Stone Masons in Atlanta | Stone Veneer Installations

Serving Buckhead, Vinings, Garden Hills, Peachtree Heights, and Tuxedo Park, we mix stone and brick together to build walls, porches, and outdoor features that match the look of your neighborhood.

Est. Cost: $2,000–$20,000

Timeline: 1–3 weeks

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The best stone mason builds with the right stone for your home and sets it to handle Georgia’s summer heat, heavy rain and shifting clay. Search for a insured team that is licensed and can clarify the difference between natural and manufactured stone. At ATL Priority Mason, we select the ideal crew for your project: vetted local stone masons for walls, veneer, fireplaces, steps and columns. We match the stone to the neighbourhood, from Buckhead, Vinings, Garden Hills and Tuxedo Park to Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Roswell and Alpharetta. Contact us for your free estimate.

We offer stone masonry services all through Buckhead, Vinings, Garden Hills, Tuxedo Park, Peachtree Heights, Sandy Springs, Roswell, and Alpharetta. Our team knows the stone and architectural style of established homes in Buckhead and Vinings well. 

Give it a push. Individual stones that tilt or slide have lost their mortar bed. Search for Topping Gaps. Notice the stones that have dropped from a line; dark stains that remain wet a week after the rain. 

The tell is a stone that tips underfoot or grout that has cracked into pieces on flagstone. It often happens when the mortar bed underneath is holding water, so it’s a reset job, not a rebuild.

Examine the bottom edge of the veneer. When there is no gap or weep holes present, water has nowhere to go and will remain against your sheathing.

The cost of stone walls, columns, and steps typically varies between $2,000 and $20,000, depending on their size and the type of stone chosen. The cost of natural stone veneer is typically $15 to $35 per square foot when installed. Patios made with flagstone fall in a similar range.

Manufactured stone is 30% to 50% cheaper than natural stone. When installed correctly, they both work well. If you are on quite a budget, spend it on the installation and not the material. Bad flashing on a natural stone veneer will fail much faster than a manufactured veneer done correctly. 

A stone column or a small wall takes two to four days. A fireplace made of stone in a week. A surface that varies in thickness from about 1.5 to 2 inches. Stone is slower than brick because a lot of individual selection of pieces takes place.

Georgia dirt is sticky; stone is heavy. A stone wall that is built on an inadequate footing will telegraph every bit of that soil movement, and because the stones are irregular, the failure shows up as individual stones getting dropped out of alignment rather than a clean crack.

Moisture is the other factor. The moistness of our summers keeps stone damp for a longer spell than do drier places. This draws minerals to the surface and accelerates mortar breakdown in shady areas. Stone walls in wooded lots -those facing north will need attention sooner. 

Retaining walls, entry columns, terraces are found in Buckhead and Tuxedo Park. Garden Hills is smaller scale and older, where matching fieldstone matters as it gives the street a consistent feel. Because Vinings is on hilly terrain, stone there is typically doing structural work holding a grade, not just facing a wall.