Penrith, Cumbria
Stonework & Stone Masonry in Penrith
SHS carries out stonework in Penrith and the Eden district — red sandstone repairs and matching, feature walls, boundary walls and stone facing to new construction.
54.664° N / 2.753° W
The Eden Valley's red sandstone is distinctive, and matching it well is largely a question of sourcing, coursing and mortar.
Local focus
Working in and around Penrith
Red sandstone matching
Sourcing stone of the right colour and bed, and using a mortar that suits a relatively soft stone rather than damaging it.
Boundary and garden walls
New and rebuilt sandstone walls with proper foundations, throughs and copings to shed water.
Repairs to weathered fabric
Rebuilding decayed or frost-damaged sections and repointing in a mortar the wall can live with.
Penrith — common questions
Yes. A large part of the work around Penrith is on rural properties, farms and village plots in the surrounding Eden district, where restricted access and off-mains drainage are common.
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Heritage Masonry
Sympathetic repair and alteration of traditional solid-wall buildings, working with appropriate materials.
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Blockwork
Cavity walls, foundation blockwork and loadbearing internal walls built plumb, level and to specification.
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Retaining Walls
Engineered retaining structures that hold ground safely on sloping and terraced sites.
Rural
Rural Construction
Building work on rural property — barns, outbuildings, farmhouses and estate buildings.
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