Stone Masonry Portfolio
Layde Road, Cushendall
A Georgian style with a contemporary feel family home, of approximately 13000 square feet. The stone used was Creeton hard white limestone supplied by Johnson Quarry Group. The limestone was processed in our workshop and fitted on site by our own skilled masons and fixers. This required precise 3 mm jointing of ashlar stone.
This was a prestigious project for a private client, overlooking the stunning Red Bay in the Glens of Antrim.
Bushmills War Memorial
The original granite die was showing serious signs of decay, so we were employed to replace it with a matching granite. We sourced the granite block from China. It arrived with us as a 3 tonne sawn block. Traditional masonry techniques were employed in achieving the required texture and level of finish to match the existing die as closely as possible.
The bronze soldier and all plaques were carefully removed, and reinstated onto the replacement, using stainless steel dowels. All bedding jointing and final pointing was carried out with hydraulic lime mortar of same colour and texture as original mortar.
Architects: Whittaker & Watt
St Columbs Church, Waterside
This is phase 2 of the sandstone restoration of St Columb's Church.
The general walls of the church are an olive coloured random schist of local origin and buff coloured ashlar sandstone from the Dungiven area.
The stone restoration work entailed refacing and repairing all sandstone. Joints have been carefully raked out and repointed with a lime mortar.
Architect: Brennan & Associates
Dungiven Castle
Involved refacing of window and door openings, replacement of decayed elements of sandstone gutter bracket stones, door and window surrounds and battlement stones.
Architect: Manor Architects
St Mary's Church, Bellaghy
Supply and build 900 sq.m of black basalt random rubble stone to match existing building and 20 sq.m of sandstone detailing. Reface/replace decayed elements of sandstone. Replace sand cement pointing with lime mortar.
Architect: FM Corr & Associates
St. Columb's College, Bishop Street, Co. Derry
Replace decayed elements of sandstone, quoins, string course, cills, window jambs and reface all other sandstone. The pillars and pillar capping to the porch were faced. Removing multiple layers of paint and decayed stone. Replace sand cement pointing with lime mortar.
Architect: FM Corr & Associates
St Patrick's Church, Dungiven
Supply and build sandstone plinth, window and door surrounds, roof copings and details.
Architect: FM Corr & Associates
St. Mary's Church Star of the Sea, Portstewart
Reface/replace all areas of decayed sandstone detailing. Replace sand cement pointing with lime mortar.
Architect: J. J. Brennan
St. Patrick's & St. Briget's Church, Glenariffe
Replace defective elements of sandstone(window surround). Cut back coursed pitched face walling to sound. Reface remaining Portland stone detail. Replace sand cement pointing with lime mortar.
Architect: FM Corr & Associates
St. John's Church, Swatragh
Supply and build squared basalt, plinth and roof copings and the sandstone detailing to the door and window surrounds. The replacement or refacing of all elements of sandstone detailing.
Architect: McKeown & Shields
