Dry-laid or mortared
Stone Mason Work for Walls, Steps and Veneer in Bridgeport
We build and repair natural stone: walls, steps, flagstone walkways and veneer, and we repoint old stonework where the mortar has worn out.
Free, no-obligation estimates. We answer the phone or call back the same working day.
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- Mon–Fri8 am to 4:30 pm
Who you are calling
Stone Mason in Bridgeport
A stone mason builds and repairs natural stone walls, steps, walkways and veneer, and that is the stone side of our work on residential and commercial properties across Bridgeport.
Concrete is poured into a form and brick and block come in even sizes. Stone does not: every piece is turned, chosen and fitted against the ones beside it and below it, so the wall or the step is only as good as the hands setting it. We build new stone work, take apart and reset stone that has moved, and quote the whole job before the first stone comes off the pallet.
Walls, Steps and Veneer
Stone masonry covers freestanding and retaining stone walls, stone steps, flagstone walkways and stone veneer, built new or rebuilt where the old stone has shifted.
Stone walls
Freestanding garden and boundary walls, and retaining walls that hold back a slope, laid dry or in mortar.
Stone steps
Thick stone treads set into a slope or up to a door, each one bedded so it sits solid underfoot.
Flagstone walkways
Flat flagstones laid as a path through the yard or up to the house, over a compacted gravel base.
Stone veneer
A face of natural stone set over a block or foundation wall, so it reads as solid stone without being one.
Two ways to lay a wall
Dry-Laid and Mortared Stone
A dry-laid wall stands on the fit and weight of its stones alone, while a mortared wall is bedded on a footing and its stones are joined with mortar.
Stone on stone
Dry-laid
- What holds it
- The fit of each stone against its neighbors and the weight of the stones above it.
- What it stands on
- A trench of compacted gravel that lets water drain out of the wall.
- The joints
- No mortar. Small stones chink the gaps and lock the larger ones in place.
- The look
- The loose, rough face of an old field wall.
Stone in mortar
Mortared
- What holds it
- Mortar joining every stone to the ones around it, so the wall acts as one piece.
- What it stands on
- A poured concrete footing set below the frost line.
- The joints
- Mortar packed between the stones and tooled to shed water.
- The look
- A tighter, more finished face, and the way steps and veneer are set.
Which one suits your yard comes down to what the wall has to do, how tall it stands and the look you want. We talk it through on site at the estimate.
From the call to the last stone
How a Stone Job Runs
A wall, a set of steps or a repointing job goes the same way, and you know the whole price before the first stone moves.
- You call
We answer or call back the same working day, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm.
- We look at it
A free, no-obligation estimate on your property: the slope, the ground, the old stone and where the water runs.
- The written quote
The whole job priced before we start, with no surprise charges after.
- The stone work
We show up when we say we will, set the base, then lay the stone course by course.
- The clean-up
We clean up when the work is done, so what is left is the stone.
Before you ask for a number
How Stone Masonry Is Priced
The price of stone masonry is set by the size of the job, the access, the materials and the preparation it needs. Across the area, stone masonry typically runs $20 to $48 per sq ft.
- Size of the jobHow long and how tall the wall runs, how many steps, how much walk or wall face.
- AccessStone is heavy, and a yard a machine can reach goes quicker than one where every stone is carried in.
- MaterialsThe stone itself, and how closely new stone has to match what is already there.
- PreparationDigging out, the gravel base or the footing, and taking down old stone that has to be reset.
Typical ranges for the area
| Stone work | Typically runs |
|---|---|
| Stone masonry, per sq ft | $20 to $48 |
| Installing natural stone | $1,993.79 to $3,987.57 |
| Repairing stone mortar | $7,465.65 to $14,931.31 |
| Repointing stone | $14,277.64 to $28,555.27 |
| Installing stone veneer | $16,907.39 to $33,814.77 |
| Building a stone wall | $17,962.84 to $35,925.69 |
These are typical ranges for the area, not our quote. Yours comes from a free estimate on your property.
Call for a Free EstimateWe quote the whole job before we start, with no surprise charges after.
When the mortar goes
Repointing Old Stonework
Old stone walls and steps are saved by "repointing": the worn mortar between the stones is raked out and replaced, and the stone itself stays where it is.
Mortar is meant to wear before the stone does. Once it crumbles out of the joints, water gets into the wall, freezes and pushes the stones apart, and a loose cap stone or a rocking step tread is next. Caught at the joints, the wall is repointed rather than taken down and rebuilt. The trade also calls this "tuckpointing", the same renewal of the mortar between bricks or stones.
How a joint is renewed
- Rake outThe loose, worn mortar comes out of the joint, down to sound material.
- RepackFresh mortar is pressed back into the joint and packed tight against the stone.
- ToolThe joint is shaped so it sheds water instead of holding it.
For how mortar joints are meant to perform, the Brick Industry Association publishes the trade's technical guidance.
From a neighbor
What a Customer Said
Our Google review, word for word, and what we hold ourselves to on every stone job.
- Free estimateNo-obligation, on your property, not a guess over the phone.
- On timeWe show up when we say we will.
- One priceThe whole job quoted before we start, no surprise charges after.
- Clean siteWe clean up when the work is done.
Angel is very easy to work with and cares about his work along with fair prices.
Walls, steps or veneer
Tell Us About the Stone
Describe the wall, the steps or the walk, new or old, and we set a time to come out, look at it and put the whole price in writing.
- We quote the whole job before we start, with no surprise charges after.
- Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm. After hours, leave a message and we call back the next working morning.