Spring-fed, site harvested stone waterfall with dipping pool. East Asheville, NC

The top of the Vance monument, freshly repointed during our 2015 restoration project, Downtown Asheville.

The clients in East Asheville were unhappy with their narrow concrete sidewalk, so we changed the shape and covered it in this unusual flagstone.

We used stone quarried from the property to build this retaining wall in East Asheville.

Fieldstone caps complement this outdoor kitchen.

TN fieldstone set in a Japanese garden style sidewalk. East Asheville, NC

Closely spaced stepping stones make for a beautiful sidewalk in this East Asheville residence.

Participants work on the wall in the October 2015 Dry Stone Walling Workshop we hosted near Leicester NC.

We built this dry stone moongate for an Earth Day festival in Downtown Asheville.

Layers of retaining walls help to hold back the hillside in this Weaverville NC home.

Crab Orchard "super slabs" provide a mix of shapes and sizes in this mortared stone patio.

Crab Orchard stair treads make for a safe and comfortable walking surface.

Detail of retaining wall showing the size of the stones we used. The vast majority of the stones are too large to be picked up and must be placed by an expert equipment operator with our careful instructions.

Photo take after our DSWA certification test in Asheville. The test required that we build the section between the left end of the wall and the gap to the right in 7 hours or less.

Josh tests the stability of a 2500 lb footing stone in this retaining wall near Dysartsville, NC

Cantilevered Steps

This is the wall we built during a drystone workshop in Asheville, NC.

These large slabs of Chocolate Grey stone make a casual drystone patio, which is softened by the Irish Moss and Creeping Thyme planted between the stones.

Layla enjoys this drystone retaining wall in Sugar Mtn, NC

We used lightweight stacked fieldstone to create this simple woodstove surround.

We covered this plain brick fireplace with lightweight fieldstone and a cherry mantel as a surprise to the owner's mom.

The locust handrail and lush plantings complement the simple beauty of the rough boulder steps and wall.

The stones I used to build this low retaining wall have a remarkable variety of colors, textures, and lichen patterning. Blowing Rock NC

We used a combination of fresh and reclaimed stone to build these patio walls with their graceful arches. Blowing Rock NC

Flagstone set in gravel with tightly fitted gravel filled joints. This type of patio drains exceptionally well and has a natural beauty. Blowing Rock NC

We built this stacked fieldstone wall to create the patio area and a hammock pad. In the background you can see the fieldstone steps we built to access this area. Blowing Rock NC

Stacked fieldstone column with solid grey cap. Blowing Rock NC

Detail of black Walnut mantel. Blowing Rock NC.

Drystone wall in Virginia fieldstone Linville NC

Engineered retaining wall Linville NC

Lightweight stacked fieldstone Boone NC

Drystone wall in progress Raleigh NC

Moongate in stacked fieldstone Boone NC

Drystone retaining wall Banner Elk NC

Drystone wall, Boone NC

Rock Garden. Banner Elk NC

Repaired retaining wall Banner Elk NC

Mosaic Fieldstone. Boone NC

Detail of drystone wall Linville NC

Drystone wall Linville NC

Steps in Lightweight stacked fieldstone Boone NC

Fireplace in lighweight stacked fieldstone Boone NC

Bar in lightweight stacked fieldstone Boone NC

Fireplace in lightweight mosaic fieldstone Boone NC

Drystone steps Boone NC

Josh removes stone and mortar on a chimney repair Banner Elk NC

This fireplace is dedicated to the client's father, a 10th Mtn division soldier. The picture shows many custom design features, including a spot for the green egg, a carving of the 10th Mtn division emblem, and a custom screen by Triplett and Coffey of Boone NC.

Simple garden steps Boone NC

Drystone steps and patio Boone NC

Living Stone Masonry is American owned and operated. Fieldstone fireplace Boone NC

Woodstove surround in Black Regency stone Asheville NC

Rough fieldstone retaining wall with steps Boone NC

Rain chain garden with dry stream bed designed to handle splash. Blowing Rock NC

Detail of Drystone wall including sneck Boone NC

Stepping Stones Blowing Rock NC

Boulder wall with steps Boone NC

Low drystone wall Boone NC

Local stacked stone wall with arched "scuppers" Blowing Rock NC

Unique entry steps and columns Blowing Rock NC

Drystone walkway with mortared joints. Banner Elk NC

Josh shapes flagstones for a drystone patio. Blowing Rock NC

Simple Stone Bench Boone NC

Drystone retaining wall Banner Elk NC

Chocolate Grey Lightweight mosaic veneer Mountain City TN

Detail of custom made oakleaf hammock hooks showing welds to structural rebar frame. Blowing Rock NC

Drystone patio with stacked fieldstone retaining walls and structural hammock support columns. Blowing Rock NC

Stacked fieldstone retaining wall with stepping stone pathway. Banner Elk NC

Carved fieldstone birdbath with granite post. Banner Elk NC

Detail of rebuilt wall using salvaged stone mixed with Mountain Mist stone. Boone NC

Low retaining wall curb showing the harmony of plants and stone together. Boone NC

Fieldstone risers with solid grey tread make for beautiful steps. Chattanooga TN

This unique set of steps is built on and around large native boulders for a natural, aged appearance. Chattanooga TN