was built during the postwar suburban boom - the 1950s through the 1970s - and those homes are now 50 to 75 years old. For properties in that age range, original concrete flatwork, brick chimneys, and masonry accents have all reached a stage where deferred maintenance carries real consequences. The city's owner-occupancy rate is high, and most residents plan to stay, which makes this the right time to address masonry issues that have been building for years.
The expansive clay soils found throughout the eastern San Gabriel Valley are especially active in San Dimas because the city receives more winter rainfall than communities to the south - roughly 16 inches per year concentrated between November and March. This wet-dry cycle causes clay soils to swell and then shrink, and that ground movement is the primary driver of cracked driveways, shifted walkways, and uneven foundation settling in older homes. Properties on sloped lots near San Dimas Canyon face additional pressure from hillside drainage, and the California Geological Survey identifies expansive soils as one of the most common sources of structural damage to buildings in the region.
Our crew works throughout San Dimas regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect masonry contractor work here. The mix of flat-lot ranch homes in the southern and central parts of the city and sloped foothill properties to the north means we encounter two distinct job environments depending on the address. Structural masonry permits for San Dimas are handled through the City of San Dimas Community Development Department, and we pull permits directly as part of our project process.
San Dimas is easy to navigate - the 57 Freeway runs through the western edge of the city, and Via Verde connects the southern residential neighborhoods to the foothills. Raging Waters, the regional water park on Via Verde, is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city, and homes in that part of San Dimas are among the most active areas for masonry calls. San Dimas Canyon Road takes you north from downtown up into the foothills, where hillside lots and older retaining walls are common.
We serve homeowners in neighboring Glendora to the east and La Verne to the west, and we can move between all three foothill communities without delay.
Reach us by phone or through the contact form on this site. We reply to all San Dimas inquiries within one business day and can usually schedule an on-site visit within a few days of your first contact.
We visit the property, assess the scope, and explain what we find in plain language - no upselling, no pressure. The estimate we provide is written and itemized so you know exactly what the work entails and what it costs before any decision is made.
We handle the permit application where required, source materials, and start on the agreed date. Most San Dimas homeowners do not need to be present during the work, though we are always reachable by phone if questions come up during the project.
We clean the work area completely before leaving and do a final walkthrough with you so you can see exactly what was done and ask any questions. If any issue comes up after the job is complete, contact us directly and we will address it.
We serve San Dimas homeowners directly from our Upland base - no subcontractors, no surprises. Call or submit a request and we will get back to you within one business day.
(909) 755-8985San Dimas is a city of about 34,000 residents in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, sitting at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains between La Verne to the west and Glendora to the east. The city has a distinct character shaped by its foothill setting and its long history as an owner-occupied suburban community. Most of the residential neighborhoods were developed between the 1950s and the 1980s, and the housing stock reflects that era: single-family ranch homes on standard lots in the southern and central parts of the city, with larger, more varied properties on sloped terrain closer to San Dimas Canyon. The city of San Dimas has roots going back to the walnut-farming era and has grown into a quiet, well-established suburb that attracts long-term residents.
Raging Waters, one of the largest water parks in California, has been a San Dimas landmark since the 1980s and sits on Via Verde near the southern part of the city. San Dimas Canyon Regional Park, accessible from San Dimas Canyon Road, draws residents to the foothills for hiking and outdoor recreation. We serve the full range of San Dimas neighborhoods - from the flat grid streets south of the 210 to the winding hillside roads north of the downtown area - along with nearby communities including La Verne and Claremont.
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Learn MoreFrom walkways and retaining walls to chimney repairs and foundation work, we are ready to help. Call now or submit a request - we reply within one business day.