Growing up in South eastern Pennsylvania, I was always surrounded by stone work, new and very very old. At 19 I moved across the country to Prescott, Arizona where I would meet Alyssa, my wife and mother of our first son. While living in Arizona I took a seasonal position with the local trail crew building stone walls and staircases.
It was that summer that my passion for stone work was realized. In the Fall of 2012 we moved across the country again to Asheville. The following Spring I responded to an ad, and was invited to try out for a position at Living Stone Masonry. For the 6 years to follow Asheville became home. I worked and learned the trade from Franklin Smith, Josh Rigel, and so many others during that time.
It was that summer that my passion for stone work was realized. In the Fall of 2012 we moved across the country again to Asheville. The following Spring I responded to an ad, and was invited to try out for a position at Living Stone Masonry. For the 6 years to follow Asheville became home. I worked and learned the trade from Franklin Smith, Josh Rigel, and so many others during that time.
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Welcome to Living Stone Masonry, an Asheville, NC -based company servicing Western NC and beyond! We have big news to share-New Ownership! Will Waller is now the "captain of the ship", while Franklin has embarked on a new journey as a Realtor with Asheville Craft Realty. See our blog for more on the transition.
Join us for this unique workshop in the North Carolina Mountains in May of 2019 as we create the bridge pictured above! We are proud to welcome John Shaw Remington from Ontario, North America's, leader in drystone bridge workshops. I am a person who builds dry stone walls and bridges and thinks a lot about how to get other people discovering what a satisfying occupation it can be.
The top of the Vance monument, freshly repointed during our 2015 restoration project, Downtown Asheville. The clients in East Asheville were unhappy with their narrow concrete sidewalk, so we changed the shape and covered it in this unusual flagstone. Closely spaced stepping stones make for a beautiful sidewalk in this East Asheville residence.
The owners were unhappy with this plain, uninspired fireplace and asked me to design something more modern to fit with their aesthetic. We used drystack fieldstone with a flat arch and local hardwood mantel to create an up-to-date fireplace that the owners are proud to call the focal point of their home.
Franklin, just a short note to tell you how pleased we are with the dry stack stone walls. The walls look great - they far exceed what we expected. You and Josh and Peter are true craftsman. Thanks so much for the great job. We love it. Beautiful! I can hardly wait to see this completed.- Thanks for starting and finishing so quickly and doing such a good job.-
Reviews (3)
Susie Cosner
Oct 13, 2018
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Living Stone Masonry was the best part of a long term addition.. Franklin and his crew worked tirelessly in all weather to create true works of art! For a retaining wall he created a 20 ft stone bench. It's amazing!!! The patios and stairs are magazine worthy. The dry creek bed is a natural water run off. The stone fire pit and all the extra creations he added like a 'little stone pit' for my grandson to play were works of love. I would not hesitate to show you his work.
Brian Lewis
Aug 26, 2018
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Jared Fischer
Jun 13, 2018
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Franklin and his crew did two driveway aprons for us out of fieldstone and not only are they beautifully done, but I found working with Franklin a real pleasure. He was more than willing to work with me on each detail to make sure we achieved our vision. His crew was great and professional as well. I highly recommend Living Stone Masonry!
