Exterior Walls – Exterior architectural stone walls are carefully engineered systems that that add immense beauty to ones home. Legacy’s installation crews take time and care and apply all their skill to create the best looking exterior stone walls on homes.
Stone Arches and Bridges – Stone arches and bridges are sometimes considered architectural stonework. Homeowners with more elaborate blueprint plans and landscaping goals may call for building a bridge over a pond, stream or other impasses. Building a stone bridge can really add an original and attractive angle to the landscape design scheme. One popular way to add a stone bridge is to locate a pond close to the patio or decking, and then add a path and bridge to easily cross the expanse of water, which adds interest and beauty. Bridges can also be made for automobiles to connect to garage areas and attractive portico’s can be built with stone archways.
Window and Door Surrounds – another truly important element to architectural stonework is window and door surrounds. Properly crafting window and door surrounds can mean all the difference in the appearance of the home. For example, if a the stone installation crew knows nothing about a window-sill and how far it should extend beyond the width of the window casement, one may end up with a rather untidy and architecturally incorrect window sill and window surround treatment. The same goes for header stones and arch-stones over windows and doors. Have you ever seen a door surround where the stones do not stagger and alternate size? This is an example of poor architectural stone installation; Legacy strives for the best practices in window and door surround treatments.
Pathway Aprons, Borders and Gardens – while technically not categorized as architectural, this type of stone treatment near a structure adds architectural beauty for sure.
Capstones and Dimensional Stone – Adding a custom made capstone in a natural or finished design are ideal for piers at the start of a driveway or walkway or to add interest to the top of an existing or new wall structure. The addition of a capstone is a stately way to give a finished look to any existing uncapped stone structure. Capstones and dimensional stone can be used effectively to enhance the overall look of a structure such as a stone poolhouse and its surrounding walls and or fencing piers.
The growing popularity of natural architectural stone beautifies. It works well on both formal and informal architectural designs. The key is to choose from the wide variety of natural stones available and to choose stones that will suit the specific style of your home and landscape. Common in the northeast is gray granite, one of Legacy’s specialties.
They have the experience, talent and quality materials to make your home and landscape into a masterpiece! Legacy Stoneworks is your ideal partner for any architectural stonework projects you would like to undertake, so contact us today!