STC Stonework creates original stone features 
for properties around the UK; from one off firepits to 
bespoke water features and from Moongates to 
stone seating to outdoor kitchens to saunas.

Below is a small selection of the work I have done for clients around the UK. Scroll down for more...

Bespoke work

I do much                                                                            (click to see more) and also do                                               (click for more)
but my passion lies in the originality and creativity of my bespoke work...
building, rebuilding and repairing walls
Pointing and repointing
Drystone Moongate

Drystone Moongate

This was a tough but thoroughly enjoyable piece of work - a drystone Moongate! There is mortar on the inside of the Moongate to stop my clients grandchildren hurting their feet when they ran through it!

Buddha water feature

Buddha water feature

I built a slabbed area with a stone seat and added a water feature. The water feature has water coming from a seated Buddha, fallling into a carved slate channel before a second drop onto pebbles and a final run through another carved slate channel which runs through a flooring slab.

Moongate and seating area

Moongate and seating area

This was designed to be the ultimate place to enjoy a summer coffee! The wall protects from the prevailing wind, the Moongate frames the view and the seating is repurposed floor slabs from a local 300 year old farmhouse. It is built with cement mortar and a small overhang of slate under the coping to stop drips. Even the wall niches are sized for a large cafetiere!

Fireplace and log store

Fireplace and log store

The fireplace is on top so that my clients can cook (at eye level) in the open fire. This is built to look like drystone but with concealed cement mortar. Getting the draw right on any fireplace is always a challenge and this one was at the top of a hill so it was even harder. The final work certainly does the job though...

Classical arch

Classical arch

This was an arch I added to an existing gateway. I think it adds a sense of drama to what was a fairly standard gate. My clients also intend to fit a large door to add privacy to their lovely garden.

South Pembrokeshire stream

South Pembrokeshire stream

This is the top of a stream I have built. The water will run from the 'sun rays' and over the slate into a small sump. After this the stream will burble and chuckle its' way down over rocks and small falls to a pool at the bottom before being pumped up to start its' journey all over again!

Lighting cubby

Lighting cubby

Lighting is important anywhere but it also needs to fit the purpose you want. These hurricane lamps are a delightful feature of this southern English garden and each one of five is set into its' own cubby hole in the wall.

Moongate shower

Moongate shower

A less arty but more illustrative shot of the outdoor shower. There is a ledge and niche to the right for shampoo and soap and the flow and temperature are controlled by two taps on the left of the moongate. The drainage was a challenge here but there is a drain under the central (smooth!) stone which takes waste water to the soakaway.

Covered seating area

Covered seating area

It's not a big cover but it does protect this seating niche from the rain. The actual seat is sandstone slabs and the pointing is done in lime. It also features upright coping on top - my favourite!

Stonework is not just my job, it's my passion. I love my job and have the knowledge, skills and imagination to work with you to create custom features for your property. With nearly 20 years experience building features and feature walls using stone and lime there are few projects that I haven't built. 

I started nearly 20 years ago after growing disillusioned with a previous career. I built literally miles of drystone walls and mortared stone walls before I started more bespoke projects and I still love building walls for my clients now. I must admit though... I like the bespoke stuff best of all!

Drop me a line and let me guide you through some original ideas that will make your property even more special!

I do not charge for online estimates but may need to physically come to your property for a more accurate quote prior to accepting a job or commission, this visit will be charged for due to the amount of travelling and time this can involve. 
My projects are charged as a flat fee which will include everything and my final quote is binding.

Call 07475 009238 or email me at  
chris@stc-stonework.com

Based in beautiful Pembrokeshire I  work on commissions anywhere  in the UK and have done in the past!

I have previously built... Streams, moongates, staircases, water features, seating, walls, fireplaces, chimneas, firepits, showers, log stores, (more) walls, a vegtable patch (well...sort of), outdoor kitchens ,niches for coffee, cider and plants (not neccessarily in that order)  and (yet more) walls!

I also do interior work such as feature walls and fireplaces as well as repointing older properties.

This website contains some of my favorite work but there is much more on my Instagram page at 'masonsouthwest'.

Garden Arch

Garden Arch

Another arch built in Devon. It frames a view on both sides; this being part of the house and the main garden. It is built around an existing gateway that I modified for strength and once again adds that touch of whimsy to an already beautiful garden.

Seating area

Seating area

The best suntrap in the garden! This seat has two 'end stops' angled and rounded to encourage reclining and reading or talking. The seat is made from Pennant stone which go nicely with the reddish hues of the stone walls. The back is not a continuos curve but snakes along trying to give a seating option for four in comfort. One end features a niche for a plant that faces the house.

Drystone lights

Drystone lights

I built a long drystone wall along the driveway which needed illumination. I sunk the electric cabling into the build and inserted these reasonably priced lights into the wall at 4 metre intervals. I capped each light with a slightly protruding piece of Cotswold stone to give intermittant splashes of colour.

Firepit

Firepit

Built to resemble a flower from above with the path as the stalk, the seating stones as petals and the fire itself is the scented centre! I utilised 'upright' stone construction for this project. It gives the walls an interesting texture and is able to utilise stone that is not always deemed good enough for traditioal walling. This style is also used in drystone quays on some parts of the British coast.

Bubbles...

Bubbles...

I wanted to add a feature to some drystone walling that overlooked the beautiful South Devon coast and created these bubbles. They range from about 40cm diameter to 20 cm and there are about a dozen in a 20m stretch of wall.

Drystone seating

Drystone seating

I dug this into the hillside above a great view. It sits unobtrusively in the drystone wall that I built and actually coped (the stones on top) with rounded beach stones from my clients property.

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