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Serving Rancho Cordova, CA and surrounding areas. (916) 618-0487
Rancho Cordova Masonry & Concrete serves Citrus Heights homeowners with brick repair, tuckpointing, retaining walls, and foundation work - on homes throughout the city, from the postwar ranch houses near Greenback Lane to the properties along Auburn Boulevard. We have been working throughout the Sacramento area since 2017 and respond to every inquiry within one business day.
Citrus Heights has one of the largest concentrations of postwar ranch homes in the Sacramento metro, and brick chimneys, planters, and decorative wall accents from the 1960s and 1970s are now 50 to 60 years old. Original mortar from that era is softer and more porous than modern mixes, and it deteriorates faster when Sacramento Valley heat dries it out each summer. See our full brick repair services page for detail on what is involved and what to expect on a typical repair job in this area.
On homes built before 1980 in Citrus Heights, tuckpointing is often the most cost-effective first repair a homeowner can make. Mortar joints that have softened over decades let water into brick chimneys and exterior walls, and Citrus Heights winters - concentrated rainfall from November through March - give that water a regular opportunity to do damage. Replacing failing mortar before the rainy season prevents small maintenance issues from becoming structural problems.
While Citrus Heights is mostly flat, some properties have grade changes in the backyard or along property lines that require a retaining wall to hold soil in place, especially on the edges of the city where lots back up to drainage corridors. Older timber or concrete block walls installed with the original home in the 1960s are often at the end of their service life and need replacement with properly engineered masonry structures that can handle the clay soil and winter water load.
Homes built in the 1950s through 1970s in Citrus Heights sit on slab foundations that have been through decades of clay soil movement. The expansive soil under most of the city swells in winter and shrinks in summer, and that repeated stress shows up as cracks in interior walls, sticking doors and windows, and uneven floors. We assess both the structural condition and the drainage situation around the foundation before recommending any repair approach.
Chimney masonry on Citrus Heights homes from the 1960s and 1970s has been through 50 or more Sacramento Valley seasons - hot, dry summers followed by wet winters. Mortar caps crack, brick faces spall, and flue liners deteriorate over time. A chimney that is unsafe to use is also a source of moisture intrusion that damages the surrounding structure from the inside. We inspect the full chimney and repair what needs attention before it becomes a larger problem.
Concrete block walls are common on Citrus Heights properties, used as property line walls, garden borders, and privacy screens on homes built across several decades. Original block walls from the 1960s and 1970s often lack steel reinforcement or proper footings by today's standards, and they can shift, lean, or crack as the clay soil beneath them moves. We assess whether a wall can be repaired or needs to be rebuilt on a proper footing before recommending a course of action.
Citrus Heights is almost entirely built out, with a housing stock that runs heavily toward single-family ranch homes constructed between the 1950s and 1980s. At 40 to 70 years old, these homes are well past the age at which original masonry - brick chimneys, concrete flatwork, block walls, and stucco exteriors - starts to need serious attention. The clay soils that underlie most of the city swell when they absorb winter rain and contract when they dry out each summer. That seasonal movement is the single biggest driver of masonry problems here: cracked driveways and patios, deteriorating mortar joints, shifting block walls, and settling slab foundations are all common outcomes of decades of that cycle running its course.
The Sacramento Valley climate adds a second layer of stress. Summers in Citrus Heights regularly exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit, drying out caulking, stucco, and mortar faster than in cooler parts of the state. Winters bring concentrated rainfall - most of the year's 20 inches falls between November and March - which tests every gap that opened up over the summer. Homes that were maintained well for decades can develop multiple masonry issues at once when deferred maintenance and climate stress converge. Contractors who work in this specific climate recognize these patterns immediately and can prioritize the repairs that matter most before the next rainy season arrives.
Our crew works throughout Citrus Heights regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect masonry contractor work here. For permitted projects in Citrus Heights - which incorporated as its own city in 1997 - we work through the City of Citrus Heights Community Development Department, which handles building permits for residential masonry projects inside city limits. Knowing which jurisdiction applies, and which inspector is assigned to a job type, keeps projects on schedule.
Citrus Heights is a dense, spread-out residential city, and we work on homes throughout it - from the older ranch houses on streets off Greenback Lane and Auburn Boulevard to the blocks near Sunrise Boulevard and the Sunrise MarketPlace corridor. The housing across the city is more consistent in age and type than in neighboring Sacramento, which means the masonry problems we see here follow familiar patterns - original concrete flatwork, aging brick chimneys, and clay-related cracking are the most common calls we get from Citrus Heights homeowners.
We also serve many clients in neighboring Antelope, a community directly north of Citrus Heights with a comparable postwar and mid-century housing mix. Fair Oaks, to the east, is another area we cover regularly.
Reach out by phone or contact form and tell us what you are seeing. We respond within 1 business day and ask enough questions to arrive prepared for the right type of assessment - no wasted trips.
We come to your property, look at the problem directly, and give you a plain-language written estimate. For older Citrus Heights homes, we look at the full picture - not just the visible damage - because adjacent masonry often has issues that are about to surface. You know the price before any work starts.
If your project needs a permit through the City of Citrus Heights, we handle the application. Work does not begin until approvals are in place. This matters when it comes time to sell or refinance.
We complete the job, remove all debris from the site, and walk you through what was done. You get documentation of the work and the permit if applicable - something to keep with your home records.
We work on homes throughout Citrus Heights, from Greenback Lane to Auburn Boulevard. Call or send a message and we will respond within one business day with next steps.
(916) 618-0487Citrus Heights sits northeast of Sacramento, bordered by Roseville, Folsom, and Fair Oaks. Despite not incorporating as its own city until 1997, most of its neighborhoods were built out during the postwar suburban expansion of the 1950s through 1980s, making it one of the older residential communities in the Sacramento metro. The city covers about 14 square miles and is almost entirely made up of single-family homes on modest lots - there is very little undeveloped land left. With a population of around 87,000 to 90,000 residents, it is one of the larger cities in Sacramento County, and over half of housing units are owner-occupied. For more on the city's history and character, the Citrus Heights city overview on Wikipedia is a good starting point.
The neighborhoods in Citrus Heights fan out east and west from Sunrise Boulevard, the main commercial corridor that runs through the heart of the city. Greenback Lane is the other major reference point most residents use daily, running east-west through the middle of town. Rusch Community Park, one of the city's largest green spaces, sits near the center of the residential grid and is surrounded by the kind of single-story ranch homes that define most of the city. We work on properties throughout Citrus Heights, and also serve homeowners in nearby Antelope and Fair Oaks, two adjacent communities with similar housing stock and the same clay soil conditions.
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