Stonemasonry

Stone & Decor are Stonemasons Serving Edinburgh and the lothians. We can meet all your Conservation & Stone Repair needs and using lime and traditional methods. We build new build projects and also offer full services in Eco Decorating.

Stonemasonry Services


Conservation

Restoration

Stone wall Repairs

Ashlar Stonework

Coursed Stone

Rubble Walling

Chimney Repairs

Stone Indenting

Stone Paving

Lime Mortar

Grouting

New Build

Re-pointing



All works considered, please call or email us and  we would be happy to come and view  your proposed work to provide you with a free estimate.

Stone & Decor are  highly experienced in many aspects  of stonemasonry from building boundary walls, chimney repairs, stone paving, small repairs, to conservation and restoration work.


Working with period properties is our speciality as well as listed buildings, churches and public buildings. We have worked with HRH Princes Trust, National Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland and English Heritage

Kinnordy Observatory Restoration Project

These beautiful lichen covered ashlar castellations around the rooftop walkway belonging to  Kinnordy Observatory were repointed using lime mortars also a number of the castellation cap stones were repaired and re-bedded.

Kinnordy Observatory belonging to Kinnordy House sits in the walled garden which was part of a renovation project. We worked on the renovation of the observatory tower castellations using traditional lime mortar.



Grouting & Repointing To Edinburgh Residential Georgian Property

The above pictures show how we used clay moulds  to carry out  grouting for fine ashlar work that was required for this georgian property in Edinburgh.

The vertical masonry joints had deteriorated and over the course of time water had eroded the mortar away leaving the building susceptible to water ingress. The masonry joints were too narrow to carry out adequate repointing so a tradionmethod of  Lime grouting was used for the repair.  

St Marks Church, Portobello Edinburgh, Rebuild, Repair, and Consolidation of Boundary Walls

The boundary wall of St Marks Church in Portobello,  had become unstable and was partly taken down and rebuilt using a lime mortar.

Exterior boundary wall adjacent to public footpath of St Marks Church in Portobello.


"We can carry out sensitive work including  re-setting  gravestones such as this project funded by the national lottery for St Marks Church Portobello."



LIME VERSUS CEMENT


It is important to use Lime Mortars in older buildings  to ensure the integrity of the structure. Lime based mortars will allow the structures to breathe and move therefore lessening the likelihood of cracks and shrinkage of mortar. Lime gives a more  stable and longer lasting  bond to stonework compared to cement which is not as compatible with stone. Lime has  traditionally been used for centuries and was used as far back as the Romans where they used it to make a form of concrete by mixing lime with volcanic ash.


It is essential to understand  the curing characteristics and aftercare required for successful setting of lime mortars which we are fully trained in.


For more information please contact us, and we will be happy to discuss any of your requirements.

Lime re-pointing to ashlar Stonework at Dumfries Estate, Dumfries Coach House.

We have trained with the Scottish Lime Centre who has approved our endorsement and the usage of their logo on our website.

Carrying out repointing where mortar had failed and  re-bedding of roof coping stone which client wanted repaired rather than replaced.


Lookng down onto a stone coping of a slated roof. The coping stone had become loose and was coming away. We created a steel support to fix to the existing stone then applied a thick bed of lime mortar to re bed the coping stone.

Coping stones now in place  to the right of the roof.

One of our professional stonemasons Aaron, levelling the area and preparing the area ready to re lay the coping stones to a  roof of an old stone cottage.

Stone cottage that we re-pointed, on the left of the picture you can see where we raked our the old mortar.