Places we cover
- Oakham
- Uppingham
- Ketton
- Empingham
- Cottesmore
- Exton
- Edith Weston
- Langham
- Market Overton
- Clipsham
and surrounding villages
Rutland is England's smallest county, and one of its best built. Its villages are mostly honey-coloured limestone, many of them conservation areas, with a high share of listed houses, farmhouses and churches.
This is where we specialise. Repairs here are judged by neighbours, conservation officers and the building itself, so the stone, the lime and the tooling all have to match.
Local stone, local character
Most Rutland villages are built of local limestone, often under Collyweston stone slate roofs. Towards the Leicestershire border the stone changes, and you find ironstone villages with a warmer, browner colour.
Old Rutland walls were built with lime, and they need lime to keep breathing. Hard cement repointing is one of the most common problems we are asked to put right.
Nearby areas
- Stone Restoration in Lincolnshire
Stamford sits just over the border, a few miles from our base in Bourne.
- Heritage Masonry in Northamptonshire
Limestone and ironstone villages run across the border.
Services most asked for here
Lime repointing
Traditional Lime Repointing
The right lime mix keeps soft limestone walls dry and sound.
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Worked masonry
Worked Architectural Masonry
Local stone is the surest way for new work to blend in.
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Wall repairs
Structural Wall Repairs & Rebuilds
Many Rutland homes are listed, and repairs need to respect that.
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Supply
Architectural Masonry Supply
Cills, copings and mouldings made for local builders and landscapers.
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The kind of work we do on buildings like these. Photos are from our wider portfolio.
Walling
Limestone boundary wall along a country lane
Walling
Coursed limestone wall with stone coping
Windows
Ashlar limestone house with stone mullioned bay window
Restoration
Close view of new coursed limestone blending with the original river wall
Questions
Things people ask us
We're based in Bourne, Lincolnshire, and Rutland is our specialist focus, so it's very much home ground for us.
It's worth checking with the local authority's conservation officer before work starts. Either way, we repoint old stone walls in lime, matched for colour and texture, so the joints let the wall breathe and the new pointing doesn't stand out.
Yes. We work across Rutland, including Oakham, Uppingham, Ketton, Empingham, Cottesmore, Exton, Edith Weston, Langham, Market Overton, Clipsham and the villages around them.
Still got a question?
Get your free quote
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Get in touch
Call or fill in the short form and tell us about the job.
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Site visit
We come and look at the stone, the mortar and what's causing the problem.
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Free written quotation
We send a free written quotation setting out the work and the materials.
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Careful work on site
Done properly, with as small a footprint as possible.
Rutland · Lincolnshire · Northamptonshire · Peterborough & Cambridgeshire