My name’s Tom Reilly, and I’ve spent close to twenty years laying brick and stone around New Haven, Connecticut. A few winters back my brother-in-law…
Stone Veneer on a New England Foundation Wall
The ugliest thing about the front of my house for the first few years I owned it was the exposed concrete foundation wall — about…
Natural Stone vs Manufactured Veneer: Cost and Longevity
A couple in East Rock had me over last fall because they were split right down the middle on their entry wall. He wanted real…
Flagstone Walkways: Materials, Cost and Care
A client out in Buda called me last spring because the pea-gravel path to her front door kept washing into the flower beds every time…
Curb Appeal With Stone in the Austin Hill Country
The first time I pulled up to a client’s place off Bee Cave Road in Westlake, the house was fine but it disappeared into the…
Choosing Stone That Handles Central Texas Heat
I’m a home inspector who spends a good chunk of every summer on rooftops and in crawlspaces around Cedar Park and the rest of Williamson…