Fieldstone Palm Bay Concrete & Masonry

Masonry contractor in Satellite Beach, FL - fixing what's behind the crack

Fieldstone Palm Bay Concrete & Masonry is a masonry contractor working in Satellite Beach, FL. We repair and build block walls, brick, stone, pavers and chimneys on island homes, and I come out to look at every job myself.

Curving tan block retaining walls step along the bank of a pond beneath mature trees in a grassy park.

Island homes between the ocean and the river

Satellite Beach is a city on the barrier island south of Cocoa Beach, with the Atlantic on its east side and the Banana River on its west. Most of what we're called out to here is houses on quiet residential streets, many of them concrete block finished in stucco, with brick or stone accents, paver driveways and patios, and garden walls around the yard. Our crew sees the same kind of houses and the same kinds of calls in Indian Harbour Beach and South Patrick Shores.

Underneath all of it is sand, which drains fast but shifts when water runs through it, so a lot of what we fix here starts below the surface, under a paver drive, a walkway or the footing of a wall.

Working in Satellite Beach: permits, licenses and what sets the price

Building permits in Florida come from the agency that enforces the code for your address, and they're issued once its fees are paid, so the wait for one is usually what decides when a job here can start. That's why we settle it before we give you a date. Before you hire anyone, ask to see two things. One is a state contractor license, and the kind matters, because a certified license covers all of Florida while a registered one only covers the cities or counties where the holder has a local certificate of competency. The other is the Business Tax Receipt that Brevard County requires. We're fully licensed and insured.

What moves the price here is mostly what I can't see from the driveway, like how far water and salt have gotten behind the face of a wall and how much old mortar, stucco or block has to come out before the repair is sound. Access counts too, on a tight side yard or behind a pool cage, and the weather moves the schedule, because we don't lay or point mortar in driving rain. The same crew that works in Viera East and the other mainland cities comes over the causeway for jobs here, and the written estimate after my visit gives you your own figure for the work.

Masonry services in Satellite Beach

Island weather is hard on block and mortar

Satellite Beach sits on a long, narrow barrier island with the ocean on one side and the Banana River on the other, and that setting gives it a higher flood risk. When storm water stands against a foundation or a garden wall, it soaks into the joints and the sand underneath, so after a big storm we look for settling, open joints and cracks that follow the mortar line, then fix where the water is getting in and not just the crack on the face.

Salt air is the slower problem, because it eats at mortar and works its way to the steel inside block walls until the stucco cracks or bits of the block face pop off. We repoint the joints, replace damaged block and, where a wall holds back sand along a raised yard or pool deck, rebuild it through our retaining wall construction work with drainage behind it.

Get a free on-site estimate for your Satellite Beach home

Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to visit your Satellite Beach home. The estimate is free and done on site, and once I've looked the job over with you, you get it in writing with no obligation to go ahead.

(321) 326-1779

What happens when you call us about a Satellite Beach job

  1. Call us or send the form

    Call (321) 326-1779 or use the form, and we'll set up a time for me to come out to your Satellite Beach house. If you've noticed when a crack showed up or how it changed after a storm, jot it down for the visit.

  2. I walk the job with you

    I come out myself, look over the wall, chimney or drive with you and show you what I think is causing the problem. Ask anything you like, because I'd rather you understand your own house than just take my word for it.

  3. Read your written estimate

    You get a written estimate that says what's wrong, what we'd do about it and why we'd do it that way. Some things only show once the old mortar comes out, and the estimate says where that could change the work.

  4. We sort out the permit

    Before we start, we check with the office that covers your address and handle the permit when your job needs one. That leaves nothing for you to chase down.

  5. Our crew does the work

    Our lead mason runs the job on site with the crew. When they finish, I come back and look it over with you.

Masonry questions from Satellite Beach homeowners

Do I need a permit to repair or alter masonry on my Satellite Beach home?

Expect to need one if the work builds, alters, repairs or demolishes part of the building, because Florida's permit law, in its 2020 published version, made that work unlawful without a permit first. Smaller jobs outside the house, like a garden wall or a paver walk, are worth asking about too. That's why we check every job before it starts, garden walls and walkways included.

Does a masonry contractor working in Satellite Beach need a Business Tax Receipt?

Yes, Brevard County requires a Business Tax Receipt from anyone running or managing a business anywhere in the county, inside a city or not. A business licensed by the state has to show its professional license before the receipt is issued, and the county tells businesses located in a city to check that city's requirements as well. Asking a contractor for both the state license and the receipt is a quick check before you hire.

How do I find official flood hazard data for my Satellite Beach home?

FEMA says the best place to start is its Map Service Center or National Flood Hazard Layer viewer. Where an effective flood map covers your area, its data has to be used to set the minimum flood insurance program requirements. If you've looked yours up, bring it to the estimate, because it helps when we're planning a wall, a footing or a raised patio.

What causes paver driveways to sink on Satellite Beach lots?

Usually it's the sand base underneath washing out or settling, often where a downspout, a sprinkler or storm water runs along an edge with nothing holding it in. Pulling up and resetting the pavers alone usually brings the dip right back, so we lift that section, rebuild and pack the base, fix the edge and then lay the pavers back down.

How much does masonry repair cost on a Satellite Beach home?

There's no flat price, because each job is priced on what's causing the damage and how much has to come out to fix it, and I write that up after seeing it in person. On homes this close to the water, the big swings are whether rusted steel inside the block has to be cut out and replaced, the materials you pick for anything new, and any permit fees. Your written estimate lists each of those for your job.

Are there stricter building rules for oceanfront homes in Satellite Beach?

There can be, for work close to the beach. Where the state has set a Coastal Construction Control Line, construction on the seaward side falls under special siting and design rules, and the state says those may be stricter than in the rest of the coastal building zone because storm forces are greater nearer the water. If your house faces the ocean, tell us when you call so we plan the work around it.

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Call about the crack on your Satellite Beach home

Call (321) 326-1779, because a crack caught early is usually a smaller fix than one that's let salt water reach the steel inside.

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