This property originally had a narrow walkway that hugged the home and an embankment adjacent to the walkway. The homeowners wanted to expand their front lawn to include a wider walkway and Asian elements...

While love comes in many forms, a nearly 4,000 pound rock isn't what usually comes to mind. But like a new pair of shoes or perfect fall sweater, she had to have it...

Looking forward to family time this summer on your new stone patio? If you hire a contractor, make sure he gets the fundamentals right up front, so you won't have problems later on...

At European Stone Masonry LLC, we talk about how quality craftsmanship is in the details, and that details make all the difference. But what exactly are those details? Can you recognize them when you're in need of a stonemason?

Besides the variety of vivid colors and styles available, there's another reason to love bluestone - thermalling. Thermalling or flaming...

A small neighborhood project was a big reminder of how different Raleigh was in the 1950's...

The tradition of placing coins in stonework that's under construction goes way back, but I came upon it in the late 1990's...

This bluestone porch has had surgery but you can't see it - a kind of nip/tuck for masonry. It's a common problem with older homes and even some new ones around Raleigh...

Our Twitter followers may remember a series of tweets about this job last year. Here's a more detailed look at the anatomy of a stone wall we built in downtown Raleigh. For this project, a large oak tree was key to how the stone wall was designed and constructed...

This month, we're more than a stone's throw away from Raleigh. On a recent trip to Connecticut, we discovered the historic stonework along the Iron Heritage Trail. The Iron Heritage Trail is a series of 58 blast furnaces, lime kilns, forges, iron mining and mill sites...

Belvidere Park residents had fun yesterday placing a new stone bench near the Vale Street entrance. The project is funded by a neighborhood improvement program through the City of Raleigh. The stone bench is the next step in lengthy process...

So how do you choose a residential masonry contractor? As with most home projects, it's well worth the effort to do a some research. Oh sure, we've learned the hard way too. Don't ask about our bathtub debacle...

Ah, spring! It's the season of renewal and for moving ahead on those honey-do projects you've been dreaming about all winter. Is stonework on your list? Maybe a winding garden wall to define your planting beds. Or a stone patio for summer celebrations...

If you've ever traveled along Highway 64 west towards Raleigh, you may have wondered about this old stone fireplace from another era. It sits on an embankment on the right just past the Neuse River...

Welcome to A Stone's Throw, a new blog from European Stone Masonry LLC. Every month or so, we'll focus on stonework, history and happenings from around Raleigh and maybe farther afield. This month we highlight a local project that's taken over 2 years and lots of twists...