Much of the relatively soft Edinburgh sandstone is unfortunately coming to the end of its life, but don’t worry, there are stone repair solutions.
Please get in touch and let our friendly, expert surveyors advise you about simple repairs or full stone replacements.
When your old stonework is looking tired and weathered from years of exposure, it’s time to breathe life back into your existing prestigious homes’ stone. We’ve designed our Edinburgh stone restoration and repair services to give you a guaranteed stone repair solution and a tidy finish.
We can offer you three effective methods for restoring your stonework:
The first two restorative methods are about replacing stone with stone. The third is about rebuilding your stone using a lime-based colour-matched repair mortar named Lithomex. We can combine all 3 stone restoration methods on any one building or structure.
All our stone repair methods give excellent long lasting results.
Full stone replacement is where a defective stone piece, such as a window cill or lintol, is cut out and discarded. A brand new sandstone piece is shaped to match the existing piece and fitted in its place.
This is a premium repair and the most expensive. However, this type of repair will last at least a century. We can replace any type of stone using this method. From a small flat stone piece to an intricately carved piece and everything in between.
It is normally recommended that any eroded structural stones, such as lintols and mullions, are replaced rather than restored. We will of course advise you on the best method for your particular building.
Part indenting is where we replace a missing or badly eroded part of an individual stone with another piece of stone. We choose the new piece to match exactly the existing stones’ colour and texture for a seamless finish.
The result is a natural finish that fits flawlessly back into your existing stonework. Part indenting of masonry is a less expensive stone repair than a full stone replacement, but normally more expensive than a Lithomex repair.
But as we are replacing stone with stone, there is no doubt that it is a quality repair.
Lithomex stone repair is where we use a colour matched lime-based mortar instead of a piece of stone to mend your old stonemasonry saving you time and money. We mould the lithomex to rebuild your broken stone toward a perfect finish.
The result is a perfect stone repair finish that impeccably restores your old stone with an authentic look for a fraction of the cost of part indenting or full replacement.
Free trial before you commit
James Allan Stonemasons Edinburgh will always advise you on the correct stone restoration, repair or replacement strategy for your particular building.
We have the facility whereby we can carry out a sample stone repair in Edinburgh, Midlothian or Borders, etc., for you to see before you commit to larger works.
