Stone Repair That is Durable

This is the first question I ask a customer before we discuss pricing out a repair because the cost will be determined by the final appearance a customer is looking for.

So ask this question and  know the answer will be determined by the location of the stone work and/or it’s purpose: whether it’s a retaining wall facing the woods or a prominent architectural piece on a building.

The most economical repair you can purchase is the one that takes the least amount of time to complete and this is generally ‘filling holes’. Many old walls look like the picture on the right and as the name implies, are full of holes.

In addition they have hair line cracks between the mortar, some missing or bulging stones as well as missing mortar.  To best

protect the wall with the least amount of cost, we recommend filling the noticeable holes and large cracks.

We do not pay to much attention to the smaller cracks nor worry about mortar color matching as this repair is all about economy.  This process is used on  older retaining walls that show signs of failure or columns and garden walls that are very old.

Some  walls may need to rebuilt partially or completely…

Some times the damage we find will require a partial or a complete rebuilding of the stone wall.  This happens due to settlement, vehicle accidents or age.

As you can see by the pictures to the left, this repair requires attention to detail so that the re-construction will appear seamless to the original wall.

Achieving a seamless appearance will take patience close attention to detail.  By setting the

existing stone  in patterns to match the existing bonding pattern,

color blending the repair area to match the existing wall colors  we

can make the damage disappear.

All mortar joints will be finished to match the existing tooling pattern as well of the existing stone wall.  This process takes more time and cost more but the results are spectacular!

Situations occur in which portions of the stone work is damaged or missing due to neglect or damage.  By building out the damaged areas, sculpting the repair material to match and then stain to blend we can achieve magnificent results!