Flowers of Stone

Posted by on Apr 25, 2015 in New Projects, News, Residential Services | 0 comments The special detail of a stone flower built into the wall below the raised patio shows the creative touch of our stone...
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Manufactured Stone Veneer Foudation

Posted by on Apr 24, 2015 in New Projects, News, Residential Services | 0 comments Cultured Stone Veneer Beautify foundation block and add at touch of elegance to your home with cultured stone...
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“Zee Wow Factor”

Posted by on Mar 2, 2015 in New Projects, News, Residential Services | 0 comments Every Guardian installation is unique to the land it is build on.  The lay of the land, and what already exists and works well in the landscape, is considered. The design of the landscape provides a solution for the problems with the existing landscape for the home owner. The area now accented with a fieldstone garden wall was simply a hillside garden. The steep pitch of the hillside made maintaining the garden a dreaded chore. Now the weeding and maintenance of the garden is a labor of love as the slope above the wall is softer, providing a place to stand while weeding or planting. When we arrived, there was a narrow brick walk, running only a foot away from the home.  The homeowner was envisioning a gracefully curving entrance walk. Additionally, the homeowner loved the existing hand-fired brick and was counting on Guardian to creatively design a solution that brought together the old and the new. Since we were using stone for walls and the back patio, we came up with a solution, to add mountain stone to both ends of the walkway by incorporating the stone into the brick walkway.  The homeowner was delighted with the solution.  She told us, to our amusement, that it had “zee wow factor.” The hillside behind the home stretched directly into the back of the home, creating a feeling of discomfort and confinement. The flakey shale, tangled weeds and profusion of sumac combined to create a obtrusive view from the kitchen and dining room. Guardian widened the area by cutting back the bank and building another fieldstone retaining wall.  A  new mountain stone patio stretches between the home and the retaining wall for summer lounging.  The hill side was scraped to remove all of the tangled overgrowth. A maintenance free mixture of orchard grass and white clover was  planted on the steep lower level of the hillside. The upper level was landscaped with a mixture of flowering shrubs for a dramatic new view.          ...
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Interior Overlay

Posted by on Oct 24, 2014 in New Projects, News, Residential Services | 0 comments Natural stone fireplaces radiate warmth, evoking stirrings of comfort in all of us.  Curl up with a friend, and a glass of wine to enjoy an evening of conversation, or snuggle with furry four legged friend. Bring on the cocoa and a good book for a soothing winter afternoon. The homeowner wanted a signature sunburst pattern embedded into the stone, making their fireplace a unique addition to their home. This avid “do -it -your- selfer”, with the wisdom to ask for help, lent our stone mason a hand with this project. He participated in mixing mud and carrying stones, and assisted on the exciting highlight of the project by picking through stones to come up with the pieces for the sunburst at the top of the fireplace. The classic beauty of stone has the modern advantage of low maintenance and sustained value.  Our seasoned mason can guide you through choices of color and pattern to create a unique look suited to your taste and...
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Exterior Stone Overlay

Posted by on Oct 24, 2014 in New Projects, News, Residential Services | 0 comments Make a Statement From rugged to refined, from elemental to elegant, stone offers a range patters, styles, and blended colors guaranteed to turn heads.  A natural stone facade add both beauty and value to your home.  Avoid the cookie cutter look, with an array of choices available in natural or faux stone installed by a masterful stone mason, so your home can truly be your castle. The homeowner for whom this project was created, has her own special sense of style. So we personalized it, with a unique blend of Americana, Williamsburg and Early American. The result: A spectacular statement all her own.  She chose her stones carefully, blending two types of stone for the lovely overlay.  She and our staff worked diligently to come up with just the right color for the grout between stones.   Our stone mason chose stone for the star on the chimney as a surprise that delighted her....
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