🏆 2022 Nominated Craftsperson of The Year For England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales & Northen Ireland
🏆 2023 Design Craft Council Future Makers Award Winner
🏆 2023 Living Heritage Award Heritage Council Winner
🏆 2023 WorldSkills Finalists
Hand-crafted Headstones are designed in collaboration with the family, this tribute in stone can be carefully crafted in a variety of styles, shapes & detail.
We provide a service that most people believe doesn’t exist anymore and 95% of monumental companies do not, we never buy imported stone we are makers of stone. We use Irish Stone, specifically Ballyknockan Granite from the Wicklow Mountains. This is the same impressive stone that built many buildings in Dublin City.
Each headstone will have bespoke hand-lettered inscriptions, unique imagery, or if the client so wishes any additional ornate features. When you choose Ballyknockan Granite and the bespoke craftsmanship we offer you will end up with a fitting memorial that won’t just last a few years it will last several lifetimes.
Architectural stonework consists of structural load-baring arches, window and door surround, stone walls, and more. This Work can be as decorative and ornate as the client may wish.
There are two options when it comes to lettering any piece of stone. Hand cut or sandblasting. When people ask what’s the difference between these two methods
We simply say – “you can have it blasted, and it might last 30 years OR you can have the letters cut by hand in V cut or relief, and it lasts 3000 years”.
When it comes to inscribing an inscription on stone, there really is no comparison, letters cut with the chisel take on a life of their own and dance in both sun and moonlight.
Starting with a big block of stone, we bring a sculpture or carving out of its depths. Whether an interior or exterior creation, we excavate its life out of the stone. Using traditional skills.
Lime is the essential ingredient of traditional mortars, plasters, renders, and surface finishes. There are different sorts of lime and different ways of preparing and using it. In the context of traditional buildings, the use of lime mortars, plasters, renders, and washes, and the skills required to use them, will be to the medium and long-term benefit of all.
Pointing is the term given to the ‘finish’ that is between the bricks or stone used to build your house. Depending on the age of the building, the mortar used to lay the stone or brick will either be made from lime or more recently, cement. Incorrect pointing causes irreparable damage to older buildings. It is essential to understand what the mortar joints actually do for the fabric of the house.
Whether you are looking for an entire outdoor entertainment area complete with paving, pizza oven and BBQ area , your garden wall has fallen down and needs rebuilding, or you are re-modelling the inside of your period home in need of conservation we are able to provide the enthusiasm, design and craftsmen ship for any structural job.
Our skilled team can expertly repair and restore granite steps, bringing their natural beauty back to life. From basic repairs to repointing – we cover it all! We use the most up-to-date technology & the best materials when our team repoints your steps. Trust us to rejuvenate your stone steps, enhancing the curb appeal of your property.
We are a family of award winning 8th-generation Stone Masons/Stone Cutters based in Ballyknockan (“The Granite Village”). Nested in the Wicklow mountains, the O’Flaherty Family continues our historical family stone-cutting practices, keeping The Granite Village traditions alive through our Stone Services.
We are 8th-generation Stone Masons/Stone Cutters based in Ballyknockan (“The Granite Village”). Nested in the Wicklow mountains, the O’Flaherty Family continues our historical family stone-cutting practices, keeping The Granite Village traditions alive.
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