Edinburgh Stonemasons Ltd

Edinburgh Stonemasons Ltd are highly qualified and expertly skilled tradesmen with extensive training history including Dalkeith Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) and Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS). We have also attended all of the Scottish Lime Centre courses, making us experts in using lime mortar. Our team of highly skilled stonemasons always ensure that each project is completed to the highest levels of quality. We work with local businesses and purchase our stone products from local stone suppliers. We can cut and dress the stone to any size and shape required. If you are looking for a team of highly skilled and experienced stonemasons in traditional stone restoration, conservation, masonry and rope access then get in touch. Our Stonemasons are trained at working at height using rope access or cherry picker to inspect buildings to make them safe. You can have peace of mind your building is safe within one day, there is a video to your right you can watch or if you want to know more click the button below. Most of the stone buildings throughout Edinburgh are built of relatively thick stone walls. Many of these walls are Ashlar dressed, coursed sandstone which are pointed and built with lime mortar. This traditional building method enables the building to breathe. A lot of the older buildings in Edinburgh have been repaired over the years using modern materials such as cement, gypsum plaster and modern paints. This has in some cases led to some damage to the stonework, and has resulted in the need for extensive stone repairs. By repairing traditional buildings with modern or non-traditional materials this will accelerate stone decay. Similarly, the materials used in the construction of stonemasonry buildings in Edinburgh were sourced from local quarries such as Craigleith or Hailes to name a couple. A lot of these materials fell out of use after the 1920s so were replaced with modern substitutes.