Wallington is a small, tightly built borough in southwest Bergen County, bounded by the Passaic River on one side and the Saddle River on another. Its streets are lined with two-family homes, multi-family buildings and modest singles on narrow lots, many with a short front yard, a stoop and a driveway squeezed along the side. The ground is mostly flat, and lower blocks near the rivers have dealt with high water. Polish heritage runs deep here, and you see well-kept houses with tidy fronts on nearly every block.
Stoops built for two doors
On a two-family house, the front stoop often serves two entrances and sits high above the sidewalk. When the brick loosens or the concrete cracks, we rebuild it on a new footing with brick, block or poured concrete steps, add bluestone or stone treads and fit railings that are anchored into solid masonry.
Front yard walls
Low walls along the sidewalk are common, and many have cracked or tipped as frost and tree roots worked on them. Our masonry construction and repair covers rebuilding these walls in brick or block with a stone veneer face, often with a railing on top, so they match the stoop.
Driveways on narrow lots
A side driveway on a Wallington lot is usually just wide enough for one car, with the house wall on one side and the property line on the other. We plan the work so forms, trucks and finishing tools fit without damaging the house, and we pitch the new slab toward the street, not the foundation. Concrete is the most common choice here for its durability and easy plowing.
On lots this narrow, side walkways get heavy use for trash cans and access to the back unit. A new concrete or paver side path with a slight pitch toward the street keeps water off both the foundation and the neighbor’s yard.
Old brick and damp basements
Older buildings in town often need repointing on foundations, chimneys and side walls that face weather. Near the rivers, basements can take on water. Before recommending a system, we check:
- downspouts and where they discharge
- the pitch of the driveway and walks
- cracks in the foundation wall
- signs of past flooding
Flood zone rules may apply on lower blocks.
Wallington sits near Garfield and Wood-Ridge, in the southwest corner of Bergen County. Schedule a free estimate and we will take measurements.
